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  • Audio CD (4 Nov 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: One Little Indian
  • ASIN: B00006YXDR
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 35,812 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. All Is Full Of Love
2. Hyperballad
3. Human Behaviour
4. Joga
5. Bachelorette
6. Army Of Me
7. Pagan Poetry
8. Big Time Sensuality (The Fluke Minimix)
9. Venus As A Boy
10. Hunter
11. Hidden Place
12. Isobel
13. Possibly Maybe
14. Play Dead
15. It’s In Our Hands

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Compiled via a fan survey conducted on her Web site, Björk's Greatest Hits eschews presenting the tracks in chronological order, making for a jumbled ride through the vocalist's unique, twisted and frequently brilliant discography. A few welcome surprises surface, including EP remixes, a rarity (the 1993 David Arnold collaboration "Play Dead") and the previously unreleased "It's in Our Hands," a clever blip-pop number that would have fit nicely on either 1997's Homogenic or 2001's Vespertine. Starting off with a dreamy remix of "All Is Full of Love", the collection contrasts giddy dance-pop such as "Hyperballad" (from the wonderful Post) with the brooding thump of "Army of Me" and Debut's "Human Behaviour", while injecting liberal doses of experimental ballads such as "Joga" and "Pagan Poetry". Some choices will grate on the nerves of purists (the sans strings mix of "Hyperballad"), and it would have been nice to hear something from Selmasongs, but with Björk's incredibly consistent discography to work from, it's impossible to screw up a retrospective compilation such as this. --Matthew Cooke

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Bjork's 'Greatest Hits' is a collection of fifteen songs taken from her four solo albums. The tracks, which were all chosen by fans via her website mark Bjork's progression as a unique artist. Includes her top thirty singles 'Army Of Me', 'Play Dead' and 'Venus As A Boy' amongst others.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Bjork - Greatest Hits, 10 May 2003
It’s no mean feat, fusing eccentric musical experimentation with touches of standoffish Scandinavian girliness while still managing to appeal to the masses through a decade-long career. It’s rarer still that Björk, having done all this with what seems relative ease, hadn’t disappeared up her own arse and released a load of electronic wank and titled it ‘Greatest Hits’ just for the irony. As it stands, the tracks from the newly released Greatest Hits album were selected by a fan survey through her website, and so really do represent the People’s Choice.

The album comprises a selection of fifteen songs, spanning all four of the Icelandic singer’s studio albums. They are diverse enough to appeal to a variety of listeners; yet retain within them the distinct sound that the world has come to know as Björk Gudmundsdottir. Although the omission of material from Dancer in the Dark’s Selmasongs and Post’s ‘It’s Oh So Quiet’ are questions worth asking, there really isn’t much to complain about in terms of content.

A gorgeous remix of Homogenic’s ‘All is Full of Love’ opens the album in surprisingly gentle style, flowing onto early hits ‘Hyperballad’ and ‘Human Behaviour’ before hitting its stride in the sheer vocal drama of ‘Joga’ and the full-bodied lyrical marvel that is ‘Bachelorette’. ‘Pagan Poetry’, the beautifully obsessive centrepiece of 2001’s Vespertine, follows a sinister sounding ‘Army of Me’ and precedes the bouncy grooves of ‘Big Time Sensuality’.

The second half of the album loses a little momentum, perhaps caused by what is evidently a random track order that manages to lump together four or five sparse electronic tracks at the back. This having said, songs such as ‘Hidden Place’ and ‘Hunter’ do give an accurate presentation of the darker side of Björk that surfaced circa Homogenic, focusing more on sonic landscapes and atmosphere than traditional song structure. The placing of melodic bass-driven rarity ‘Play Dead’ near the end is a welcome change of pace for the album, closing finally with ‘It’s in Our Hands’, a previously unreleased electronic number that would have sat snugly on Vespertine.

It’s nearly impossible to pick out the highlights from an album compiled of highlights, and for anyone not yet introduced to Björk’s near-inhuman larynx and kooky Icelandic charm, the Greatest Hits album is a great place to start.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Handy Compass to Navigate Her Career!, 1 Nov 2002
There's no doubt that Bjork is good to her dedicated fanbase, as the creation of this retrospective CD tells. Using her formidable web-site she let fans poll for one week as to what were their favourite singles from her four studio albums, from 1993's lovely "Debut" to 2001's amazing "Vespertine". Whilst the whole 'Greatest Hits' compilation idea is hardly original and has more than a whiff of cheap cash-in about it, Bjork at least gives the whole enterprise the kind of unique spin she's been giving pop music for the last nine years. As this lovingly packaged CD demonstrates ...

Fourteen of Bjork's nineteen cuts have made it to the tracklist here, alongside her new single, "It's In Our Hands". Tellingly missing however is her breakout hit "It's Oh So Quiet", her only single that reached the top 5 in the UK (albeit the only song that Bjork herself detests). However, purists will be pleased with the selection on offer here; the video version of "All Is Full Of Love" is used here, not the lesser album version, and the almighty Fluke remix of "Big Time Sensuality", as heard in the promo video, makes an indelible appearance. The rest of the songs are dutifully clipped from the albums in a fan-friendly, "no radio edits here!" vein. Though "All" polled in at number one with fans, runner-up "Hyperballad", "Pagan Poetry", "Isobel" and "Play Dead" are just as amazing.

But the happiest surprise is the new song, "It's In Our Hands", which confirms that, at 37 and after twenty-five years of creating music, Bjork isn't giving up anytime soon, which is music to all her fans' ears! And for those out there who would like to hear more from Bjork, check out the expensive-but-extensive "Family Tree" collection, which goes back to when Bjork was writing music at 15! And the drawings, which are individually numbered and based on each song, are cool too!

Well worth it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Army of she, 10 Dec 2003
By C. Bonsall "Tai-san" (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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Bjork's greatest hits album is a fantastic collection of probably some of her most popular songs. The fact that 'Its Oh So Quiet' is not on there is because as a musician she doesn't want to be tied down to one song (especially seeing that it was a cover song) - which i believe some people may just buy this album to listen to. It has some classics on there such as 'Human Behaviour' 'Joga' 'Hyperballard' 'All is Full of Love' to mention just a few. For anyone not really brave enough to buy one of her albums this is a safe purchase and i assure you that you'd like most of the songs. Definately compliaments any CD collection - a must.
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5.0 out of 5 stars queen of innovation!
bjork is one of the most creative and innovative artists ever!
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Published on 4 Mar 2006 by David Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars suck it and see -a dance classic
Never having heard much of bjorks music.i was a fan of the sugarcubes,so when oh so quiet came out and every five year old loved it,i thought,i would give her a wide berth. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2006 by simon

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect
Almost, but not quite...the concept of getting the fans to decide which versions of which songs should go on the album via a website poll is inspired, and the only thing that I... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Through the looking glass
For someone who has always been aware of Bjork, but never in the right frame of mind to enter into something so immensly intricate as her music: this has been the perfect way to... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars All is not quite full of love...
There are some storming tracks on this "Greatest Hits" release, my personal favourites are "Pagan Poetry", "Joga", "Hyperballad" and the seminal "All Is Full Of Love"(yes, the one... Read more
Published on 29 April 2003 by T. Picton

3.0 out of 5 stars Violently Unhappy
This album, although it contains many singles, doesn't include "It's Oh So Quiet" or "Violently Happy": Two of her biggest hits. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2003 by connell_d

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the right choice of songs
I really like Bjork but I'm not a die-hard fan because there's always a 'difficult' song on her albums, which makes me wonder why she's put it in when she can create such... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars The real deal vocal harmony group
Elton John is not a name that springs to mind when considering the Icelandic diva Bjork, however he hit the nail on the head when he described her as the most original musician to... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2003 by denise01360

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