Hits and Assorted Secrets 1984–1993 is a Greatest Hits album by The Northern Pikes released in 1999. Along with some of the band's biggest hits, the album included 3 previously unreleased tracks.
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1984–1993 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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Following the tour in support of Neptune in 1993, the band decided to dissolve. However, in 1999 Virgin Records asked the band members for their input on a "greatest hits" package. To support the package, the band decided to do a short promotional tour. They found themselves enjoying the more relaxed independence of making their own schedule that they continued touring.
Track listing edit
- "Teenland"
- "Things I Do for Money" (radio edit)
- "Place That's Insane"
- "Hopes Go Astray"
- "Let's Pretend"
- "Wait for Me" (radio edit)
- "She Ain't Pretty" (radio edit)
- "Kiss Me You Fool"
- "Dream Away" (Stasium Re-mix)
- "Girl With a Problem"
- "Wasting Away" (previously unreleased)
- "What She Wants" (previously unreleased)
- "Beautiful Summer" (previously unreleased)
- "Chain of Flowers" (edit)
- "Believe"
- "Worlds Away"
- "Unimportant" (live)
- "Dancing in a Dance Club" (live) (edit)
Song notes edit
- Tracks 1–2 from Big Blue Sky (1987)
- Tracks 3–6 from Secrets of the Alibi (1988)
- Tracks 7–10 from Snow in June (1990)
- Tracks 11–13 are previously unreleased
- Tracks 14–16 from Neptune (1992)
- Tracks 17–18 from Gig (1993)
Album credits edit
Personnel edit
- Jay Semko – vocals, bass
- Merl Bryck – vocals, guitar
- Bryan Potvin – vocals, guitar
- Don Schmid – drums, percussion
Additional Personnel edit
- Rick Hutt – piano, keyboards on track 3–6
- Ross Nykiforuk – keyboards on tracks 14–18
- Greg Johns – mellotron on track 15
- Margo Timmins – vocals on track 16
References edit
- Liner notes from The Northern Pikes:Hits and Assorted Secrets 1984-1993.