Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl

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Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl
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Digital cover
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJuly 31, 2024 (digital)
August 16, 2024 (physical)
Length1:10:49
Label Sub Pop
Father John Misty chronology
Chloë and the Next 20th Century
(2022)
Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl
(2024)
Mahashmashana
(2024)

Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl is a greatest hits album by American musician Josh Tillman under the stage name Father John Misty. It was released on July 31, 2024, digitally, and physically on August 16, 2024. [1] It contains songs from all of Tillman's albums released under the Father John Misty moniker, along with one new song, "I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All", and Tillman's 2016 single "Real Love Baby". [2] Tillman had previously performed the then-unreleased "I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All" as early as 2019 and throughout multiple shows in 2023; he subsequently announced the song through text message to fans on his newsletter with the suggestion of a compilation album to follow later. [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Josh Tillman.

Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl track listing
No.TitleOriginLength
1."Real Love Baby"Non-album single, 20163:09
2."Nancy from Now On" Fear Fun , 20123:54
3."Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of Them All" God's Favorite Customer , 20182:23
4."Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins)" I Love You, Honeybear , 20152:51
5."Goodbye Mr. Blue" Chloë and the Next 20th Century , 20225:00
6."When You're Smiling and Astride Me"I Love You, Honeybear4:33
7."Mr. Tillman"God's Favorite Customer3:03
8."Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution" Pure Comedy , 20174:18
9."Please Don't Die"God's Favorite Customer3:24
10."I'm Writing a Novel"Fear Fun3:35
11."Buddy's Rendezvous"Chloë and the Next 20th Century4:59
12."Total Entertainment Forever"Pure Comedy2:53
13."Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"Fear Fun3:10
14."Holy Shit"I Love You, Honeybear4:01
15."Pure Comedy"Pure Comedy6:23
16."I Love You, Honeybear"I Love You, Honeybear4:38
17."I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All"New song, 20248:35

Reference

  1. Strauss, Matthew (July 31, 2024). "Father John Misty Announces Greatest-Hits Album, Shares New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. Kelly, Tyler Damara (July 31, 2024). "Father John Misty unveils Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said To Crawl". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. Aubrey, Elizabeth (July 31, 2024). "Father John Misty shares reflective new single 'I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us All' from new "Greatish Hits" album". NME. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

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