Greatest Hits (Take That album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Take That
Released	4 March 1996 (see Release history)
Recorded	1990–1996
Genre	Pop
Length	71:46
Label	RCA
Producer	Gary Barlow, Cary Baylis, Mark Beswick, Duncan Bridgeman, Brothers in Rhythm, Billy Griffin, Peter Hammond, Ray Hedges, David James Jr, P. Jervier, S. Jervier, Eliot Kennedy, Ian Levine, Andrew Livingstone, Joey Negro, Chris Porter, Jim Steinman, J. Wales, Nigel Wright
Take That chronology
Nobody Else (1995) Greatest Hits (1996) Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection (2005)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"How Deep Is Your Love" Released: 26 February 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album released by British boy band Take That. It has sold 5 million copies to date worldwide.

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 4 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 been certified 3× Platinum in the UK.^[2]

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.^[3]

Track listings

Album (74321 355582)[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Deep Is Your Love" (Previously unreleased)	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb	Take That, Chris Porter	3:41
2.	"Never Forget" (from Nobody Else)	Gary Barlow	Brothers in Rhythm, Dave James, Jim Steinman	6:24
3.	"Back for Good" (from Nobody Else)	Barlow	Barlow, Porter	4:01
4.	"Sure" (from Nobody Else)	Barlow, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams	Brothers in Rhythm	4:30
5.	"Love Ain't Here Anymore" (from Everything Changes)	Barlow	Jonathan Wales, Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier	3:49
6.	"Everything Changes" (from Everything Changes)	Barlow, Cary Baylis, Eliot Kennedy, Mike Ward	Eliot Kennedy, Mike Ward	3:33
7.	"Babe" (from Everything Changes)	Barlow	Wales, Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier	4:55
8.	"Relight My Fire" (from Everything Changes)	Dan Hartman	Joey Negro, Andrew Livingstone	4:06
9.	"Pray" (from Everything Changes)	Barlow	Wales, Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier	3:43
10.	"Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (from Everything Changes)	Barlow	Wales, Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier	3:37
11.	"Could It Be Magic" (from Take That & Party)	Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson	The Rapino Brothers	4:28
12.	"A Million Love Songs" (from Take That & Party)	Barlow	Billy Griffin, Ian 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 Wright	3:46
15.	"Once You've Tasted Love" (from Take That & Party)	Barlow	Duncan Bridgeman	3:43
16.	"Promises" (from Take That & Party)	Barlow, Graham Stack	Pete Hammond	3:46
17.	"Do What U Like" (Remix (from Take That & Party))	Barlow, Ray Hedges	Graham Stack	3:07
18.	"Love Ain't Here Anymore" (US version (from Everything Changes))	Barlow	Porter	4:07

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Sunday to Saturday"	Barlow, Donald, Owen	Brothers in Rhythm, Barlow	5:03

VHS: Greatest Hits - The Video Collection
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Deep Is Your Love"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb	Take That	3:41
2.	"Never Forget"	Gary Barlow	Brothers in Rhythm, Dave James, Jim Steinman	6:24
3.	"Back for Good"	Barlow	Gary Barlow, Chris Porter	4:01
4.	"Sure"	Barlow, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams	Brothers in Rhythm, Barlow	4:30
5.	"Love Ain't Here Anymore"	Barlow	Barlow	3:49
6.	"Everything Changes"	Barlow	Eliot Kennedy, Mike Ward	3:33
7.	"Babe"	Barlow	Jonathan Wales, Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier	4:55
8.	"Pray"	Barlow	Wales, Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier	3:43
9.	"Relight My Fire"	Dan Hartman	Joey Negro, Andrew Livingstone	4:06
10.	"Why Can't I Wake Up with You"	Barlow	Wales, Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier	3:37
11.	"Could It Be Magic"	Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson	The Rapino Brothers	4:28
12.	"A Million Love Songs"	Barlow	Billy Griffin, Ian Levine	3:52
13.	"I Found Heaven"	Billy Griffin, Ian Levine	Billy Griffin, Ian Levine	4:01
14.	"It Only Takes a Minute"	Denis Lambert, Brian Potter	Nigel Wright	3:46
15.	"Once You've Tasted Love"	Barlow	Duncan Bridgeman	3:43
16.	"Promises"	Barlow, Graham Stack	Pete Hammond	3:46
17.	"Do What U Like"	Barlow, Ray Hedges	Ray Hedges	3:07
18.	"Love Ain't Here Anymore" (US version)	Barlow	Barlow	4:07

Personnel

• Gary Barlow – songwriter, vocals, producer
• Robbie Williams – vocals
• Jason Orange – vocals
• Mark Owen – vocals
• Howard Donald – vocals
• Morgan Penn – artwork and design
• Philip Ollerenshaw - photography

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[5] 10 Austrian Albums Chart[5] 1 Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[5] 2 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] 4 Canadian Albums Chart[6] 38 Danish Albums Chart[7] 1 Dutch Albums Chart[5] 1 European Top 100 Albums 1 Finnish Albums Chart[8] 6 French Albums Chart[9] 23 German Albums Chart[10] 1 Hungarian Albums Chart[11] 4 Irish Albums Chart[12] 1 Italian Albums Chart[13] 1 Japanese Albums Chart[14] 12 Japanese International Albums Chart[15] 4 Norwegian Albums Chart[5] 6 Portuguese Albums Chart[16] 3 Scottish Albums Chart[17] 1 Spanish Albums Chart[18] 1 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 4 Swiss Albums Chart[5] 2 UK Albums Chart[19] 1 Chart (2009) Peak position Irish Albums Chart 26 Chart (2011) Peak position Danish Albums Chart[5] 11

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Peak position Austrian Albums Chart 8 Dutch Album Chart[20] 17 German Albums Chart[21] 15 Italian Albums Chart[22] 59 Norwegian Albums (Russetid Period)[23] 4 Spanish Albums Chart[24] 26 Swiss Albums Chart 26 Taiwan Album Chart[25] 8 UK Albums Chart 8 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position UK Albums Chart[26] 78 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Argentina (CAPIF)[27] Gold 30,000^* Australia (ARIA)[28] Gold 35,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] Platinum 50,000^* Germany (BVMI)[30] Platinum 500,000^^ Japan (RIAJ)[31] Platinum 200,000^^ Netherlands (NVPI)[32] Platinum 100,000^^ Norway (IFPI Norway)[33] Gold 25,000^* Portugal (AFP)[34] Platinum 40,000[35]^^ Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] Platinum 100,000^^ Sweden (GLF)[37] Gold 50,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38] Platinum 50,000^^ Taiwan (RIT)[39] 5× Platinum 279,420[40] United Kingdom (BPI)[41] 3× Platinum 1,100,000[42]^^ Summaries Europe (IFPI)[43] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Cat. No
United Kingdom	1 March 1996	RCA	82876748522[44]
Europe		BMG	B00000JSPE[45]
Japan	3 April 1996		BVCP-926[46]
America	1 December 1998	RCA	B00000JSPE[47]

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