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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):

  1. A-ha - "Take On Me"
  2. King - "The Taste of Your Tears"
  3. Red Box - "Lean on Me (ah-li-ayo)"
  4. Matt Bianco - "Yeh, Yeh"
  5. Sister Sledge - "Frankie"
  6. Denise LaSalle - "My Toot Toot"
  7. Shakin' Stevens - "Lipstick, Powder and Paint"

Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2):

  1. Madonna - "Dress You Up"
  2. Prince and The Revolution - "Raspberry Beret"
  3. Bruce Springsteen - "Dancing in the Dark"
  4. Steve Arrington - "Dancin' in the Key of Life"
  5. Brilliant - "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
  6. Colonel Abrams - "Trapped"
  7. Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin - "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"

Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3):

  1. Jennifer Rush - "The Power of Love"
  2. Paul Young - "Everytime You Go Away"
  3. The Cars - "Drive" †
  4. Cyndi Lauper - "Time After Time"
  5. Sade - "The Sweetest Taboo"
  6. The Dream Academy - "Life in a Northern Town"
  7. Bonnie Tyler - "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It"

Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4):

  1. John Parr - "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
  2. Huey Lewis and the News - "The Power of Love"
  3. ZZ Top - "Sleeping Bag"
  4. Bonnie Tyler - "Holding Out for a Hero"
  5. Thompson Twins - "King for a Day"
  6. The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary"
  7. Echo & the Bunnymen - "Bring On the Dancing Horses"

† Previously available on Hits 1.

Video selection

  1. A-Ha : "Take On Me"
  2. King : "The Taste Of Your Tears"
  3. Red Box : "Lean On Me"
  4. Matt Bianco : "Yeh Yeh"
  5. Brilliant : "It's A Man's Man's World"
  6. Associates : "Take Me To The Girl"
  7. Jennifer Rush : "The Power Of Love"
  8. Paul Young : "Every Time You Go Away"
  9. Simply Red : "Holding Back The Years"
  10. Dream Academy : "Life In A Northern Town"
  11. Howard Jones : "Like To Get To Know You Well"
  12. Shakin' Stevens : "Lipstick Powder & Paint"
  13. Bonnie Tyler : "Holding Out For A Hero"
  14. Dead or Alive : "My Heart Goes Bang"
  15. Screaming Blue Messiahs : "Twin Cadillac Valentine"
  16. Jesus And Mary Chain : "Just Like Honey"
  17. Cult : "Rain"
  18. Prefab Sprout : "When Love Breaks Down"
  19. Jesse Rae : "Over The Sea"
  20. Eight Wonder : "Stay With Me"
  21. Strawberry Switchblade : "Jolene"
  22. Echo & The Bunnymen : "Bring On The Dancing Horses"

References

Hits 3 (compilation album) Wikipedia
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