Greatest Hits 2 (Bob Seger album)

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Greatest Hits 2
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2003
Recordedvarious
Genre Rock
Length67:09
Label Capitol
Producer various
Bob Seger chronology
It's a Mystery
(1995)
Greatest Hits 2
(2003)
Face the Promise
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Greatest Hits 2 is a compilation album by Bob Seger, released in 2003.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Seger except where noted

No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."Understanding" Teachers soundtrack 3:44
2."The Fire Down Below" Night Moves 4:27
3."Her Strut" Against the Wind 3:51
4."Beautiful Loser" Beautiful Loser 3:27
5."Sunspot Baby"Night Moves4:37
6."Katmandu"Beautiful Loser6:09
7."Shame on the Moon" (Rodney Crowell) The Distance 4:52
8."Fire Lake"Against the Wind3:31
9."Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" (live) (Eugene Williams) Nine Tonight 4:10
10."Shakedown" (Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Seger) Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack 4:03
11."Manhattan" It's a Mystery 5:23
12."New Coat of Paint" (Tom Waits) The Fire Inside 3:28
13."Chances Are" (with Martina McBride) Hope Floats soundtrack 4:18
14."Rock and Roll Never Forgets"Night Moves3:51
15."Satisfied"previously unreleased3:30
16."Tomorrow"previously unreleased3:39
17."Turn the Page" (bonus video) Back in '72

Some later issues of the CD did not feature the two previously unreleased bonus tracks, nor the "Turn the Page" bonus music video.

Personnel

As listed in the liner notes. [2]

Track 1
Track 2
  • Drew Abbott – guitar
  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Charlie Allen Martin – drums
  • Robyn Robbins – piano
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals
Track 3
  • Drew Abbott – guitar
  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • David Teegarden – drums, percussion
Track 4
Track 5
  • Barry Beckett – piano
  • Pete Carr – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals
Track 6
  • Drew Abbott – guitar
  • Barry Beckett – grand piano, organ, synthesizer, electric piano
  • Kenny Bell – guitar
  • Harrison Calloway – trumpet
  • Pete Carr – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Ronald Eades – baritone saxophone
  • Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Spooner Oldham – organ, electric piano
  • Charles Rose – trombone
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, slide guitar, harmonica
  • Stoney & Rocky – background vocals
  • Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
Track 7
Track 8
  • Barry Beckett – piano
  • Pete Carr – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Frey – harmony vocals
  • Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
  • Don Henley – harmony vocals
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Randy McCormick – organ
  • Timothy B. Schmit – harmony vocals
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals
Track 9
  • Drew Abbott – electric guitar
  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar, background vocals
  • Craig Frost – piano, organ
  • Pam Moore – background vocals
  • Shaun Murphy – percussion, background vocals
  • Alto Reed – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • David Teegarden – drums, background vocals
  • June Tilton – background vocals
Track 10
Track 11
Track 12
Track 13
Track 14
  • Drew Abbott – guitar
  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Charlie Allen Martin – drums
  • Alto Reed – saxophone
  • Robyn Robbins – piano, organ
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals
Track 15
Track 16
  • J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Richie Hayward – drums
  • Shaun Murphy – background vocals
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band: Greatest Hits 2 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. Greatest Hits 2 (CD). Bob Seger. Capitol Records. 2003. CDP 7243 8 52772 0 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)