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

Neptune (Northern Pikes album)

Neptune is the fourth album by The Northern Pikes released in 1992. This was the band's last studio album until they reformed in 1999.Although "Twister" and "Everything" were released as proper singles, with "Twister becoming a moderate hit. The song "Believe" was released as a promotional single,...

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
  Big Blue Sky
  Big Blue Sky is the first major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1987. It featured two hit Canadian singles - "Teenland" and "Things I Do for Money"...
  
  (1987)
• Tracks 3–6 from Secrets of the Alibi
  Secrets of the Alibi
  Secrets of the Alibi is the second album by The Northern Pikes released in 1988. It featured two hit Canadian singles - "Wait for Me" and "Hopes Go Astray"....
  
  (1988)
• Tracks 7–10 from Snow in June
  Snow in June
  Snow In June is the third major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1990. It featured three hit singles - "Kiss Me You Fool", "She Ain't Pretty", and "Girl With a Problem"....
  
  (1990)
• Tracks 11–13 are previously unreleased
• Tracks 14–16 from Neptune
  Neptune (Northern Pikes album)
  Neptune is the fourth album by The Northern Pikes released in 1992. This was the band's last studio album until they reformed in 1999.Although "Twister" and "Everything" were released as proper singles, with "Twister becoming a moderate hit. The song "Believe" was released as a promotional single,...
  
  (1992)
• Tracks 17–18 from Gig
  Gig (Northern Pikes album)
  Gig is the first live by The Northern Pikes released in 1993. This album was recorded over two nights during the tour to support Neptune. Following the tour, the band would dissolve until reforming in 1999....
  
  (1993)

Personnel

• Jay Semko
  Jay Semko
  Jay Semko is a singer/songwriter and bassist with Canadian band, The Northern Pikes. He is also a music composer for numerous film and television productions, most notably the successful Canadian television series Due South...
  
   – vocals, bass
• Merl Bryck – vocals, guitar
• Bryan Potvin
  Bryan Potvin
  Bryan Potvin is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist, who is a band member of The Northern Pikes. With fellow band member Jay Semko, he co-wrote the theme for the television series Due South....
  
   – 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
  Margo Timmins
  Margo Timmins is the lead vocalist of the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies. She is the sister of Michael Timmins, the band's lead guitarist and Peter Timmins, the band's drummer...
  
  – vocals on track 16