Greatest Hits (The Bangles album)
# Greatest Hits (The Bangles album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Select | |

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released by their record company, Columbia Records on May 8, 1990, to fulfill the band's contractual requirements; by the time of the release of the album, the group had already broken up. The album peaked at #97 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 in the UK Albums Chart.

## Content

The album features the single remixes of "Hero Takes a Fall", "Walking Down Your Street" and "I'll Set You Free". It also includes the group's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter", which was released on the soundtrack of the film Less than Zero, and had not been included on a Bangles album. It also contains the non-album B-side cover of The Grass Roots' "Where Were You When I Needed You" and the previously unreleased song "Everything I Wanted" from the Everything album sessions. "Everything I Wanted" was released as a single in the Netherlands and Australia to promote the release. In the UK, a new remix of "Walk Like an Egyptian" was released instead, peaking at #73.

## Track listing

Tracks are included in chronological order by album, except the last track.

## Band members

### The Bangles

* Susanna Hoffs – rhythm guitar, percussion, vocals
* Vicki Peterson – lead guitar, mandolin, electric sitar, vocals
* Michael Steele – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
* Debbi Peterson – drums, percussion, vocals

### Additional musicians

* Rusty Anderson – additional guitars
* Barbara Chapman – harp, additional guitars
* Mitchell Froom, David Kahne – keyboards
* Darryl Citizen – "noise"
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion
* Bobby Donati, Vinnie Vincent – guitars
* Tommy Morgan – harmonica
* Jim Snodgrass – tabla
* David Lindley – guitars, bouzouki, saxophone, Dobro, multi-instruments
* Walker Igleheart, John Philip Shenale, David White – keyboards, programming

## Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits :

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | $70,000^^$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Gold | $50,000^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | $7,500^^$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | $25,000^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | $300,000^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | $1,000,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
