Greatest Hits (Boston album)
1997 compilation album by Boston
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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rock band Boston. Released on June 3, 1997, the album features songs originally released on both the Epic and MCA record labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings ("Tell Me", "Higher Power" and "The Star-Spangled Banner"). Tom Scholz, the band's leader, felt that the album's audio quality was not up to his standards, so a remastered version of the album was released in 2009 with a slightly different track listing. Boston embarked on a tour for this album both times it was released.
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| Released | June 3, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 75:23 | |||
| Label | Epic/Legacy | |||
| Producer | Tom Scholz | |||
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The album was certified double Platinum by the RIAA on December 4, 2003, and it has sold 2,234,000 copies in the United States as of August 2014.[2]
The cover features the guitar-shaped spaceship flying low over a planet with turquoise rocks and a turquoise tower in the distance.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tom Scholz, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "Tell Me" | Previously unreleased, 1997 | 4:04 | |
| 2. | "Higher Power" | Scholz, David Sikes | Previously unreleased, 1997 | 5:06 |
| 3. | "More Than a Feeling" | Boston, 1976 | 4:45 | |
| 4. | "Peace of Mind" | Boston, 1976 | 5:05 | |
| 5. | "Don't Look Back" | Don't Look Back, 1978 | 5:57 | |
| 6. | "Cool the Engines" | Scholz, Brad Delp, Fran Sheehan | Third Stage, 1986 | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Livin' for You" | Walk On, 1994 | 4:55 | |
| 8. | "Feelin' Satisfied" | Don't Look Back, 1978 | 4:11 | |
| 9. | "Party" | Scholz, Delp | Don't Look Back, 1978 | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Foreplay/Long Time" | Boston, 1976 | 7:48 | |
| 11. | "Amanda" | Third Stage, 1986 | 4:15 | |
| 12. | "Rock and Roll Band" | Boston, 1976 | 3:00 | |
| 13. | "Smokin'" | Scholz, Delp | Boston, 1976 | 4:20 |
| 14. | "A Man I'll Never Be" | Don't Look Back, 1978 | 6:32 | |
| 15. | "The Star-Spangled Banner"/"4th of July Reprise" | John Stafford Smith1 | Previously unreleased, 1997 | 2:44 |
| 16. | "Higher Power (Kalodner Edit)" | Scholz, Sikes | Previously unreleased, 1997 | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "I Had a Good Time" | Corporate America, 2002 | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "Higher Power" | David Sikes | Greatest Hits, 1997 | 5:05 |
| 3. | "More Than a Feeling" | Boston, 1976 | 4:45 | |
| 4. | "Peace of Mind" | Boston, 1976 | 5:01 | |
| 5. | "Don't Look Back" | Don't Look Back, 1978 | 6:03 | |
| 6. | "I Need Your Love" | Fred Sampson | Walk On, 1994 | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Cool the Engines" | Delp, Sheehan | Third Stage, 1986 | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Party" | Scholz, Delp | Don't Look Back, 1978 | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Feelin' Satisfied" | Don't Look Back, 1978 | 4:11 | |
| 10. | "Foreplay"/"Long Time" | Boston, 1976 | 7:48 | |
| 11. | "Amanda" | Third Stage, 1986 | 4:18 | |
| 12. | "Rock and Roll Band" | Boston, 1976 | 3:00 | |
| 13. | "Smokin'" | Scholz, Delp | Boston, 1976 | 4:23 |
| 14. | "A Man I'll Never Be" | Don't Look Back, 1978 | 6:40 | |
| 15. | "The Star Spangled Banner"/"4th of July Reprise" | Smith1 | Greatest Hits, 1997 | 2:43 |
Notes
Personnel
Boston
- Tom Scholz – guitar, bass, organ, drums, clavinet, keyboards, hand clapping
- Brad Delp – vocals, guitar
- Barry Goudreau – guitar
- Fran Sheehan – bass
- Sib Hashian – drums
Additional personnel
- Jim Masdea – drums
- Gary Pihl – guitar
- Fran Cosmo – vocals
- David Sikes – bass guitar, vocals
- Doug Huffman – drums
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] | 61 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 21 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] | 35 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 47 |