| 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row | ||||
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| Released | November 3, 1998 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1995 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, glam metal | |||
| Length | 66:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Skid Row chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 [3] |
40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released in 1998. It includes the chart-topping singles "18 and Life", "I Remember You" and "Youth Gone Wild". [4]
The compilation features songs from the first three Skid Row studio albums Skid Row , Slave to the Grind and Subhuman Race . The tracks "Into Another", "My Enemy" and "Breakin' Down" were remixed for this album with more tender, slightly cleaner mixes, presumably so they fit more suitingly with the other tracks. It also includes two unreleased tracks, one from the 1988 Skid Row sessions, and one from the 1990-91 Slave to the Grind sessions. The Japanese version features a bonus track from the B-Side Ourselves EP.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Youth Gone Wild" | Rachel Bolan, Dave Sabo | Skid Row | 3:21 |
| 2. | "18 and Life" | Bolan, Sabo | Skid Row | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Piece of Me" | Bolan | Skid Row | 2:48 |
| 4. | "I Remember You" | Bolan, Sabo | Skid Row | 5:14 |
| 5. | "The Threat" | Bolan, Sabo | Slave to the Grind | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Psycho Love" | Bolan | Slave to the Grind | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Monkey Business" | Bolan, Sabo | Slave to the Grind | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Quicksand Jesus" | Bolan, Sabo | Slave to the Grind | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Slave to the Grind" | Sebastian Bach, Bolan, Sabo | Slave to the Grind | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Into Another" (remix) | Bolan, Sabo | Subhuman Race | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Frozen" (demo 1994) | Bolan, Sabo | Subhuman Race | 5:32 |
| 12. | "My Enemy" (remix) | Scotti Hill, Rob Affuso, Bolan | Subhuman Race | 3:32 |
| 13. | "Breakin' Down" (remix) | Sabo | Subhuman Race | 4:28 |
| 14. | "Beat Yourself Blind" (live from The Astoria, London 1995) | Bach, Hill, Bolan, Sabo | Subhuman Beings on Tour | 5:20 |
| 15. | "Forever" (previously unreleased 1988) | Hill, Bolan, Sabo | New track | 4:04 |
| 16. | "Fire in the Hole" (previously unreleased 1991) | Hill, Bolan | New track | 3:26 |
| 17. | "Psycho Therapy" (Ramones cover, unlisted Japanese version bonus track) | Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone | B-Side Ourselves | 2:30 |
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