''Ultimate Collection'' is the second

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by British

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, released on 7 November 2005 by

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. It marked a return for the duo to the recording studio to write and record the only single to be released from the album, " I've Got a Life", which became a commercial success, topping the US

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, reaching the top ten in Scotland and the top twenty in the United Kingdom.

Background and release

The release of the album was preceded by one week the reissue of all eight Eurythmics back-catalogue albums originally released by RCA Records. These reissues include remastered tracks and bonus material. The fact that the ''Ultimate Collection'' was closely connected to these reissues is also the chief reason for the omission of " Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)". While that song peaked at number four in the United Kingdom in 1984 and was later featured on the previous ''

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'' album released in 1991, it is actually taken from the 1984

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soundtrack album '' 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)'', Eurythmics' only album to date not to be released by RCA Records in the UK. Unlike 1991's ''

'', ''Ultimate Collection'' contains two previous unreleased songs, " I've Got a Life" and "Was It Just Another Love Affair?", both recorded during the ''

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'' album sessions, and all of the tracks have been remastered. It also contains no tracks from the duo's albums '' In the Garden'' (1981) and, unlike ''Greatest Hits'', ''

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'' (1989). 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

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chart in the United States. ''Ultimate Collection'' peaked at number five on the

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and has since been certified triple platinum by the

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(BPI).

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Ultimate Collection''. * David A. Stewart – production * Adam Williams – production *

– production *

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– harmonica *

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– vocals * Lewis Ziolek – photography *

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– photography * Michael Segal – photography * Laurence Stevens – art direction, graphic design * Ian Cooper – mastering, remastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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