| The Best of Eddie Money | ||||
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| Released | July 24, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 62:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
| Producer | Bruce Botnick Tom Dowd Chris Lord-Alge Eddie Money Ron Nevison Richie Zito | |||
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The Best of Eddie Money is a compilation album by American rock singer Eddie Money, released in July 2001, and contains 16 digitally remastered tracks.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Two Tickets to Paradise" | Money | 1977: Eddie Money | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Shakin'" | Carter, Money, Myers | 1982: No Control | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Take Me Home Tonight" | Leeson, Vale, Greenwich, Barry, Spector | 1986: Can't Hold Back | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" | Money, Solberg | 1977: Eddie Money | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Walk on Water" | Harms | 1988: Nothing to Lose | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Running Back" | Bryan | 1980: Playing for Keeps | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Think I'm in Love" | Money, Oda | 1982: No Control | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Maybe I'm a Fool" | Chiate, Garrett, Money, Taylor | 1978: Life for the Taking | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Rock and Roll the Place [Live]" | Lyon, Money | 1979: Previously Unissued Promo Version [1] | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Baby Hold On" | Lyon, Money | 1977: Eddie Money | 3:32 |
| 11. | "We Should Be Sleeping" | Burns, Lowry, Money, Thompson | 1986: Can't Hold Back | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Trinidad" | Douglass, Money, Turner | 1980: Playing for Keeps | 5:08 |
| 13. | "I Wanna Go Back" | Byrom, Chuncey, Walker | 1986: Can't Hold Back | 3:55 |
| 14. | "No Control [Live]" | Carter, Guitierrez, Money | 1983: Previously Unissued Promo Version [2] | 4:15 |
| 15. | "Where's the Party?" | Carter, Money | 1983: Where's the Party | 3:55 |
| 16. | "Peace in Our Time" | Hill, Sinfield | 1989: Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money | 5:02 |
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