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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Ultimate Collection
| name = Ultimate Collection
| Type = greatest
| type = greatest
| Artist = [[Eurythmics]]
| artist = [[Eurythmics]]
| Cover = Eurythmics - Ultimate Collection.jpg
| cover = Eurythmics - Ultimate Collection.png
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| Released = 7 November 2005
| alt =
| Recorded = 1982–2005
| released = 7 November 2005
| recorded = 1982–2000
| Genre = [[New Wave music|New Wave]], [[synthpop]], [[pop rock]]
| Length = 79:50
| studio =
| Label = [[RCA Records]],
| genre =
* [[New wave music|New wave]]
| Producer = [[David A. Stewart]]
* [[synth-pop]]
| Last album = ''[[Peace (Eurythmics album)|Peace]]''<br />(1999)
* [[pop rock]]
| This album = '''''Ultimate Collection'''''<br />(2005)
| length = 79:42
| Next album = ''[[Boxed (Eurythmics)|Boxed]]''<br />(2005)
| Misc = {{Singles
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| producer =
| Name = Ultimate Collection
* [[David A. Stewart]]
| Type = greatest
* Adam Williams
| Single 1 = [[I've Got a Life]]
* Eurythmics
| Single 1 date = 17 October 2005
| prev_title = [[Peace (Eurythmics album)|Peace]]
}}
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Boxed (Eurythmics)|Boxed]]
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ultimate Collection
| type = greatest
| single1 = [[I've Got a Life]]
| single1date = 17 October 2005
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |first=Andy |last=Kellman |title=Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ultimate-collection-mw0000347344 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r802569/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
}}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->


'''''Ultimate Collection''''' is the second greatest hits [[compilation album]] by the British pop duo [[Eurythmics]], and was released in November 2005. This set preceded (by one week) the re-issuing of all eight Eurythmics back-catalogue albums originally released on the [[RCA Records]] label. 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 (Eurythmics album)|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 through RCA.
'''''Ultimate Collection''''' is the second [[greatest hits album]] by British [[Pop music|pop]] duo [[Eurythmics]], released on 7 November 2005 by [[RCA Records]]. This set 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) (song)|Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)]]". While that song peaked at number four in the United Kingdom in 1984 and was later featured on the previous ''[[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)|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.


Unlike 1991's ''[[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)|Greatest Hits]]'', ''Ultimate Collection'' contains two newly recorded songs "I've Got a Life" and "Was It Just Another Love Affair?", 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]]''.
Unlike 1991's ''[[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)|Greatest Hits]]'', ''Ultimate Collection'' contains two previous unreleased songs, "[[I've Got a Life]]" and "Was It Just Another Love Affair?", both recorded during the ''[[Peace (Eurythmics album)|Peace]]'' album sessions, and all of the tracks have been remastered. It also contains no tracks from the duo's albums ''[[In the Garden (Eurythmics album)|In the Garden]]'' (1981) and, unlike ''Greatest Hits'', ''[[We Too Are One]]'' (1989).


One of the new songs recorded for this collection, "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 Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in the United States.
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 Songs|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 [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]. It peaked at No. 116 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
''Ultimate Collection'' peaked at number five on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and has since been certified triple platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Annie Lennox]] and [[David A. Stewart]], except "When Tomorrow Comes" co-written by Patrick Seymour
| all_writing = [[Annie Lennox]] and [[David A. Stewart]], except "When Tomorrow Comes" co-written by Patrick Seymour
| extra_column = Note
| extra_column = Original appearance
| total_length = 79:42

| title1 = [[I've Got a Life]]
| title1 = [[I've Got a Life]]
| extra1 = previously unreleased
| extra1 = new track<ref name="ReferenceA">Eurythmics ''Ultimate Collection'' CD liner notes</ref>
| length1 = 4:05
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = [[Love Is a Stranger]]
| title2 = [[Love Is a Stranger]]
| extra2 = ''[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]'' (1983)
| length2 = 3:42
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]
| title3 = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]
| length3 = 3:36
| extra3 = ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)''
| title4 = [[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]
| length4 = 3:44
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = [[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]
| extra4 = Single Edit
| extra4 = ''[[Touch (Eurythmics album)|Touch]]'' (1983)
| title5 = [[Right by Your Side]]
| length5 = 3:49
| length4 = 3:44
| note4 = single edit
| extra5 = Single Edit
| title5 = [[Right by Your Side (Eurythmics song)|Right by Your Side]]
| title6 = [[Here Comes the Rain Again]]
| extra5 = ''Touch''
| length6 = 4:51
| length5 = 3:49
| title7 = [[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]
| note5 = single edit
| length7 = 4:26
| title6 = [[Here Comes the Rain Again]]
| title8 = [[There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)]]
| extra6 = ''Touch''
| note8 = with [[Stevie Wonder]] on harmonica<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
| length6 = 4:51
| extra8 = Single Edit
| title7 = [[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]
| length8 = 4:41
| extra7 = ''[[Be Yourself Tonight]]'' (1985)
| title9 = [[Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves]]
| length7 = 4:26
| note9 = with [[Aretha Franklin]]
| title8 = [[There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)]]
| extra9 = Single Edit
| extra8 = ''Be Yourself Tonight''
| length9 = 4:53
| note8 = single edit
| title10 = [[It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)]]
| length10 = 3:47
| length8 = 4:41
| title9 = [[Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves]]
| title11 = [[When Tomorrow Comes]]
| note9 = with [[Aretha Franklin]]; single edit
| length11 = 4:15
| extra9 = ''Be Yourself Tonight'' and ''[[Who's Zoomin' Who?]]'' (1985)
| extra11 = Single Edit
| length9 = 4:53
| title12 = [[Thorn in My Side]]
| title10 = [[It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)]]
| length12 = 4:13
| extra10 = ''Be Yourself Tonight''
| title13 = [[The Miracle of Love]]
| length13 = 4:35
| length10 = 3:47
| title11 = [[When Tomorrow Comes]]
| extra13 = Single Edit
| length11 = 4:15
| title14 = [[Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)|Missionary Man]]
| note11 = single edit
| length14 = 3:47
| extra11 = ''[[Revenge (Eurythmics album)|Revenge]]'' (1986)
| extra14 = Single Edit
| title15 = [[You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart]]
| title12 = [[Thorn in My Side]]
| extra12 = ''Revenge''
| length15 = 3:52
| length12 = 4:13
| title16 = [[I Need a Man (Eurythmics song)|I Need a Man]]
| title13 = [[The Miracle of Love]]
| length16 = 4:23
| extra13 = ''Revenge''
| title17 = [[I Saved the World Today]]
| length17 = 4:26
| length13 = 4:35
| note13 = single edit
| extra17 = Single Edit
| title18 = [[17 Again (song)|17 Again]]
| title14 = [[Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)|Missionary Man]]
| extra14 = ''Revenge''
| length18 = 4:20
| length14 = 3:47
| extra18 = Single Edit
| note14 = single edit
| title19 = Was It Just Another Love Affair?
| title15 = [[You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart]]
| extra19 = new track<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
| extra15 =''[[Savage (Eurythmics album)|Savage]]'' (1987)
| length19 = 3:50
| length15 = 3:52
| title16 = [[I Need a Man (Eurythmics song)|I Need a Man]]
| extra16 = ''Savage''
| length16 = 4:23
| title17 = [[I Saved the World Today]]
| extra17 = ''[[Peace (Eurythmics album)|Peace]]'' (1999)
| length17 = 4:26
| note17 = single edit
| title18 = [[17 Again (song)|17 Again]]
| extra18 = ''Peace''
| length18 = 4:20
| note18 = single edit
| title19 = Was It Just Another Love Affair?
| extra19 = previously unreleased
| length19 = 3:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = [[iTunes Store]] bonus track
| extra_column = Original appearance
| title20 = [[The King and Queen of America]]
| extra20 = ''[[We Too Are One]]'' (1989)
| length20 = 4:21
| total_length = 84:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = DVD
| title1 = I've Got a Life
| note1 = music video
| title2 = Love Is A Stranger
| note2 = music video
| title3 = Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
| note3 = music video
| title4 = Who's That Girl
| note4 = music video
| title5 = Right by Your Side
| note5 = music video
| title6 = Here Comes the Rain Again
| note6 = music video
| title7 = Would I Lie to You?
| note7 = music video
| title8 = There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
| note8 = music video
| title9 = Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
| note9 = music video
| title10 = It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)
| note10 = music video
| title11 = When Tomorrow Comes
| note11 = music video
| title12 = Thorn in My Side
| note12 = music video
| title13 = The Miracle of Love
| note13 = music video
| title14 = Missionary Man
| note14 = music video
| title15 = You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart
| note15 = music video
| title16 = I Need a Man
| note16 = music video
| title17 = I Saved the World Today
| note17 = music video
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Ultimate Collection''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Ultimate Collection |type=liner notes |others=[[Eurythmics]] |publisher=[[RCA Records]] |year=2005 |id=82876748412}}</ref>
*Mastered and remastered by Ian Cooper

*Producer – Adam Williams (track 2), David A. Stewart (tracks: 1 to 16, 19), Eurythmics (tracks: 17, 18)
{{Div col}}
* [[David A. Stewart]] – production {{small|(tracks 1–16, 19)}}
* Adam Williams – production {{small|(track 2)}}
* [[Eurythmics]] – production {{small|(tracks 17, 18)}}
* [[Stevie Wonder]] – harmonica {{small|(track 8)}}
* [[Aretha Franklin]] – vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
* Lewis Ziolek – photography
* [[Peter Ashworth]] – photography
* Michael Segal – photography
* [[Laurence Stevens]] – art direction, graphic design
* Ian Cooper – mastering, remastering
{{Div col end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Chart positions===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Ultimate Collection''
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2005–2006)
!Chart
!Peak<br>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|14|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=29 October 2011}}
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]]<ref name="auchart">{{cite web| title = australian-charts.com Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection| publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]]| url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|format=ASP| accessdate=2011-10-29}}</ref>
|14
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|29|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2012}}
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref name="atchart">{{cite web|title=austriancharts.at Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection|work=Hung Medien|language=German|format=ASP|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|29
|-
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|12|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=7 November 2011}}
|align="left"|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)<ref name="beVlchart">{{cite web|title= ultratop.be Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|language=Dutch|publisher=Ultratop|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|accessdate=2011-11-07}}</ref>
|12
|-
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|42|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=7 November 2011}}
|align="left"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)]]<ref name="bewachart">{{cite web|title= ultratop.be Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|language=Dutch|work= Hung Medien|format=ASP|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=2011-11-07}}</ref>
|42
|-
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|14|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|align="left"|Danish Albums Chart<ref name="dkchart">{{cite web|title=danishcharts.com Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection|work=danishcharts.com|url=http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|format=ASP|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|14
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|40|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2012}}
|align="left"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref name="nlchart">{{cite web|title=dutchcharts.nl Eurythmics – Peace|work=dutchcharts.nl|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|40
|-
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hhMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA81 |title=Hits of the World |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=117 |issue=48 |date=26 November 2005 |page=81 |issn=0006-2510 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
|align="left"|European Albums Chart<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eurythmics|chart=European Albums}}</ref>
|14
| 14
|-
|-
{{album chart|Finland|40|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|align="left"|Finnish Albums Chart<ref name="fichart">{{cite web|title=finnishcharts.com Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a
|accessdate=2 February 2010}}</ref>
|40
|-
|-
|align="left"|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French SNEP Compilation Albums Chart]]<ref name="fracharts">{{cite web|url=http://infodisc.fr/Album_E.php|title=InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste|language=French|publisher=infodisc.fr|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
! scope="row"| French Compilation Albums ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=E |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste |website=InfoDisc |language=fr |access-date=24 April 2020}} ''Select "EURYTHMICS" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".''</ref>
|17
| 17
|-
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|36|id=24615|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|German Media Control Albums Chart]]<ref name="dechart">{{cite web
| url=http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Eurythmics&title=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a&country=de| title=Album Search: Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection| language=German| publisher=Media Control| accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|36
|-
|-
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="itayearend">{{cite web | url = http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe2005.htm | title = Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 2005 |language=Italian | publisher = hitparadeitalia.it | accessdate = 2012-01-11}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm |title=Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Άλμπουμ |trans-title=Top 50 Greek and Foreign Albums |language=el |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |date=4 December 2005 |access-date=24 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212060254/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm |archivedate=12 December 2005}}</ref>
|9
| 47
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Irish Albums ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 17 November 2005 |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=45 |publisher=[[GfK Chart-Track]] |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112073614/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=46 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 November 2017}}</ref>
|align="left"|Japanese Oricon Albums Chart<ref name="Jachart">{{cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/633815/1/ ユーリズミックス-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック| title= Highest position and charting weeks of ''Ultimate Collection'' by Eurythmics| language=Japanese| work=oricon.co.jp| publisher=''[[Oricon|Oricon Style]]''| accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 9
|152
|-
|-
{{album chart|Italy|9|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|align="left"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref name="NZchart">{{cite web|title=charts.org.nz Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection|work=Hung Medien|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|format=ASP|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|6
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/633815/1/ |script-title=ja:アルティメット・コレクション/ユーリズミックス |trans-title=Ultimate Collection / Eurythmics |language=ja |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218172135/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/633815/1/ |archive-date=18 February 2013}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart]]<ref name="nochart">{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection|work=Hung Medien|publisher=VG-lista|format=ASP|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
| 152
|40
|-
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|6|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=30 August 2019}}
|align="left"|Spanish Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a |title=Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection |publisher=spanishcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
|68
|-
|-
{{album chart|Norway|40|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2012}}
|align="left"|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref name="sechart">{{cite web|title=swedishcharts.com Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection|format=ASP|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|language=Swedish|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|14
|-
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20051113|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|align="left"|[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref name="chchart">{{cite web|title= Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection – hitparade.ch|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Ultimate+Collection&cat=a|language=German|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|publisher=Swiss Music Charts|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|24
|-
|-
{{album chart|Spain|68|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=12 August 2011}}
|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=34804| title= Chart Stats -Eurythmics – Ultimate Collection| publisher=''[[UK Albums Chart]]''|format=PHP| accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|5
|-
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|14|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2012}}
|align="left"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="USchart">{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( Ultimate Collection > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|publisher=allmusic.com|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r802569/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|116
|-
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|24|artist=Eurythmics|album=Ultimate Collection|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' Digital Albums Chart<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eurythmics|chart=Digital Albums}} |title=Eurythmics Album & Song Chart History |work=Billboard |accessdate=22 January 2012}}</ref>
|116
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK2|5|date=20051113|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' Blues Albums Chart<ref name="billboard.com"/>
|7
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|116|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2005 year-end chart performance for ''Ultimate Collection''
|-
|-
!Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
!Position
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20050109/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="itayearend"/>
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| 36
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|align="left"|UK Albums Chart<ref name="UKYearend05">{{cite web|url=
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|36
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf |title=UK Year-End Charts 2006 |work=[[UKChartsPlus]] |page=5 |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref>
!Chart (2006)
| 169
!Position
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2009 year-end chart performance for ''Ultimate Collection''
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2009)
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart<ref name="UKYearend06">{{cite web|url=
! scope="col"| Position
http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf|title=The Official UK Albums Chart – Year-End – 2006|accessdate=2011-09-13}}</ref>
|169
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|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf |title=UK Year-End Charts 2009 |work=UKChartsPlus |page=8 |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref>
!Chart (2009)
| 188
!Position
|-
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart<ref name="UKYearend09">{{cite web|url=
http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf|title=The Official UK Albums Chart – Year-End – 2009|accessdate=2011-09-13}}</ref>
|188
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===Certifications===
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==Certifications and sales==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Eurythmics|title=Ultimate Collection|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2013|id=7855-73-2|date=22 July 2013|access-date=8 August 2021}}
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 20 November 2024

Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by
Eurythmics
Released7 November 2005
Recorded1982–2000
Genre
Length79:42
LabelRCA
Producer
Eurythmics chronology
Peace
(1999) 		Ultimate Collection
(2005) 		Boxed
(2005)
Singles from Ultimate Collection
  1. "I've Got a Life"
    Released: 17 October 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Ultimate Collection is the second greatest hits album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 7 November 2005 by RCA Records. This set 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 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.

Unlike 1991's Greatest Hits, Ultimate Collection contains two previous unreleased songs, "I've Got a Life" and "Was It Just Another Love Affair?", both recorded during the Peace 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, We Too Are One (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 Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States.

Ultimate Collection peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Track listing

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

No.TitleOriginal appearanceLength
1."I've Got a Life"previously unreleased4:05
2."Love Is a Stranger"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)3:42
3."Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)3:36
4."Who's That Girl?" (single edit)Touch (1983)3:44
5."Right by Your Side" (single edit)Touch3:49
6."Here Comes the Rain Again"Touch4:51
7."Would I Lie to You?"Be Yourself Tonight (1985)4:26
8."There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (single edit)Be Yourself Tonight4:41
9."Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin; single edit)Be Yourself Tonight and Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985)4:53
10."It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"Be Yourself Tonight3:47
11."When Tomorrow Comes" (single edit)Revenge (1986)4:15
12."Thorn in My Side"Revenge4:13
13."The Miracle of Love" (single edit)Revenge4:35
14."Missionary Man" (single edit)Revenge3:47
15."You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"Savage (1987)3:52
16."I Need a Man"Savage4:23
17."I Saved the World Today" (single edit)Peace (1999)4:26
18."17 Again" (single edit)Peace4:20
19."Was It Just Another Love Affair?"previously unreleased3:50
Total length:79:42
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleOriginal appearanceLength
20."The King and Queen of America"We Too Are One (1989)4:21
Total length:84:03
DVD
No.TitleLength
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

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ultimate Collection.[2]

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Ultimate Collection
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[29] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[30] Platinum 200,000‡
Ireland (IRMA)[31] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Italy
sales in 2005 		— 130,000[32]
Italy (FIMI)[33] Gold 25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] 3× Platinum 900,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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