Frankie Say Greatest is a compilation album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 2009 by ZTT Records. The album is available in various formats: single CD, double CD, double LP, and DVD. The latter contains the music videos to the band's singles, while the LP version focusses on remixes only.
Track listing
CD: Universal Music TV/All Around The World/ZTT / 2723027 / 2724183
"Relax" - 3:54
"Two Tribes" - 3:23
"Welcome to the Pleasuredome" - 5:11
"War" - 4:14
"The Power of Love" – 5:28
"Ferry Cross The Mersey" – 4:03
"Is Anybody Out There?" - 7:33
"" - 0:34
"Born To Run" – 3:56
"Warriors of the Wasteland" - 4:53
"Rage Hard" – 5:09
"Watching the Wildlife" - 4:19
"Happy Hi!" - 4:04
"The Waves" - 2:44
"Relax" - 3:12
"Two Tribes" - 6:36
"Relax" - 3:30
Additional information:
Track 1 is labelled as "Relax" - Original 7". The original title for this version is also known as "Move" and "Suck It".
Track 2 appears on the original LP and on the 2010 CD Reissue.
Track 3 is also known as "Welcome To The Pleasuredome" or "Welcome To The Pleasuredome".
Track 4 is the "Hide Yourself" version.
Track 6 for instance can be found on: Relax 12" version, Frankie Said, Sex Mix and Bang!...The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Track 7 is an alternative mix from the original song, and is exclusive to this release. Also, the title is misspelled "Is There Anybody Out There?".
Track 8 "" was an unlisted orchestral extract from "Two Tribes" and featured an impersonation of Prince Charles ruminating about orgasms.
Tracks 10, 11 & 12 are the original album versions, taken from "Liverpool".
Track 13 is the album version, taken from "Welcome To The Pleasuredome".
Track 14 has an early fade-out compared to the original version, said edit also appears on the 2009 Japanese "Return To The Pleasuredome" boxset and the 2011 Deluxe Edition of Liverpool. According to Mark Ward, he had been trying to make it sound decent enough to get onto said Japanese set, and hadn't realised that he was using the "wrong" version.
Track 15 and 17 are new remixes, exclusive to this release. Extended versions appear on promos under the names "Chicane Full Mix" and "Lockout's London Mix".
The digital release adds "San Jose" after "Born To Run".
CD 2: Universal Music TV/All Around The World/ZTT / 2724180 / 2724184
"Relax" - 16:22
"Two Tribes" - 9:09
"War" - 8:33
"Welcome To The Pleasuredome" - 12:12
"Rage Hard" - 6:59
"Watching The Wildlife" - 9:07
"Relax" - 3:40
"Suffragette City" - 3:34
"Our Silver Turns To Gold" - 3:39
"Get It On" - 2:33
Track 4 is the extended version from the second 12" single.
Track 5 is taken from the USA 12" single. Also, the name of the remixer is misspelled, it should be Freddy Bastone.
Track 7 is a new remix, exclusive to this release.
Track 9 is an unreleased track, first released a few months earlier in the Japanese set "Return To The Pleasuredome". In addition, the digital release also includes two unreleased covers, "Do You Think I'm Sexy?" and "Every Kinda People".
Track 10 is a short version that appeared on the 12" releases. Various versions were issued, all varying in length.
Vinyl: Universal Music TV/All Around The World/ZTT / 2724443