THE COLLECTION (ULTRAVOX ALBUM)

The Collection
The Collection
Greatest hits album by Ultravox
Released	2 November 1984
Genre	Synth-pop; rock;
Length	56:51
Label	Chrysalis
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Collection is a greatest hits album by British band Ultravox, released on 2 November 1984^[2] by Chrysalis Records. It includes all fourteen of the band's hit singles on Chrysalis from 1980 to 1984, including " Love's Great Adventure", released ahead of the album on 12 October 1984 as a stand-alone single.

The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Album Chart, becoming their highest-charting album.^[3] It also became their best-selling album, being certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 900,000 copies.^[4]

Track listing

All titles written by Cann/Cross/Currie/Ure.^[5]

Side one
No.	Title	From album	Length
1.	" Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"	Lament	4:10
2.	" Hymn"	Quartet	4:24
3.	" The Thin Wall"	Rage in Eden	4:25
4.	" The Voice"	Rage in Eden	4:23
5.	" Vienna"	Vienna	4:37
6.	" Passing Strangers"	Vienna	3:48
7.	" Sleepwalk"	Vienna	3:10

Side two
No.	Title	From album	Length
1.	" Reap the Wild Wind"	Quartet	3:41
2.	" All Stood Still"	Vienna	3:40
3.	" Visions in Blue"	Quartet	4:13
4.	" We Came to Dance"	Quartet	4:05
5.	" One Small Day"	Lament	4:33
6.	" Love's Great Adventure"	Previously unreleased	3:04
7.	" Lament"	Lament	4:17

The 12″ Collection

Initial copies of the vinyl album included a limited-edition bonus disc titled The 12″ Collection, consisting of three extended remixes and three 12″ extended mixes:

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Special Re-mix)	10:02
2.	"Serenade" (Special Re-mix)	6:03
3.	"One Small Day" (Final Mix)	7:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love's Great Adventure" (Extended Version))	5:40
2.	"We Came to Dance" (Extended Version))	7:35
3.	"Reap the Wild Wind" (Extended Version)	4:45

Initial copies of the cassette tape release also included these additional six tracks; three located at the end of each side.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Collection*
Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report)^[6]	14
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM)^[7]	93
European Albums ( Eurotipsheet)^[8]	17
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	37
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi)^[10]	12
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ)^[11]	2
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	45
UK Albums ( OCC)^[13]	2

Year-end charts

1984 year-end chart performance for *The Collection*
Chart (1984)	Position
UK Albums ( Gallup)^[14]	11

1985 year-end chart performance for *The Collection*
Chart (1985)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[15]	80
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	29
UK Albums (Gallup)^[17]	41

Certifications

Certifications for *The Collection*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand ( RMNZ)^[18]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom ( BPI)^[4]	3× Platinum	900,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "The Collection > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Record News". NME. 27 October 1984. p. 35.
^ Chart Stats.com - Ultravox: The Collection
^ ^a ^b "British album certifications – Ultravox – The Collection". British Phonographic Industry. 12 April 1985. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
^ Ultravox The Collection, Chrysalis 1984
^ Kent 1993, p. 317.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9645". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 8. 25 February 1985. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ultravox – The Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Ultravox" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
^ "Charts.nz – Ultravox – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ultravox – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Top 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984)" (PDF). Music Week. 26 January 1985. p. 42. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
^ Kent 1993, p. 437.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1985". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Top 100 Albums (January 5–December 28, 1985)" (PDF). Music Week. 18 January 1986. p. 11. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Ultravox – The Collection". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

Bibliography

Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[1] "The Collection > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[2] "Record News". NME. 27 October 1984. p. 35.

[3] Chart Stats.com - Ultravox: The Collection

[bpi-4] "British album certifications – Ultravox – The Collection". British Phonographic Industry. 12 April 1985. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

[5] Ultravox The Collection, Chrysalis 1984

[FOOTNOTEKent1993317-6] Kent 1993, p. 317.

[group=-7] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9645". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[8] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 8. 25 February 1985. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[ac_Germany4_Ultravox-9] "Offiziellecharts.de – Ultravox – The Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[10] "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Ultravox" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".

[ac_New_Zealand_Ultravox-11] "Charts.nz – Ultravox – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[ac_Sweden_Ultravox-12] "Swedishcharts.com – Ultravox – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[ac_UK2_-13] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[14] "Top 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984)" (PDF). Music Week. 26 January 1985. p. 42. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.

[FOOTNOTEKent1993437-15] Kent 1993, p. 437.

[16] "Top Selling Albums of 1985". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[17] "Top 100 Albums (January 5–December 28, 1985)" (PDF). Music Week. 18 January 1986. p. 11. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.

[New_ZealandUltravoxThe_CollectionalbumCertRef-18] "New Zealand album certifications – Ultravox – The Collection". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

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v t e Ultravox
Chris Cross Warren Cann Billy Currie Midge Ure John Foxx Stevie Shears Robin Simon Mark Brzezicki Tony Fennell Sam Blue Vinny Burns
Studio albums	Ultravox! Ha!-Ha!-Ha! Systems of Romance Vienna Rage in Eden Quartet Lament U-Vox Revelation Ingenuity Brilliant
Live albums	Monument
Compilation albums	Three into One The Collection If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox Rare, Vol. 1 Rare, Vol. 2 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes Extended Ultravox The Island Years The Best of Ultravox Finest
Extended plays	Retro
Singles	" Young Savage" " ROckWrok" " Frozen Ones" " Quiet Men" " Sleepwalk" " Passing Strangers" " Vienna" " All Stood Still" " The Thin Wall" " The Voice" " Reap the Wild Wind" " Hymn" " Visions in Blue" " We Came to Dance" " One Small Day" " Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" " Lament" " Love's Great Adventure" " Same Old Story" " All Fall Down" " All in One Day" " Vienna 92"
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v t e Ultravox
Chris Cross Warren Cann Billy Currie Midge Ure John Foxx Stevie Shears Robin Simon Mark Brzezicki Tony Fennell Sam Blue Vinny Burns
Studio albums	Ultravox! Ha!-Ha!-Ha! Systems of Romance Vienna Rage in Eden Quartet Lament U-Vox Revelation Ingenuity Brilliant
Live albums	Monument
Compilation albums	Three into One The Collection If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox Rare, Vol. 1 Rare, Vol. 2 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes Extended Ultravox The Island Years The Best of Ultravox Finest
Extended plays	Retro
Singles	" Young Savage" " ROckWrok" " Frozen Ones" " Quiet Men" " Sleepwalk" " Passing Strangers" " Vienna" " All Stood Still" " The Thin Wall" " The Voice" " Reap the Wild Wind" " Hymn" " Visions in Blue" " We Came to Dance" " One Small Day" " Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" " Lament" " Love's Great Adventure" " Same Old Story" " All Fall Down" " All in One Day" " Vienna 92"
Related	Discography Tiger Lily Visage Messengers

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