Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Take That
Released25 March 1996 (1996-03-25)[1]
Recorded1990–1995
GenrePop
Length71:46
LabelRCA
Producer
Take That chronology
Nobody Else
(1995) 		Greatest Hits
(1996) 		Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection
(2005)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "How Deep Is Your Love"
    Released: 26 February 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album released by English boy band Take That.

Background

Following the departure of Robbie Williams, Take That started touring as a four-piece until the announcement of their split on 13 February 1996.

The greatest hits compilation was released by RCA Records on 25 March 1996, and contained their final single, a cover of the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love", which became their final number one hit on the UK Singles Chart before their reunion in 2005.

The album reached number one in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Austria, Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands. The compilation was re-released in 1998 and 2004. The album was the 8th best selling of 1996 in the UK, and has since been certified 4× Platinum in the UK.[4]

The album re-entered the Irish Albums Chart after Take That performed the Irish leg of their Circus Tour on 13 June 2009, in Dublin. The album also returned on the Danish Albums Chart in 2011 at number eleven after the band's Danish leg of their Progress Live tour.[5]

Track listings

Album (74321 355582)[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."How Deep Is Your Love" (previously unreleased, 1996)
3:41
2."Never Forget" (single mix) (from Nobody Else, 1995)Barlow
6:24
3."Back for Good" (from Nobody Else)Barlow
  • Barlow
  • Porter
4:01
4."Sure" (from Nobody Else)
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • Barlow
3:42
5."Love Ain't Here Anymore" (from Everything Changes, 1993)Barlow
  • Jonathan Wales
  • Paul Jervier
  • Steve Jervier
3:49
6."Everything Changes" (radio edit) (from Everything Changes)
  • Barlow
  • Cary Baylis
  • Eliot Kennedy
  • Mike Ward
  • Kennedy
  • Ward
3:33
7."Babe" (return remix) (from Everything Changes)Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
  • Porter (remix)
  • Dave Clayton (remix)
4:55
8."Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu) (from Everything Changes)Dan Hartman
4:06
9."Pray" (from Everything Changes)Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:43
10."Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (from Everything Changes)Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:37
11."Could It Be Magic" (Radio Rapino mix) (from Take That & Party, 1992)
3:30
12."A Million Love Songs" (from Take That & Party)Barlow
  • Griffin
  • Levine
3:52
13."I Found Heaven" (from Take That & Party)
  • Griffin
  • Levine
  • Griffin
  • Levine
4:01
14."It Only Takes a Minute" (from Take That & Party)
  • Denis Lambert
  • Brian Potter
Nigel Wright3:46
15."Once You've Tasted Love" (from Take That & Party)BarlowDuncan Bridgeman3:43
16."Promises" (from Take That & Party)
Pete Hammond3:36
17."Do What U Like" (from Take That & Party)
  • Hedges
  • Stack
3:07
18."Love Ain't Here Anymore" (US version) (from Nobody Else US edition)BarlowPorter4:07
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
19."Sunday to Saturday" (from Nobody Else)
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Owen
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • Barlow
5:03
VHS: Greatest Hits - The Video Collection
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."How Deep Is Your Love"
  • B. Gibb
  • R. Gibb
  • M. Gibb
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Owen
  • Orange
  • Porter
3:41
2."Never Forget"Barlow
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • James
  • Steinman
6:24
3."Back for Good"Barlow
  • Barlow
  • Porter
4:01
4."Sure"
  • Barlow
  • Owen
  • Williams
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • Barlow
4:30
5."Love Ain't Here Anymore"Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:49
6."Everything Changes"Barlow
  • Kennedy
  • Ward
3:33
7."Babe"Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
  • Porter
  • Clayton
4:55
8."Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu)Hartman
  • Negro
  • Livingstone
4:06
9."Pray"Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:43
10."Why Can't I Wake Up with You"Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:37
11."Could It Be Magic"
  • Manilow
  • Anderson
  • Griffin
  • Levine
  • The Rapino Brothers
4:28
12."A Million Love Songs"Barlow
  • Griffin
  • Levine
3:52
13."I Found Heaven"
  • Griffin
  • Levine
  • Griffin
  • Levine
4:01
14."It Only Takes a Minute"
  • Lambert
  • Potter
Wright3:46
15."Once You've Tasted Love"BarlowBridgeman3:43
16."Promises"
  • Barlow
  • Stack
Hammond3:36
17."Do What U Like"
  • Barlow
  • Hedges
  • Hedges
  • Stack
3:07
18."Love Ain't Here Anymore" (US version) (end credits)BarlowPorter4:07

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[30] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[31] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[32] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[33] Gold 25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[34] 4× Platinum 80,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[35] Platinum 500,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[36] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[37] Platinum 100,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[38] Gold 25,000*
Sweden (GLF)[39] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[40] Platinum 50,000^
Taiwan (RIT)[41] 5× Platinum+Gold 279,419[41]
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] 4× Platinum 1,200,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[42] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Cat. No
United Kingdom 25 March 1996 (1996-03-25) RCA 82876748522[43]
Europe BMG B00000JSPE[44]
Japan 3 April 1996 (1996-04-03) BVCP-926[45]
America 1 December 1998 (1998-12-01) RCA B00000JSPE[46]

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