The Singles Collection 1981–1993 is a Greatest hits album by English pop singer Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...

 released on 6 September 1993.

Overview

The album contains fifteen Top 20 hits from the UK

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 and German

Media Control Charts

The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

 charts, but also omits hits such as "Hey Mr. Heartache" (Top 15 Germany) and "It's Here" (Top 15 in Sweden

Sweden

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, Norway

Norway

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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). Wilde recorded two new songs for the album, including another hit, dancefloor-influenced single "If I Can't Have You

If I Can't Have You

"If I Can't Have You" is a song written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. It was most famously recorded by Yvonne Elliman for the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.-Background:...

" (a cover of the Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar...

 song) which became her last UK Top 20 hit and in Australia

Australia

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 it was one of the biggest hits in her career. The album was certified Gold in the UK (where it reached #11 in 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...

), Germany and Australia. It was also released in the United States

United States

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 (the first since Close

Close (album)

Close is the sixth studio album by Kim Wilde, released in mid 1988.Produced by Ricky Wilde and Tony Swain, Close was the final album on which Marty Wilde had co-writer credits...

) and has, according to SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan

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, sold 36,000 copies there.

Track listing

1. "Kids in America
   Kids in America (song)
   "Kids in America" is a New Wave song by British singer Kim Wilde, released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in January 1981, and in the US in 1982. It has famously been covered by many artists from different genres.-Background:...
   
   " – 3:25
2. "Chequered Love
   Chequered Love
   "Chequered Love" is the second single by British singer Kim Wilde.The song was released in the spring of 1981 to follow Wilde's successful debut "Kids in America." As with that single, writing credits were given to Wilde's father and brother Marty and Ricky Wilde with the latter also being given...
   
   " – 3:20
3. "Water on Glass
   Water on Glass
   "Water on Glass" is the third single by British singer Kim Wilde from her self titled album.A slightly different version of the song was featured on Wilde's self-titled debut album. It was released in the UK, Ireland and The Netherlands only with the non-album track "Boys" on the B-Side...
   
   " – 3:35
4. "Cambodia
   Cambodia (song)
   "Cambodia" is the fourth single by British singer Kim Wilde. It was released at the end of 1981; a year in which Wilde had already scored three highly successful hit singles and a best-selling debut album....
   
   " (Single version) – 3:56
5. "View from a Bridge
   View from a Bridge
   "View From a Bridge" is the second single to be released internationally from Kim Wilde's second album, Select.The song told the story of a girl committing suicide by jumping off a bridge and became another of Wilde's big hits, particularly throughout Europe and Australia .-Chart performance:-2006...
   
   " – 3:29
6. "Child Come Away
   Child Come Away
   "Child Come Away" is the sixth single by British singer Kim Wilde, released in 1982.The song was expected to be another huge hit for Wilde. Though its subject matter was dark, it was similar in sound to previous synth-driven successes like "Cambodia" and "View From a Bridge", and it was also an...
   
   " – 4:04
7. "Love Blonde
   Love Blonde
   "Love Blonde" is the first single from the Kim Wilde album Catch as Catch Can, released in 1983.The song sold moderately, restoring some of the ground lost from her previous release "Child Come Away" and is reputedly about Wilde herself....
   
   " – 3:31
8. "The Second Time
   The Second Time
   "The Second Time" is the first single from Kim Wilde's 1984 album Teases & Dares. It was re-titled "Go for It" for the North American market.The track was also Wilde's first release on the MCA record label...
   
   " – 3:52
9. "Rage to Love
   Rage to Love
   "Rage to Love" is the third and final single from Teases & Dares, the fourth studio album by Kim Wilde. Released in April 1985, the song was remixed by Dave Edmunds for its release as a single. It became Wilde's biggest UK hit for three years, reaching the UK Top 20. The B-side —a cover version of...
   
   " – 4:17
10. "You Keep Me Hangin' On
    You Keep Me Hangin' On
    Vanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic/hard rock remake of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" reached #6 on the Hot 100 chart two years after the release of the Supremes' recording. While the version released on 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was extended to six minutes and...
    
    " – 4:14
11. "Another Step (Closer to You)
    Another Step (Closer to You)
    "Another Step " is the third single from the Kim Wilde album Another Step, performed as a duet with Junior Giscombe.Wilde co-wrote the song with Steve Byrd, who originally sang the male part on the demo. However, they decided the vocals would be better suited to someone with a more soulful voice...
    
    " (7" remix) – 3:30
12. "You Came
    You Came
    "You Came" is the second single from the Kim Wilde album Close.The single became one of the biggest hits of her long career. Although it did not continue her US success, it topped charts throughout Europe and reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart....
    
    " (7" version) – 3:29
13. "Never Trust a Stranger
    Never Trust a Stranger
    "Never Trust a Stranger" is the third single from Close, the sixth original album by Kim Wilde.Remixed from the original album track by producer Ricki Wilde, it was released as a single in the autumn of 1988 following the best-selling hit "You Came" and several European tour dates supporting...
    
    " (Single mix) – 4:04
14. "Four Letter Word
    Four Letter Word
    "Four Letter Word" is the fourth single from the Kim Wilde album Close.It was released at the end of 1988 — the year that had seen Wilde release a best-selling album, have four international hits and support Michael Jackson on the European leg of his world tour."Four Letter Word" marked the first...
    
    " – 4:02
15. "Love Is Holy
    Love Is Holy
    "Love Is Holy" is the first single from Love Is, a 1992 album by Kim Wilde.One of very few of Wilde's songs not written by herself or her family, it was written by American songwriting duo Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, who had been responsible for writing several hits, notably those by American...
    
    " – 4:01
16. "If I Can't Have You" – 3:26
17. "In My Life
    In My Life (Kim Wilde song)
    "In My Life" is the second new recording from the compilation album The Singles Collection 1981-1993 and was released as a single in remix form in 1993. It met with little chart success, peaking at number 54 in the UK and 78 in Germany....
    
    " (Album version) – 3:44

Video album

A collection featuring twelve of Wilde's music videos was also made available. It was released on 1 December 1993 on VHS

VHS

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 format.

Track listing

1. "Kids in America"
2. "Chequered Love"
3. "Cambodia"
4. "View from a Bridge"
5. "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
6. "Another Step (Closer to You)"
7. "You Came"
8. "Never Trust a Stranger"
9. "Four Letter Word"
10. "Love Is Holy"
11. "If I Can't Have You"
12. "Say You Really Want Me
    Say You Really Want Me
    "Say You Really Want Me" is a single from the Kim Wilde album Another Step. In the US and Canada it was the first single to be released from that album...
    
    " (12" version)