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Evolution: The Hits

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Evolution: The Hits
Greatest hits album by
Dead or Alive
Released24 June 2003
Recorded1984–2001
GenrePop, dance-pop, new wave, acid house, Hi-NRG, Europop
LengthVarious
LabelEpic / Sony Music
ProducerStock Aitken Waterman
Dead or Alive
Zeus B. Held
Dead or Alive chronology
Unbreakable
(2001) 		Evolution: The Hits
(2003) 		That's the Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Evolution: The Hits is a compilation album from the British dance/pop band Dead or Alive, in 2003. This is the band's second hits collection, after 1987's Rip It Up. This collection spans their musical history from their 1984 debut album, Sophisticated Boom Boom, to 2000's Fragile, and contains all their single releases and several remixes. The album was released in two editions: a single disc containing 18 tracks, and a double disc containing 28 tracks. A DVD video compilation was also released.

Track listing

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Collector's Edition

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CD 1

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  1. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Performance Mix) - 7:27 ** from Youthquake
  2. "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" (12" US Wipe Out Mix) - 6:01 *** from Youthquake
  3. "Sex Drive" - 6:37 from Nukleopatra
  4. "What I Want" - 5:49 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
  5. "Brand New Lover" - 4:48 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  6. "Misty Circles" - 4:39 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
  7. "Lover Come Back to Me" - 4:57 from Youthquake
  8. "I'll Save All My Kisses" - 3:36 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  9. "I Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - 4:43 from Nude
  10. "Hooked on Love" - 5:15 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  11. "I'm a Star" - 4:35 from Nukleopatra
  12. "Something in My House" (2000 Remix) - 5:06 from Fragile
  13. "Isn't It a Pity" - 4:44 from Fragile
  14. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Alternative Metro 7" Edit) - 4:25 Previously unreleased

CD 2

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  1. "I'd Do Anything" - 5:24 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
  2. "Come Home (With Me Baby)" - 3:58 from Nude
  3. "That's the Way (I Like It)" - 3:05 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
  4. "International Thing" - 3:44 from Nukleopatra
  5. "In Too Deep" - 3:48 from Youthquake
  6. "Unhappy Birthday" - 7:32 from Fan the Flame (Part 1)
  7. "I Paralyze" - 5:57 from Fragile
  8. "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" - 6:15 from Nude
  9. "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" - 6:55 from Nude
  10. "Your Sweetness Is Your Weakness" - 5:49 from Fan the Flame (Part 1)
  11. "Nukleopatra" - 4:19 from Nukleopatra
  12. "Rebel Rebel" - 4:04 from Nukleopatra
  13. "Hit and Run Lover" - 4:40 from Fragile
  14. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Mark Moore & Mr. Motion Remix) - 6:20 Previously unreleased

Standard version

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  1. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" - 3:16 from Youthquake
  2. "That's the Way (I Like It)" - 3:05 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
  3. "In Too Deep" - 3:48 from Youthquake
  4. "What I Want" - 5:49 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
  5. "Misty Circles" - 4:39 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
  6. "I'd Do Anything" - 4:00 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
  7. "Lover Come Back to Me" (2003 Remix) - 5:37 * from Youthquake
  8. "I'll Save You All My Kisses" - 3:36 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  9. "Hooked on Love" - 5:15 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  10. "Come Home with Me Baby" - 3:58 from Nude
  11. "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" (7" US Wipe Out Mix) - 3:56 from Youthquake
  12. "Sex Drive" - 5:42 from Nukleopatra
  13. "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" (2003 Remix) - 5:16 * from Nude
  14. "Hit and Run Lover" - 4:40 from Fragile
  15. "Isn't It a Pity" - 4:44 from Fragile
  16. "Brand New Lover" - 4:07 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  17. "Something in My House" - 3:49 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  18. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Metro 7" Edit) - 3:47 Previously unreleased

(*) These versions are incorrectly titled. They are actually the 2000 remixes from the Fragile album.

(**) Incorrectly listed as the Murder Mix.

(***) Slightly edited from the original 6:19 12" version.

Personnel

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Chart positions

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Album

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 111
Japanese Oricon International Albums 47
Germany (Media Control Charts) 42

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
UK US Dance GER AUS
2003 "You Spin Me Round 2003" 23 21 96 62

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
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  • Amazon.com: customer reviews and audio samples of all 18 tracks on single disc version.
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