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  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 (Japan only)

Das dritte Studioalbum “Catch As Catch Can” verkaufte sich nicht mehr so gut wie seine beiden Vorgänger. Dieser Umstand war sicherlich auch mit ein Grund, dass der Plattenvertrag mit RAK Records nicht mehr verlängert wurde. Zudem wurde RAK Records 1984 von EMI gekauft. Im Herbst 1984 brachte man dann bei EMI The Very Best Of Kim Wilde zeitnah zum neuen Album “Teases & Dares” heraus, welches beim neuen Plattenlabel MCA erschien. Das Rezept ist einfach: man nehme alle Singles und fülle den Rest mit ein paar Albumtracks und fertig ist die Compilation. Ob nun “House Of Salome” als dritte geplante Single noch Catch as Catch Can promoten sollte oder schon als Kaufargument für The Very Best Of Kim Wilde diente ist nicht bekannt.

Für den Sammler interessant ist die koreanische Schallplatte, die mit 3 Titeln weniger auskommen muss. Die schon auf den Alben zensierten Songs “2-6-5-8-0”, “Our Town” und “Cambodia” werden auch nicht auf The Very Best Of Kim Wilde veröffentlicht. Auf CD erscheint diese Compilation 1987. Die japanische LP und CD-Ausgabe von The Very Best Of Kim Wilde enthält mit “Bitter Is Better” einen Song mehr.

The third studio album “Catch As Catch Can” commercially sold weaker than the albums before. This was another fact for not re-signing the record contract with RAK Records. RAK Records was sold to EMI in 1984. In automn 1984 EMI released The Very Best Of Kim Wilde short before the new album “Teases & Dares” which was recorded by Kim for the new record label MCA. The recipe is easy: Take all the singles and put some albums tracks around - ready is the compilation. It is unkown wheter “House Of Salome” was released as a single to promote “Catch As Catch Can” or to make attention to The Very Best Of Kim Wilde.

For collectors interest is the Korean issue of The Very Best Of Kim Wilde, which contains only 13 of 16 tracks. The tracks “2-6-5-8-0”, “Our Town” and “Cambodia” were censored and not included on the albums and the new compilation as well. On CD available is The Very Best Of Kim Wilde in 1987. The Japanese vinyl and CD issue contains one more extra track (“Bitter Is Better”)


  • Release Date / Veröffentlichungsdatum

Europe: 1-Nov 1984

Japan: 1-Sep-1984

 


  • Chart Watch / Chartplatzierungen

Country

highest position

date of entry

weeks in charts

weeks in Top10

estimated sales

 

Land

Höchstplatzierung

Eintritt am

Anzahl Wochen

 Wochen in Top10

geschätzte Verkäufe

 

Australia 2Flagge_AU

13

27-Aug-84

16

 
 
 

Germany 2Flagge_DE

61

 1984

1

 
 
 

Switzerland 2Flagge_SE

25

22-July-84

3

 
 
 

UK 2Flagge_CH

78

 18-May-85

4

 

 

 


  • Production Credits

Kids In America:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Chequered Love:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Water On Glass:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

2-6-5-8-0:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Boys:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Our Town:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Everything We Know:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

You´ll Never Be So Wrong:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Cambodia:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

View From A Bridge:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Love Blonde:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

House Of Salome:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Dancing In The Dark:

composed and written by Nicky Chinn and Paul Gurvitz

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Child Come Away:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Take Me Tonight:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Stay Awhile:

composed and written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

Bitter Is Better:

composed and written by M. Tsuchiya and B. Crunchfield

 produced by Ricky Wilde

 

photography / design: Gered Mankowitz / Cream

recorded at The Lodge (UK), RAK Studios (UK) / mixed at The Lodge (UK) and RAK Studios (UK)

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