End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits#Part One
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{{Infobox album
| name = End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| artist = Wet Wet Wet
| cover = End-of-Part-One.jpg
| alt =
| released = 8 November 1993
| recorded = 1986–1993
| venue =
| studio =
| length =
| label = Mercury
| producer =
| prev_title = Live at the Royal Albert Hall
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Picture This
| next_year = 1995
| misc = {{Singles
| name = End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
| type = Compilation
| single1 = Shed a Tear
| single1date = 25 October 1993
| single2 = Cold Cold Heart
| single2date = 27 December 1993
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r203321|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = Knoxville News Sentinel
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}Campbell, Chuck (19 August 1994). "Deee-Lite's 'Dewdrops' A Thin Effort". Knoxville News Sentinel.
| rev3 = Music Week
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums|work=Music Week|date=November 20, 1993|page=15|accessdate=February 3, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-20.pdf}}
|}}
End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by Scottish pop rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. Released on 8 November 1993, the album serves as a comprehensive collection of the band's single discography, featuring all sixteen singles released between 1987 and 1993, plus two new songs—"Shed a Tear" and "Cold Cold Heart"—which were recorded by Nile Rodgers at The Hit Factory in New York City, where the album's artwork was also shot. Both went on to be released as a singles.
The album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. An accompanying VHS video, containing the band's fifteen music videos to date, was released three days after the album on 11 November.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wet-Part-Their-Greatest-Hits/dp/B00004R6LR/|title=Wet Wet Wet: End of Part One – Their Greatest Hits [VHS]|work=Amazon|access-date=9 March 2019}} In 1994, following the release of the band's biggest hit to date, "Love Is All Around", the album was re-released containing the aforementioned song as a bonus track. Subsequently, the album re-entered the UK Albums Chart, this time peaking at No. 1. A US-only version of the album, Part One, was released on 26 July 1994, peaking at No. 24 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.
Tracklisting
{{track listing
| all_writing = Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except "With a Little Help from My Friends", by Lennon–McCartney, "This Time" by Willie Mitchell & Ed Adams Jr., and "Love is All Around" by Reg Presley
| title1 = Wishing I Was Lucky
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Sweet Little Mystery
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Angel Eyes
| note3 = single version
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Temptation
| note4 = edited version†
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = With a Little Help from My Friends
| length5 = 2:37
| title6 = Sweet Surrender
| note6 = 7" version
| length6 = 4:22
| title7 = Broke Away
| note7 = 7" version
| length7 = 3:59
| title8 = Hold Back the River
| length8 = 4:45
| title9 = Stay with Me Heartache
| length9 = 4:10
| title10 = This Time
| length10 = 4:16
| title11 = Make It Tonight
| length11 = 4:05
| title12 = Put the Light On
| length12 = 3:57
| title13 = Goodnight Girl
| length13 = 3:40
| title14 = More Than Love
| length14 = 4:21
| title15 = Lip Service
| note15 = 7" version
| length15 = 4:27
| title16 = Blue for You
| note16 = Live
| length16 = 5:15
| title17 = Shed a Tear
| length17 = 4:38
| title18 = Cold Cold Heart
| length18 = 4:12
}}
{{track listing
| headline = End of Part One – {{nobold|1994 (re-issue)}}
| title19 = Love Is All Around
| length19 = 3:58
}}
{{track listing
| headline = End of Part One – {{nobold|Greatest Hits & Things version (bonus disc)}}
| title1 = I Can Give You Everything
| note1 = Arthur Baker '93 Remix
| length1 = 4:22
| title2 = Wishing I Was Lucky
| note2 = Arthur Baker '93 Remix
| length2 = 3:47
| title3 = Get Ready
| note3 = Live at 'The Big Day'
| length3 = 3:04
| title4 = You've Got a Friend
| length4 = 4:26
| title5 = How Long
| length5 = 4:11
| title6 = For You Are
| length6 = 4:20
| title7 = Jammin{{'-}}
| note7 = Live at Edinburgh Castle
| length7 = 3:38
| title8 = I Wish
| note8 = Live at Edinburgh Castle
| length8 = 4:05
| title9 = Wishing I Was Lucky
| note9 = Metal remix
| length9 = 5:39
| title10 = East of the River
| note10 = Live at the Royal Albert Hall
| length10 = 3:54
| title11 = Brand New Sunshine
| length11 = 3:00
| title12 = Maybe Tomorrow
| note12 = Dennis Bovell remix
| length12 = 4:51
}}
{{track listing
| headline = End of Part One – {{nobold|VHS}}
| title1 = Wishing I Was Lucky
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Sweet Little Mystery
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Angel Eyes
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Temptation
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = With a Little Help from My Friends
| length5 = 2:37
| title6 = Sweet Surrender
| length6 = 4:22
| title7 = Broke Away
| length7 = 3:59
| title8 = Hold Back the River
| length8 = 4:45
| title9 = Stay with Me Heartache
| length9 = 4:10
| title10 = Make It Tonight
| length10 = 4:05
| title11 = Put the Light On
| length11 = 3:57
| title12 = Goodnight Girl
| length12 = 3:40
| title13 = More Than Love
| length13 = 4:21
| title14 = Lip Service
| length14 = 4:27
| title15 = Shed a Tear
| length15 = 4:38
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Part One – {{nobold|(US version)}}
| title1 = Love Is All Around
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Cold Cold Heart
| length2 = 4:12
| title3 = I Can Give You Everything
| note3 = Arthur Baker '93 Remix
| length3 = 4:22
| title4 = Lip Service
| note4 = 7" version
| length4 = 4:27
| title5 = Wishing I Was Lucky
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = Shed a Tear
| length6 = 4:38
| title7 = Goodnight Girl
| length7 = 3:40
| title8 = Sweet Surrender
| note8 = 7" version
| length8 = 4:22
| title9 = Temptation
| note9 = edited version†
| length9 = 3:58
| title10 = More Than Love
| length10 = 4:21
| title11 = Sweet Little Mystery
| length11 = 3:42
| title12 = Angel Eyes
| note12 = single version
| length12 = 4:30
}}
† Edited to replace the line "don't waste my fucking spirit" with "don't waste my angry spirit"
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits ! scope="col"| Chart (1993–1994) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Wet Wet Wet|album=End Of Part One - Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Wet Wet Wet|album=End Of Part One - Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Wet Wet Wet|album=End Of Part One - Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|1|id=1891|artist=Wet Wet Wet|album=End Of Part One - Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Hungary|13|year=1994|week=41|rowheader=true|access-date=November 25, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Wet Wet Wet|album=End Of Part One - Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|3|artist=Wet Wet Wet|album=End Of Part One - Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Wet Wet Wet|album=End Of Part One - Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Wet Wet Wet|album=End Of Part One - Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|1|date=19931114|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ 1993 year-end chart performance for End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits ! scope="col"| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15.pdf#page=39|title=Top 100 Albums 1993|work=Music Week|date=15 January 1994|p=25|access-date=21 May 2022|via=World Radio History}}
| 13 |
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|+ 1995 year-end chart performance for End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits ! scope="col"| Chart (1995) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1995&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1995|website=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=15 April 2021}}
| 30 |
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Certifications
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References
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