A Collection of Great Dance Songs
A Collection of Great Dance Songs is a Pink Floyd compilation, released on 23 November 1981. Harvest issued it in the UK, while Columbia handled the American release. It gathers material from the band's catalogue into a single set, and it arrived between The Wall in 1979 and The Final Cut in 1983.
The title is a wry one for a band better known for long, atmospheric pieces than for anything built for the dancefloor. That makes it an oddity worth knowing about, and a handy way into the band's rock, art rock and progressive rock sides for anyone who wants a compact overview rather than a run of full studio albums.
A Collection of Great Dance Songs: tracklist, credits and charts
6 tracks · 43:02Tracklist
- 1One of These DaysGilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright5:52
- 2MoneyRoger Waters6:50
- 3SheepRoger Waters10:19
- 4Shine On You Crazy DiamondGilmour, Waters, Wright10:59
- 5Wish You Were HereDavid Gilmour and Roger Waters5:10
- 6Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2Roger Waters3:52
- Produced by
- Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, James Guthrie, Bob Ezrin, Roger Waters, James Guthrie
- Recorded at
- Morgan Studios, New Roydonia Studios, Britannia Row Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Producer’s Workshop, Super Bear Studios
- Recorded
- January–August 1971; January–July 1975; April–December 1976; April–November 1979; 1981
- Mixed by
- James Guthrie, Brian Humphries
- Mixed at
- Air Recording Studio No. 1, Producer’s Workshop, Britannia Row Studios, Abbey Road Studios
- Engineered by
- Rob Black, Peter Bown, John Leckie, Roger Quested, Brian Humphries, Brian Christian, Nick Griffiths, James Guthrie, Rick Hart, John McClure, Patrice Quef
- Label
- Harvest
- Length
- 43:02
Line-up
- David Gilmour · bass guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, other vocals, glass harp, lap steel guitar, synthesizer, background vocals, 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, tape
- Nick Mason · drums (drum set), spoken vocals, tape, percussion
- Roger Waters · bass guitar, effects, guitar, tape, vocoder, lead vocals, glass harp, electric bass guitar
- Richard Wright · Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, Minimoog, Rhodes piano, string synthesizer, clavinet, glass harp, background vocals, organ, vocals
- Dick Parry · saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Venetta Fields · background vocals · guest
- Carlena Williams · background vocals · guest
- Children of Islington Green School · choir vocals, vocals · guest
Singles
- “Money” · December 1981
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1981–82 | 31 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1981–82 | 37 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1981–82 | 5 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1981–82 | 5 |
| Dutch Albums · 1981–82 | 6 |
| French Albums · 1981–82 | 8 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1981–82 | 14 |
| Austrian Albums · 1981–82 | 18 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1981–82 | 22 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) · 1981–82 | 24 |
All 11 charts
| German Albums · 1981–82 | 36 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1992 | Platinum |
| Austria · 1994 | Gold |
| New Zealand | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1981 | Gold |
| United States · 2001 | 2× Platinum |
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Released the same week
Also released on 23 November
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Full discography →The best of 1981
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 November 1981 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 November 1981 | |
| Wikidata | 23 November 1981 | |
| US release | 1981 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 23 November 1981 | earliest UK or European date |
26 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GB | Fame | 5099941314418 | other |
| — | BR | Columbia | 5099746756529 | other |
| — | US | Columbia | 074643768023 | other |
| 1981 | ES | Harvest | other | |
| 1981 | US | Columbia | 0746437680102 | other |
| 23 November 1981 | GB | Harvest | original | |
| 1982 | US | Columbia | 07464476801 | other |
| 1983 | HU | EMI | other | |
| 25 August 1985 | JP | CBS/Sony | other | |
| 13 January 1986 | AU | CBS | 9399708564121 | other |
| 1987 | NL | EMI | 077779073221 | other |
| 1987 | GB | EMI | 077779073221 | other |
| 26 February 1988 | JP | CBS/Sony | 4988009600758 | other |
| 1990 | CA | Columbia | 074643768023 | other |
| 25 October 1990 | US | Columbia | 074643768023 | other |
| 1991 | ZA | Columbia | 6001208326804 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Columbia | 074643768023 | other |
| 1997 | US | Columbia | 074646852026 | other |
| 1997 | US | Columbia | 074643768023 | other |
| 19 September 1998 | JP | Sony | 4988009848792 | other |
| 2000 | US | Capitol Records | 724352624522 | other |
| 2000 | GB | EMI | 724352624522 | other |
| 2001 | JP | 東芝EMI 株式会社 | 4988006791848 | other |
| 2016 | — | Pink Floyd Records | 886445613926 | other |
| 17 November 2017 | US | Pink Floyd Records | 888751843516 | other |
| 17 November 2017 | GB | Parlophone | 0190295996901 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 590×593 | upscaled |