The Leif Garrett Collection
1998 compilation album by Leif Garrett
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The Leif Garrett Collection is an album by Leif Garrett released in 1998 and features all 10 of his US Billboard Hot 100 hit singles[2] plus two additional cuts ("New York City Nights" and "You Had To Go and Change On Me").
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| Released | January 13, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | Rock 'n Roll Records | |||
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| Leif Garrett chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "it's as thorough as a compilation as anyone could hope for, and while his music hasn't dated particularly well, it will give a nostalgic ride to anyone that thrilled to his episode of Behind the Music".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Runaround Sue" | Leif Garrett (1977) | 2:19 | |
| 2. | "The Wanderer" | Ernie Maresca | Leif Garrett | 2:37 |
| 3. | "I Was Made for Dancin'" | Michael Lloyd | Feel the Need (1978) | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Memorize Your Number" | Billy Kirkland | Same Goes for You (1979) | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Feel the Need" | Abrim Tilmon | Feel the Need | 5:37 |
| 6. | "When I Think of You" | James Lewis Williams | Feel the Need | 3:01 |
| 7. | "You Had To Go and Change on Me" |
| Can't Explain (1980) | 3:25 |
| 8. | "New York City Nights" |
| Non-album single | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Runaway Rita" |
| My Movie of You (1981) | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Surfin' USA" | Leif Garrett | 2:20 | |
| 11. | "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" | Paul Anka | Leif Garrett | 2:41 |
| 12. | "I Was Looking for Someone to Love" |
| Same Goes for You | 2:53 |
| Total length: | 36:24 | |||
Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
Musicians
- Leif Garrett – vocals
- No musicians are listed in the liner notes.
Production
- Michael Lloyd – arranger, engineer, producer (Tracks 1–6, 8, 10)
- John D'Andrea – producer (Tracks 7, 9)
- Shun Tokura – producer (Track 9)
- Tony Papa – Remastering Supervisor
- Doug Haverty – Art Direction, Design
- Michael Childers – Photography
- Dick Zimmerman – Photography
- Catherine Farley – Supervisor
- Bob Fisher – Remastering