Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
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Whitesnake's Greatest Hits is a compilation of Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...

's biggest hits from the 1980s. It features hit singles from their albums Slide It In
Slide It In
Slide It In is the sixth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1984.It was the first Whitesnake album to be released by Geffen Records in the United States, but was remixed for the release there. Because of this, two different editions of the album exist, each with its own...

, Whitesnake
Whitesnake (album)
Tracks 12-15 taken from Live: In the Shadow of the Blues-20th Anniversary Edition DVD:-Singles:*"Here I Go Again" *"Is This Love"*"Still of the Night"*"Crying in the Rain" *"Give Me All Your Love"-Personnel:...

(the 1987 album) and Slip of the Tongue
Slip of the Tongue
-20th Anniversary Edition DVD:-Singles:*"Fool for Your Loving"*"Now You're Gone"*"The Deeper the Love"-Personnel:*David Coverdale – vocals*Steve Vai – All Guitars*Adrian Vandenberg - Guitars *Rudy Sarzo – bass...

. The album also contains three tracks previously unavailable in the USA.

The compilation charted at number 161 on The Billboard 200 and number 4 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

. The album was certified Platinum (1,000,000 sold) in the U.S. in September 1998. It was also certified gold in the UK.

Track listing

  1. "Still of the Night
    Still of the Night (song)
    "Still of the Night" is a single released by Whitesnake, from their hugely successful self titled 1987 album. It reached #16 in the U.K., #18 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks and #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released on March 9, 1987...

    " (David Coverdale/John Sykes) (from Whitesnake
    Whitesnake (album)
    Tracks 12-15 taken from Live: In the Shadow of the Blues-20th Anniversary Edition DVD:-Singles:*"Here I Go Again" *"Is This Love"*"Still of the Night"*"Crying in the Rain" *"Give Me All Your Love"-Personnel:...

    , 1987) - 6:38
  2. "Here I Go Again '87
    Here I Go Again
    "Here I Go Again" is a #1 hit song recorded by Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the song was re-recorded for their eponymous 1987 album Whitesnake. The song was re-recorded yet another time that year in a new "radio-mix" version...

     (Radio Mix)" (David Coverdale/Bernie Marsden) (from Whitesnake, 1987) - 3:53
  3. "Is This Love
    Is This Love (Whitesnake song)
    "Is This Love" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake. The song is taken from their self-titled album, which released in 1987.The song was written by vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes during the albums early writing process , but it was long rumored that the song had...

    " (David Coverdale/John Sykes) (from Whitesnake, 1987) - 4:44
  4. "Love Ain't No Stranger
    Love Ain't No Stranger
    "Love Ain't No Stranger" is a single by the English hard rock band Whitesnake, and is taken from the band's US-breakthrough album Slide It In. The song charted at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart and 34 on the US Mainstream rock charts...

    " (David Coverdale/Mel Galley) (from Slide It In
    Slide It In
    Slide It In is the sixth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1984.It was the first Whitesnake album to be released by Geffen Records in the United States, but was remixed for the release there. Because of this, two different editions of the album exist, each with its own...

    , 1984) - 4:17
  5. "Looking for Love" (David Coverdale/John Sykes) ((from 1987
    Whitesnake (album)
    Tracks 12-15 taken from Live: In the Shadow of the Blues-20th Anniversary Edition DVD:-Singles:*"Here I Go Again" *"Is This Love"*"Still of the Night"*"Crying in the Rain" *"Give Me All Your Love"-Personnel:...

    (Whitesnake European version) , 1987)) - 6:31
  6. "Now You're Gone
    Now You're Gone (Whitesnake song)
    "Now You're Gone" is a single by hard rock/heavy metal band Whitesnake from their 1989 album Slip of the Tongue. Recorded in 1988 and featured on the aforementionned album in 1989, the song was released as a single in 1990....

    " (David Coverdale/Adrian Vandenberg) (from Slip of the Tongue
    Slip of the Tongue
    -20th Anniversary Edition DVD:-Singles:*"Fool for Your Loving"*"Now You're Gone"*"The Deeper the Love"-Personnel:*David Coverdale – vocals*Steve Vai – All Guitars*Adrian Vandenberg - Guitars *Rudy Sarzo – bass...

    , 1989) - 4:12
  7. "Slide It In" (David Coverdale) (from Slide It In, 1984) - 3:20
  8. "Slow An' Easy
    Slow An' Easy
    "Slow An' Easy" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake, taken from their 1984 US-breakthrough album Slide It In. The song , along with the previous single "Love Ain't No Stranger", were the bands first real "hits" in the US, although they only reached #17 and #34 on the Billboard...

    " (David Coverdale/Micky Moody) (from Slide It In, 1984) - 6:09
  9. "Judgement Day" (David Coverdale/Adrian Vandenberg) (from Slip of the Tongue, 1989) - 5:16
  10. "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" (David Coverdale/John Sykes) (from 1987, 1987) - 4:11
  11. "The Deeper the Love
    The Deeper the Love
    "The Deeper the Love" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake, taken from their 1989 album Slip of the Tongue. The song reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and #35 on the UK Singles Chart....

    " (David Coverdale/Adrian Vandenberg) (from Slip of the Tongue, 1989) - 4:22
  12. "Crying in the Rain '87
    Crying in the Rain (Whitesnake song)
    "Crying in the Rain" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake. The song was originally released on the group's 1982 album Saints & Sinners, but was re-recorded on the group's 1987 album Whitesnake...

    " (David Coverdale) (from Whitesnake, 1987) - 5:36
  13. "Fool For Your Loving '89" (David Coverdale/Bernie Marsden/Micky Moody) (from Slip of the Tongue, 1989) - 4:11
  14. "Sweet Lady Luck" (David Coverdale/Adrian Vanderberg) - 4:34


Tracks 5 & 10 appeared on European CD "1987". Track 14 is B-Side to 12" Single of "The Deeper The Love/Judgment Day"

Album

Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1994 The Billboard 200 161
1994 U.K. Albums Chart 4
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