''Greatest Hits'' (not to be confused with the 2002 compilation of the same name) is a CD/

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compilation album by the band Blondie released in the UK on November 8, 2005 and internationally on March 6, 2006. It peaked at number 48 on the

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and charted for 7 weeks. This was the first Blondie hits package to combine the CD and

formats.

Overview

The CD contains the band's greatest hits including their comeback hit "

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", a UK #1 in 1999, as well as tracks from their latest studio album ''

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'', a new remix of "

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" and a mashup of " Rapture" and

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" entitled " Rapture Riders", which was a top ten hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2005. The DVD includes videos of seventeen of the band's greatest hits. The compilation was initially released under ''Greatest Hits'' title with a sticker ''Sight + Sound'' on the cover. It was later internationally released as ''Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision'' in early 2006. The new version omits " X Offender" and "

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" on both the CD and DVD, but adds the music video for "Rapture Riders" on the DVD. The digital version of the album further omits "Maria" and "Rapture Riders".

Track listing

Production audio disc

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- producer tracks 1-3, 5, 6 & 13-19 * Giorgio Moroder - producer track 4 * Craig Leon - producer track 7, co-producer track 21 * Super Buddha - remix producer track 8 *

Richard Gottehrer Richard Gottehrer (born 1940) is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive. In 1997, he co-founded the Orchard with longtime business partner Scott Cohen, an independent music distribution company. His career began as ...

- original producer track 8, producer tracks 9-12 * Paolo Cilione - producer track 20 * Claudio Camaione - producer track 20 * Steve Thompson - co-producer track 21 * Mark Vidler - producer track 22 for Go Home productions

References

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