Greatest Hits (Dr. Hook album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Dr. Hook
Released	1980
Recorded	1971–1979
Genre	Country rock
Length	45:29
Label	Capitol
Producer	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show chronology
Rising (1980) Greatest Hits (1980) Live in the U.K. (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album of hits by Dr. Hook released in 1980. The album spent 4 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1981. In 1987, an expanded CD version was released by Capitol under the title Greatest Hits (and More).

Track listings

Original 1980 release

1. "Sylvia's Mother" – 3:55
2. "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" – 2:52
3. "Only Sixteen" – 2:44
4. "A Little Bit More" – 2:56
5. "Walk Right In" – 3:04
6. "Sharing the Night Together" – 2:54
7. "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" – 2:58
8. "Better Love Next Time" – 2:59
9. "Sexy Eyes" – 3:30
10. "Years from Now" – 3:14

UK 1980 release (Capitol Records EST 26037)

1. "Sylvia's Mother" – 3:55
2. "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" – 2:52
3. "Everybody's Making It Big But Me" - 2:58
4. "You Make My Pants Want To Get Up And Dance" - 2:25
5. "Sleeping Late" 3:13
6. "Only Sixteen" – 2:44
7. "Walk Right In" – 3:04
8. "The Millionaire" - 3:13
9. "More Like the Movies" - 3:43
10. "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" – 2:58
11. "Sexy Eyes" – 3:30
12. "If Not You" - 3:13
13. "A Little Bit More" – 2:56
14. "Sharing the Night Together" – 2:54
15. "I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight" - 3:24
16. "Better Love Next Time" – 2:59
17. "In Over My Head" - 3:42
18. "Years from Now" – 3:14

This collection was released on vinyl and cassette. A later compilation, "Completely Hooked", was released on CD with the same track listing and running order, but with two additional tracks "Sweetest Of All" and "A Couple More Years" which were featured on the 1987 CD release (but not the vinyl or cassette):

Greatest Hits (and More) - 1987 CD release

1. "Sylvia's Mother" - 3:52
2. "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" – 2:54
3. "Only Sixteen" – 2:46
4. "A Little Bit More" – 2:57
5. "Walk Right In" – 3:07
6. "Making Love & Music" – 2:47
7. "I Couldn't Believe" – 2:49
8. "A Couple More Years" – 3:10
9. "Sharing the Night Together" – 2:57
10. "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" – 2:59
11. "Better Love Next Time" – 3:03
12. "Sexy Eyes" – 3:00
13. "Years from Now" – 2:58
14. "The Radio" – 3:31
15. "Sweetest of All" – 2:39

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1980–2001) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 14 UK Albums (OCC)[6] 2 US Billboard Top LPs[7] 142

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Platinum	70,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Greatest Hits at AllMusic
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Dr. Hook – Greatest Hits (and More)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
4. "Charts.nz – Dr. Hook – Greatest Hits (and More)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Dr. Hook – Greatest Hits (and More)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
7. Billboard Charts Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show – Greatest Hits
8. "Top Selling Albums of 1981 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 July 2021.