The Greatest Fits

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The Greatest Fits
Headstones Greatest Fits.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
Recordedat Cherry Beach Sound [1]
Toronto, Ontario
Genre Alternative rock, hard rock
Label Universal
Producer Colin Cripps
Headstones chronology
Nickels for Your Nightmares
(2000)
The Greatest Fits
(2001)
The Oracle of Hi-Fi
(2002)

The Greatest Fits is the 2001 greatest hits album by Canadian rock band, Headstones. The compilation features two new tracks, "Blowtorch" and "Come On". "Come On" was used as the theme for the Canadian sketch show Comedy Inc. .

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Blowtorch" (Previously unreleased)3:09
2."Come On" (Previously unreleased)2:51
3."Smile & Wave" (From the album Smile and Wave , 1997)4:06
4."Cubically Contained" (From the album Smile and Wave , 1997)4:35
5."Unsound" (From the album Teeth and Tissue , 1995)3:32
6."Three Angels" (From the album Picture of Health , 1993)4:04
7."Settle" (From the album Nickels for Your Nightmares , 2000)4:03
8."Tweeter And The Monkey Man" (From the album Picture of Health , 1993)3:39
9."When Something Stands for Nothing" (From the album Picture of Health , 1993)3:37
10."And" (From the album Smile and Wave , 1997)4:04
11."It’s All Over" (From the album Picture of Health , 1993)3:06
12."Hearts, Love and Honour" (From the album Teeth and Tissue , 1995)4:49
13."Blonde And Blue" (From the album Nickels for Your Nightmares , 2000)3:47
14."Cemetery" (From the album Picture of Health , 1993)3:02

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References

  1. "Headstones Discography". Maple Music . Retrieved 2011-11-30.