Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection
Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection is Bon Jovi's second hits compilation, released by Island on 29 October 2010. This double-disc edition follows the standard single-disc Greatest Hits, which gathers 14 of the band's best-known songs alongside two previously unreleased tracks, "What Do You Got?" and "No Apologies". Most recordings appear as they did on their parent albums, though "Lay Your Hands on Me" is the edited version familiar from radio and international CD singles.
The second disc is the reason to seek this edition out. It collects fan favourites and adds two new songs written specially for the set, "This Is Love, This Is Life" and "The More Things Change". The cover also marks a first, being the band's initial release to carry the heart and dagger logo. On 9 November 2010, Bon Jovi played much of the album in a live-streamed hour for the Live on Letterman web series.
Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection: tracklist, credits and charts
30 tracks · 2:22:31Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Livin’ on a PrayerJovi, Child, Sambora4:11
- 2You Give Love a Bad NameJovi, Child, Sambora3:43
- 3It’s My LifeJovi, Martin, Sambora3:45
- 4Have a Nice DayJovi, Sambora, Shanks3:49
- 5Wanted Dead or AliveJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora5:09
- 6Bad MedicineJovi, Child, Sambora5:17
- 7We Weren’t Born to FollowJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora4:04
- 8I’ll Be There for YouJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora5:46
- 9Born to Be My BabyJovi, Child, Sambora4:40
- 10Bed of RosesJon Bon Jovi6:36
- 11Who Says You Can’t Go HomeJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora4:40
- 12Lay Your Hands on MeJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora3:49
- 13AlwaysJon Bon Jovi5:53
- 14In These ArmsJovi, Bryan, Sambora5:19
- 15What Do You Got?Jovi, James, Sambora3:47
- 16No ApologiesJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora3:45
- Disc 2
- 1RunawayJon Bon Jovi and George Karak3:52
- 2Someday I’ll Be Saturday NightJovi, Child, Sambora4:39
- 3Lost HighwayJovi, Sambora, Shanks4:14
- 4I’ll Sleep When I’m DeadJovi, Child, Sambora4:42
- 5In and Out of LoveJon Bon Jovi4:26
- 6Keep the FaithJovi, Child, Sambora5:43
- 7When We Were BeautifulJovi, Falcon, Sambora5:18
- 8Blaze of GloryJon Bon Jovi5:39
- 9This Ain’t a Love SongJovi, Child, Sambora5:06
- 10These DaysJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora6:27
- 11(You Want to) Make a MemoryJovi, Child, Sambora4:37
- 12Blood on BloodJovi, Child, Sambora6:16
- 13This Is Love This Is LifeJovi, Sambora, Shanks3:25
- 14The More Things ChangeJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora3:53
- Produced by
- Bruce Fairbairn, Jon Bon Jovi, Luke Ebbin, Max Martin, Richie Sambora, John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Bob Rock, Peter Collins, Howard Benson, Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, Danny Kortchmar, Dann Huff
- Executive producer
- Desmond Child
- Recorded at
- Little Mountain Sound, Sanctuary II Studio, Henson Recording Studios, Sanctuary Sound Studios, Bay 7 Studios, Sparky Dark Studio, Power Station at BerkleeNYC, The Warehouse, A&M Recording Studios, 16th Avenue Sound, Bearsville Studios, Ocean Way Recording
- Recorded
- 1983–2010
- Mixed by
- Bob Rock, Bob Clearmountain, Chris Lord‐Alge, Jeremy Wheatley, Randy Staub, David Thoener, Rob Jacobs, Brian Scheuble
- Mixed at
- Resonate Music, Twenty One Studios, Little Mountain Sound, Mix This!, A&M Studios, The Hit Factory
- Engineered by
- Bob Rock, Obie O’Brien, Christian Mock, Rick Parashar, Jeff Rothschild, Alex Gibson, Mike Rew, Randy Staub, John Allen, Chris Cavallaro, Kevin Shirley, Mike Plotnikoff, Larry Alexander, Jeff Hendrickson, Scott Litt, Aaron Kasdorf, James Rudder, Mal, Bill Scheniman, Rob Jacobs, Brian Scheuble, Nathaniel Kunkel, Ray Monahan, Jay Schwartz, David Thoener, Gabe Veltri, Drew Bollman, Mark Hagen, Casey Lewis, Seth Morton, John Netti, Justin Niebank
- Label
- Island
- Length
- 2:22:31
Line-up
- David Bryan · keyboard, background vocals, piano
- Richie Sambora · talkbox, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, background vocals, guitar, mandolin, electric sitar
- Alec John Such · electric bass guitar, background vocals, bass guitar
- Tico Torres · percussion, drums (drum set), membranophone
- Jon Bon Jovi · background vocals, lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, piano, 12 string guitar, percussion
- Hugh McDonald · bass guitar, background vocals, bass
- Gouin Morris · percussion · guest
- Scott Fairbairn · cello · guest
- Audrey Nordwell · cello · guest
- Roy Bittan · keyboard · guest
- Frankie LaRocka · drums (drum set) · guest
- Tim Pierce · guitar · guest
- Chuck Burgi · guest
- Doug Katsaros · guest
- Aldo Nova · acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard · guest
- David Grahame · background vocals · guest
- Mick Seeley · background vocals · guest
- Tommy Mandel · synthesizer · guest
- Carol Brooks · background vocals · guest
- Jeannie Brooks · background vocals · guest
- Phil Hoffer · background vocals · guest
- Rick Valenti · background vocals · guest
- Kenny Aronoff · percussion, drums (drum set) · guest
- Jeff Beck · guitar · guest
- Randy Jackson · bass guitar, bass · guest
- Benmont Tench · organ · guest
- Jerry Cohen · keyboard · guest
- Suzie Katayama · accordion · guest
- Ed Manion · baritone saxophone · guest
- Mark Pender · trumpet · guest
- Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg · trombone · guest
- Jerry Vivino · tenor saxophone · guest
- Rory Dodd · background vocals · guest
- Tommy Funderburk · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “What Do You Got?” · 21 September 2010
- “No Apologies” · 24 February 2011
- “This Is Our House” · 6 September 2011
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| European Top 100 Albums (Billboard) · 2010–2016 | 1 |
| Polish Albums · 2010–2016 | 27 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2020 | 8× Platinum |
| Belgium · 2010 | Gold |
| Brazil · 2012 | Gold |
| Canada · 2013 | 3× Platinum |
| Finland | Gold |
| France · 2026 | Gold |
| Germany | Platinum |
| Hungary · 2010 | Gold |
| Ireland · 2010 | 2× Platinum |
| Italy | Platinum |
| Japan · 2010 | Gold |
| New Zealand · 2018 | 2× Platinum |
| Poland · 2010 | Gold |
| Portugal | Platinum |
| Spain · 2012 | Platinum |
| Sweden · 2011 | Gold |
| Switzerland | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2024 | 5× Platinum |
| United States | Platinum |
| Europe · 2011 | Platinum |
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Released the same week
Also released on 29 October
Every year →More from Bon Jovi
Full discography →The best of 2010
All of 2010 →More on Island
The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 29 October 2010 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 29 October 2010 | |
| Wikidata | 29 October 2010 | |
| US release | 9 November 2010 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 29 October 2010 | earliest UK or European date |
27 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Island | other | |
| 2010 | AU | Island | 602527523347 | other |
| 2010 | GB | — | other | |
| 2010 | US | Island | 602527530628 | other |
| 2010 | GB | — | other | |
| 2010 | US | Island | 602527557717 | other |
| 2010 | ZA | Island | 6009143458536 | other |
| 2010 | US | Island | 602527517001 | other |
| 2010 | XE | Island | 602527523361 | other |
| 29 October 2010 | XE | Mercury Records | original | |
| 29 October 2010 | DE | Island | 602527523347 | original |
| 29 October 2010 | AU | Island Def Jam Digital Distribution | original | |
| 1 November 2010 | GB | Mercury Records | 602527528816 | other |
| 1 November 2010 | GB | Mercury Records | 602527523392 | other |
| 3 November 2010 | JP | Island | 4988005634528 | other |
| 3 November 2010 | JP | Island | 4988005634504 | other |
| 9 November 2010 | US | Island | 602527517025 | other |
| 9 November 2010 | XW | Island | 00602577186417 | deluxe |
| 9 November 2010 | — | Island | deluxe | |
| 9 November 2010 | US | Island | other | |
| 9 November 2010 | US | Island | other | |
| 9 November 2010 | XW | Island | 00602577177859 | other |
| 9 November 2010 | CA | Island | 602527517025 | other |
| 29 November 2010 | US | Island | 602527550046 | other |
| 2011 | — | Island | 00602527771328 | other |
| 2016 | PL | Island | 602527546100 | other |
| 15 July 2021 | HK | Island | 600753940303 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| coverartarchive | 1280×1280 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |