The Very Best of Winger
2001 greatest hits album by Winger
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The Very Best of Winger is a greatest hits album by American rock band Winger, released by Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment in October 2001.[1]
Most of the songs on the album were collected from the first three Winger studio albums: Winger (1988), In the Heart of the Young (1990), and Pull (1993). However, one new recording called "On the Inside" was featured, as well as a Japanese bonus track from Pull called "Hell to Pay". According to frontman Kip Winger, "On the Inside" was a leftover riff from the Pull sessions that he and Reb Beach worked into a complete song for the release of this compilation.[2]
The album has a track listing essentially in reverse chronological order, with the more recently finished the song the earlier it appears.[1]
Reception
AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine lauded the release, stating that it proved that the group had "some good hooks, a good guitarist in Reb Beach, nice chemistry within the band, and a knack for a power ballad". Erlewine noted that among heavy-sounding "bands of the late '80s/early '90s... they were the brunt of more jokes than any of their peers", most notably on the subversive program Beavis and Butt-Head. However, in his view, that did not change Winger's ability to generate multiple "classics", which the album collects. Erlewine additionally praised the album's detailed liner notes.[1]
Track listing
- "On the Inside" (Kip Winger, Reb Beach) – 4:24
- "Blind Revolution Mad" (Winger, Beach) – 5:26
- "Down Incognito" (Winger, Beach) – 3:48
- "Spell I'm Under" (Winger) – 3:56
- "Who's the One" (Winger, Beach) – 5:46
- "Junkyard Dog (Tears on Stone)" (Winger, Beach) – 6:55
- "Hell to Pay" (Winger, Beach) – 3:24
- "Can't Get Enuff" (Winger, Beach) – 4:24
- "Under One Condition" (Winger, Beach) – 4:30
- "Easy Come Easy Go" (Winger) – 4:06
- "Rainbow in the Rose" (Winger, Beach) – 5:34
- "Miles Away" (Paul Taylor) – 4:15
- "Seventeen" (Winger, Beach, Beau Hill) – 4:12
- "Madalaine" (Winger, Beach) – 3:47
- "Hungry" (Winger, Beach) – 4:01
- "Headed for a Heartbreak" (Winger) – 5:15
Personnel
- Kip Winger – vocals, bass, keyboards
- Reb Beach – guitar, vocals
- Rod Morgenstein – drums and percussion
- Paul Taylor – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- John Roth – guitar, vocals