The Hits (Kelis album) explained

The Hits
Type:	greatest hits
Artist:	Kelis
Cover:	Kelis - The Hits.png
Recorded:	1998–2007
Label:	Jive Legacy
Producer:	André 3000 Dallas Austin Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford Cee-Lo Green The Neptunes Richard X Rockwilder
Prev Title:	Kelis Was Here
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Flesh Tone
Next Year:	2010

The Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer Kelis. It was released on March 1, 2008, by Jive Records and Legacy Recordings. It is Kelis's final release with both Jive and Virgin Records, before signing a recording contract with Interscope Records. The album contains no previously unreleased material.

Track listing

Notes

• signifies a remixer

Sample credits

• "Millionaire" contains excerpts from "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick.
• "Finest Dreams" contains elements from "The Finest" by The S.O.S. Band and "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of" by The Human League.

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Australia	March 1, 2008	EMI	^[1]
United Kingdom	March 3, 2008	Virgin	^[2]
United States	March 11, 2008		^[3]
Germany	March 14, 2008	EMI	^[4]
Canada	March 18, 2008	Sony	^[5]
Japan	April 9, 2008	EMI	^[6]

Further reading

• Web site: Lewis . Pete . Kelis Talks 'Milkshake' and 'Tasty' Hits . . December 2003. (Reprinted March 2008)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hits by Kelis . . June 15, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150615233055/http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2105443/Hits . June 15, 2015.
2. Web site: Kelis: Hits . . January 31, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309145115/http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=281;1;-1;-1;-1&sku=747414 . March 9, 2012.
3. Web site: Kelis: Hits . Amazon . United States . June 15, 2015.
4. Web site: Kelis // The Hits . German . . January 31, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090718233307/http://www.emimusic.de/produkt/3250812,5099951869922/kelis-the_hits . July 18, 2009.
5. Web site: Hits: Kelis . Amazon . Canada . January 31, 2009.
6. Web site: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0014465J6 . ja:ザ・ヒッツ . The Hits . . Japanese . Japan . January 31, 2009.