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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by the Bangles
Released	May 8, 1990
Genre	Pop
Length	48:00
Label	Columbia CK 46125
Producer	David Kahne Davitt Sigerson Rick Rubin
The Bangles chronology
Everything (1988) Greatest Hits (1990) Doll Revolution (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Select

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released by their record company, Columbia Records on May 8, 1990, to fulfill the band's contractual requirements; by the time of the release of the album, the group had already broken up. The album peaked at #97 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 in the UK Albums Chart.

Content

The album features the single remixes of "Hero Takes a Fall", "Walking Down Your Street" and "I'll Set You Free". It also includes the group's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter", which was released on the soundtrack of the film Less than Zero, and had not been included on a Bangles album. It also contains the non-album B-side cover of The Grass Roots' "Where Were You When I Needed You" and the previously unreleased song "Everything I Wanted" from the Everything album sessions. "Everything I Wanted" was released as a single in the Netherlands and Australia to promote the release. In the UK, a new remix of "Walk Like an Egyptian" was released instead, peaking at #73.

Track listing

Tracks are included in chronological order by album, except the last track.

Band members

The Bangles

• Susanna Hoffs – rhythm guitar, percussion, vocals
• Vicki Peterson – lead guitar, mandolin, electric sitar, vocals
• Michael Steele – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Debbi Peterson – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

• Rusty Anderson – additional guitars
• Barbara Chapman – harp, additional guitars
• Mitchell Froom, David Kahne – keyboards
• Darryl Citizen – "noise"
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Bobby Donati, Vinnie Vincent – guitars
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica
• Jim Snodgrass – tabla
• David Lindley – guitars, bouzouki, saxophone, Dobro, multi-instruments
• Walker Igleheart, John Philip Shenale, David White – keyboards, programming

Charts

Certifications

References

1. AllMusic review
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3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 43. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone the bangles album guide.
4. Cavanagh, David (July 1990). "Reviews. The New Discs: Candles in the Wind. The Bangles – Greatest Hits". Select. No. 1. London: EMAP Metro. p. 83. ISSN 0959-8367. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
5. Booklet of Greatest Hits.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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10. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 27. July 7, 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
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16. "Cash Box Top 200 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. June 16, 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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19. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
20. "European Top 100 Albums 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. 38. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
21. "1990 Top 100 Albums". Music Week. London. 2 March 1991. p. 39. ISSN 0265-1548.
22. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
23. "Dutch album certifications – The Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved August 28, 2021. Enter Greatest Hits in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1996 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
24. "New Zealand album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. October 21, 1990. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
25. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
26. "British album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. February 1, 1991. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
27. "American album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. June 14, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

External links

• The Bangles official website

v t e The Bangles
Susanna Hoffs Vicki Peterson Debbi Peterson Annette Zilinskas Michael Steele
Studio albums	All Over the Place Different Light Everything Doll Revolution Sweetheart of the Sun
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Essential Bangles Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles!
Extended plays	Bangles
Singles	"Getting Out of Hand" "Going Down to Liverpool" "Manic Monday" "If She Knew What She Wants" "Walk Like an Egyptian" "Walking Down Your Street" "Following" "A Hazy Shade of Winter" "In Your Room" "Eternal Flame" "Be with You" "I'll Set You Free" "Everything I Wanted"
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Category

• 1990 greatest hits albums
• The Bangles albums
• Albums produced by David Kahne
• Albums produced by Rick Rubin
• Columbia Records compilation albums