View source for The Singles Collection 1981–1993

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{{Infobox album
| name       = The Singles Collection 1981–1993
| type       = greatest
| artist     = [[Kim Wilde]]
| cover      = Kim Wilde - The Singles Collection 1981-1993.png
| alt        =
| released   = 6 September 1993
| recorded   = 1981–1993
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = 59:59
| label      = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| producer   =
* [[Ricky Wilde]]
* [[Marty Wilde]]
* [[Kim Wilde]]
* [[Rod Temperton]]
* [[Bruce Swedien]]
* [[Tony Swain (musician)|Tony Swain]]
| prev_title = [[Love Is (Kim Wilde album)|Love Is]]
| prev_year  = 1992
| next_title = [[Now & Forever (Kim Wilde album)|Now & Forever]]
| next_year  = 1995
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = The Singles Collection<br />1981–1993
| type        = greatest
| single1     = [[If I Can't Have You (Bee Gees song)#Kim Wilde version|If I Can't Have You]]
| single1date = 28 June 1993
| single2     = In My Life
| single2date = 25 October 1993
}}
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r190711|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Music Week]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums|work=[[Music Week]]|date=18 September 1993|page=17|accessdate=1 February 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-09-18-I.pdf}}</ref>
}}
'''''The Singles Collection 1981–1993''''' is a [[greatest hits album]] by English singer [[Kim Wilde]], released on 6 September 1993 by [[MCA Records]].
==Content==
The album contains fifteen Top 20 hits from the UK and German charts, but omits hits such as "[[Hey Mr. Heartache]]" (Top 15 Germany) and "[[It's Here]]" (Top 15 in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland). Wilde recorded two new songs for the album—"In My Life" and the dancefloor-influenced single "[[If I Can't Have You (Bee Gees song)|If I Can't Have You]]" (a cover of the [[Yvonne Elliman]] song), which became her last UK Top 20 hit to date; in Australia it was one of the biggest hits of her career, reaching number three.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kim+Wilde&titel=If+I+Can%27t+Have+You&cat=s |title=Kim Wilde – If I Can't Have You |website=australian-charts.com |accessdate=11 May 2020}}</ref>
==Commercial performance==
The album was certified Gold in the UK (where it reached number 11 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]), Germany and Australia. It was also released in the United States (the first since ''[[Close (Kim Wilde album)|Close]]'') and has, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan|SoundScan]], sold 36,000 copies there.
==Track listing==
#"[[Kids in America (song)|Kids in America]]" – 3:25 <small>from ''[[Kim Wilde (album)|Kim Wilde]]''</small>
#"[[Chequered Love]]" – 3:20 <small>from ''Kim Wilde''</small>
#"[[Water on Glass]]" – 3:35 <small>from ''Kim Wilde''</small>
#"[[Cambodia (song)|Cambodia]]" (Single version) – 3:56 <small>from ''[[Select (album)|Select]]''</small>
#"[[View from a Bridge]]" – 3:29 <small>from ''Select''</small>
#"[[Child Come Away]]" – 4:04 <small>Non-album single</small>
#"[[Love Blonde]]" – 3:31 <small>from ''[[Catch as Catch Can (album)|Catch as Catch Can]]''</small>
#"[[The Second Time]]" – 3:52 <small>from ''[[Teases & Dares]]''</small>
#"[[Rage to Love]]" – 4:17 <small>from ''Teases & Dares''</small>
#"[[You Keep Me Hangin' On#Kim Wilde version|You Keep Me Hangin' On]]" – 4:14 <small>from ''[[Another Step]]''</small>
#"[[Another Step (Closer to You)]]" (7" remix) – 3:30 <small>from ''Another Step''</small>
#"[[You Came]]" (7" version) – 3:29 <small>from ''[[Close (Kim Wilde album)|Close]]''</small>
#"[[Never Trust a Stranger]]" (Single mix) – 4:04 <small>from ''Close''</small>
#"[[Four Letter Word (Kim Wilde song)|Four Letter Word]]" – 4:02 <small>from ''Close''</small>
#"[[Love Is Holy]]" – 4:01 <small>from ''[[Love Is (Kim Wilde album)|Love Is]]''</small>
#"[[If I Can't Have You (Bee Gees song)#Kim Wilde version|If I Can't Have You]]" – 3:26 <small>Previously unreleased</small>
#"[[In My Life (Kim Wilde song)|In My Life]]" (Album version) – 3:44 <small>Previously unreleased</small>
==Video album==
A collection featuring twelve of Wilde's music videos was also made available. It was released on 1 December 1993 on [[VHS]] format.
===Track listing===
#"Kids in America"
#"Chequered Love"
#"Cambodia"
#"View from a Bridge"
#"You Keep Me Hangin' On"
#"Another Step (Closer to You)"
#"You Came"
#"Never Trust a Stranger"
#"Four Letter Word"
#"Love Is Holy"
#"If I Can't Have You"
#"[[Say You Really Want Me]]" (12" version)
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''The Singles Collection 1981–1993''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1993)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|6|artist=Kim Wilde|album=The Singles Collection 1981-1993|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|26|artist=Kim Wilde|album=The Singles Collection 1981-1993|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| Danish Albums ([[Hitlisten]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-11-27.pdf |title=Top 10 Sales in Europe |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=10 |issue=48 |date=27 November 1993 |page=14 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|5|artist=Kim Wilde|album=The Singles Collection 1981-1993|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-10-23.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=Music & Media |volume=10 |issue=43 |date=23 October 1993 |page=22 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 19
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=fi |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
| 4
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|21|id=1692|artist=Kim Wilde|album=The Singles Collection 1981-1993|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|36|year=1993|week=44|rowheader=true|access-date=9 November 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|11|artist=Kim Wilde|album=The Singles Collection 1981-1993|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|18|artist=Kim Wilde|album=The Singles Collection 1981-1993|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|11|date=19930919|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2020}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''The Singles Collection 1981–1993''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1993)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1993/albums-chart |title=ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1993 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>
| 46
|-
! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1993 |language=nl |publisher=[[Dutch Charts]] |access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref>
| 71
|}
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==Certifications and sales==
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{{Certification Table Entry|title=The Singles Collection 1981–1993|type=album|artist=Kim Wilde|relyear=1993|region=Australia|award=Platinum|certyear=1993}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=The Singles Collection 1981–1993|type=album|artist=Kim Wilde|relyear=1993|region=Denmark|nocert=yes|salesamount=60,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Kim+Wilde&pg=PA38|title=The Wild Ones|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=24|date=11 June 1994|page=38|issn=0006-2510|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=The Singles Collection 1981–1993|type=album|artist=Kim Wilde|relyear=1993|region=Netherlands|award=Gold|certyear=1994}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=The Singles Collection 1981–1993|type=album|artist=Kim Wilde|relyear=1993|region=Sweden|award=Gold|certyear=1994}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=The Singles Collection 1981–1993|type=album|artist=Kim Wilde|relyear=1993|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|certyear=1994|id=7303-3303-2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==References==
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{{Kim Wilde}}
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[[Category:1993 greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:1993 video albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Rod Temperton]]
[[Category:Kim Wilde compilation albums]]
[[Category:MCA Records compilation albums]]
[[Category:MCA Records video albums]]
[[Category:Music video compilation albums]]
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