Hits 2

The Hits Album 2
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	1 April 1985
Genre	Pop
Label	CBS and WEA
The Hits Albums chronology
Hits 1 (1984) '''Hits 2''' (1985) Hits 3 (1985)

The Hits Album 2 or Hits 2 as it is often called, is a compilation album that was released in April 1985 in the UK. The spine of the album as well as the inside cover lists the title as HITS 2 THE ALBUM. It was released by CBS and WEA. It reached #1 in the UK Top 100 Album Chart for 6 weeks. Selected tracks were released on VHS.

Hits 2 features four songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", "Easy Lover", "I Want To Know What Love Is" and "I Should Have Known Better".

Track listing

Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1)

1. Dead or Alive - "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
2. Howard Jones - "Things Can Only Get Better"
3. King - "Love & Pride"
4. Nik Kershaw - "Wide Boy"
5. New Edition - "Mr. Telephone Man"
6. Kirsty MacColl - "A New England"
7. Strawberry Switchblade - "Since Yesterday"

Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2)

1. Prince - "1999"
2. Philip Bailey and Phil Collins - "Easy Lover"
3. Ashford & Simpson - "Solid"
4. Chaka Khan - "This Is My Night"
5. James Ingram and Michael McDonald - "Yah Mo B There"
6. Dazz Band - "Let It All Blow"
7. Art of Noise - "Close (to the Edit)"

Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3)

1. Foreigner - "I Want to Know What Love Is"
2. Paul Young - "Everything Must Change"
3. Chicago - "You're the Inspiration"
4. Jim Diamond - "I Should Have Known Better"
5. Amii Stewart - "Friends"
6. The Commodores - "Nightshift"
7. Alison Moyet - "That Ole Devil Called Love"

Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4)

1. Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy - "Kiss Me"
2. Little Benny and the Masters - "Who Comes To Boogie"
3. Matt Bianco - "More Than I Can Bear"
4. Big Sound Authority - "This House (Is Where Love Stands)"
5. ZZ Top - "Legs"
6. Mick Jagger - "Just Another Night"
7. Shakin' Stevens - "Breaking Up My Heart"

Video selection

1. Dead or Alive : "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
2. Howard Jones : "Things Can Only Get Better"
3. King : "Love and Pride"
4. Nik Kershaw : "Wide Boy"
5. Shakin' Stevens : "Breaking Up My Heart"
6. Wham! : "Everything She Wants"
7. Strawberry Switchblade : "Since Yesterday"
8. Paul Young : "Everything Must Change"
9. Alison Moyet : "That Ole Devil Called Love"
10. Matt Bianco : "More Than I Can Bear"
11. Big Sound Authority : "This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)"
12. New Edition : "Mr. Telephone Man"
13. S.O.S. Band : "Just Be Good to Me"
14. Miami Sound Machine : "Dr. Beat"
15. Billy Ocean : "Loverboy"
16. Sade : "Smooth Operator"
17. George Michael : "Careless Whisper"
18. The Associates : "Breakfast"
19. Echo & The Bunnymen : "The Killing Moon"
20. The Stranglers : "Skin Deep"
21. Everything But The Girl : "Each and Everyone"
22. The Monochrome Set : "Jacob's Ladder"
23. The Sisters Of Mercy : "No Time to Cry"

References

• Collins Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Graham Betts. 2005. ISBN 0-00-720532-5.