Greatest Hits (Shakin' Stevens album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Shakin' Stevens
Released	5 November 1984 (1984-11-05)
Recorded	1979–1984
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	54:45
Label	Epic
Producer	Various
Shakin' Stevens chronology
The Bop Won't Stop (1983) Greatest Hits (1984) Lipstick, Powder and Paint (1985)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"A Letter to You" Released: 3 September 1984 "Teardrops" Released: 12 November 1984 "Breaking Up My Heart" Released: 18 February 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Greatest Hits, also known as Greatest Hits Volume 1, is a greatest hits album by Welsh rockabilly singer Shakin' Stevens, released in November 1984. Three singles were released from the album, all of which were Top-20 hits. The album peaked at number 8 for four weeks on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the BFI.[3][4] The album was released on CD in 2001 by Sony Music.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"This Ole House"	Stuart Hamblen	Stuart Colman	3:05
2.	"You Drive Me Crazy"	Ronnie Harwood	Colman	2:51
3.	"A Letter to You"	Dennis Linde	Peter Collins	3:10
4.	"It's Raining"	Naomi Neville	Colman	3:19
5.	"Green Door"	Bob Davie Marvin Moore	Colman	3:14
6.	"Hot Dog"	Buck Owens Denny Dedmon	Mike Hurst	2:36
7.	"Teardrops"	Shakin' Stevens	Stevens Richard Anthony Hewson Christopher Neil	3:55
8.	"Breaking Up My Heart"	Bob Heatlie	Collins	3:58
9.	"Oh Julie"	Stevens	Colman	2:30

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
10.	"Marie, Marie"	Dave Alvin	Colman	2:45
11.	"A Love Worth Waiting For"	Gary Sulsh Stuart Leathwood	Hewson Stevens	3:20
12.	"It's Late"	Dorsey Burnette	Neil	2:03
13.	"Give Me Your Heart Tonight"	Billy Livsey	Colman	3:05
14.	"Shirley"	John Fred Tommy Bryan	Colman	2:49
15.	"Blue Christmas"	Billy Hayes Jay W. Johnson	Colman	2:45
16.	"Cry Just a Little Bit"	Heatlie	Neil	3:13
17.	"A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)" (with Bonnie Tyler)	Brook Benton Clyde Otis Luchi DeJesus	Neil	2:55
18.	"I'll Be Satisfied"	Berry Gordy Tyran Carlo	Colman	3:12
Total length:				54:45

Charts

Chart (1984–85)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	56
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	8

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Platinum	300,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Greatest Hits – Shakin' Stevens". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
3. "Shakin' Stevens | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
4. "BRIT Certified Award – Shakin' Stevens – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Shakin' Stevens – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
7. "British album certifications – Shakin' Stevens – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 December 2021.