Website tag: Compilation albums

Best (the)

Russian compilation album containing the full albums Kim Wilde and Select in a randomized order. Most likely to be a pirate release.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks Action City, Chaos at the Airport, Chequered Love, Young Heroes, Our Town, Take Me Tonight, Wendy Sadd, 2 6 5 8 0, Words Fell Down, Just A Feeling, Tuning In Tuning On, Ego, Cambodia – Reprise, Everything We Know, Kids in America, Can You Come Over,  View From a Bridge, Water on Glass, You’ll Never Be So Wrong and Falling Out.

Formats

‘The Best’ was released on CD only.
See this page in the discography.


Star Collection: Best Hits

Compilation tape released in Bahrein, containing a selection of Kim’s songs from between 1981 and 1990. The tape was released in 1993. It is probably a pirate release.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks It’s Here, Can’t Get Enough (Of Your Love), In Hollywood, Time, I Can’t Say Goodbye, Hey Mister Heartache, You Came, Four Letter Word, Never Trust a Stranger, Another Step (Closer to You), Say You Really Want Me, You Keep Me Hangin’ On, The Touch, Rage to Love, The Second Time, Love Blonde, Dancing in the Dark and Sing It Out For Love.

Formats

‘Star Collection: Best Hits’ was released on tape only.
See this page in the discography.


Special Sampler

Now one of the most collectable promotional discs in Kim Wilde’s career, this cd was released by MCA Japan to coincide with the release of The Singles Collection 1981-1993. It included the song If I Can’t Have You four times, plus a selection of greatest hits.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks If I Can’t Have You, Kids in America, You Keep Me Hangin’ On, You Came, Never Trust a Stranger, If I Can’t Have You, Love Is Holy, Love Blonde, Chequered Love, If I Can’t Have You, Four Letter Word, Rage to Love, Another Step (Closer to You), The Second Time and If I Can’t Have You.

Formats

‘Special Sampler’ was released on CD in Japan only.
See this page in the discography.


Rough & Tough

Another compilation album released on the EMI Plus label. It contains all the singles released between 1981 and 1983, with the exception of House of Salome. The 18 tracks are taken from all three of Kim’s albums which she recorded for RAK Records in 1981, 1982 and 1983. It’s the 23rd compilation of Kim Wilde songs originally released by EMI.

This compilation is called ‘Rough & Tough’ after the series of compilations released on the label. Other titles include work by Nona Hendryx, Sass Jordan, Suzi Quatro and Jennifer Rush. The CD is housed in a ‘digipack’ style sleeve.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks Cambodia, Kids in America, View from a Bridge, Chequered Love, Love Blonde, Boys, 2 6 5 8 0, Just a Feeling, Water on Glass, You’ll Never Be So Wrong, Young Heroes, Ego, Dancing in the Dark, Action City, Chaos at the Airport, Child Come Away, Take Me Tonight and Wendy Sadd.

Formats

‘Rough & Tough’ was released on CD only.
See this page in the discography.


Premium Gold Collection

Yet another compilation album, released by EMI Records in 1997. This seems to be the German version of the Centenary Collection. The tracklisting is identical, but the sleeve lay-out differs remarkably. Also, the CD booklet includes a ‘Biographie’, a German translation of the ‘Biography’ in the aforementioned Centenary collection.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks Kids in America, Chequered Love, 2 6 5 8 0, You’ll Never Be So Wrong, Water on Glass, Our Town, Everything We Know, Boys, Watching for Shapes, Action City, View from a Bridge, Take Me Tonight, Cambodia, Child Come Away, House of Salome, Stay Awhile, Love Blonde, Dancing in the Dark, Sparks and Sing It Out for Love.

Formats

‘Premium Gold Collection’ was released on CD only.


Platinum

Compilation album, released on 11 July 2008 by EMI Germany. It contains a selection of singles plus album tracks.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks Kids in America, Cambodia, Child Come Away, Dancing in the Dark, View From a Bridge, Boys, Tuning in Tuning On, Shane, Just Another Guy, Can You Hear It, Take Me Tonight and Bitter Is Better.

Formats

‘Platinum’ was released on CD only.
See this page in the discography.


Original Gold

Compilation album, consisting of two CD’s in a slipcase, released in 1998 by Disky.

Tracks

The album contains a large selection of tracks from EMI’s work for EMI between 1981 and 1983. It includes Kids in America, Chequered Love, Water on Glass, Everything We Know, Young Heroes, 2 6 5 8 0, You’ll Never Be So Wrong, Falling Out, Tuning in Tuning on, Ego, View From a Bridge, Words Fell Down, Action City, Just a Feeling, Cambodia, Love Blonde, Dancing in the Dark, Sing It Out for Love, Child Come Away, Sparks, House of Salome, Stay Awhile, Boys, Watching for Shapes, Can You Hear It, Back Street Joe, Love Blonde (12″ version), Dancing in the Dark (remix) and Chaos at the Airport.

Formats

‘Original Gold’ was released on double CD only.
See also this page in the discography.


Music Box

Russian compilation cd, which is most probably a pirate release. It contains tracks from throughout Kim’s career up to the song Loved.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks You Came, Kids in America, Love Blonde, Water on Glass, Child Come Away, World in Perfect Harmony, Chequered Love, Never Trust a Stranger, Now & Forever, View From a Bridge, Love Is Holy, Rage to Love, Cambodia, Another Step (Closer to You), Four Letter Word, You Keep Me Hangin’ On, Breakin’ Away, Shame, If I Can’t Have You, The Second Time and Loved.

Formats

‘Music Box’ was released on CD only.
See this page in the discography.


More of the Best

Compilation album, released by Disky in 1998. As a follow-up to The Best of Kim Wilde it mainly contains Kim’s third album for EMI, Catch as Catch Can, with the addition of some B-sides and 12″ mixes. On this CD, the track Shane is released for the first time on CD for the general public. It was already included on the French promotional CD-single Un Bouquet de Rock, but that one was was never available in shops.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks Love Blonde, Dancing in the Dark, Sing It Out For Love, Child Come Away, Sparks, House of Salome, Stay Awhile, Shane, Boys, Watching for Shapes, Can You Hear It,  Back Street Joe, Love Blonde (12″ version) and Dancing in the Dark (remix).

Formats

‘More of the Best’ was released on CD only.
See this page in the discography.


Minipak

Download only compilation of five Kim Wilde tracks, released by EMI Records in December 2006.

Tracks

The album contains the tracks You Came (2006), You Keep Me Hangin’ On (2006), View From a Bridge (2006), Kids in America and Cambodia.

Formats

‘Minipak’ was released as a digital download only.
See also this page in the discography.


Love Blonde: The Best of Kim Wilde

The second compilation album released by EMI in 1993. This sudden move by EMI France to release a redesigned version of The Very Best of Kim Wilde with three extra tracks in the spring of 1993 caused MCA to postpone the release of The Singles Collection 1981-1993. The CD in itself was interesting for its inclusion of two 12″ mixes and an old B-side, all of which were never released on CD before.

This album contains the tracks Kids in America, Chequered Love, Water on Glass, 2 6 5 8 0, Boys, Our Town, Everything We Know, You’ll Never Be So Wrong, Cambodia, View From a Bridge, Love Blonde, House of Salome, Dancing in the Dark, Child Come Away, Take Me Tonight, Stay Awhile, Watching for Shapes, Dancing in the Dark (remix by Nile Rodgers), Love Blonde (remix).

Formats

‘Love Blonde: The best of Kim Wilde’ was released on CD and tape.
See also this page in the discography.


Kim Wilde (compilation album)

Compilation album, released by Disky records in 2005. Another incarnation of the 1996 compilation The Best of Kim Wilde, containing the albums Kim Wilde and Select, with the exception of the song Cambodia.

Tracks

This album contains the tracks Kids in America, Chequered Love, Water on Glass, Everything We Know, Young Heroes, 2 6 5 8 0, You’ll Never Be So Wrong, Falling Out, Tuning in Tuning on, Ego, View From a Bridge, Words Fell Down, Action City, Just a Feeling, Chaos at the Airport, Take Me Tonight, Can You Come Over, Wendy Sadd, Our Town and Cambodia Reprise.

Formats

‘Kim Wilde’ was released on CD only.
See this page in the discography for more information.