Greatest Hits (2008 Ace of Base album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Box set by Ace of Base
Released	14 November 2008
Recorded	1991–2008
Genre	Pop
Label	Mega/Playground Music (Original); Crimson Productions (Gold)
Ace of Base chronology
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	Ace Of Base – Gold (repackaged release)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Swedish group Ace of Base. It is their second compilation with this title, the first being Arista's 2000 US release Greatest Hits (2000). It was released by Mega Records and Playground Music on 14 November 2008.^[1] The compilation was released in multiple formats, including a single disc edition and a 2-CD DVD compilation which includes 16 of their hits, 13 previously released remixes, and 17 music videos. The set also includes four newly recorded remakes of hit songs. Beside previously unreleased songs included on the 2015 compilation album Hidden Gems, this is the last Ace of Base album to date with new material to feature vocalist Jenny Berggren.

In 2019, the collection was repackaged with Hidden Gems instead of the DVD and released as Ace of Base – Gold in the United Kingdom.^[2] The re-release charted 59 for one week in the UK and thus was Ace of Base's return to the charts since their 2010 album The Golden Ratio worldwide and since the 1999 compilation Singles of the 90s in the UK.^[3]

Background

The project was initially conceived as Ace of Base's fifth studio album, to consist of seven new songs and seven re-recordings of hit songs.^[4] The remakes were created to give the songs a more modern feel. According to Ulf Ekberg, the compilation was a contract obligation and halted plans for the band's then-upcoming album.^[5] Though Linn's image appears on the cover of the compilation, she is not featured on any of the new material.

The set includes re-recorded versions of the songs "Wheel of Fortune" and "Don't Turn Around", while the version released internationally on iTunes includes a remake of "Lucky Love",^[6] and the Japanese edition includes a new version of "The Sign". An expanded version of the remixes portion called "Classic Remixes Extended" was later released to iTunes, consisting of 44 previously released remixes.

Track listings

Greatest Hits

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Sign" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Jonas "Joker" Berggren	Denniz Pop Joker Douglas Carr	3:08
2.	"All That She Wants" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ulf Ekberg	Pop Joker Ekberg	3:30
3.	"Wheel of Fortune" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg TOEC	3:40
4.	"Lucky Love" (from The Bridge)	Joker Billy Steinberg	Pop Max Martin Joker	2:52
5.	"Beautiful Life" (from The Bridge)	Joker John Ballard	Pop Martin Joker	3:39
6.	"Happy Nation (Radio Edit)" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg	3:32
7.	"Life Is a Flower" (from Flowers)	Joker	Joker Per Adebratt Tommy Ekman	3:47
8.	"Don't Turn Around" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Albert Hammond Diane Warren	Per Adebratt Tommy Ekman	3:51
9.	"Hallo Hallo" (from Singles of the 90s)	Joker	The Trinity Boys	2:51
10.	"Always Have, Always Will" (from Flowers/Cruel Summer)	Joker Mike Chapman	Ole Evenrude	3:46
11.	"Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix)" (from Flowers)	Sara Dallin Siobhan Fahey Keren Woodward Anthony Swain Steve Jolley	Stephen Hague Joker Ekberg Johnny Jam & Delgado	4:07
12.	"Unspeakable" (from Da Capo)	Joker Adam Anders Nicklas von der Burg Magnus Lindsten	von der Burg Harry Sommerdahl Joker	3:15
13.	"C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (from Singles of the 90s/Greatest Hits)	Joker	J. Ekgren S. Pettersen S. Rösnes	3:27
14.	"Living in Danger" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Adebratt Ekman	3:10
15.	"Beautiful Morning" (from Da Capo)	Joker Jenny Berggren Linn Berggren	Pontus Söderqvist Axel Breitung^[a] Kay Nickold^[b]	3:00
16.	"Da Capo" (from Da Capo)	Joker	Thorsten Brötzmann Jeo von der Burg^[c] Sommerdahl^[c] Håkan Christoffersson^[d] Joker^[d]	3:10
Total length:				54:45

*Greatest Hits* – iTunes edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lucky Love 2009" (new recording)	Joker Steinberg	Karl-Johan Råsmark	3:00
2.	"The Sign" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker	Pop Joker Carr	3:08
3.	"All That She Wants" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Pop Joker Ekberg	3:30
4.	"Wheel of Fortune" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg TOEC	3:40
5.	"Lucky Love" (from The Bridge)	Joker Steinberg	Pop Martin Joker	2:52
6.	"Beautiful Life" (from The Bridge)	Joker Ballard	Pop Martin Joker	3:39
7.	"Happy Nation (Radio Edit)" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg	3:32
8.	"Life Is a Flower" (from Flowers)	Joker	Joker Per Adebratt Tommy Ekman	3:47
9.	"Don't Turn Around" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Hammond Warren	Adebratt Ekman	3:51
10.	"Hallo Hallo" (from Singles of the 90s)	Joker	The Trinity Boys	2:51
11.	"Always Have, Always Will" (from Flowers/Cruel Summer)	Joker Chapman	Ole Evenrude	3:46
12.	"Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix)" (from Flowers)	Dallin Fahey Woodward Swain Jolley	Hague Joker Ekberg Jam & Delgado	4:07
13.	"Unspeakable" (from Da Capo)	Joker Anders N. von der Burg Lindsten	N. von der Burg Sommerdahl Joker	3:15
14.	"C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (from Singles of the 90s/Greatest Hits)	Joker	J. Ekgren S. Pettersen S. Rösnes	3:27
15.	"Living in Danger" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Adebratt Ekman	3:10
16.	"Beautiful Morning" (from Da Capo)	Joker Jenny Berggren L. Berggren	Söderqvist Breitung^[a] Nickold^[b]	3:00
17.	"Da Capo" (from Da Capo)	Joker	Brötzmann Jeo N. von der Burg^[c] Sommerdahl^[c] Christoffersson^[d] Joker^[d]	3:10
18.	"Whenever You're Near Me" (from Cruel Summer)	Chapman	Evenrude	3:32
19.	"Everytime It Rains" (from Cruel Summer)	Steinberg Rick Nowels Maria Vidal	Cutfather & Joe	3:55
20.	"Love in December" (from Singles of the 90s)	Joker Ekberg Jenny Berggren L. Berggren	Soul Poets	4:00
Total length:				1:09:12

*Greatest Hits* – Japan edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Sign" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker	Pop Joker Carr	3:09
2.	"All That She Wants" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Pop Joker Ekberg	3:30
3.	"Wheel of Fortune" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg TOEC	3:40
4.	"Lucky Love" (from The Bridge)	Joker Steinberg	Pop Martin Joker	2:52
5.	"Beautiful Life" (from The Bridge)	Joker Ballard	Pop Martin Joker	3:39
6.	"Happy Nation (Radio Edit)" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg	3:32
7.	"Life Is a Flower" (from Flowers)	Joker	Joker Adebratt Ekman	3:47
8.	"Don't Turn Around" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Hammond Warren	Adebratt Ekman	3:51
9.	"Hallo Hallo" (from Singles of the 90s)	Joker	The Trinity Boys	2:51
10.	"Always Have, Always Will" (from Flowers/Cruel Summer)	Joker Chapman	Ole Evenrude	3:46
11.	"Cruel Summer" (from Flowers/Cruel Summer)	Dallin Fahey Woodward Swain Jolley	Cutfather & Joe	4:07
12.	"Unspeakable" (from Da Capo)	Joker Anders N. von der Burg Lindsten	N. von der Burg Sommerdahl Joker	3:15
13.	"C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (from Singles of the 90s/Greatest Hits)	Joker	Ekgren Pettersen Rösnes	3:27
14.	"Living in Danger" (from Happy Nation/The Sign)	Joker Ekberg	Adebratt Ekman	3:10
15.	"Beautiful Morning" (from Da Capo)	Joker Jenny Berggren Linn Berggren	Pontus Söderqvist Axel Breitung^[a] Kay Nickold^[b]	3:00
16.	"Everytime It Rains" (from Cruel Summer)	Steinberg Rick Nowels Maria Vidal	Cutfather & Joe	3:55
17.	"The Sign (Freedom Bunch Mix)" (new recording)	Joker	Freedom Bunch	3:19
Total length:				58:49

Classic Remixes

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wheel of Fortune 2009" (new recording)	Joker Ekberg	Karl-Johan Råsmark	3:46
2.	"Don't Turn Around 2009" (new recording)	Hammond Warren	Råsmark	3:06
3.	"The Sign" (The Remix)	Joker	Joker Ekberg TOEC	5:42
4.	"Cruel Summer" (Soul Poets House Bust)	Dallin Fahey Woodward Swain Jolley	Cutfather & Joe Soul Poets^[a]	3:46
5.	"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (Sweetbox Funky Mix)	Joker	Pop Martin Joker Sweetbox^[a]	6:47
6.	"Life Is a Flower" (Soul Poets Night Club Mix)	Joker	Joker Adebratt Ekman Soul Poets^[a]	5:14
7.	"All That She Wants" (Madness Version)	Joker	Pop Joker Ekberg	3:30
8.	"Lucky Love" (Raggasol Version)	Joker Steinberg	Pop Martin Joker	2:53
9.	"Travel to Romantis" (Love To Infinity Master Mix)	Joker	Joker Jam & Delgado Love to Infinity^[a]	7:22
10.	"C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (Remix)	Joker	J. Ekgren S. Pettersen S. Rösnes Discomatic^[a]	3:58
11.	"Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg	4:02
12.	"Hallo Hallo" (Dub)	Joker	Jonas von der Burg	6:04
13.	"Living in Danger" (D-House Mix - Short Version)	Joker	Adebratt Ekman David Morales^[a]	3:27
14.	"Beautiful LIfe" (Lenny B's House of Joy Club Mix)	Joker Ballard	Pop Martin Joker Lenny B^[a]	6:57
15.	"Megamix" (Long Version)		Glenn Olsson^[a] Mathias Enberg^[a]	7:20
Total length:				1:13:54

*Classic Remixes* – Bonus Track edition (iTunes)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wheel of Fortune 2009" (new recording)	Joker Ekberg	Karl-Johan Råsmark	3:46
2.	"Don't Turn Around 2009" (new recording)	Hammond Warren	Råsmark	3:06
3.	"The Sign" (The Remix)	Joker	Joker Ekberg TOEC	5:42
4.	"Cruel Summer" (Soul Poets House Bust)	Dallin Fahey Woodward Swain Jolley	Cutfather & Joe Soul Poets^[a]	3:46
5.	"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (Sweetbox Funky Mix)	Joker	Pop Martin Joker Sweetbox^[a]	6:47
6.	"Life Is a Flower" (Soul Poets Night Club Mix)	Joker	Joker Adebratt Ekman Soul Poets^[a]	5:14
7.	"All That She Wants" (Madness Version)	Joker	Pop Joker Ekberg	3:30
8.	"Lucky Love" (Raggasol Version)	Joker Steinberg	Pop Martin Joker	2:53
9.	"Travel to Romantis" (Love To Infinity Master Mix)	Joker	Joker Jam & Delgado Love to Infinity^[a]	7:22
10.	"C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (Remix)	Joker	J. Ekgren S. Pettersen S. Rösnes Discomatic^[a]	3:58
11.	"Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg	4:02
12.	"Hallo Hallo" (Dub)	Joker	Jonas von der Burg	6:04
13.	"Living in Danger" (D-House Mix - Short Version)	Joker	Adebratt Ekman David Morales^[a]	3:27
14.	"Beautiful LIfe" (Lenny B's House of Joy Club Mix)	Joker Ballard	Pop Martin Joker Lenny B^[a]	6:57
15.	"Megamix" (Long Version)		Glenn Olsson^[a] Mathias Enberg^[a]	7:20
16.	"Don't Turn Around" (7" Aswad Mix)	Hammond Warren	Adebratt Ekman Aswad^[a]	4:23
17.	"Wheel of Fortune" (Clubmix)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg TOEC	4:39
Total length:				1:22:56

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a remixer
^{^[b]} signifies an assistant producer
^{^[c]} signifies a vocal producer
^{^[d]} signifies a co-producer

Classic Remixes Extended (iTunes)

The Sign – Ultimix – 6:48
The Sign – Dub Version – 5:08
All That She Wants – 12" Version – 6:46
Lucky Love – Frankie Knuckles Classic Club Mix – 7:23
Lucky Love – Amadin Remix – 5:43
Lucky Love – Armand's British Nites Remix – 11:22
Lucky Love – Vission Lorimer Funkdified Mix – 6:04
Lucky Love – Lenny B's Club Mix – 7:09
Happy Nation – Gold Zone Club Mix – 5:41
Everytime It Rains – Soul Poets Club Mix – 4:22
Life Is a Flower – Absolom Short Edit – 5:19
Life Is a Flower – Milk Long Edit – 5:14
Life Is a Flower – Sweetbox Mix 1 – 6:16
Wheel of Fortune – 12" Mix – 5:27
Hallo Hallo – Hitvision Radio Edit – 3:06
Hallo Hallo – Dub – 4:46
Beautiful Life – Junior's Circuit Bump Mix – 8:20
Beautiful Life – Vission Lorimer Club Mix – 7:01
Beautiful Life – Uno Clio Mix – 8:23
Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry – Lenny B's Club Mix – 8:25
Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry – Lenny B's Organ-ic House Mix – 7:15
Don't Turn Around – Turned Out Eurodub – 7:26
Don't Turn Around – Groove Mix Extended – 5:19
Cruel Summer – Cutfather & Joe Mix – 3:34¹
Cruel Summer – Hartmann & Langhoff Short Mix – 3:21
Cruel Summer – KLM Club Mix – 10:29
Cruel Summer – Hani Num Club Mix – 8:13
Cruel Summer – Blazin' Rhythm Remix – 3:21
Whenever You're Near Me – Strobe's Radio Remix – 3:23
Whenever You're Near Me – Strobe's Lollipop Mix – 3:27
Whenever You're Near Me – Nikolas & Sibley Dance Mix – 8:55
Living in Danger – Old School Mix – 4:49
Living in Danger – Principle Mix – 8:53
Living in Danger – Buddha Mix – 3:38
Beautiful Morning – Spanish Fly Radio Edit – 2:57
Beautiful Morning – Groove Radio Edit – 2:47
Unspeakable – Junk&Function/M12 Club Mix – 3:05
Unspeakable – Fairlite Radio Mix – 3:18
Unspeakable – Filur Radio Mix – 3:28
Travel to Romantis – Josef Larossi Mix – 5:35
Travel to Romantis – Love to Infinity Mix – 7:22
Travel to Romantis – Wolf Mix – 4:03
Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry – Long Version – 6:34
Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry – Rock Version – 4:02

¹Cruel Summer – Cutfather & Joe Mix is the album version of the song

*Hidden Gems* – Gold
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Would You Believe" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo)	Joker	Ekman Joker	2:50
2.	"Go Go Go" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo)	Joker	Söderqvist Joker	3:29
3.	"Into the Night of Blue" (B-side from the single Cruel Summer)	Joker Carr Warren	Joker Hague	4:13
4.	"Don’t Stop" (B-side from the single The Juvenile)	Joker Arild Haugland Birthe Berggren	Sommerdahl Joker Jonas von der Burg	2:49
5.	"Make My Day" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo)	Joker	Ekman Joker	2:55
6.	"Mercy Mercy" (B-side from the single Always Have, Always Will)	Ekberg Ballard	Charles Fisher Ekberg	3:37
7.	"No Good Lover" (B-side from the single Life is a Flower)	Joker	John Amatiello Joker	3:35
8.	"Summer Days" (From the Japanese Da Capo release)	Joker	Jonas von der Burg Joker	3:46
9.	"Giving It Up (2014 remake)" (Previously unreleased; era: The Sign/Happy Nation)	Joker Ekberg	Joker Ekberg	2:46
10.	"Come to Me" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo)	Joker Haugland Birthe Berggren	Håkan Kristoffersson Joker	3:54
11.	"Prime Time" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo)	Joker	Ekman Joker	3:14
12.	"Look Around Me" (Previously unreleased; era: The Bridge)	Ekberg Ballard	Ballard Ekberg Björn Stenström	3:16
13.	"Pole Position" (Previously unreleased; era: The Sign/Happy Nation)	Joker Ekberg Linn Berggren Jenny Berggren	Joker Ekberg	3:23
14.	"Sunset in Southern California" (Remade as "Southern California" on The Golden Ratio; era: Da Capo)	Joker	Ekman Joker	3:12
15.	"Moment of Magic" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo)	Joker Ekberg Linn Berggren Jenny Berggren	Joker Ekberg	2:29
Total length:				49:28

DVD

All That She Wants
Wheel of fortune
Happy Nation
The Sign
Don't Turn Around
Living in Danger
Lucky Love
Beautiful Life
Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry
Life Is a Flower
Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix)
Travel to romantis
Always Have, Always Will
C’est la vie (Always 21)
Beautiful Morning
Lucky Love (Acoustic)¹
Unspeakable

Notes

DVD is in NTSC format only.

¹This is not the US version of the video. Instead, it is an alternate edit of the original European video featuring the acoustic version of the song.

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	59

References

^ "Home". aceofbase.com.
^ "Ace of Base – Gold | Demon Music Group".
^ "Ace of Base". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ Ace of Base come to Bulgaria (radio interview). 18 April 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2016. The album will contain 7 remakes and 7 new songs. The reason why we decided on those remakes is that most of our hits are now 20 years old. Back then we really enjoyed electro music, BUT, electro music was not what the record companies liked and when finally we released our first album the songs were more or less pop-reggae, which we also liked.
^ "Ulf's Letter Part 1". Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. We have done a few remakes of our biggest hits and three of those will be released on different AoB Greatest Hits albums. WOF 2009 and Don't Turn Around 2009 being the two first followed by The Sign 2009. We never wanted another Greatest Hits to be released but we had no choice being the last obligation in the contract. This has also changed our original New album release plan.
^ "Lucky Love 2009 av Ace of Base". iTunes. 14 November 2008.
^ "Ace of Base | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

[1] "Home". aceofbase.com.

[2] "Ace of Base – Gold | Demon Music Group".

[3] "Ace of Base". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

[4] Ace of Base come to Bulgaria (radio interview). 18 April 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2016. The album will contain 7 remakes and 7 new songs. The reason why we decided on those remakes is that most of our hits are now 20 years old. Back then we really enjoyed electro music, BUT, electro music was not what the record companies liked and when finally we released our first album the songs were more or less pop-reggae, which we also liked.

[5] "Ulf's Letter Part 1". Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. We have done a few remakes of our biggest hits and three of those will be released on different AoB Greatest Hits albums. WOF 2009 and Don't Turn Around 2009 being the two first followed by The Sign 2009. We never wanted another Greatest Hits to be released but we had no choice being the last obligation in the contract. This has also changed our original New album release plan.

[6] "Lucky Love 2009 av Ace of Base". iTunes. 14 November 2008.

[ac_UK_Ace_of_Base-7] "Ace of Base | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

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Jenny Berggren Jonas Berggren Linn Berggren Ulf Ekberg Clara Hagman Julia Williamson
Studio albums	Happy Nation The Sign The Bridge Flowers Cruel Summer Da Capo The Golden Ratio
Compilations	Singles of the 90s Greatest Hits (2000) The Collection/All That She Wants Platinum & Gold Collection Platinum & Gold Hidden Gems Hidden Gems, Vol. 2
Box sets	The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits (2008) Gold All That She Wants: The Classic Collection Beautiful Life: The Singles
Singles	"Wheel of Fortune" "All That She Wants" "Happy Nation" "Waiting for Magic" "The Sign" "Don't Turn Around" "Living in Danger" "Lucky Love" "Beautiful Life" "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" "Life Is a Flower" "Cruel Summer" "Whenever You're Near Me" "Travel to Romantis" "Always Have, Always Will" "Everytime It Rains" "Cecilia" "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" "Hallo Hallo" "Beautiful Morning" "The Juvenile" "Unspeakable" "Wheel of Fortune 2009" "All for You" "Would You Believe"
Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Ace of Base Yaki-Da My Story All That She Wants