Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 7 October 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1996 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 63:15 | |||
Label | EastWest | |||
Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
Simply Red chronology | ||||
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Singles from Greatest Hits | ||||
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Review scores | |
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Music Week | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by British pop and soul group Simply Red, which contained material from their first five studio albums ( Picture Book, Men and Women, A New Flame, Stars and Life) and included a newer track, a cover of Aretha Franklin's 1973 classic, " Angel".
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina ( CAPIF) [33] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia ( ARIA) [34] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [35] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium ( BEA) [36] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil) [37] | Platinum | 250,000* |
France ( SNEP) [38] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Germany ( BVMI) [39] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Netherlands ( NVPI) [40] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [41] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [42] | 2× Platinum | 80,000* |
Portugal | — | 56,000 [43] |
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [44] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden ( GLF) [45] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [46] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [47] | 6× Platinum | 1,800,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe ( IFPI) [48] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 4,000,000 [49] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 7 October 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1996 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 63:15 | |||
Label | EastWest | |||
Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
Simply Red chronology | ||||
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Singles from Greatest Hits | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Music Week | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by British pop and soul group Simply Red, which contained material from their first five studio albums ( Picture Book, Men and Women, A New Flame, Stars and Life) and included a newer track, a cover of Aretha Franklin's 1973 classic, " Angel".
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Argentina ( CAPIF) [33] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia ( ARIA) [34] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [35] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium ( BEA) [36] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil) [37] | Platinum | 250,000* |
France ( SNEP) [38] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Germany ( BVMI) [39] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Netherlands ( NVPI) [40] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [41] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [42] | 2× Platinum | 80,000* |
Portugal | — | 56,000 [43] |
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [44] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden ( GLF) [45] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [46] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [47] | 6× Platinum | 1,800,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe ( IFPI) [48] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 4,000,000 [49] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |