1988 compilation album by Various Artists
Hits 8 is a 33-track compilation album released in the summer of 1988 by CBS , WEA and BMG Records in the UK. It was released as a double LP , MC and CD . Also known as The Hits Album 8 , the compilation was successful and reached #2 in the UK Albums Chart (held off by its rival album Now 12 ) and achieved a Platinum BPI award.
The Desireless track "Voyage Voyage " had previously appeared in its original mix on Hits 7 .
A video selection, The Hits Video 8 , was also released on VHS by RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video .[ 1] This contained a selection of 14 tracks, all of which appear on the album.
Hits 8 features four songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart : "I Owe You Nothing ", "Perfect ", "Don't Turn Around " and "Theme from S-Express ".
Track listing
Cat No: CDHITS 8
CD/Record/Tape 1
1. A-ha - "Stay on These Roads "
2. Eighth Wonder - "I'm Not Scared "
3. Michael Jackson with The Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back ('88 Remix)"
4. Five Star - "Another Weekend "
5. Bros - "I Owe You Nothing "
6. Tiffany - "I Saw Him Standing There "
7. Taylor Dayne - "Tell It to My Heart "
8. Desireless - "Voyage voyage "
9. The Pasadenas - "Tribute (Right On)"
10. Matt Bianco - "Don't Blame It on That Girl"
11. Taja Sevelle - "Love Is Contagious (Radio Edit)"
12. Pebbles - "Girlfriend "
13. Rose Royce - "Car Wash ('88 Remix)"
14. Whitney Houston - "Love Will Save the Day "
15. Glen Goldsmith - "What You See Is What You Get"
16. Luther Vandross - "I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)"
CD/Record/Tape 2
1. Aztec Camera - "Somewhere in My Heart "
2. Prefab Sprout - "The King of Rock 'n' Roll "
3. Fairground Attraction - "Perfect "
4. Fleetwood Mac - "Everywhere "
5. Cher - "I Found Someone "
6. Sade - "Paradise "
7. Terence Trent D'Arby - "Sign Your Name "
8. Alexander O'Neal - "The Lovers "
9. Eurythmics - "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart "
10. Aswad - "Don't Turn Around "
11. S'Express - "Theme from S-Express "
12. Debbie Gibson - "Shake Your Love "
13. Erasure - "Chains of Love "
14. Ofra Haza - "Im Nin'alu "
15. The Primitives - "Crash "
16. The Sisters of Mercy - "Lucretia My Reflection "
17. The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Sidewalking "
Video Selection - The Hits Video 8
1. Ofra Haza - "Im Nin'alu "
2. The Primitives - "Crash "
3. The Sisters of Mercy - "Lucretia My Reflection "
4. The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Sidewalking "
5. Aztec Camera - "Somewhere in My Heart "
6. Prefab Sprout - "The King of Rock 'n' Roll "
7. Fairground Attraction - "Perfect "
8. Terence Trent D'Arby - "Sign Your Name "
9. The Pasadenas - "Tribute (Right On)"
10. Matt Bianco - "Don't Blame It on That Girl"
11. Glen Goldsmith - "What You See Is What You Get"
12. Five Star - "Another Weekend "
13. Bros - "I Owe You Nothing "
14. Desireless - "Voyage voyage "
References
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