Hits 3

Infobox Album
Name = The Hits Album 3
Type = Compilation
Artist = Various Artists


Released = 1985
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = CBS and WEA
Producer =
Reviews =
Chronology = The Hits Albums
Last album = "Hits 2"
(1985)
This album = "Hits 3"
(1985)
Next album = "Hits 4"
(1986)

"Hits 3" is a compilation album released in the UK by CBS and WEA Records in 1985. It followed up the extremely suucessful previous volumes "Hits 1" and "Hits 2". Although those albums both reached #1, "Hits 3" peaked at #2, despite a strong track-listing including a rare appearance of a Madonna track ("Dress You Up") on a compilation album and a further 20 top ten hits.

"Hits 3" was a 28 track double-LP and cassette and selected tracks were also issued on VHS.

Side One:

# A-ha - Take on Me
# King - The Taste Of Your Tears
# Red Box - Lean on Me
# Matt Bianco - Yeh Yeh
#Sister Sledge - Frankie
# Denise Lasalle - My Toot Toot
# Shakin' Stevens - Lipstick, Powder and Paint

Side Two:
# Madonna - Dress You Up
# Prince - Raspberry Beret
# Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
# Steve Arrington - Dancing in the Key of Life
# Brilliant - It’s a Mans, Mans, Mans World
# Colonel Abrams - Trapped
# Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

Side Three:
# Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love
#Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away
# Cars - Drive ^†
# Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
# Sade - The Sweetest Taboo
# Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
# Bonnie Tyler - Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It

Side Four:

# John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire
# Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love
# ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
# Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
# Thompson Twins - King for a Day
# Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
# Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring on the Dancing Horses

† Previously available on "Hits 1".

See also

*"The Hits Album"
*"Hits 1"
*"Hits 2"
*"Hits 4"
*"Hits 5"
*"Hits 6"
*"Hits 7"
*"Now That's What I Call Music"
*""

References

Collins Complete UK Hits Albums. Graham Betts. 2005. ISBN 0-00-727532-5