The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne

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The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1997
Genre Rock
Label Elektra
Producer various
Jackson Browne chronology
Looking East
(1996)
The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
(1997)
The Naked Ride Home
(2002)

The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne is a greatest hits album by the singer-songwriter Jackson Browne released in 1997.

Contents

History

The compilation album includes songs from his early years as well as the later ones, plus two new songs: "The Rebel Jesus" and "The Next Voice You Hear"; however, it does not include any songs from Browne's 1989 album World in Motion . The Next Voice You Hear was superseded by 2004's more comprehensive compilation The Very Best of Jackson Browne .

The album was certified as a gold record in 2002 and platinum in 2004 by the RIAA. [1]

The album was certified gold in Australia in 2003. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Referring to the 1997 Japanese release, Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted the difficulty of picking tracks for the release and summarized: "there are still a number of equally good, if not better, cuts that are left off. As a result, The Next Voice You Hear is merely adequate for casual Browne fans, but it's nowhere near definitive." [3]

Track listing

All songs by Jackson Browne unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Doctor My Eyes"  Jackson Browne (1972)3:20
2."These Days"  For Everyman (1973)4:40
3."Fountain of Sorrow"  Late for the Sky (1974)6:53
4."Late for the Sky" Late for the Sky5:38
5."The Pretender"  The Pretender (1976)5:53
6."Running on Empty" (single mix)  Running on Empty (1977)4:56
7."Call It a Loan"Browne, David Lindley Hold Out (1980)4:48
8."Somebody's Baby" (extended mix)Browne, Danny Kortchmar Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)4:22
9."Tender Is the Night"Browne, Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel Lawyers in Love (1983)4:54
10."In the Shape of a Heart" (alternate mix)  Lives in the Balance (1986)5:42
11."Lives in the Balance" Lives in the Balance4:16
12."Sky Blue and Black"  I'm Alive (1996)6:07
13."The Barricades of Heaven"Browne, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston, Jeff Young Looking East (1996)5:43
14."The Rebel Jesus"  4:39
15."The Next Voice You Hear"  4:49

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold35,000^
United States (RIAA) [5] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. RIAA Gold and Platinum award. Retrieved July 20, 2010
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Next Voice You Hear > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  5. "American album certifications – Jackson Browne – The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 27, 2021.