End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | 8 November 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1986–1993 | |||
Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | ||||
Wet Wet Wet chronology | ||||
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Singles from End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits | ||||
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End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by Scottish pop rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. Released on 8 November 1993, the album serves as a comprehensive collection of the band's single discography, featuring all sixteen singles released between 1987 and 1993, plus two new songs—" Shed a Tear" and " Cold Cold Heart"—which were recorded by Nile Rodgers at The Hit Factory in New York City, where the album's artwork was also shot. Both went on to be released as a singles.
The album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. An accompanying VHS video, containing the band's fifteen music videos to date, was released three days after the album on 11 November. [3] In 1994, following the release of the band's biggest hit to date, " Love Is All Around", the album was re-released containing the aforementioned song as a bonus track. Subsequently, the album re-entered the UK Albums Chart, this time peaking at No. 1. A US-only version of the album, Part One, was released on 26 July 1994, peaking at No. 24 on the Billboard 200.
All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except "With a Little Help from My Friends", by Lennon–McCartney, "This Time" by Willie Mitchell & Ed Adams Jr., and "Love is All Around" by Reg Presley
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " Wishing I Was Lucky" | 3:52 |
2. | " Sweet Little Mystery" | 3:42 |
3. | " Angel Eyes" (single version) | 4:30 |
4. | " Temptation" (edited version†) | 3:58 |
5. | " With a Little Help from My Friends" | 2:37 |
6. | " Sweet Surrender" (7" version) | 4:22 |
7. | " Broke Away" (7" version) | 3:59 |
8. | " Hold Back the River" | 4:45 |
9. | "Stay with Me Heartache" | 4:10 |
10. | "This Time" | 4:16 |
11. | "Make It Tonight" | 4:05 |
12. | "Put the Light On" | 3:57 |
13. | " Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
14. | " More Than Love" | 4:21 |
15. | "Lip Service" (7" version) | 4:27 |
16. | "Blue for You" (Live) | 5:15 |
17. | " Shed a Tear" | 4:38 |
18. | " Cold Cold Heart" | 4:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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19. | " Love Is All Around" | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Can Give You Everything" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix) | 4:22 |
2. | "Wishing I Was Lucky" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix) | 3:47 |
3. | "Get Ready" (Live at 'The Big Day') | 3:04 |
4. | " You've Got a Friend" | 4:26 |
5. | "How Long" | 4:11 |
6. | "For You Are" | 4:20 |
7. | "Jammin'" (Live at Edinburgh Castle) | 3:38 |
8. | "I Wish" (Live at Edinburgh Castle) | 4:05 |
9. | "Wishing I Was Lucky" (Metal remix) | 5:39 |
10. | "East of the River" (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) | 3:54 |
11. | "Brand New Sunshine" | 3:00 |
12. | "Maybe Tomorrow" (Dennis Bovell remix) | 4:51 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " Wishing I Was Lucky" | 3:52 |
2. | " Sweet Little Mystery" | 3:42 |
3. | " Angel Eyes" | 4:30 |
4. | " Temptation" | 3:58 |
5. | " With a Little Help from My Friends" | 2:37 |
6. | " Sweet Surrender" | 4:22 |
7. | " Broke Away" | 3:59 |
8. | " Hold Back the River" | 4:45 |
9. | "Stay with Me Heartache" | 4:10 |
10. | "Make It Tonight" | 4:05 |
11. | "Put the Light On" | 3:57 |
12. | " Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
13. | " More Than Love" | 4:21 |
14. | "Lip Service" | 4:27 |
15. | " Shed a Tear" | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " Love Is All Around" | 3:58 |
2. | " Cold Cold Heart" | 4:12 |
3. | "I Can Give You Everything" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix) | 4:22 |
4. | "Lip Service" (7" version) | 4:27 |
5. | " Wishing I Was Lucky" | 3:52 |
6. | " Shed a Tear" | 4:38 |
7. | " Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
8. | " Sweet Surrender" (7" version) | 4:22 |
9. | " Temptation" (edited version†) | 3:58 |
10. | " More Than Love" | 4:21 |
11. | " Sweet Little Mystery" | 3:42 |
12. | " Angel Eyes" (single version) | 4:30 |
† Edited to replace the line "don't waste my fucking spirit" with "don't waste my angry spirit"
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [22] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [23] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium ( BEA) [23] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [23] | 3× Platinum | 240,000^ |
Finland ( Musiikkituottajat) [23] | Gold | 34,486 [24] |
France ( SNEP) [23] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany ( BVMI) [23] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Ireland ( IRMA) [23] | 4× Platinum | 60,000^ |
Netherlands ( NVPI) [23] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Norway ( IFPI Norway) [23] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [25] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden ( GLF) [23] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [23] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [23] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 8 November 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1986–1993 | |||
Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | ||||
Wet Wet Wet chronology | ||||
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Singles from End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Knoxville News Sentinel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Music Week | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by Scottish pop rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. Released on 8 November 1993, the album serves as a comprehensive collection of the band's single discography, featuring all sixteen singles released between 1987 and 1993, plus two new songs—" Shed a Tear" and " Cold Cold Heart"—which were recorded by Nile Rodgers at The Hit Factory in New York City, where the album's artwork was also shot. Both went on to be released as a singles.
The album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. An accompanying VHS video, containing the band's fifteen music videos to date, was released three days after the album on 11 November. [3] In 1994, following the release of the band's biggest hit to date, " Love Is All Around", the album was re-released containing the aforementioned song as a bonus track. Subsequently, the album re-entered the UK Albums Chart, this time peaking at No. 1. A US-only version of the album, Part One, was released on 26 July 1994, peaking at No. 24 on the Billboard 200.
All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except "With a Little Help from My Friends", by Lennon–McCartney, "This Time" by Willie Mitchell & Ed Adams Jr., and "Love is All Around" by Reg Presley
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | " Wishing I Was Lucky" | 3:52 |
2. | " Sweet Little Mystery" | 3:42 |
3. | " Angel Eyes" (single version) | 4:30 |
4. | " Temptation" (edited version†) | 3:58 |
5. | " With a Little Help from My Friends" | 2:37 |
6. | " Sweet Surrender" (7" version) | 4:22 |
7. | " Broke Away" (7" version) | 3:59 |
8. | " Hold Back the River" | 4:45 |
9. | "Stay with Me Heartache" | 4:10 |
10. | "This Time" | 4:16 |
11. | "Make It Tonight" | 4:05 |
12. | "Put the Light On" | 3:57 |
13. | " Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
14. | " More Than Love" | 4:21 |
15. | "Lip Service" (7" version) | 4:27 |
16. | "Blue for You" (Live) | 5:15 |
17. | " Shed a Tear" | 4:38 |
18. | " Cold Cold Heart" | 4:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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19. | " Love Is All Around" | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "I Can Give You Everything" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix) | 4:22 |
2. | "Wishing I Was Lucky" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix) | 3:47 |
3. | "Get Ready" (Live at 'The Big Day') | 3:04 |
4. | " You've Got a Friend" | 4:26 |
5. | "How Long" | 4:11 |
6. | "For You Are" | 4:20 |
7. | "Jammin'" (Live at Edinburgh Castle) | 3:38 |
8. | "I Wish" (Live at Edinburgh Castle) | 4:05 |
9. | "Wishing I Was Lucky" (Metal remix) | 5:39 |
10. | "East of the River" (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) | 3:54 |
11. | "Brand New Sunshine" | 3:00 |
12. | "Maybe Tomorrow" (Dennis Bovell remix) | 4:51 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " Wishing I Was Lucky" | 3:52 |
2. | " Sweet Little Mystery" | 3:42 |
3. | " Angel Eyes" | 4:30 |
4. | " Temptation" | 3:58 |
5. | " With a Little Help from My Friends" | 2:37 |
6. | " Sweet Surrender" | 4:22 |
7. | " Broke Away" | 3:59 |
8. | " Hold Back the River" | 4:45 |
9. | "Stay with Me Heartache" | 4:10 |
10. | "Make It Tonight" | 4:05 |
11. | "Put the Light On" | 3:57 |
12. | " Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
13. | " More Than Love" | 4:21 |
14. | "Lip Service" | 4:27 |
15. | " Shed a Tear" | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | " Love Is All Around" | 3:58 |
2. | " Cold Cold Heart" | 4:12 |
3. | "I Can Give You Everything" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix) | 4:22 |
4. | "Lip Service" (7" version) | 4:27 |
5. | " Wishing I Was Lucky" | 3:52 |
6. | " Shed a Tear" | 4:38 |
7. | " Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
8. | " Sweet Surrender" (7" version) | 4:22 |
9. | " Temptation" (edited version†) | 3:58 |
10. | " More Than Love" | 4:21 |
11. | " Sweet Little Mystery" | 3:42 |
12. | " Angel Eyes" (single version) | 4:30 |
† Edited to replace the line "don't waste my fucking spirit" with "don't waste my angry spirit"
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia ( ARIA) [22] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [23] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium ( BEA) [23] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [23] | 3× Platinum | 240,000^ |
Finland ( Musiikkituottajat) [23] | Gold | 34,486 [24] |
France ( SNEP) [23] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany ( BVMI) [23] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Ireland ( IRMA) [23] | 4× Platinum | 60,000^ |
Netherlands ( NVPI) [23] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Norway ( IFPI Norway) [23] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [25] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden ( GLF) [23] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [23] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [23] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |