The Collection (Ultravox album)

The Collection
Greatest hits album by Ultravox
Released	2 November 1984 (1984-11-02)[1][2]
Recorded	1980–1984
Genre	Synth-pop rock
Length	56:51
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Ultravox George Martin Conny Plank
Ultravox chronology
Lament (1984) The Collection (1984) U-Vox (1986)
Singles from The Collection
"Love's Great Adventure" Released: 12 October 1984 (1984-10-12)[3][4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

The Collection is a greatest hits album by British band Ultravox, released on 2 November 1984 on LP and cassette by Chrysalis Records, followed by compact disc on 11 March 1985^[6]. It includes all fourteen of the band's hit singles on Chrysalis from 1980 to 1984, including "Love's Great Adventure", released ahead of the album on 12 October 1984 as a stand-alone single.

The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Album Chart, becoming their highest-charting album.^[7] It also became their best-selling album, being certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 900,000 copies.^[8]

Track listing

All titles written by Cann/Cross/Currie/Ure.^[9]

Side one

No.	Title	From album	Length
1.	"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"	Lament	4:10
2.	"Hymn"	Quartet	4:24
3.	"The Thin Wall"	Rage in Eden	4:25
4.	"The Voice"	Rage in Eden	4:23
5.	"Vienna"	Vienna	4:37
6.	"Passing Strangers"	Vienna	3:48
7.	"Sleepwalk"	Vienna	3:10

Side two

No.	Title	From album	Length
1.	"Reap the Wild Wind"	Quartet	3:41
2.	"All Stood Still"	Vienna	3:40
3.	"Visions in Blue"	Quartet	4:13
4.	"We Came to Dance"	Quartet	4:05
5.	"One Small Day"	Lament	4:33
6.	"Love's Great Adventure"	Previously unreleased	3:04
7.	"Lament"	Lament	4:17

The 12″ Collection

Initial copies of the vinyl album included a limited-edition bonus disc titled The 12″ Collection, consisting of three extended remixes and three 12″ extended mixes:

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Special Re-mix)	10:02
2.	"Serenade" (Special Re-mix)	6:03
3.	"One Small Day" (Final Mix)	7:45

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love's Great Adventure" (Extended Version)	5:40
2.	"We Came to Dance" (Extended Version)	7:35
3.	"Reap the Wild Wind" (Extended Version)	4:45

Initial copies of the cassette tape release also included these additional six tracks; three located at the end of each side.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Collection Chart (1984–1985) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 14 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] 93 European Albums (Eurotipsheet)[12] 17 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 37 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[14] 12 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 45 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 2 Chart (2025) Peak position German Pop Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 4

Year-end charts 1984 year-end chart performance for The Collection Chart (1984) Position UK Albums (Gallup)[19] 11 1985 year-end chart performance for The Collection Chart (1985) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[20] 80 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 29 UK Albums (Gallup)[22] 41

Certifications

Certifications for The Collection

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]	Platinum	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	3× Platinum	900,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 27 October 1984. p. 29. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via World Radio History.
2. "News - Ultravox Collect". Record Mirror. 27 October 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via Flickr.
3. "News - THE NEXT single from Ultravox ..." Record Mirror. 6 October 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via Flickr.
4. "Bitz". Record Mirror. 11–24 October 1984. p. 21. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via Flickr.
5. "The Collection > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
6. "New Albums - Compact Discs" (PDF). Music Week. 9 March 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
7. Chart Stats.com - Ultravox: The Collection
8. "British album certifications – Ultravox – The Collection". British Phonographic Industry. 12 April 1985. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. Ultravox The Collection, Chrysalis 1984
10. Kent 1993, p. 317.
11. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9645". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
12. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 8. 25 February 1985. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ultravox – The Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
14. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Ultravox" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
15. "Charts.nz – Ultravox – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – Ultravox – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
17. "Official Albums Chart on 4/11/1984 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
18. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 20 Pop-Charts – 12 Dezember 2025" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
19. "Top 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984)" (PDF). Music Week. 26 January 1985. p. 42. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
20. Kent 1993, p. 437.
21. "Top Selling Albums of 1985". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
22. "Top 100 Albums (January 5–December 28, 1985)" (PDF). Music Week. 18 January 1986. p. 11. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
23. "New Zealand album certifications – Ultravox – The Collection". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

Bibliography

• Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.