The Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by the British glam rock band Sweet, released in 1977.[1] Their second UK compilation album after The Sweet's Biggest Hits which featured their hits in 1971/72, this album features all of their UK singles from 1973 to 1977 although the last three, "Lost Angels", "Fever of Love" and "Stairway to the Stars" failed to chart in the UK or the US. They were to return to the top ten in the UK and US the following year with their final hit single "Love Is Like Oxygen" from the Level Headed album.

The Golden Greats
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 1977
GenreGlam rock, hard rock
Length43:22
LabelRCA Records
ProducerSweet, Phil Wainman, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Sweet chronology
Off the Record
(1977)
The Golden Greats
(1977)
Level Headed
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Block Buster!" – 3:12
  2. "Hellraiser" – 3:15
  3. "Ballroom Blitz" – 4:07
  4. "Teenage Rampage" – 3:32
  5. "The Six Teens" – 4:06
  6. "Turn It Down" – 3:30

Side two

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  1. "Fox on the Run" – 3:24
  2. "Action" – 3:44
  3. "Lost Angels" – 4:02
  4. "The Lies in Your Eyes" – 3:48
  5. "Fever of Love" – 4:03
  6. "Stairway to the Stars" – 3:05
  • Written and produced by Sweet.
  • The Golden Greats featured all the RCA singles from "Block Buster!" to "Stairway to the Stars" in chronological order except that "Lost Angels" was placed before "The Lies in Your Eyes" in the track listing either as a record company error or because it was assumed the playlist sounded better that way.

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  2. ^ "Golden Greats – Sweet | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.