Hits Unlimited Explained

Hits Unlimited
Type:greatest
Artist:2 Unlimited
Cover:2 Unlimited Hits Unlimited cover.jpg
Released:30 October 1995
Recorded:1995
Genre:Eurodance
Length:59:44
Label:PWL
Prev Title:Real Things
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:II
Next Year:1998

Hits Unlimited is the fourth album from Dutch/Belgian band 2 Unlimited and the last to feature Ray Slijngaard and Anita Doth. It was a greatest hits package featuring 16 songs: 13 previous singles and 3 new ones. The album, released by PWL, was certified gold in the Netherlands.[1] Ray Slijngaard's raps on the verses were not cut on any of the songs on the UK release of this album.

Critical reception

Music Week wrote, "A storming 16-track collection of pop/rave classics cataloguing the incredible impact Dutch duo Anita and Ray have had since 1991. The inclusion of European versions, with added rap will be a bonus for fans."[2] Stephen Dalton from NME said, "These songs are about clean, controlled fun and strict discipline — 'Jump for Joy', 'Workaholic', 'Let the Beat Control Your Body' — booted along by stormtrooper hardcore beats designed to encourage Eurokids to work hard and use leisure time constructively. [...] This is the sound of robotic consumerism triumphing over everything else — forever. And pretty damn catchy it is, too." He concluded, "Buy this album now and be happy forever."

Track listing

  1. "Do What's Good for Me" – 3:49
  2. "No Limit" – 3:30 (from No Limits)
  3. "Get Ready for This" – 3:42 (from Get Ready!)
  4. "Twilight Zone" – 4:10 (from Get Ready!)
  5. "No One" – 3:26 (from Real Things)
  6. "Jump for Joy" – 3:42
  7. "Tribal Dance" – 3:40 (from No Limits)
  8. "The Magic Friend" – 3:44 (from Get Ready!)
  9. "Workaholic" – 3:33 (from Get Ready!)
  10. "Let the Beat Control Your Body" – 3:38 (from No Limits)
  11. "Nothing Like the Rain" – 3:59 (from Real Things)
  12. "Spread Your Love" – 4:43
  13. "The Real Thing" – 3:39 (from Real Things)
  14. "Here I Go" – 3:16 (from Real Things)
  15. "Maximum Overdrive" – 3:41 (from No Limits)
  16. "Faces" – 3:32 (from No Limits)

Charts

Chart (1995)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 78
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 7
US Billboard 200[5] 107

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461 NVPI.nl
  2. Reviews: Albums . . 1995-10-21 . 30 . 2021-05-13 .
  3. 288.
  4. Web site: Japanese album archives. Oricon. ja. 2013-12-12.
  5. Web site: 2 Unlimited Awards . . 2 February 2024 . 22 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222231222/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/2-unlimited-mn0000431439/awards . dead.