Edward the Great

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Edward the Great
Greatest hits album by Iron Maiden
Released 5 November 2002
Recorded 1982 - 2001
Genre Heavy metal
Length 1:14:04
Label EMI
Iron Maiden compilations chronology
Best of the 'B' Sides
(2002)		 Edward the Great
(2002)		 The Essential Iron Maiden
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars.... [1]
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Edward the Great is Iron Maiden's third "best-of album", originally released on 5 November 2002.

Contents

[edit] Background

According to Mick Wall, the collection was controversial amongst fans as it was released not long after previous compilations such as Best of the Beast and Ed Hunter.[2] Bassist and founder member Steve Harris comments, "We did get a bit of flak for the Edward the Great album but it wasn't aimed at the hardcore fan, it was aimed at the peripheral people who've heard the name or seen the name on a T-shirt and wouldn't know which record to pick up."[2] In order to satisfy "the real collector", the band released the Eddie's Archive box set simultaneously.[2]

In 2005, a revised edition was released in Europe, Asia and South-America with an updated track-listing. The new version coincided with the release of The Essential Iron Maiden compilation, released solely in North America, and featured songs from the Dance of Death album as well as an alternate live version of "Fear of the Dark".[3] The updated CD also added the song Brave New World from the album of the same name and the booklet included a new foreword by Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood, replacing the original foreword by founding member Steve Harris. The album cover does not differentiate between the two editions.[3]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original Track Listing (from 2002)

Original track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length
1. "Run to the Hills"   Steve Harris The Number of the Beast 3:55
2. "The Number of the Beast"   Harris The Number of the Beast 4:52
3. "Flight of Icarus"   Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith Piece of Mind 3:52
4. "The Trooper"   Harris Piece of Mind 4:11
5. "2 Minutes to Midnight"   Dickinson, Smith Powerslave 6:00
6. "Wasted Years"   Smith Somewhere in Time 5:06
7. "Can I Play with Madness"   Dickinson, Harris, Smith Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 3:31
8. "The Evil That Men Do"   Dickinson, Harris, Smith Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:34
9. "The Clairvoyant"   Harris Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:27
10. "Infinite Dreams"   Harris Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 6:10
11. "Holy Smoke"   Dickinson, Harris No Prayer for the Dying 3:48
12. "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"   Dickinson No Prayer for the Dying 4:44
13. "Man on the Edge"   Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers The X Factor 4:12
14. "Futureal"   Bayley, Harris Virtual XI 2:55
15. "The Wicker Man"   Dickinson, Harris, Smith Brave New World 4:34
16. "Fear of the Dark" (live) Harris Rock in Rio 8:04
Total length:
 1:14:55

[edit] Revised Track Listing (from 2005)

Revised track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length
1. "Run to the Hills"   Harris The Number of the Beast 3:55
2. "The Number of the Beast"   Harris The Number of the Beast 4:52
3. "The Trooper"   Harris Piece of Mind 4:11
4. "Flight of Icarus"   Dickinson, Smith Piece of Mind 3:52
5. "2 Minutes to Midnight"   Dickinson, Smith Powerslave 6:00
6. "Wasted Years"   Smith Somewhere in Time 5:06
7. "Can I Play with Madness"   Dickinson, Harris, Smith Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 3:31
8. "The Evil That Men Do"   Dickinson, Harris, Smith Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:34
9. "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"   Dickinson No Prayer for the Dying 4:44
10. "Man on the Edge"   Bayley, Gers The X Factor 4:12
11. "Futureal"   Bayley, Harris Virtual XI 2:55
12. "The Wicker Man"   Dickinson, Harris, Smith Brave New World 4:34
13. "Brave New World"   Dickinson, Harris, Dave Murray Brave New World 6:18
14. "Wildest Dreams"   Harris, Smith Dance of Death 3:52
15. "Rainmaker"   Dickinson, Harris, Murray Dance of Death 3:48
16. "Fear of the Dark" (live) Harris Death on the Road 7:28
Total length:
 1:13:52

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2002) Position
Japanese Albums Chart 242[4]
Swedish Albums Chart 16[5]
UK Albums Chart 57[6]
Chart (2003) Position
Belgian Albums Chart 46[7]
Finnish Albums Chart 34[8]

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom Platinum[9] 300,000
Canada Gold[10] 50,000
Sweden Gold [11] 20,000+
Finland Platinum [11] 20,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Edward the Great at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  2. ^ a b c Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 365. ISBN 1-86074-542-3. 
  3. ^ a b "The Essential Iron Maiden". http://www.ironmaiden.com/the-essential-iron-maiden.html. Retrieved 2012-01-13. 
  4. ^ "Edward the Great- Oricon" (in Japanese). http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/32233/products/music/492166/1/. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
  5. ^ "Iron Maiden- Swedish Charts". http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
  6. ^ "Iron Maiden- UK chart stats". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=464. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
  7. ^ "Iron Maiden- Belgian Charts". http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
  8. ^ "Iron Maiden- Finnish Albums Chart". http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
  9. ^ BPI Database. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  10. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for October 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  11. ^ a b "Iron Maidenin uutuus myi platinaa Suomessa - Viihdelehti". Stara.fi. 2010-08-24. http://www.stara.fi/2010/08/24/iron-maidenin-uutuus-myos-suomessa-platinaa/. Retrieved 2010-09-04. 


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