Greatest Hits Live | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | August 2, 1988 | |||
Recorded | June 9, 1987, live at Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 45:04 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Tom "T-Bone" Wolk & Carly Simon | |||
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Greatest Hits Live is the first live album and second greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on August 2, 1988.
Recorded on 35MM film for a HBO special shot on Martha's Vineyard originally titled Carly Simon – Coming Around Again, it was broadcast in June 1987 and later released on home video as Live From Martha's Vineyard . [1] The album version runs in a different track order than the video version, and three tracks from the video version are removed: "Give Me All Night", "You Have To Hurt", and "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of". The track "The Right Thing to Do", cut from the final televised cut of the concert, is included on the album. It would later be included on both DVD releases of the concert as a bonus feature. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Greatest Hits Live was released on Vinyl, Cassette tape, and Compact disc. The album sold very well upon release, going Gold immediately, and it was officially certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1996 for sales of one million copies in the United States alone. It was also certified Gold by both Music Canada on March 29, 1990, and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on July 12, 2019.
AllMusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, and commended the material as "well performed". [2]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nobody Does It Better" | 3:43 | |
2. | "You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | 4:44 |
3. | "It Happens Every Day" | Simon | 2:38 |
4. | "Anticipation" | Simon | 3:17 |
5. | "The Right Thing to Do" | Simon | 2:48 |
6. | "Do the Walls Come Down" |
| 4:05 |
7. | "You Belong To Me" |
| 3:35 |
8. | "Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)" | Simon | 5:12 |
9. | "All I Want Is You" |
| 3:55 |
10. | "Coming Around Again/Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Simon | 7:01 |
11. | "Never Been Gone" |
| 3:38 |
Total length: | 45:04 |
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC) [4] | 49 |
US Billboard 200 [5] | 87 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [6] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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