Greatest Hits (Fugees album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Fugees
Released	March 25, 2003
Recorded	1993–2003
Genre	Hip hop hip hop soul reggae R&B
Length	43:37
Label	Columbia
Producer	Wyclef Jean
Fugees chronology
Bootleg Versions (1996) Greatest Hits (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Greatest Hits is a compilation released by American hip-hop trio, the Fugees. The album was released on March 25, 2003, by the group's former record label, Columbia Records. The band had long since split at the time of the album's release, although renewed interest sparked them to record a release a single, "Take it Easy", in 2005, the first official release from the trio since 1997.

The album features the majority of the group's singles discography (omitting only "Boof Baf" and "Rumble in the Jungle") and fan favourites, as well as Refugee Camp All-Stars and Lauryn Hill's "The Sweetest Thing" from the soundtrack for Love Jones (1997). The European edition re-arranges the tracklisting, and includes three additional tracks, including a BBC Radio 1 live lounge session and a live version of "Killing Me Softly". ^[2]

Track listing

US/Canadian tracklisting

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Vocab" (Refugees Hip Hop remix)	Jean Michel Hill		4:02
2.	"Nappy Heads" (remix radio edit)	Jean Michel Hill		4:38
3.	"Fu-Gee-La"	Jean Michel Hill Salaam Remi Mary Brockert Allen McGrier	Salaam Remi	4:20
4.	"How Many Mics"	Jean Michel Hill	Wyclef Shawn King Hill Prakazrel "Pras" [a] Jerry "Te Bass" Duplessis [a]	4:28
5.	"Killing Me Softly"	Charles Fox Norman Gimbel	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	4:58
6.	"No Woman, No Cry"	Vincent Ford	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	4:33
7.	"Cowboys" (featuring the Outsidaz)	Jean Michel Hill Jerome Hinds Dewayne Battle Rashia Fisher Forté	Wyclef Hill Forté Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	5:23
8.	"The Score" (featuring Diamond D)	Jean Michel Hill Joseph Kirkland	Diamond D Wyclef [a] Hill [a] Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	5:02
9.	"The Sweetest Thing" (Mahogany mix) (Lauryn Hill featuring Refugee Camp All-Stars)	Jean Hill DeVorzon		4:24
10.	"Ready or Not" (Salaam's Ready for the Show remix)	Jean Michel Hill Thom Bell William Hart Enya Nicholas Ryan Roma Ryan	Salaam Remi	4:22

Japan bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Fu-Gee-La" (North Side mix)	Jean Michel Hill Salaam Remi Mary Brockert Allen McGrier	Northside	4:17
12.	"Killing Me Softly" (Sound Barrier mix)	Charles Fox Norman Gimbel	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	4:20
13.	"Ready or Not" (Clark Kent/Django remix)	Jean Michel Thom Bell William Hart Hill Enya Nicholas Ryan Roma Ryan	Clark Kent	5:18
14.	"The Sweetest Thing" (Lauryn Hill featuring Refugee Camp All-Stars)	Jean Hill DeVorzon		4:51

European tracklisting

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fu-Gee-La"	Jean Michel Hill Salaam Remi Mary Brockert Allen McGrier	Salaam Remi	4:20
2.	"No Woman, No Cry"	Vincent Ford	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	4:33
3.	"Ready or Not"	Jean Michel Thom Bell William Hart Hill Enya Nicholas Ryan Roma Ryan	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	3:47
4.	"Killing Me Softly"	Charles Fox Norman Gimbel	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	4:58
5.	"The Score" (featuring Diamond D)	Jean Michel Hill Joseph Kirkland	Diamond D Wyclef [a] Hill [a] Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	5:02
6.	"How Many Mics"	Jean Michel Hill	Wyclef Shawn King Hill Prakazrel "Pras" [a] Jerry "Te Bass" Duplessis [a]	4:28
7.	"Cowboys" (featuring the Outsidaz)	Jean Michel Hill Jerome Hinds Dewayne Battle Rashia Fisher Forté	Wyclef Hill Forté Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	5:23
8.	"Nappy Heads" (remix radio edit)	Jean Michel Hill		4:38
9.	"Vocab" (Refugees Hip Hop remix)	Jean Michel Hill		4:02
10.	"The Sweetest Thing" (Mahogany mix) (Lauryn Hill featuring Refugee Camp All-Stars)	Jean Hill DeVorzon		4:24
11.	"A Change Is Gonna Come" (BBC Radio 1 live lounge)	Sam Cooke		2:47
12.	"Killing Me Softly" (Live from MCM)	Charles Fox Norman Gimbel	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	4:35
13.	"Freestyle" (BBC Radio 1 live lounge)	Jean Michel Hill		4:59

European deluxe bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready or Not" (Clark Kent remix)	Jean Michel Thom Bell William Hart Hill Enya Nicholas Ryan Roma Ryan	Clark Kent	4:02
2.	"Ready or Not" (Salaam's Ready for the Show remix)	Jean Michel Thom Bell William Hart Hill Enya Nicholas Ryan Roma Ryan	Salaam Remi	4:22
3.	"Fu-Gee-La" (Refugee Camp remix)	Jean Michel Hill Salaam Remi Mary Brockert Allen McGrier	Remi	4:17
4.	"Fu-Gee-La" (Sly & Robbie remix)	Jean Michel Hill Salaam Remi Mary Brockert Allen McGrier	Sly & Robbie	5:35
5.	"Killing Me Softly" (Sound Barrier mix)	Charles Fox Norman Gimbel	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	4:20
6.	"No Woman, No Cry" (Remix featuring Steve Marley)	Vincent Ford	Wyclef Hill Pras [a] Te Bass [a]	4:39

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [3]	44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4]	38
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5]	30

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [6]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Bush, John. [Greatest Hits at AllMusic Greatest Hits – Fugees]. Allmusic.
2. "Fugees - Greatest Hits". Discogs . 2003.
3. "Swisscharts.com – Fugees – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
4. "Charts.nz – Fugees – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
5. グレイテスト・ヒッツ (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Accessed from July 8, 2013.
6. "British album certifications – Fugees – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 22 October 2022.