Greatest Hits (The Band album)
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| Greatest Hits | ||
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| Album by The Band | ||
| Released | September 26, 2000 | |
| Recorded | Early 1968 - Early 1977 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 77 min 00 sec | |
| Label | Capitol | |
| Producers | The Band, John Simon | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4.5/5 | link |
The Band's Greatest Hits was a compilation released in 2000 to coincide with the release of remastered versions of the group's first four albums. Drawing very heavily from those albums- a full thirteen of the eighteen tracks come from them (four, four, three and two respectively)- it is a lopsided effort that falls short in presenting a definitive picture of the group in under eighty minutes.
However, the material is strong, and the disc is a better way of getting acquainted with The Band than their 1976 compilation. Still, the 1989 compilation To Kingdom Come, even if out-of-print, is an even better place to get started, if not with the actual albums themselves.
[edit] Track listing
- The Weight (R. Robertson; 4:35)
- Tears Of Rage (B. Dylan-R. Manuel; 5:19)
- Chest Fever (R. Robertson; 5:13)
- I Shall Be Released (B. Dylan; 3:12)
- Up On Cripple Creek (R. Robertson; 4:31)
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (R. Robertson; 3:32)
- Rag Mama Rag (R. Robertson; 3:02)
- King Harvest (Has Surely Come)(R. Robertson; 3:38)
- The Shape I'm In (R. Robertson; 4:01)
- Stage Fright (R. Robertson; 3:41)
- Time To Kill (R. Robertson; 3:26)
- Life Is A Carnival (R. Danko-L. Helm-R. Robertson; 3:57)
- When I Paint My Masterpiece (B. Dylan; 4:18)
- Ain't Got No Home (C. Henry; 3:24)
- It Makes No Difference (R. Robertson; 6:32)
- Ophelia (R. Robertson; 3:31)
- Acadian Driftwood (R. Robertson; 6:41)
- The Saga of Pepote Rouge (R. Robertson; 4:14)
[edit] Group Members and Other Participants
- John Simon - producer (tracks 1-8)
- The Band - producers (tracks 9-18)
- Rick Danko - bass, fiddle, vocals (except track 14)
- Levon Helm - drums, mandolin, rhythm guitar, bass, tambourine, vocals
- Garth Hudson - organ, piano, synthesizers, accordion, clavinet, wind instruments, bagpipe chanter, bass pedals
- Richard Manuel - piano, drums, clavinet, organ, harmonica, vocals
- Robbie Robertson - guitars
- John Simon - tuba, tenor saxophone, electric piano, baritone horn (tracks 2, 3, 7 and 8)
- Allen Toussaint - horn arrangements (track 12)
- Billy Mundi - drums (track 14)
- Byron Berline - fiddle (track 17)
- See individual albums for engineering credits.
