Greatesttits

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Greatesttits
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1990
Recorded1976–1987
Genre Psychedelic pop, punk rock
Length75:31
Label Fan Club / New Rose (FR)
Producer R. Stevie Moore
R. Stevie Moore chronology
Has-Beens and Never-Weres
(1990)
Greatesttits
(1990)
Contact Risk
(1993)
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Greatesttits is the eleventh album released by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore. It was the first official compact disc issued by Moore. The album is a compilation of previously released tracks from Moore's four vinyl issues on New Rose Records, Paris.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Welcome to London" (:56)
  2. "I Wanna Hit You" (1:57)
  3. "Chantilly Lace" (2:25)
  4. "One Moore Time" (2:14)
  5. "Forecast" (2:00)
  6. "Topic of Same" (4:23)
  7. "His Latest Flame" (2:13)
  8. "First-Hand" (2:25)
  9. "Teen Routines" (2:21)
  10. "Why Can't I Write a Hit?" (2:20)
  11. "U. R. True" (2:35)
  12. "Wayne Wayne (Go Away)" (4:23)
  13. "Debbie" (4:00)
  14. "I Hope That You Remember" (3:02)
  15. "Part of the Problem" (3:43)
  16. "Don't Let Me Go to the Dogs" (4:04)
  17. "Why Should I Love You" (3:18)
  18. "Along Comes Mary" (2:52)
  19. "The Bodycount" (3:33)
  20. "Hobbies Galore" (4:14)
  21. "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" (4:25)
  22. "You Always Want What You Don't Have" (3:52)
  23. "The Whereabouts" (3:32)
  24. "Diary" (3:23)

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References

  1. "Greatesttits – R. Stevie Moore". AllMusic . Retrieved December 5, 2019.