Ultimate Collection (Eurythmics album)

Ultimate Collection is the second greatest hits compilation album by the British pop duo Eurythmics. It was released on 7 November 2005 by RCA Records. This set preceded (by one week) the re-issuing of all eight Eurythmics back-catalogue albums originally released by RCA Records. These re-issues include remastered tracks and bonus material. The fact that the Ultimate Collection was closely connected to these re-issues is also the chief reason for the omission of "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)". While that song gave Eurythmics a No. 4 hit in the UK in 1984 and was later featured on the previous Greatest Hits album released in 1991, it is actually taken from the 1984 Virgin Records soundtrack album 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother), Eurythmics' only album to date not to be released by RCA Records in the UK.

Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by Eurythmics
Released	7 November 2005
Recorded	1982–2000
Genre	New wave, synthpop, pop rock
Length	79:42
Label	RCA Records, Arista Records
Producer	David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Peace (1999) Ultimate Collection (2005) Boxed (2005)
Singles from Ultimate Collection
"I've Got a Life" Released: 17 October 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Unlike 1991's Greatest Hits, Ultimate Collection contains two previous unreleased songs "I've Got a Life" and "Was It Just Another Love Affair?", recorded on the "Peace" album sessions, and all of the tracks have been remastered. Also unlike the 1991 compilation, Ultimate Collection contains no tracks from the duo's 1989 album We Too Are One.

One of the new songs, "I've Got a Life", was released as a single. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 14 and spent three weeks at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States.

Ultimate Collection peaked at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified triple Platinum by the BPI. It peaked at No. 116 on the US Billboard 200.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "When Tomorrow Comes" co-written by Patrick Seymour.

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"I've Got a Life"	new track[2]	4:05
2.	"Love Is a Stranger"		3:42
3.	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"		3:36
4.	"Who's That Girl?"	Single Edit	3:44
5.	"Right by Your Side"	Single Edit	3:49
6.	"Here Comes the Rain Again"		4:51
7.	"Would I Lie to You?"		4:26
8.	"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (with Stevie Wonder on harmonica[2])	Single Edit	4:41
9.	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin)	Single Edit	4:53
10.	"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"		3:47
11.	"When Tomorrow Comes"	Single Edit	4:15
12.	"Thorn in My Side"		4:13
13.	"The Miracle of Love"	Single Edit	4:35
14.	"Missionary Man"	Single Edit	3:47
15.	"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"		3:52
16.	"I Need a Man"		4:23
17.	"I Saved the World Today"	Single Edit	4:26
18.	"17 Again"	Single Edit	4:20
19.	"Was It Just Another Love Affair?"	new track[2]	3:50
Total length:			79:42

iTunes version bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The King and Queen of America"	4:21

DVD Ultimate Collection

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I've Got a Life" (music video)
2.	"Love Is A Stranger" (music video)
3.	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" (music video)
4.	"Who's That Girl" (music video)
5.	"Right by Your Side" (music video)
6.	"Here Comes the Rain Again" (music video)
7.	"Would I Lie to You?" (music video)
8.	"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (music video)
9.	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (music video)
10.	"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" (music video)
11.	"When Tomorrow Comes" (music video)
12.	"Thorn in My Side" (music video)
13.	"The Miracle of Love" (music video)
14.	"Missionary Man" (music video)
15.	"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" (music video)
16.	"I Need a Man" (music video)
17.	"I Saved the World Today" (music video)

Personnel

• Mastered and remastered by Ian Cooper
• Producer – Adam Williams (track 2), David A. Stewart (tracks: 1 to 16, 19), Eurythmics (tracks: 17, 18)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–06) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 14 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 29 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 12 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 42 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 40 European Albums (Billboard)[9] 14 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 40 French Compilation Albums (SNEP)[11] 17 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 36 Greek Albums (IFPI)[13] 47 Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 9 Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 9 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 152 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 40 Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 5 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 68 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 14 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 24 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 5 US Billboard 200[24] 116

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position UK Albums (OCC)[25] 36 Chart (2006) Position UK Albums (OCC)[26] 169 Chart (2009) Position UK Albums (OCC)[27] 188

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	2× Platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)[29]	Gold	25,000^*
Ireland (IRMA)[30]	2× Platinum	30,000^^
Italy sales in 2005	—	130,000[31]
Italy (FIMI)[32]	Gold	40,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33]	Gold	7,500^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	3× Platinum	900,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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