Released 25 November 1985 Release date 25 November 1985 | Hits 3
(1985) Hits 4
(1986) Genre Pop music | |
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Labels Sony Music, Warner Music Group Similar Hits 2, Hits 4, Hits 1, Hits 5, Hits 6 | ||
The Hits Album 3 or Hits 3 is a compilation album released in the UK by CBS and WEA in December 1985. It followed up the extremely successful previous volumes Hits 1 and Hits 2. Although those albums both reached #1, Hits 3 peaked at #2 (held off by Now 6), despite a strong track-listing including a rare appearance of a Madonna track on a compilation album and a further 20 top ten hits.
Contents
Hits 3 was a 28 track double-LP and cassette and selected tracks were also issued on VHS.
Hits 3 features two songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "Frankie" and "The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)".
The Cars song "Drive" previously appeared on Hits 1.
Track listing
Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1):
- A-ha - "Take On Me"
- King - "The Taste of Your Tears"
- Red Box - "Lean on Me (ah-li-ayo)"
- Matt Bianco - "Yeh, Yeh"
- Sister Sledge - "Frankie"
- Denise LaSalle - "My Toot Toot"
- Shakin' Stevens - "Lipstick, Powder and Paint"
Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2):
- Madonna - "Dress You Up"
- Prince and The Revolution - "Raspberry Beret"
- Bruce Springsteen - "Dancing in the Dark"
- Steve Arrington - "Dancin' in the Key of Life"
- Brilliant - "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
- Colonel Abrams - "Trapped"
- Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin - "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3):
- Jennifer Rush - "The Power of Love"
- Paul Young - "Everytime You Go Away"
- The Cars - "Drive" †
- Cyndi Lauper - "Time After Time"
- Sade - "The Sweetest Taboo"
- The Dream Academy - "Life in a Northern Town"
- Bonnie Tyler - "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It"
Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4):
- John Parr - "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
- Huey Lewis and the News - "The Power of Love"
- ZZ Top - "Sleeping Bag"
- Bonnie Tyler - "Holding Out for a Hero"
- Thompson Twins - "King for a Day"
- The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary"
- Echo & the Bunnymen - "Bring On the Dancing Horses"
† Previously available on Hits 1.
Video selection
- A-Ha : "Take On Me"
- King : "The Taste Of Your Tears"
- Red Box : "Lean On Me"
- Matt Bianco : "Yeh Yeh"
- Brilliant : "It's A Man's Man's World"
- Associates : "Take Me To The Girl"
- Jennifer Rush : "The Power Of Love"
- Paul Young : "Every Time You Go Away"
- Simply Red : "Holding Back The Years"
- Dream Academy : "Life In A Northern Town"
- Howard Jones : "Like To Get To Know You Well"
- Shakin' Stevens : "Lipstick Powder & Paint"
- Bonnie Tyler : "Holding Out For A Hero"
- Dead or Alive : "My Heart Goes Bang"
- Screaming Blue Messiahs : "Twin Cadillac Valentine"
- Jesus And Mary Chain : "Just Like Honey"
- Cult : "Rain"
- Prefab Sprout : "When Love Breaks Down"
- Jesse Rae : "Over The Sea"
- Eight Wonder : "Stay With Me"
- Strawberry Switchblade : "Jolene"
- Echo & The Bunnymen : "Bring On The Dancing Horses"