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End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits

End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by Scottish pop rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. Released on 8 November 1993, the album serves as a comprehensive collection of the band's single discography, featuring all sixteen singles released between 1987 and 1993, plus two new songs—"Shed a Tear" and "Cold Cold Heart"—which were recorded by Nile Rodgers at The Hit Factory in New York City, where the album's artwork was also shot. Both went on to be released as a singles.

End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Wet Wet Wet
Released8 November 1993
Recorded1986–1993
GenrePop, pop rock
LabelMercury
Producer
Wet Wet Wet chronology
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(1993) 		End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
(1993) 		Picture This
(1995)
Singles from End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
  1. "Shed a Tear"
    Released: 25 October 1993
  2. "Cold Cold Heart"
    Released: 27 December 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Knoxville News Sentinel[1]
Music Week[2]

The album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. An accompanying VHS video, containing the band's fifteen music videos to date, was released three days after the album on 11 November.[3] In 1994, following the release of the band's biggest hit to date, "Love Is All Around", the album was re-released containing the aforementioned song as a bonus track. Subsequently, the album re-entered the UK Albums Chart, this time peaking at No. 1. A US-only version of the album, Part One, was released on 26 July 1994, peaking at No. 24 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.

Tracklisting

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All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except "With a Little Help from My Friends", by Lennon–McCartney, "This Time" by Willie Mitchell & Ed Adams Jr., and "Love is All Around" by Reg Presley

No.TitleLength
1."Wishing I Was Lucky"3:52
2."Sweet Little Mystery"3:42
3."Angel Eyes" (single version)4:30
4."Temptation" (edited version†)3:58
5."With a Little Help from My Friends"2:37
6."Sweet Surrender" (7" version)4:22
7."Broke Away" (7" version)3:59
8."Hold Back the River"4:45
9."Stay with Me Heartache"4:10
10."This Time"4:16
11."Make It Tonight"4:05
12."Put the Light On"3:57
13."Goodnight Girl"3:40
14."More Than Love"4:21
15."Lip Service" (7" version)4:27
16."Blue for You" (Live)5:15
17."Shed a Tear"4:38
18."Cold Cold Heart"4:12
End of Part One – 1994 (re-issue)
No.TitleLength
19."Love Is All Around"3:58
End of Part One – Greatest Hits & Things version (bonus disc)
No.TitleLength
1."I Can Give You Everything" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix)4:22
2."Wishing I Was Lucky" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix)3:47
3."Get Ready" (Live at 'The Big Day')3:04
4."You've Got a Friend"4:26
5."How Long"4:11
6."For You Are"4:20
7."Jammin'" (Live at Edinburgh Castle)3:38
8."I Wish" (Live at Edinburgh Castle)4:05
9."Wishing I Was Lucky" (Metal remix)5:39
10."East of the River" (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)3:54
11."Brand New Sunshine"3:00
12."Maybe Tomorrow" (Dennis Bovell remix)4:51
End of Part One – VHS
No.TitleLength
1."Wishing I Was Lucky"3:52
2."Sweet Little Mystery"3:42
3."Angel Eyes"4:30
4."Temptation"3:58
5."With a Little Help from My Friends"2:37
6."Sweet Surrender"4:22
7."Broke Away"3:59
8."Hold Back the River"4:45
9."Stay with Me Heartache"4:10
10."Make It Tonight"4:05
11."Put the Light On"3:57
12."Goodnight Girl"3:40
13."More Than Love"4:21
14."Lip Service"4:27
15."Shed a Tear"4:38
Part One  – (US version)
No.TitleLength
1."Love Is All Around"3:58
2."Cold Cold Heart"4:12
3."I Can Give You Everything" (Arthur Baker '93 Remix)4:22
4."Lip Service" (7" version)4:27
5."Wishing I Was Lucky"3:52
6."Shed a Tear"4:38
7."Goodnight Girl"3:40
8."Sweet Surrender" (7" version)4:22
9."Temptation" (edited version†)3:58
10."More Than Love"4:21
11."Sweet Little Mystery"3:42
12."Angel Eyes" (single version)4:30

† Edited to replace the line "don't waste my fucking spirit" with "don't waste my angry spirit"

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[23] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[23] Platinum 50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[23] 3× Platinum 240,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[23] Gold 34,486[24]
France (SNEP)[23] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[23] Platinum 500,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[23] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[23] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[23] Platinum 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[23] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] 3× Platinum 900,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  14. ^ "Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 21 May 2022 – via World Radio History.
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