Greatest Hits (Boston album)

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Greatest Hits
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ReleasedJune 3, 1997 (1997-06-03)
Recorded1975–1997
Genre Hard rock
Length75:23
Label Epic/Legacy
Producer Tom Scholz
Boston chronology
Walk On
(1994)
Greatest Hits
(1997)
Corporate America
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rock band Boston. Released on June 3, 1997, the album features songs originally released on both the Epic and MCA record labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings ("Tell Me", "Higher Power" and "The Star-Spangled Banner"). Tom Scholz, the band's leader, felt that the album's audio quality was not up to his standards, so a remastered version of the album was released in 2009 with a slightly different track listing. Boston embarked on a tour for this album both times it was released.

Contents

The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA on December 4, 2003, and it has sold 2,234,000 copies in the United States as of August 2014. [2]

The cover features the guitar-shaped spaceship flying low over a planet with turquoise rocks and a turquoise tower in the distance. The backside shows a personification of New York City. It is unknown why the band chose New York City instead of Boston, the city the band is named after and which they usually show on their artwork.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Scholz, unless otherwise noted

1997 original release
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Tell Me" Previously unreleased, 19974:04
2."Higher Power"David SikesPreviously unreleased, 19975:06
3."More Than a Feeling"  Boston , 19764:45
4."Peace of Mind" Boston, 19765:05
5."Don't Look Back"  Don't Look Back , 19785:57
6."Cool the Engines" Brad Delp, Fran Sheehan Third Stage , 19864:35
7."Livin' for You"  Walk On , 19944:55
8."Feelin' Satisfied" Don't Look Back, 19784:11
9."Party"DelpDon't Look Back, 19784:08
10."Foreplay/Long Time" Boston, 19767:48
11."Amanda" Third Stage, 19864:15
12."Rock and Roll Band" Boston, 19763:00
13."Smokin'"Scholz, DelpBoston, 19764:20
14."A Man I'll Never Be" Don't Look Back, 19786:32
15."The Star-Spangled Banner"/"4th of July Reprise" John Stafford Smith 1 Previously unreleased, 19972:44
16."Higher Power (Kalodner Edit)"SikesPreviously unreleased, 19973:52
2009 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."I Had a Good Time"  Corporate America , 20024:16
2."Higher Power"David SikesGreatest Hits, 19975:05
3."More Than a Feeling" Boston, 19764:45
4."Peace of Mind" Boston, 19765:01
5."Don't Look Back" Don't Look Back, 19786:03
6."I Need Your Love"Fred SampsonWalk On, 19945:22
7."Cool the Engines"Delp, SheehanThird Stage, 19864:36
8."Party"Scholz, DelpDon't Look Back, 19784:06
9."Feelin' Satisfied" Don't Look Back, 19784:11
10."Foreplay"/"Long Time" Boston, 19767:48
11."Amanda" Third Stage, 19864:18
12."Rock and Roll Band" Boston, 19763:00
13."Smokin'"Scholz, DelpBoston, 19764:23
14."A Man I'll Never Be" Don't Look Back, 19786:40
15."The Star Spangled Banner"/"4th of July Reprise"Smith 1 Greatest Hits, 19972:43

Notes

  1. ^ Boston credits this song to three composers, "F.S. Key", "J.S. Smith", and "T. Scholz". However, Key only wrote the lyrics to the song, and Boston's recording is an instrumental.

Personnel

Boston

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [3] 61
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [4] 21
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [5] 35
US Billboard 200 [6] 47

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [7] Gold100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Gold100,000
United States (RIAA) [9] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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