Greatest Hits (Boston album)
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| Greatest hits album by Boston | ||||
| Released | June 3, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 - 1997 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 75:23 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Tom Scholz | |||
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American rock band Boston. The album released on June 3, 1997 features songs originally released on both the Epic and MCA labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings ("Higher Power", "Tell Me", and "The Star-Spangled Banner"). Tom Scholz, the band's leader, felt that the album's sound quality was not up to his standards, so a remastered version of the album was released in 2009 with a slightly different track listing, although many audiophiles will argue that the 1997s issue eclipses the current one.[who?]
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Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Tom Scholz, except where noted.
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Tell Me" | 4:04 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Higher Power" (Scholz, David Sikes) | 5:06 | ||||||||
| 3. | "More Than a Feeling" | 4:45 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Peace of Mind" | 5:05 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Don't Look Back" | 5:57 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Cool the Engines" (Brad Delp, Fran Sheehan, Scholz) | 4:35 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Livin' for You" | 4:55 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Feelin' Satisfied" | 4:11 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Party" (Scholz, Delp) | 4:08 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Foreplay/Long Time" | 7:48 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Amanda" | 4:15 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Rock & Roll Band" | 3:00 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Smokin'" (Scholz, Delp) | 4:20 | ||||||||
| 14. | "A Man I'll Never Be" | 6:32 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Star-Spangled Banner/4th Of July Reprise" (Francis Scott Key, Tom Scholz) | 2:44 | ||||||||
| 16. | "Higher Power [Kalodner edit]" (Scholz, Sikes) | 3:52 | ||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "I Had a Good Time" | 4:15 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Higher Power" (Scholz, David Sikes) | 5:06 | ||||||||
| 3. | "More Than a Feeling" | 4:45 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Peace of Mind" | 5:05 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Don't Look Back" | 5:57 | ||||||||
| 6. | "I Need Your Love" (Fred Sampson, Scholz) | 5:33 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Cool the Engines" (Delp, Sheehan, Scholz) | 4:35 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Party" (Scholz, Delp) | 4:08 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Feelin' Satisfied" | 4:10 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Foreplay/Long Time" | 7:48 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Amanda" | 4:15 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Rock & Roll Band" | 3:00 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Smokin'" (Scholz, Delp) | 4:20 | ||||||||
| 14. | "A Man I'll Never Be" | 6:32 | ||||||||
| 15. | "The Star Spangled Banner/4th Of July Reprise" (Key, Scholz) | 2:44 | ||||||||
Personnel[edit]
- Tom Scholz – guitar, bass, organ, drums, clavinet, keyboards, hand clapping
- Brad Delp – vocals, guitar, hand clapping
- Barry Goudreau – guitar
- Fran Sheehan – bass guitar
- Sib Hashian – drums
- Jim Masdea – drums
- Gary Pihl – guitar
- Fran Cosmo – vocals
- David Sikes – bass guitar, vocals
- Doug Huffman – drums
Charts and certifications[edit]
- Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Top Selling Albums[1] | 61 |
| US Billboard 200[2] | 47 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Catalog Albums[2] | 12 |
- Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – US | Gold[3] | April 20, 1999 |
| Platinum[3] | May 15, 2000 | |
| 2x Multi-Platinum[3] | December 4, 2003 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Top Selling Albums" (PHP). RPM 65 (15). June 16, 1997. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ a b "Greatest Hits – Boston". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
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