Greatest Hits (The Who album)

This article is about the 2009 compilation. For the 1983 compilation, see Who's Greatest Hits.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by The Who
Released	22 December 2009 (2009-12-22)
Recorded	1964–2006
Genre	Rock
Length	78:29
Label	Geffen
The Who chronology
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2008) Greatest Hits (2009) Greatest Hits Live (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
AltSounds	81%

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by British rock band The Who that was released on 21 December 2009. The album was also re-released as Greatest Hits & More several weeks after the initial release, which featured a second disc of live songs culled from Greatest Hits Live.

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

Disc one

1. "I Can't Explain" – 2:05
2. "My Generation" – 3:17
3. "The Kids Are Alright" – 3:07
4. "Substitute" – 3:48
5. "Happy Jack" – 2:11
6. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:44
7. "I Can See for Miles" – 4:08
8. "Magic Bus" – 3:16
9. "Pinball Wizard" – 3:02
10. "Behind Blue Eyes" – 3:43
11. "Baba O'Riley" – 5:01
12. "Won't Get Fooled Again" – 8:33
13. "Love, Reign o'er Me" – 5:54
14. "Squeeze Box" – 2:42
15. "Who Are You" (United States single edit) – 3:27
16. "You Better You Bet" – 5:38
17. "Eminence Front" – 5:42
18. "Real Good Looking Boy" (Townshend, Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss) – 5:43
19. "It's Not Enough" (Townshend, Rachel Fuller) – 4:04

Disc two

Source:

1. "I Can't Explain" (San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 1971) – 2:32
2. "Substitute" (San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 1971) – 2:10
3. "Happy Jack" (City Hall, Hull, England, 1970) – 2:12
4. "I'm a Boy" (City Hall, Hull, England, 1970) – 2:42
5. "Behind Blue Eyes" (San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 1971) – 3:39
6. "Pinball Wizard" (Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 1976) – 2:48
7. "I'm Free" (Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 1976) – 1:44
8. "Squeeze Box" (Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 1976) – 2:51
9. "Naked Eye/Let's See Action/My Generation (Medley)" (Charlton Athletic Football Club, Charlton, London, England, 1974) – 14:19
10. "5:15" (Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, 1973) – 5:53*
11. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, 1973) – 8:38*
12. "Magic Bus" (University of Leeds Refectory, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, 1970) – 7:33
13. "My Generation" (Aeolian Hall, London, England, 1965 – BBC recording) – 3:25
14. "I Can See for Miles" (Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, 1989) – 3:45
15. "Who Are You" (Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, 1989) – 6:22
16. "A Man in a Purple Dress" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 2007) – 4:28

+ 17. bonus track on the Japanese Universal edition only: "Dancing in the Street" (Spectrum, Philadelphia, 1979) – 3:43

*These 2 tracks from 1973 are mislabelled, the recording comes from a show in Philadelphia.

Credits (Disc 1)

• Roger Daltrey – lead vocals; harmonica (tracks 1–19)
• John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals (tracks 1–17)
• Keith Moon – drums (tracks 1–15)
• Pete Townshend – guitars, vocals; keyboards (tracks 1–19); lead vocals (track 18)
• Kenney Jones – drums (tracks 16–17)
• John Bundrick – piano (track 18)
• Greg Lake – bass (track 18)
• Zak Starkey – drums (track 18)
• Simon Townshend – guitar, keyboards (track 18)
• Jolyon Dixon – acoustic guitars (track 19)
• Peter Huntington – drums (track 19)
• Stuart Ross – bass (track 19)