The Very Best of Kim Wilde (1984 album)

The Very Best of Kim Wilde is a compilation album by Kim Wilde. The album was released in November 1984, after she left the RAK Record label. It featured tracks taken from her first three albums, the non-album singles, "Child Come Away" and "Bitter is Better" (Japan only) and a B-side ("Boys").

The Very Best of Kim Wilde
Greatest hits album by
Released1 November 1984
Recorded1980 - 1983
GenreRock, Pop
LabelRAK Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Kids in America"
  2. "Chequered Love"
  3. "Water on Glass"
  4. "2-6-5-8-0"
  5. "Boys"
  6. "Our Town"
  7. "Everything We Know"
  8. "You'll Never Be So Wrong"
  9. "Cambodia"
  10. "View From a Bridge"
  11. "Love Blonde"
  12. "House of Salome"
  13. "Dancing in the Dark"
  14. "Child Come Away"
  15. "Take Me Tonight"
  16. "Stay Awhile"
  17. "Bitter Is Better" (Japanese edition)

Charts edit

Chart (1984–1985) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 61
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 78

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 337. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – The Very Best of Kim Wilde" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kim Wilde – The Very Best of Kim Wilde". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2020.