Greatest Hits (Shakin' Stevens album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| artist = Shakin' Stevens
| cover = File:Shakin' Stevens Greatest Hits 1984.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1984|11|05|df=yes}}
| recorded = 1979–1984
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Rock and roll
| length = 54:45
| label = Epic
| producer = Various
| prev_title = The Bop Won't Stop
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Lipstick, Powder and Paint
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| single1 = A Letter to You
| single1date = 3 September 1984
| single2 = Teardrops
| single2date = 12 November 1984
| single3 = Breaking Up My Heart
| single3date = 18 February 1985
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000742473|title=Greatest Hits – Shakin' Stevens|publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=16 November 2020}}
| rev2 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|publisher=Omnibus Press|edition=5th concise|year=2011|last=Larkin|first=Colin|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|authorlink=Colin Larkin (writer)}}
}}
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.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BRIT Certified Award – Shakin' Stevens – Greatest Hits|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/2649-1676-2|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 November 2020|website=British Phonographic Industry}} The album was released on CD in 2001 by Sony Music.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = This Ole House
| writer1 = Stuart Hamblen
| extra1 = Stuart Colman
| length1 = 3:05
| title2 = You Drive Me Crazy
| writer2 = Ronnie Harwood
| extra2 = Colman
| length2 = 2:51
| title3 = A Letter to You
| writer3 = Dennis Linde
| extra3 = Peter Collins
| length3 = 3:10
| title4 = It's Raining
| writer4 = Naomi Neville
| extra4 = Colman
| length4 = 3:19
| title5 = Green Door
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bob Davie|Marvin Moore}}
| extra5 = Colman
| length5 = 3:14
| title6 = Hot Dog
| writer6 = {{hlist|Buck Owens|Denny Dedmon}}
| extra6 = Mike Hurst
| length6 = 2:36
| title7 = Teardrops
| writer7 = Shakin' Stevens
| extra7 = {{hlist|Stevens|Richard Anthony Hewson|Christopher Neil}}
| length7 = 3:55
| title8 = Breaking Up My Heart
| writer8 = Bob Heatlie
| extra8 = Collins
| length8 = 3:58
| title9 = Oh Julie
| writer9 = Stevens
| extra9 = Colman
| length9 = 2:30
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
|extra_column = Producer(s)
| title10 = Marie, Marie
| writer10 = Dave Alvin
| extra10 = Colman
| length10 = 2:45
| title11 = A Love Worth Waiting For
| writer11 = {{hlist|Gary Sulsh|Stuart Leathwood}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Hewson|Stevens}}
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = It's Late
| writer12 = Dorsey Burnette
| extra12 = Neil
| length12 = 2:03
| title13 = Give Me Your Heart Tonight
| writer13 = Billy Livsey
| extra13 = Colman
| length13 = 3:05
| title14 = Shirley
| writer14 = {{hlist|John Fred|Tommy Bryan}}
| extra14 = Colman
| length14 = 2:49
| title15 = Blue Christmas
| writer15 = {{hlist|Billy Hayes|Jay W. Johnson}}
| extra15 = Colman
| length15 = 2:45
| title16 = Cry Just a Little Bit
| writer16 = Heatlie
| extra16 = Neil
| length16 = 3:13
| title17 = A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
| note17 = with Bonnie Tyler
| writer17 = {{hlist|Brook Benton|Clyde Otis|Luchi DeJesus}}
| extra17 = Neil
| length17 = 2:55
| title18 = I'll Be Satisfied
| writer18 = {{hlist|Berry Gordy|Tyran Carlo}}
| extra18 = Colman
| length18 = 3:12
| total_length = 54:45
}}
Charts
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!Chart (1984–85) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}
|83 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Germany4|56|artist=Shakin' Stevens|album=Greatest Hits|id=33160|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UK|8|artist=Shakin' Stevens|rowheader=true|refname="UK"}} |
Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|title=Greatest Hits|artist=Shakin' Stevens|type=album|relyear=1984|certyear=1984|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|id=2649-1676-2|access-date=4 December 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Shakin' Stevens}}
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Category:1984 greatest hits albums