Hits (Mike + The Mechanics album)
1996 greatest hits album by Mike + The Mechanics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hits is a compilation album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1996 except in the United States and Canada, where it was released in 2005. It contains nearly all of the band's hits up to the time of its release. "All I Need Is a Miracle" was re-recorded for the album.
| Hits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 4 March 1996[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1985–96 | |||
| Length | 60:36 | |||
| Label | Rhino/Atlantic, Virgin | |||
| Producer | Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil, Russ Titelman | |||
| Mike + The Mechanics chronology | ||||
| ||||
In September 2004 the album was repackaged as a double CD with the band's 2004 album Rewired as Rewired + Hits. The cover is a close up of part of the Rewired cover overlaid with both album covers side by side.
Reception
Peter Kane in Q wrote, "These are all songs that are uniformly high on melody and craftsmanship, with mercifully no hidden agenda."[3] In a retrospective review, AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine declared Hits "a first-rate compilation, giving the casual fan all of the essential Mike + the Mechanics tracks".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Need Is a Miracle '96" (Re-recorded version) | Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil | Mike + The Mechanics (1985) | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Over My Shoulder" | Rutherford, Paul Carrack | Beggar on a Beach of Gold (1995) | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Word of Mouth" | Rutherford, Neil | Word of Mouth (1991) | 3:57 |
| 4. | "The Living Years" | Rutherford, Robertson | Living Years (1988) | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Another Cup of Coffee" | Rutherford, Neil | Beggar on a Beach of Gold (1995) | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Nobody's Perfect" | Rutherford, Robertson | Living Years (1988) | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Silent Running" | Rutherford, Robertson | Mike + The Mechanics (1985) | 6:13 |
| 8. | "Nobody Knows" | Rutherford, Neil | Living Years (1988) | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Get Up" | Rutherford, Carrack | Word of Mouth (1991) | 4:26 |
| 10. | "A Time and Place" | Rutherford, Robertson | Word of Mouth (1991) | 4:52 |
| 11. | "Taken In" | Rutherford, Neil | Mike + The Mechanics (1985) | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Everybody Gets a Second Chance" | Rutherford, Robertson | Word of Mouth (1991) | 3:59 |
| 13. | "A Beggar on a Beach of Gold" | Rutherford, Robertson | Beggar on a Beach of Gold (1995) | 4:32 |
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 139 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 41 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 6 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 27 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 10 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 3 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 19 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 15 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 3 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Germany (BVMI)[13] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
|
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
