| The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 14 November 1980 [1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock Symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 38:51 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Greg Lake | |||
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology | ||||
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The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer is an album by British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1980. Another compilation with the same title was released in 1994.
The original album had only 9 tracks. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoedown" | Copland | Trilogy , 1972 | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Lucky Man" | Lake | Emerson, Lake & Palmer , 1970 | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2" | Emerson | Brain Salad Surgery , 1973 | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Jerusalem" | Blake, Parry | Brain Salad Surgery | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Peter Gunn" | Henry Mancini | Emerson, Lake & Palmer in Concert , 1979 | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Fanfare for the Common Man" | Copland | Single version; originally from Works Volume 1 , 1977 | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Still...You Turn Me On" | Lake | Brain Salad Surgery | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Tiger in a Spotlight" | Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield | Works Volume 2 , 1978 | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Trilogy" | Emerson, Lake | Trilogy | 8:51 |
| Total length: | 38:51 | |||
The German version has different versions of tracks 1, 5, 6, and 8 and three additional tracks.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoedown" | Aaron Copland | Welcome Back My Friends... , 1974 | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Lucky Man" | Greg Lake | Emerson Lake & Palmer | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2" | Keith Emerson | Brain Salad Surgery | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Jerusalem" | William Blake, Hubert Parry | Brain Salad Surgery | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Peter Gunn" | Henry Mancini | Emerson, Lake and Palmer in Concert | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Fanfare for the Common Man" | Copland | Works Volume 1 | 9:44 |
| 7. | "Still...You Turn Me On" | Lake | Brain Salad Surgery | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Tiger in a Spotlight" | Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Peter Sinfield | Emerson, Lake and Palmer in Concert | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Trilogy" | Emerson, Lake | Trilogy | 8:56 |
| 10. | "C'est la Vie" | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson, Lake and Palmer in Concert | 4:21 |
| 11. | "New Orleans" | Carl Palmer | Works Volume 1 | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Toccata" | Alberto Ginastera, arr. by Emerson | Welcome Back My Friends... | 7:28 |
| Total length: | 61:42 | |||
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [3] | 108 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [4] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [5] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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