Greatest Hits (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album)

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Greatest Hits
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ReleasedNovember 16, 2004
Recorded1993–2002
Genre Hip hop
Length118:50
Label Ruthless
Producer Romeo Antonio
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
Thug World Order
(2002)
Greatest Hits
(2004)
Bone 4 Life
(2005)
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Greatest Hits is a greatest hits double album that was released on November 16, 2004, by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. It features Bone's most popular songs between the years 1994 and 2002.

Contents

The album spent 47 weeks in the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, peaking at No.30. [3]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Carole Of The Bones (Intro) - (Layzie Bone)"S. Howse / Michael Seifert0:52
2."Thuggish Ruggish Bone" (featuring Shatasha Williams)Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / DJ U-Neek4:39
3."Foe tha Love of $" (featuring Eazy-E and Jewell)Antoine "Yella" Carraby / Al Henderson / S. Howse / Bryon "Bizzy" McCane / C. Scruggs / Eric Wright4:32
4."1st Of Tha Month" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)Al Henderson / S. Howse / Bryon "Bizzy" McCane / C. Scruggs5:14
5."Shoot 'Em Up"Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / DJ U-Neek5:15
6."Buddah Lovaz" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)Tony C / Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / DJ U-Neek4:42
7."Days of Our Livez" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)Bone Thugs-N-Harmony5:48
8."Tha Crossroads" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)Tommy Cowan / Al Henderson / S. Howse / Marvin Isley / Bryon "Bizzy" McCane / Tom Middleton / C. Scruggs3:43
9."Thug Luv" (featuring 2Pac)2Pac / Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / DJ U-Neek5:07
10."Notorious Thugs" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)Sean Combs / Al Henderson / S. Howse / S. Jordan / Bryon "Bizzy" McCane / Christopher Wallace6:05
11."Breakdown" (featuring Mariah Carey)Mariah Carey / Al Henderson / S. Howse / S. Jordan / C. Scruggs4:42
12."All Good" (Krayzie Bone featuring Felecia)Krayzie Bone / Ish Ledesma3:57
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Look into My Eyes" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / DJ U-Neek4:19
2."Blaze It - (Krayzie Bone)"Krayzie Bone2:08
3."Get 'Cha Thug On - (Wish Bone featuring Tre)"Wish Bone / DJ U-Neek4:02
4."Thug Mentality" (Krayzie Bone)Al Henderson / Michael Seifert4:20
5."Resurrection (Paper, Paper)" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)J. Karen Thomas5:10
6."Ecstasy" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)Al Henderson / S. Howse / Bryon "Bizzy" McCane / C. Scruggs5:43
7."Weed Song" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)Bone Thugs-N-Harmony4:09
8."Still the Greatest" (featuring Big Chan)S. Howse5:28
9."Get Up & Get It" (featuring 3LW, Felecia & LaReece)A.J. Gibbs / Al Henderson / S. Howse / Bryon "Bizzy" McCane / C. Scruggs4:00
10."Money, Money" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)Al Henderson / S. Howse / Bryon "Bizzy" McCane / C. Scruggs5:26
11."Ghetto Cowboy" (featuring Powder P, Thug Queen & Felecia)Krayzie Bone / Layzie Bone5:24
12."Thugz Cry" (Bizzy Bone)B.B. Gambini / Johnny Jackson3:46
13."Home" (featuring Phil Collins)P. Collins / Al Henderson5:18
14."Cleveland is the City" (featuring Avant)Al Henderson / S. Howse / Bryon "Bizzy" McCane / C. Scruggs5:00

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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