Devo's Greatest Misses

Greatest Misses
Compilation album by Devo
Released	December 11, 1990 [1]
Recorded	1976–September 1982
Genre	New wave punk rock synth-pop
Length	46:37
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	Devo
Devo chronology
Devo's Greatest Hits (1990) Greatest Misses (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]

Greatest Misses is a compilation album of songs by American new wave band Devo, released in 1990 by Warner Bros. Records. Greatest Misses contains lesser-known tracks and alternate versions of tracks from other albums. It has a Parental Advisory label because of the song "Penetration in the Centrefold".

The album booklet includes several photos from previous albums, and the second half of an article on the band by Howie Klein for BAM magazine. The first half of this article appears in the booklet for Devo's Greatest Hits .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Mothersbaugh, except where otherwise indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Devo Corporate Anthem"		Duty Now for the Future (1979)	1:16
2.	"Clockout"	Gerald Casale	Duty Now for the Future	2:48
3.	"The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize"		Duty Now for the Future	2:42
4.	"Shrivel Up"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)	3:05
5.	"Blockhead"	M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh	Duty Now for the Future	3:01
6.	"Pink Pussycat"	M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh	Duty Now for the Future	3:11
7.	"Mongoloid"	G. Casale	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	3:45
8.	"Be Stiff (Booji Boy Version)"	G. Casale, Bob Lewis	Single A-side (1978)	2:35
9.	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Booji Boy Version)"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990)	3:00
10.	"Penetration in the Centrefold"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	B-side of "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" (1979)	2:28
11.	"Too Much Paranoias"		Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	1:58
12.	"S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)"		Duty Now for the Future	4:29
13.	"Mechanical Man (Booji Boy Version)"		Mechanical Man EP (1978)	3:20
14.	"Speed Racer"		Oh, No! It's Devo (1982)	2:40
15.	"Timing X/Space Junk"	M. Mothersbaugh/G. Casale, B. Mothersbaugh	Duty Now for the Future/Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	3:27
16.	"Jocko Homo (Booji Boy Version)"		The Truth About De-Evolution (1976)	2:53

• "Jocko Homo" is the original demo version featured in the short film The Truth About De-Evolution (1976), later reissued on Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990).

Personnel

Devo

• Bob Casale – rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Gerald Casale – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
• Bob Mothersbaugh – lead guitar, vocals
• Mark Mothersbaugh – vocals, keyboards, guitar
• Alan Myers – drums

Technical

• Brian Eno – producer (4, 7–11, 15b)
• Devo – producer (13, 16)
• Roy Thomas Baker – producer (14)
• Ken Scott – producer, engineer (1–3, 5, 6, 12, 15a)
• Kathe Duba-Noland – album compilation
• Gerald Casale – album compilation, art devotion
• Mark Mothersbaugh – album compilation
• Tim Stedman – art devotion
• Alex Remlyn – devography
• Howie Klein – liner notes
• Erik Arnesen – photography
• Bobbi Watson – photography
• Moshe Brakha – photography

References

1. "Upcoming Releases". CMJ New Music Report. December 7, 1990. p. 48.
2. Huey, Steve. Review: The Greatest Misses Allmusic. Retrieved 2019-05-10
3. Christgau, Robert. "Devo". RobertChristgau.com.