Greatest Hits (Bob Seger album)
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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, released in 1994. Certified 9 times platinum, it is Seger's most successful album to date. In December 2009, Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan confirmed that with nearly nine million copies sold, Bob Seger's Greatest Hits was the decade's best-selling catalog album in the United States, even out-selling The Beatles' 1 and Michael Jackson's Number Ones. By September 2011, the album had sold a total of 9,062,000 copies in the United States.[2][3][4]
Album Art
Californian photographer, Karen Miller, took photos of the band as part of two photoshoots for the album. The most popular pictures out of the first photoshoot were the railroad track scenes taken on the Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks north of Mojave, California. The single picture of Seger holding his guitar became the cover photo as well as the most recognized photograph of Seger to date. Another photograph of the entire band on the same tracks was used for the centerfold of the booklet that came with the It's A Mystery CD, released the following year.
Other photos on the album include pictures of Seger's newborn son, Cole. The back cover of Seger's son at a water pump was taken at Seger's then home at the time in Miami, Florida. Cole was 17 months old at the time. The inside of the booklet includes photos of Silver Bullet Band members Craig Frost, Chris Campbell, and Alto Reed with their kids as well. Seger's manager, Punch Andrews, was skeptical about the idea of using the band's children as album art at first. However, Seger had seen it done before with other artists and insisted on the photographs being used on the final copy of the CD's insert.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bob Seger, except where noted
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roll Me Away" | The Distance | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Night Moves" | Night Moves | 5:25 |
| 3. | "Turn the Page" | Live Bullet | 5:01 |
| 4. | "You'll Accomp'ny Me" | Against the Wind | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Hollywood Nights" | Stranger in Town | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Still the Same" | Stranger in Town | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Old Time Rock and Roll" (George Jackson, Thomas Earl Jones III) | Stranger in Town | 3:12 |
| 8. | "We've Got Tonight" | Stranger in Town | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Against the Wind" | Against the Wind | 5:32 |
| 10. | "Mainstreet" | Night Moves | 3:42 |
| 11. | "The Fire Inside" | The Fire Inside | 5:53 |
| 12. | "Like a Rock" | Like a Rock | 5:53 |
| 13. | "C'est la Vie"" (Chuck Berry) | previously unreleased | 2:58 |
| 14. | "In Your Time" | previously unreleased | 3:05 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
- Roy Bittan – piano
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Craig Frost – organ
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Bob Seger – lead vocals
- Waddy Watchel – guitar
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Charlie Allen Martin – drums
- Joe Miquelon – electric guitar
- Doug Riley – piano, organ
- Bob Seger – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Rhonda Silver – background vocals
- Laurel Ward – background vocals
- Sharon Dee Williams – background vocals
- Drew Abbott – guitar
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Charlie Allen Martin – drums
- Alto Reed – saxophone
- Robyn Robbins – Mellotron
- Bob Seger – lead vocals, electric piano
- Ginger Blake – background vocals
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Sam Clayton – percussion
- Laura Creamer – background vocals
- Linda Dillard – background vocals
- Bill Payne – piano, organ, synthesizer
- Bob Seger – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- David Teegarden – drums
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Bill Payne – piano, organ
- Bob Seger – lead vocals, guitar
- David Teegarden – drums, percussion
- Julie Waters, Luther Waters Maxine Waters, Oren Waters – background vocals
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Venetta Fields – background vocals
- Clydie King – background vocals
- Shirley Mathews – background vocals
- Robyn Robbins – organ
- Bob Seger – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
- David Teegarden – drums, percussion
- Ken Bell – guitar
- Stanley Carter – background vocals
- James Lavell Easley – background vocals
- Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
- David Hodd – bass guitar
- George Jackson – background vocals
- Randy McCormick – piano
- Howie McDonald – guitar
- Alto Reed – saxophone
- Bob Seger – lead vocals
- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- Pete Carr – lead guitar
- Venetta Fields – background vocals
- Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
- David Hood – bass guitar
- Jimmie Johnson – rhythm guitar
- Clydie King – background vocals
- Shirley Mathews – background vocals
- Bob Seger – lead vocals
Strings conducted and arranged by Jim Ed Norman.
- Drew Abbott – electric guitar
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Glenn Frey – background vocals
- Paul Harris – piano, organ
- Bob Seger – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
- David Teegarden – drums
- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- Pete Carr – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
- Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
- David Hood – bass guitar
- Jimmie Johnson – rhythm guitar
- Bob Seger – lead vocals
- Roy Bittan – piano
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Steve Lukather – acoustic guitar
- Bob Seger – lead vocals
- Jai Winding – organ
- Izora Armstead – background vocals
- Dawayne Bailey – acoustic guitar
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Craig Frost – organ
- Douglas Kibble – background vocals
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Bill Payne – piano
- Bob Seger – lead vocals
- Rick Vito – slide guitar
- Martha Wash – background vocals
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Craig Frost – piano
- Alto Reed – saxophone
- Jimmy Romeo – saxophone
- Bob Seger – vocals, guitar
- Crystal Taliefero – saxophone
- Tomo Thomas – saxophone
- David Teegarden – drums
- Rosemary Butler – background vocals
- Chris Campbell – bass guitar
- Laura Creamer – background vocals
- Donny Gerard – background vocals
- Russ Kunkel – drums, percussion
- Tim Mitchell – electric guitar
- Shaun Murphy – background vocals
- Alto Reed – saxophone
- Bob Seger – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, synthesizer
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[5] | 5 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 49 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 4 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 46 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 8 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 5 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 6 |
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | 9× Platinum | 9,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74410/chart-watch-extra-all-the-greatest-hits/
- ^ "Seger CD one of the decade's best sellers". United Press International. December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
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- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bob Seger – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
- ^ "British album certifications – Bob Seger & Silver Bullet – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Seger, Bob and The Silver Bullet Band – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.