Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Blue Rodeo album)

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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
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ReleasedOctober 2, 2001
Recorded1987-2001
Genre Country rock
Length73:57
Label Warner Music Canada
Producer Blue Rodeo, Trina Shoemaker, John Whynot, Pete Anderson, Terry Brown
Blue Rodeo chronology
The Days in Between
(2000)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(2001)
Palace of Gold
(2002)
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a 2001 greatest hits album by Blue Rodeo. It was released in the United States in 2004.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, except where noted.

  1. "To Love Somebody" – 5:48 - Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
  2. "Rose-Coloured Glasses" – 4:28
  3. "Try" – 4:00
  4. "Diamond Mine" – 8:08
  5. "Til I Am Myself Again" – 4:00
  6. "Trust Yourself" – 3:34
  7. "Lost Together" – 5:14
  8. "5 Days in May" – 7:10
  9. "Hasn't Hit Me Yet" – 5:11
  10. "Bad Timing" – 5:03
  11. "Dark Angel" – 5:18
  12. "Side of the Road" – 6:05
  13. "It Could Happen to You" – 4:35
  14. "After the Rain" – 6:43

Track trivia

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 by Blue Rodeo
Chart (2001–02)Peak
position
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [2] 7

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 by Blue Rodeo
Chart (2001)Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [3] 78
2002 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 by Blue Rodeo
Chart (2002)Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [4] 66
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [5] 200

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada) [6] 2× Platinum

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