''Clubland's Greatest Hits'' is the first

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released by American singer

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through

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and Cold Front Records on November 10, 1998. It marked her first album release, following her defunct from

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, as well her first and last album for K-Tel and Cold Front Records. The

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features the highest-charting singles from Cardwell's two studio albums released between 1995 and 1997 as well as a few

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es of her past singles.

Background

In 1998, Cardwell departed from

. The two-disc collection comprising eight songs and a variety of remixes was later released by

in collaboration with Cold Front Records.Published by Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (2003, August 9). Cardwell Compilation Covers 'More' Ground. ''Billboard'', Volume 115: No. 32, Page 52. Retrieved from https://books.google.com In an interview with ''Billboard'', Cardwell stated, "Oh, that compilation was such a fiasco." when talking about her then-new

''More (1992–2003)''. ''Clubland's Greatest Hits'' received a mixed review from

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's Michael Freedberg, who criticized the album's content by saying, "These 14 tracks aren't clubland's greatest hits but Cardwell has long been one of the first-called house-music divas, and these songs tell why."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Clubland's Greatest Hits''.Joi Cardwell – Clubland's Greatest Hits > Credits
All Music Guide. Retrieved on February 15, 2017 * Joi Cardwell – lead vocals (All tracks), backing vocals, producer, executive producer, songwriting * Hani Al-Bader – producer * Eddie Baez – producer * Marcia Button –

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* Konrad Carelli – additional recording engineer * Carlton Carter – drums,

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, producer * Fred Cash – bass guitar * Phillip Damien – producer * Deep Dish – producer * Michael T. Diamond – producer * Kazuhiko Gomi –

, producer *

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– producer * Jon Kevin Jones – guitar * Fred Jorio – programming * Frankie Knuckles – producer * Shedrick Mitchell – organ * George Morel – drums, programming, producer * James 'Sleepy Keys' Preston – piano, songwriting * Warren Riker – mixing * Anthony Saunders – engineer * Peter "Ski" Schwartz – producer * Duncan Stanbury – mastering * Junior Vasquez – producer * Willy Washington – songwriting

References

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