Kim Wilde is celebrating 40 years of music this Summer with her new ‘Pop Don’t Stop – Greatest Hits’ collection.
Arriving 40 years after the release of her massive debut hit Kids in America, the set comes courtesy of Cherry Red Records and is available in a standard 2CD format, along with a 5CD + 2DVD box set.
The 2CD edition features the radio edits of many of Kim’s classic hits, including Kids in America, You Came, You Keep Me Hangin’ On, Love is Holy and Kandy Krush, as well as two brand new tracks – Shine On, featuring Boy George and You’re My Karma with Tom Aspaul.
Meanwhile, the box set includes additional singles, as well as B-sides and an eclectic selection of remixes, several of which are making their CD debut.
It also features a deluxe booklet with lyrics and a DVD collection of nearly 50 tracks.
The 2 CD edition includes:
• 24 UK Hits including 7 Top 10 hits
• The US #1 You Keep Me Hangin’ On
• Radio Edits of applicable singles
• New single Shine On, a duet with Boy George
The box set additionally features:
• An additional singles disc packed with many more international hits
• A special B-sides collection, including 4 songs making their debut on CD
• A disc of remixes, including several new-to-CD and rare versions
• Deluxe booklet, including a Kim Q&A and lyric section, as well as many rare photos
• The first ever Kim Wilde DVD Collection, featuring remastered videos of all the hits (NTSC)
• DVD also includes bonus 2021 interview and Look-Back-At-The-Videos with Kim – 40 minutes of extras
Kim Wilde’s ‘Pop Don’t Stop – Greatest Hits’ is available on standard 2CD as well as a 5CD + 2DVD box set from August 6.
Earlier this year, Kim’s brother and producer Ricky Wilde spoke exclusively to Retro Pop about the new Greatest Hits collection, and shared details about the new collaborations with Boy George and Tom Aspaul.
He revealed: “There will be a few new tracks on the Greatest Hits. We’ve got two duets. One of them is Boy George. He’s guested on a track that Kimmy and I wrote with Fredrik Thomander in Italy.
“It’s a beautiful track and I really look forward to hearing everybody’s reactions on that.
“There’s another track that we’ve got on the album that we’re doing with a new guy singer called Tom Aspaul,” added Ricky. “Tom is going to be guesting on one of the other tracks, which has a kind of George Michael vibe to it.
“So it’s exciting times, we’re still working with great people and still doing wonderful things.”