Greatest Hits (Paula Abdul album)

Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by American singer Paula Abdul. Released on September 26, 2000 by Virgin Records.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000
Recorded1987–1995
Genre
Label
Paula Abdul chronology
Head over Heels
(1995)
Greatest Hits
(2000)
Greatest Hits: Straight Up!
(2007)

The album contains all of Abdul’s singles from her three studio albums with the exception of "Will You Marry Me?" and "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up". It does, however, include "Crazy Love" which was previously only available on the Japanese version of Head over Heels, "Bend Time Back 'Round" which was included on the Beverly Hills, 90210 soundtrack, and the previously unreleased "Megamix Medley". By January 2006, the album had sold 138,000 copies in the United States.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Straight Up" (from Forever Your Girl, 1988)Elliot WolffWolff3:52
2."Cold Hearted" (from Forever Your Girl)WolffWolff3:37
3."Forever Your Girl" (from Forever Your Girl)Oliver LeiberLeiber4:13
4."The Way That You Love Me" (from Forever Your Girl)LeiberLeiber4:01
5."Knocked Out" (from Forever Your Girl)L.A. and Babyface3:32
6."Opposites Attract" (with The Wild Pair) (from Forever Your Girl)LeiberLeiber3:50
7."Bend Time Back 'Round" (from Beverly Hills 90210: The Soundtrack, 1992)WolffWolff3:57
8."Rush Rush" (from Spellbound, 1991)Peter Lord4:21
9."The Promise of a New Day" (from Spellbound)
  • Lord
  • Smith
4:16
10."Blowing Kisses in the Wind" (from Spellbound)Lord
  • Lord
  • Smith
4:18
11."Vibeology" (from Spellbound)
  • Lord
  • Victor
  • Smith
  • Lord
  • Smith
3:20
12."My Love Is for Real" (R&B Remix featuring Ofra Haza) (from Head over Heels, 1995)Lawrence4:03
13."Crazy Cool" (from Head over Heels)
  • Lord
  • Victor
  • Smith
  • Lord
  • Smith
4:02
14."If I Were Your Girl" (from Head over Heels)Lawrence3:55
15."Megamix Medley" Sergio Silva9:24
16."Crazy Love" (from Head over Heels) (Japanese edition)LeiberLeiber4:30

References

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  1. ^ "Ask Billboard: Idol Thoughts". Billboard. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  2. ^ Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 2. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone paula abdul album guide.
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