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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits albumby
Bruce Springsteen
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1995
Recorded1974–1995
GenreRock
Length76:35
LabelColumbia
Producer
Bruce Springsteenchronology
In Concert/MTV Plugged
(1993) 		Greatest Hits
(1995) 		The Ghost of Tom Joad
(1995)
Bruce Springsteenandthe E Street Bandchronology
Chimes of Freedom
(1988) 		Greatest Hits
(1995) 		Blood Brothers
(1996)
SinglesfromGreatest Hits
  1. "Streets of Philadelphia"
    Released: February 11, 1994
  2. "Murder Incorporated"
    Released: February 24, 1995 (EU)[1]
  3. "Secret Garden"
    Released: April 11, 1995
  4. "Hungry Heart'95 "
    Released: October 1995[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
NME6/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Tom Hull – on the WebB[7]

Greatest Hitsis the firstcompilation albumby the American singer-songwriterBruce Springsteen,released February 27, 1995, onColumbia Records.It is a collection of some of Springsteen's hit singles and popular album tracks through the years along with four new songs at the end, mostly recorded with theE Street Bandin 1995. The latter constituted Springsteen's first (albeit very partial) release with his backing band since the late 1980s. Some of the songs are shorter versions of the original album releases.

The incorporation of the "new" tracks was portrayed in the 1996 documentaryBlood Brothers."Murder Incorporated" and "This Hard Land" were, in fact, unused 1982 songs from theBorn in the U.S.A.sessions, with the latter being re-recorded here more than a decade later, and both subsequently became Springsteen concert staples.[8][9][10]"Blood Brothers", on the other hand, was played only as the final closing song of both the 1999–2000Reunion Tourand 2002–2003Rising Tour,both times with an extra verse added. "Secret Garden"achieved notoriety via the soundtrack of the 1996 filmJerry Maguire.Alternate versions of several of these new tracks were released on the 1996Blood BrothersEP.

The compilation was commercially successful, hitting number one on theBillboard200andUK Albums Chart,and sold six million copies in the U.S.[11]

Critical reception[edit]

The reception by music critics ofGreatest Hitswas rather negative upon the album's release, as are more contemporary reviews.David BrowneofEntertainment Weeklyfelt that the album was released when it was because theGrammy Awardswere coming up and "Streets of Philadelphia"was up for five awards and that the songs on the album were selected because of charting success, which means that several important songs were overlooked. He also felt that" Murder Incorporated "(in reference to the 1930sMurder, Inc.) was the only good new song on the album and that overall the album felt as if Bruce did not believe in himself any more.[4]

TheRolling Stonereview of the album by Parke Puterbaugh is rather unfavorable. Parke felt that the songs on the collection belonged on their original LP releases, that songs from beforeBorn to Runshould have been included and that the new songs weren't that good.[6]

Commercial performance[edit]

The album debuted at number one on theBillboard200the week of March 18, 1995, with more than 250,000 copies sold, it remained on the chart for 43 weeks.[12][13]As of March, 2009 it has sold over 4,092,000 copies in the United States according toNielsen SoundScan.[14]It was certified six times platinum by theRIAAon May 25, 2022, for shipments of 6,000,000.[15]

In theUnited Kingdomthe album entered at number one on March 11, 1995, and topped the chart for two non consecutive weeks.[16]It was present on the chart for 134 weeks.[16]It was certified four times platinum by theBPIon March 21, 2014, denoting shipments of 1,200,000 units.[17]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written byBruce Springsteen

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Born to Run"Born to Run(1975)4:30
2."Thunder Road"Born to Run4:48
3."Badlands"Darkness on the Edge of Town(1978)4:03
4."The River"The River(1980)5:00
5."Hungry Heart"The River3:20
6."Atlantic City"Nebraska(1982)3:56
7."Dancing in the Dark"Born in the U.S.A.(1984)4:03
8."Born in the U.S.A."Born in the U.S.A.4:41
9."My Hometown"(Early fade-out)Born in the U.S.A.4:12
10."Glory Days"(Early fade-out)Born in the U.S.A.3:49
11."Brilliant Disguise"Tunnel of Love(1987)4:15
12."Human Touch"(Edited Radio Version)Human Touch(1992)5:10
13."Better Days"(Edited Version)Lucky Town(1992)3:44
14."Streets of Philadelphia"(Single Edit)Philadelphiasoundtrack (1993)3:16
15."Secret Garden"New song: Recorded in January 1995 atThe Hit Factory,New York City[18]4:27
16."Murder Incorporated"New song: Recorded at The Power Station in April/May 19823:57
17."Blood Brothers"New song: Recorded in January 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City4:34
18."This Hard Land"New song: Recorded in January 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City4:50

Personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from the liner notes ofGreatest Hits.[19]

Charts[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

Certifications and sales forGreatest Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[48] 10× Platinum 700,000‡
Austria (IFPIAustria)[49] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Belgium (BEA)[50] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[51] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[52] 5× Platinum 100,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[53] Platinum 76,419[53]
France (SNEP)[54] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[55] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[56] Platinum 15,000^
Italy
1995-1996 sales 		— 350,000[57]
Italy (FIMI)[58]
sales since 2009 		Platinum 50,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[59] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[60] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] 4× Platinum 60,000‡
Norway (IFPINorway)[62] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[63] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Sweden (GLF)[64]
digipack 		Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[65] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[66] 5× Platinum 1,500,000‡
United States (RIAA)[15] 6× Platinum 4,092,000[14]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[67] 5× Platinum 5,000,000*

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

See also[edit]

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