Authorized Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | August 29, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1977–1999 | |||
Genre | Rock Hard rock Power pop | |||
Length | 67:00 | |||
Label | Epic/Legacy [1] | |||
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AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Authorized Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Cheap Trick. [4] The tracks were picked by the band members themselves, in contrast to 1991's Greatest Hits . It contains several rarities, including one from the EP Found All the Parts .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "I Want You to Want Me" (Live at Budokan 1978) | Rick Nielsen | Cheap Trick at Budokan , 1978 | 3:44 |
2. | "Ain't That a Shame" (Live at Budokan 1978) | Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew | Cheap Trick at Budokan | 5:16 |
3. | "Southern Girls" (single version) | Nielsen, Tom Petersson | In Color , 1977 | 3:35 |
4. | "Surrender" | Nielsen | Heaven Tonight , 1978 | 4:14 |
5. | "Stop This Game" | Nielsen, Robin Zander | All Shook Up , 1980 | 3:57 |
6. | "Dream Police" | Nielsen | Dream Police , 1979 | 3:53 |
7. | "If You Want My Love" (alternate version) | Nielsen | Original version on One on One , 1982 | 4:26 |
8. | "Tonight It's You" | Nielsen, Zander, Jon Brant, Mark Radice | Standing on the Edge , 1985 | 4:47 |
9. | "Everything Works If You Let It" | Nielsen | Bonus 7" promo single included with the EP Found All the Parts , and the Roadie soundtrack, 1980 | 3:56 |
10. | "Mandocello" | Nielsen | Cheap Trick , 1977 | 4:47 |
11. | "I Can't Take It" (live, 1998) | Zander | Music for Hangovers , 1999 | 3:33 |
12. | "She's Tight" | Nielsen | One on One , 1982 | 2:58 |
13. | "That '70s Song (In the Street)" | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton, Nielsen | That '70s Album (Rockin') , 1999 | 2:50 |
14. | "Walk Away" (with Chrissie Hynde) | Nielsen, Petersson, Zander | Busted , 1990 | 3:41 |
15. | "Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love" | Nielsen, Petersson, Zander | Busted | 3:49 |
16. | "The Flame" (live, 1988) | Bob Mitchell, Nick Graham | Previously unreleased, studio version on Lap of Luxury , 1988 | 6:48 |
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