| Whitesnake's Greatest Hits | |
| Type: | Greatest |
| Artist: | Whitesnake |
| Cover: | WhitesnakeGreatestHits.jpg |
| Released: | 4 July 1994 (Europe)[1] 19 July 1994 (North America)[2] |
| Recorded: | 1983–1989 1983–2011 (2022 reissue) |
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| Length: | 68:02 |
| Producer: | Martin Birch, Mike Stone, Keith Olsen, Mike Clink |
| Prev Title: | Slip of the Tongue |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Restless Heart |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
Whitesnake's Greatest Hits is a compilation of Whitesnake's most well-known hits from the 1980s during the Geffen years. It features hit singles from their albums Slide It In, Whitesnake and Slip of the Tongue. The album also contains three tracks previously unavailable in the USA. It sold over million copies. The compilation was reissued, remixed and remastered in 2022.
The compilation charted in 9 countries, with one charted well at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart staying for 12 consecutive weeks,[3] but however did minimal on the US Billboard 200 charting at No. 161.[4] The album was certified Platinum (1,000,000 sold) in the U.S. in September 1998,[5] and Gold in the UK.[6]
The single "Is This Love" was reissued to promote Whitesnake's Greatest Hits, and featured the song "Sweet Lady Luck" (a B-side from the previous album Slip of the Tongue). This version reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
On 6 May 2022, vocalist David Coverdale and RHINO Entertainment released the new remix for the Greatest Hits album (under the alias, Greatest Hits: Revisited, Remixed, Remastered), remixed by Chris Collier. It featured three new tracks in the tracklist: "Give Me All Your Love", "Guilty of Love", and the band's 2011 album title track, "Forevermore", with the only track "Looking for Love" removed from the remixed version.[7]
The reissue charted on sub-genres of the UK Albums Chart, peaking at No. 7 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart running for a consecutive 7 weeks, No. 39 on Physical Albums, No. 47 on Album Sales, No. 98 on Album Downloads, and No. 33 on the Scottish Albums chart.[8]
The tracklist of the 2022 remix has a different setlist of songs from the preceding 1994 Greatest Hits album.[7]
Credits are adapted from the complication album's liner notes.[9] For original song album credits, see Slide It In, Whitesnake and Slip of the Tongue.
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| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[10] | 6 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 26 |
| Scottish Albums Chart[12] | 5 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Edition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 1994 | EMD 1065 | Standard | ||||
| 19 July 1994 | GEFD 24620 | |||||
| 21 July 1994 | SRCS 7440 | |||||
| Revisited, Remixed, Remastered Edition | [14] | |||||