Greatest Hits (2002 Kylie Minogue album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
	Greatest Hits cover art
Greatest hits album / video by Kylie Minogue
Released	18 November 2002 (Greatest Hits); 21 October 2003 (Greatest Hits 87–97);
Recorded	1987–1992 (Greatest Hits); 1987–1997 (Greatest Hits 87–97);
Genre	Pop; dance;
Length	146:30
Label	PWL; Jive; BMG;
Kylie Minogue chronology
Kylie Minogue video chronology
Alternative cover
	Greatest Hits 87–97 cover art
Alternative cover
	Vintage Kylie: The Hits 88–92 cover art

Greatest Hits (titled on the back cover as Greatest Hits 87–92 and re-titled as Vintage Kylie: The Hits 88–92) is a 2002 greatest hits album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. Released on 18 November 2002 by PWL, the album collects work from Minogue's PWL period, including the albums Kylie (1988), Enjoy Yourself (1989), Rhythm of Love (1990), Let's Get to It (1991) and Greatest Hits (1992).^[1]

An updated version of the compilation called Greatest Hits 87–97 was later released on 24 November 2003 by BMG and PWL, distributed by Jive, due to her release of Body Language in early 2004. The cover sleeve for the version was shot by British photographer Simon Fowler in 1990. This version of the album includes songs and remixes from Kylie Minogue (1994) and Impossible Princess (1997), and also received positive reception from music critics.

Background

After the massive success of Minogue's eighth studio album Fever, BMG decided to release a greatest hits album.

The 2002 album cover used a stock photo photographed by Jasper James, which depicts a supposed look-alike dressed in her underwear. AllMusic's Johnny Loftus called it "shoddy."^[2] The updated version of the compilation later used a picture from Minogue's photoshoot with Simon Fowler in 1990.

The release ruffled some feathers in the Kylie camp, in particular the cover artwork. An 'official' cover, designed by Kylie and her team was made available to download from her website and was also given away free inside copies of Heat magazine. Titled Vintage Kylie, the card insert bore the cheeky message "Like Kylie? Why not have the real thing!" A version of the compilation titled Best of was also released in France, but withdrawn from sale on day of release.^[3]

Due to Minogue's release of her then-new album, Body Language, in February 2004, BMG re-released the compilation.

Critical response

Greatest Hits

*Greatest Hits*
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Amazon.co.uk	(positive)^[4]

Johnny Loftus from AllMusic gave the compilation two stars out of five, he felt that there's nothing in the album feels "very exclusive," with the remixes "are readily available to aficionados in other, less after-market places." He also suggested readers to the 2003 version, calling it "a much better option for the casual listener."^[2] Writing for Amazon.co.uk, John Galilee compared her music to "fine wine", which "has aged gracefully over the years", questioned the replacement of "It's No Secret" with the B-side track "Say the Word - I'll Be There" but concluded: "The collection adds weight to Kylie's early mentor Pete Waterman's assertion that Stock, Aitken and Waterman would one day be viewed as the 1980s equivalent of Motown. Who would have thought back in 1988 that "I Should Be So Lucky" and "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" would become such gems?"^[4]

Greatest Hits 87–97

*Greatest Hits: 87–97*
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Billboard	(favorable)^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Rolling Stone Germany	^[7]

Chris True from AllMusic gave the compilation four stars out of five, praised it as a "valid and well-represented (yet oddly out of chronological order) anthology of what Americans were missing" between the 15-year she first received success in the United States with "Locomotion" and then with "Can't Get You Out of My Head." "For those who were surprised by her sudden reappearance, this will fill in the picture quite nicely, and for those who just couldn't get enough of Minogue upon hearing her for the first time in 2002, Greatest Hits 87-97 will surely satisfy," he stated.^[5]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, Greatest Hits debuted at number 20. It has spent a total of 13 weeks overall on the chart.

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman except where noted.

Greatest Hits

Disc one: *The Singles*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Should Be So Lucky" (from Kylie, 1988)			3:24
2.	"The Loco-Motion" (7" mix, from Kylie, 1988)	Gerry Goffin Carole King		3:14
3.	"Hand on Your Heart" (from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)			3:51
4.	"Got to Be Certain" (from Kylie, 1988)			3:20
5.	"Better the Devil You Know" (from Rhythm of Love, 1990)			3:53
6.	"Wouldn't Change a Thing" (from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)			3:14
7.	"Celebration" (from Greatest Hits, 1992)	Robert Bell James Taylor	Phil Harding Ian Curnow	3:59
8.	"Never Too Late" (from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)			3:22
9.	"What Do I Have to Do?" (7" mix, from Rhythm of Love, 1990)			3:33
10.	"Je ne sais pas pourquoi" (from Kylie, 1988)			4:01
11.	"Where in the World?" (from Greatest Hits, 1992)	Mike Stock Pete Waterman Kylie Minogue	Stock Waterman	3:31
12.	"Step Back in Time" (from Rhythm of Love, 1990)			3:04
13.	"Especially for You" (with Jason Donovan, from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)			4:00
14.	"Say the Word - I'll Be There"	Stock Waterman Minogue	Stock Waterman	4:10
15.	"Shocked" (DNA 7" mix featuring Jazzi P, from Rhythm of Love, 1990)	Stock Matt Aitken Waterman Pauline Bennett	Stock Aitken Waterman DNA	3:08
16.	"Word Is Out" (from Let's Get to It, 1991)	Stock Waterman	Stock Waterman	3:35
17.	"Made in Heaven"			3:33
18.	"What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" (from Greatest Hits, 1992)	Stock Waterman Minogue	Stock Waterman	3:44
19.	"Give Me Just a Little More Time" (from Let's Get to It, 1991)	Edyth Wayne Ronald Dunbar	Stock Waterman	3:08
20.	"Finer Feelings" (Brothers in Rhythm 7" mix; from Let's Get to It, 1991)	Stock Waterman	Stock Waterman Brothers in Rhythm	3:49
21.	"If You Were with Me Now" (featuring Keith Washington, from Let's Get to It, 1991)	Stock Waterman Minogue Keith Washington	Stock Waterman	3:12
22.	"Tears on My Pillow" (from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)	Sylvester Bradford Al Lewis		2:29
Total length:				77:14

Disc two: *The Remixes*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hand on Your Heart" (W.I.P. 2002 mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Work in Progress	6:03
2.	"I Should Be So Lucky" (extended mix)			6:05
3.	"The Loco-Motion" (OZ tour mix)	Goffin C. King		5:40
4.	"Made in Heaven" (Heaven Scent mix)			4:43
5.	"Wouldn't Change a Thing" (the Espagna mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Tony King	5:51
6.	"Step Back in Time" (Harding Curnow remix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Harding Curnow	6:46
7.	"Shocked" (Harding Curnow mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Harding Curnow	7:31
8.	"Word Is Out" (Summer Breeze mix)	Stock Waterman	Stock Waterman T. King Asha Elfenbien	7:41
9.	"Celebration" (Techno Rave remix)	Bell Taylor	Harding Curnow Barry Stone Les Sharma	6:43
10.	"Better the Devil You Know" (Movers & Shakers alternative 12" mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Movers & Shakers	6:28
11.	"What Do I Have to Do?" (Movers & Shakers 12" mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Movers & Shakers	8:49

Greatest Hits 87–97

The Japan edition replaces "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" and "Made in Heaven" with "Turn It Into Love" and “It’s No Secret”, and adds an previously unreleased instrumental version of “Turn It Into Love” at the end of disc 2.

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Should Be So Lucky" (from Kylie, 1988)			3:24
2.	"The Loco-Motion" (7" Mix, from Kylie, 1988)	Goffin C. King		3:14
3.	"Hand on Your Heart" (from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)			3:51
4.	"Got to Be Certain" (from Kylie, 1988)			3:18
5.	"Better the Devil You Know" (from Rhythm of Love, 1990)			3:54
6.	"Wouldn't Change a Thing" (from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)			3:14
7.	"Celebration" (from Greatest Hits, 1992)	Bell Taylor	Harding Curnow	3:57
8.	"Never Too Late" (from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)			3:23
9.	"What Do I Have to Do?" (7" mix, from Rhythm of Love, 1990)			3:33
10.	"Je ne sais pas pourquoi" (from Kylie, 1988)			4:01
11.	"Where in the World?" (from Greatest Hits, 1992)	Stock Waterman Minogue	Stock Waterman	3:32
12.	"Step Back in Time" (from Rhythm of Love, 1990)			3:05
13.	"Especially for You" (with Jason Donovan, from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)			3:59
14.	"Say the Word - I'll Be There"	Stock Waterman Minogue	Stock Waterman	4:10
15.	"Shocked" (DNA 7" mix featuring Jazzi P, from Rhythm of Love, 1990)	Stock Aitken Waterman Bennett	Stock Aitken Waterman DNA	3:10
16.	"Word Is Out" (from Let's Get to It, 1991)	Stock Waterman	Stock Waterman	3:35
17.	"Made in Heaven"			3:33
18.	"What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" (from Greatest Hits, 1992)	Stock Waterman Minogue	Stock Waterman	3:43
19.	"Give Me Just a Little More Time" (from Let's Get to It, 1991)	Wayne Dunbar	Stock Waterman	3:08
20.	"Finer Feelings" (Brothers in Rhythm 7" mix, from Let's Get to It, 1991)	Stock Waterman	Stock Waterman Brothers in Rhythm	3:48
21.	"If You Were with Me Now" (featuring Keith Washington, from Let's Get to It, 1991)	Stock Waterman Minogue Washington	Stock Waterman	3:12
22.	"Tears on My Pillow" (from Enjoy Yourself, 1989)	Bradford Lewis		2:29

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Confide in Me" (radio edit, from Kylie Minogue, 1994)	Steve Anderson Dave Seaman Owain Barton	Brothers in Rhythm	4:24
2.	"Put Yourself in My Place" (radio edit, from Kylie Minogue, 1994)	Jimmy Harry	Harry	4:11
3.	"Did It Again" (radio edit, from Impossible Princess, 1997)	Minogue Anderson Seaman	Brothers in Rhythm	3:47
4.	"Breathe" (radio edit, from Impossible Princess, 1997)	Minogue Dave Ball Ingo Vauk	Minogue Ball Vauk	3:39
5.	"Hand on Your Heart" (W.I.P. 2002 mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Work in Progress	6:03
6.	"I Should Be So Lucky" (extended mix)			6:05
7.	"The Loco-Motion" (OZ tour mix)	Goffin C. King		5:40
8.	"Wouldn't Change a Thing" (the Espagna mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman T. King	5:51
9.	"Step Back in Time" (Harding Curnow remix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Harding Curnow	6:46
10.	"Shocked" (Harding Curnow mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Harding Curnow	7:31
11.	"Better the Devil You Know" (Movers & Shakers alternative 12" mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Movers & Shakers	6:28
12.	"What Do I Have to Do?" (Movers & Shakers 12" mix)		Stock Aitken Waterman Movers & Shakers	8:49

Greatest Hits DVD
No.	Title	Director(s)
1.	"I Should Be So Lucky^[a]^[b]"	Chris Langman
2.	"The Loco-Motion^[a]^[b]"	Langman
3.	"Hand on Your Heart^[a]^[b]"	Langman
4.	"Got to Be Certain^[a]^[b]"	Langman
5.	"Better the Devil You Know^[b]"	Paul Goldman
6.	"Wouldn't Change a Thing^[b]"	Pete Cornish
7.	"Celebration"	Greg Masuak
8.	"Never Too Late^[b]^[c]"	Cornish
9.	"What Do I Have to Do?^[b]"	David Hogan
10.	"Je ne sais pas pourquoi^[b]"	Langman
11.	"Step Back in Time^[b]"	Nick Egan
12.	"Especially for You" (with Jason Donovan)	Langman
13.	"Shocked"	Hogan
14.	"Word Is Out^[a]"	James Le Bon
15.	"Made in Heaven"	Langman
16.	"What Kind of Fool? (Heard All That Before)"	Masuak
17.	"Give Me Just a Little More Time"	Masuak
18.	"Finer Feelings"	Hogan
19.	"If You Were With Me Now" (with Keith Washington)	Masuak
20.	"Tears on My Pillow^[b]"	Cornish
21.	"It's No Secret^[b]" (bonus video)	Langman
22.	"Photo gallery" (BGM: Turn It Into Love)

Greatest Hits 87–97 DVD
No.	Title	Director(s)
21.	"Confide in Me"	Paul Boyd
22.	"Put Yourself in My Place"	Keir McFarlane
23.	"Did It Again"	Pedro Romhanyi
24.	"Breathe"	Kieran Evans
25.	"It's No Secret" (bonus video)	Langman
26.	"Photo gallery" (BGM: Turn It Into Love)

Notes

^{^a} includes alternate versions.^[8]
^{^b} includes introductions and interviews.^[8]
^{^c} includes behind the scenes footage.^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Greatest Hits

Chart (2002–03)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	20

Greatest Hits 87–97

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[10]	56

Greatest Hits (DVD version)

Chart (2003)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	9

Greatest Hits 87–97 (DVD version)

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[12]	131

Year-end charts

Greatest Hits

Chart (2002)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	73

Certifications

Greatest Hits


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Greatest Hits (DVD version)


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	Gold	25,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Billboard Picks Music (Kylie Minogue Greatest Hits 87-97)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media Inc. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c True, Chris. "Greatest Hits 87-97 - Kylie Minogue : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
^ "サービス終了のお知らせ".
^ ^a ^b Galilee, John. "Kylie Minogue — Greatest Hits". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b True, Chris. "Greatest Hits 87-97 - Kylie Minogue : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Greatest Hits 87–97- Kylie Minogue". Rolling Stone. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^ Review: Kylie Minogue - Greatest Hits 87-97
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kylie Minogue: Greatest Hits [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Kylie Minogue, Cat Deeley, Russell Thomas, Kylie Minogue, Cat Deeley: DVD & Blu-ray". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ "グレイテスト・ヒッツ". Oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company
^ "カイリー・ミノーグのプロフィール". Oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Kylie Minogue – Greatest Hits 87-92". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ "British video certifications – Kylie Minogue – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[KGH-1] "Billboard Picks Music (Kylie Minogue Greatest Hits 87-97)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media Inc. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[allmusic-2] True, Chris. "Greatest Hits 87-97 - Kylie Minogue : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[3] "サービス終了のお知らせ".

[amazon-4] Galilee, John. "Kylie Minogue — Greatest Hits". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[allmusic2-5] True, Chris. "Greatest Hits 87-97 - Kylie Minogue : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[rolling-6] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Greatest Hits 87–97- Kylie Minogue". Rolling Stone. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

[7] Review: Kylie Minogue - Greatest Hits 87-97

[:0-8] "Kylie Minogue: Greatest Hits [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Kylie Minogue, Cat Deeley, Russell Thomas, Kylie Minogue, Cat Deeley: DVD & Blu-ray". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[ac_UK2_-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[10] "グレイテスト・ヒッツ". Oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[11] Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company

[12] "カイリー・ミノーグのプロフィール". Oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[13] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[United_KingdomKylie_MinogueGreatest_Hits_87-92albumCertRef-14] "British album certifications – Kylie Minogue – Greatest Hits 87-92". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[United_KingdomKylie_MinogueGreatest_HitsvideoCertRef-15] "British video certifications – Kylie Minogue – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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