Hits and Assorted Secrets 1984–1993

Hits and Assorted Secrets 1984–1993 is a Greatest Hits album by The Northern Pikes released in 1999. Along with some of the band's biggest hits, the album included 3 previously unreleased tracks.

Following the tour in support of Neptune in 1993, the band decided to dissolve. However, in 1999 Virgin Records asked the band members for their input on a "greatest hits" package. To support the package, the band decided to do a short promotional tour. They found themselves enjoying the more relaxed independence of making their own schedule that they continued touring.

Track listing

 * 1) "Teenland"
 * 2) "Things I Do for Money" (radio edit)
 * 3) "Place That's Insane"
 * 4) "Hopes Go Astray"
 * 5) "Let's Pretend"
 * 6) "Wait for Me" (radio edit)
 * 7) "She Ain't Pretty" (radio edit)
 * 8) "Kiss Me You Fool"
 * 9) "Dream Away" (Stasium Re-mix)
 * 10) "Girl With a Problem"
 * 11) "Wasting Away" (previously unreleased)
 * 12) "What She Wants" (previously unreleased)
 * 13) "Beautiful Summer" (previously unreleased)
 * 14) "Chain of Flowers" (edit)
 * 15) "Believe"
 * 16) "Worlds Away"
 * 17) "Unimportant" (live)
 * 18) "Dancing in a Dance Club" (live) (edit)

Song notes

 * Tracks 1–2 from Big Blue Sky (1987)
 * Tracks 3–6 from Secrets of the Alibi (1988)
 * Tracks 7–10 from Snow in June (1990)
 * Tracks 11–13 are previously unreleased
 * Tracks 14–16 from Neptune (1992)
 * Tracks 17–18 from Gig (1993)

Personnel

 * Jay Semko – vocals, bass
 * Merl Bryck – vocals, guitar
 * Bryan Potvin – vocals, guitar
 * Don Schmid – drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

 * Rick Hutt – piano, keyboards on track 3–6
 * Ross Nykiforuk – keyboards on tracks 14–18
 * Greg Johns – mellotron on track 15
 * Margo Timmins – vocals on track 16