Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits

Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Helen Reddy
Released1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Recorded1971–1975
GenreVocal
Pop/Rock[1]
Length32:11
LabelCapitol
ProducerTom Catalano
Larry Marks
Jay Senter
Joe Wissert
Helen Reddy chronology
No Way to Treat a Lady
(1975) 		Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits
(1975) 		Music, Music
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboardpositive [2]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[3]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[4]

Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy. It was released in 1975 by Capitol Records.

Release and reception

On December 5, 1975, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States, and both Platinum and Double Platinum certifications were issued on February 5, 1992.[5] The album debuted on Billboard's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated the day following Gold certification, December 6, 1975, and made it to number five during its 51 weeks there.[6] In Canada's RPM magazine it reached number 9,[7] and on the album chart in the UK (where it was renamed The Best of Helen Reddy) it matched its number five US showing.[8]

In 1987 an expanded edition that was given the title Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits (And More) was the first release of the original compilation on compact disc,[9] and on April 14, 1997, that edition was reissued with the title Love Songs.[10]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "I Am Woman" (Ray Burton, Helen Reddy) – 3:24
  2. "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) – 3:15
  3. "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" (Linda Laurie) – 3:26
  4. "Delta Dawn" (Larry Collins, Alex Harvey) – 3:08
  5. "You and Me Against the World" (Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams) – 3:08

Side 2

  1. "Angie Baby" (Alan O'Day) – 3:29
  2. "Emotion" (Patti Dahlstrom, Véronique Sanson) – 2:52
  3. "Keep On Singing" (Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen) – 3:03
  4. "Peaceful" (Kenny Rankin) – 2:50
  5. "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady" (Harriet Schock) – 3:26

CD Bonus Tracks

  1. "Somewhere in the Night" (Will Jennings, Richard Kerr) – 3:31
  2. "I Can't Hear You No More" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:48
  3. "You're My World" (Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli, Carl Sigman) – 2:45
  4. "The Happy Girls" (Kim Fowley, Rick Henn, Earle Mankey, Helen Reddy) – 4:00
  5. "Make Love to Me" (Michael Tinsley, Steven Voice, Peter Yellowstone) – 3:49

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 20,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Platinum 100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[20] Gold 10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • Helen Reddy – vocals
  • Jeff Wald – management
  • Francesco Scavullo – photography
  • Roy Kohara – art direction
LP release
  • Tom Catalano – producer (except as noted)
  • Larry Marks – producer ("I Don't Know How to Love Him")
  • Jay Senter – producer ("I Am Woman")
  • Joe Wissert – producer ("Angie Baby", "Emotion", "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady")
CD bonus tracks
  • Frank Day – producer ("Make Love to Me")
  • Kim Fowley – producer ("You're My World", "The Happy Girls")
  • Earle Mankey – producer ("You're My World", "The Happy Girls")
  • Joe Wissert – producer ("Somewhere in the Night", "I Can't Hear You No More")

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. 15 November 1975. p. 70.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 10 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (22 June 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for titles by Helen Reddy Archived 2015-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 646.
  7. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 11 January 1975. p. 13.
  8. ^ "Helen Reddy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits (And More) - Helen Reddy - Releases". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Love Songs - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 248. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "Helen Reddy Album Discography". RPM. RPM Library Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Helen Reddy – Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Helen Reddy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Helen Reddy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Helen Reddy – Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Helen Reddy's Awards Multiply" (PDF). Cash Box. 10 July 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Helen Reddy – Greatest hits". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  20. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1977". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Gold from Down Under" (PDF). Cash Box. 22 November 1975. p. unknown. Retrieved 15 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Helen Reddy – best Of Helen Reddy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  23. ^ "American album certifications – Helen Reddy – Greatest hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

References

  • Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-183-7