Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released by their record company, Columbia Records on May 8, 1990, to fulfill the band's contractual requirements; by the time of the release of the album, the group had already broken up. The album peaked at #97 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 on the UK Albums Chart.

Content The album features the single remixes of "Hero Takes a Fall", "Walking Down Your Street" and "I'll Set You Free". It also includes the group's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter", which was released on the soundtrack of the film Less than Zero, and had not been included on a Bangles album. It also contains the non-album B-side cover of the Grass Roots' "Where Were You When I Needed You" and the previously unreleased song "Everything I Wanted" from the Everything album sessions.Booklet of Greatest Hits. "Everything I Wanted" was released as a single in the Netherlands and Australia to promote the release. In the UK, a new remix of "Walk Like an Egyptian" was released instead, peaking at #73.

Track listing Tracks are included in chronological order by album, except the last track.

Band members

The Bangles Susanna Hoffs – rhythm guitar, percussion, vocals Vicki Peterson – lead guitar, mandolin, electric sitar, vocals Michael Steele – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals Debbi Peterson – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians Rusty Anderson – additional guitars Barbara Chapman – harp, additional guitars Mitchell Froom, David Kahne – keyboards Darryl Citizen – "noise" Paulinho da Costa – percussion Bobby Donati, Vinnie Vincent – guitars Tommy Morgan – harmonica Jim Snodgrass – tabla David Lindley – guitars, bouzouki, saxophone, Dobro, multi-instruments Walker Igleheart, John Philip Shenale, David White – keyboards, programming

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1990–1995) Peakposition European Albums (Music & Media) 15 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 38 US Billboard 200 97 US Cash Box Top 200 Albums 92

Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 43 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 98 European Albums (Music & Media) 68 UK Albums (OCC) 46

Certifications

References

External links The Bangles official website