Greatest Hits (Five Star album)
{{Short description|1989 compilation album by Five Star}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| artist = Five Star
| cover = Five Star - Greatest Hits album art.jpg
| alt =
| released = 9 October 1989
| recorded = 1984–89
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 71:51
| label = RCA/BMG, Tent
| producer = Buster Pearson
| prev_title = Rock the World
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Five Star
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Greatest Hits
| type = compilation
| single1 = With Every Heartbeat
| single1date = March 1989
}}
}}
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British pop group Five Star released in 1989. It was the group's first 'greatest hits' collection after a run of successful singles and albums since 1985. It contains all of the band's UK Top 50 singles including the non-album single, "With Every Heartbeat", which was released earlier in the year (although that track was not included on the LP version). Another new track, "Something About My Baby", was included on the CD and cassette versions of the album but was not released as a single. This track was composed by David Gamson of the synthpop trio Scritti Politti.{{Cite web |title=Something About My Baby |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/something-about-my-baby/Jx1cYhVBeUE |website=JioSaav}}{{Cite web |title=Something About My Baby |url=https://gaana.com/song/something-about-my-baby-5 |website=gaana}}
The release of Greatest Hits marked the end of the group's association with RCA Records. However, the album proved to be Five Star's least successful release up to that point, selling only 15,500 copies and peaking at a lowly No. 53 on the UK Albums Chart, highlighting the band's rapid decline in popularity.
After the release of Greatest Hits, the group signed to Epic Records and immediately began planning a new album for the following year, the Five Star album. However, this new album was not released in the UK.
Track listing
- "Can't Wait Another Minute" (7" edit) 4:30 from Silk & Steel
- "Whenever You're Ready" (7" edit) 4:18 from Between the Lines
- "Rain or Shine" (7" single) 4:00 from Silk & Steel
- "Find the Time" (7" remix edit) 3:58 from Silk & Steel
- "System Addict" 4:04 from Luxury of Life
- "Stay Out of My Life" (7" edit) 3:51 from Silk & Steel
- "Let Me Be the One" (7" edit) 3:40 from Luxury of Life
- "Rock My World" (7" edit) 4:06 from Rock the World
- "With Every Heartbeat" (CD and cassette only) 4:11 Non-album single
- "The Slightest Touch" (7" remix) 4:19 from Silk & Steel
- "All Fall Down" 3:30 from Luxury of Life
- "If I Say Yes" (U.S. 7" remix) 3:43 from Silk & Steel
- "Somewhere Somebody" (7" edit) 4:06 from Between the Lines
- "R.S.V.P." (7" edit) 3:28 from Luxury of Life
- "Strong as Steel" (7" edit) 4:27 from Between the Lines
- "Love Take Over" 3:49 from Luxury of Life
- "Another Weekend" (7" edit) 4:10 from Rock the World
- "Something About My Baby" (CD and cassette only) 3:43 Previously unreleased
Video version
{{Infobox album
| name = Greatest Hits
| type = video
| artist = Five Star
| cover =
| released = {{start date|1989}}
| recorded = 1985–1988
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 64 minutes
| label = BMG Video
| director =
| producer =
| prev_title = Between the Lines
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Five Star Performance
| next_year = 2007
}}
A version of the compilation with 15 music videos was also released on VHS in 1989. In contrast to the audio versions of the compilation, the music videos are presented in chronological order, with short intros (made from a snippet from the relevant video) between each song.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Director(s)
| title1 = All Fall Down
| extra1 = Christopher Robin Collins
| title2 = Let Me Be the One
| extra2 = Christopher Robin Collins
| title3 = Love Take Over
| extra3 = Sebastian Harris
| title4 = R.S.V.P.
| extra4 = Sebastian Harris
| title5 = System Addict
| extra5 = Sebastian Harris
| title6 = Can't Wait Another Minute
| extra6 = Chris Gabrin
| title7 = Find the Time
| extra7 = Christopher Robin Collins
| title8 = Rain or Shine
| extra8 = Christopher Robin Collins
| title9 = If I Say Yes
| extra9 = Brian Ward
| title10 = Stay Out of My Life
| extra10 = Christopher Robin Collins
| title11 = The Slightest Touch
| extra11 = Dominic Orlando
| title12 = Whenever You're Ready
| extra12 = Christopher Robin Collins
| title13 = Strong As Steel
| extra13 = Christopher Robin Collins
| title14 = Another Weekend
| extra14 = Geoff Wonfor
| title15 = Rock My World
| extra15 = Geoff Wonfor
}}