The Ultimate Collection (The Who album)

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The Ultimate Collection
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British edition cover
Greatest hits album by
Released11 June 2002
Genre Rock
Length155:14
Label Polydor, MCA, Geffen
Producer Bill Levenson, Andy McKaie
The Who chronology
Blues to the Bush
(2000)
The Ultimate Collection
(2002)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2003)
American edition cover
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The Ultimate Collection is a 2002 two-disc greatest hits set by the Who with both singles and top hits from albums, all of which have been remastered. [1] The compilation was released by Polydor Records internationally and on MCA Records in the U.S. The first 150,000 copies added a third disk with rare tracks and music videos. [2] [1] The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 29 June 2002, at No. 31 [3] and hit No. 17 on the British charts. [4] It was certified gold by the RIAA on 15 July 2002 [5] and platinum on 13 March 2008. [5]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
BBC Positive [7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
PopMatters Mixed [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

British edition

Disc one

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."I Can't Explain"Non-album single, 19642:04
2."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey)Non-album single, 19652:40
3."My Generation" My Generation , 19653:17
4."The Kids Are Alright" (Single version)My Generation2:45
5."A Legal Matter"My Generation2:47
6."Substitute"Non-album single, 19663:47
7."I'm a Boy"Non-album single2:36
8."Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) A Quick One , 19662:27
9."Happy Jack"Non-album single (UK)
Happy Jack (U.S.), 1966
2:10
10."Pictures of Lily"Non-album single, 19672:44
11."I Can See for Miles" (Single version) The Who Sell Out , 19674:06
12."Call Me Lightning"Non-album single (U.S.)
Non-album B-side to "Dogs" (UK), 1968
2:19
13."Magic Bus"Non-album single (UK)
Magic Bus: The Who on Tour (U.S.), 1968
3:20
14."Pinball Wizard" Tommy , 19693:01
15."I'm Free"Tommy2:39
16."See Me, Feel Me"Tommy (taken from "We're Not Gonna Take It!")3:23
17."The Seeker"Non-album single, 19703:11
18."Summertime Blues" (Live; Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) Live at Leeds , 19703:22
19."My Wife" (Entwistle) Who's Next , 19713:34
20."Baba O'Riley"Who's Next4.59
21."Bargain"Who's Next5:33
22."Behind Blue Eyes"Who's Next3:41
23."Won't Get Fooled Again"Who's Next8:31

Disc two

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)"Non-album single, 19713:57
2."Pure And Easy" Odds & Sods , 1974; recorded in 1971 for Lifehouse/Who's Next5:21
3."Join Together"Non-album single, 19724:21
4."Long Live Rock"Odds & Sods, 1974; recorded in 1972 for Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock!, the precursor to Quadrophenia , 19733:54
5."The Real Me"Quadrophenia3:30
6."5:15" (Single version)Quadrophenia4:53
7."Love, Reign o'er Me"Quadrophenia5:50
8."Squeeze Box" The Who by Numbers , 19752:40
9."Who Are You" Who Are You , 19786:21
10."Had Enough" (Entwistle)Who Are You4:28
11."Sister Disco"Who Are You4:20
12."You Better You Bet" Face Dances , 19815:36
13."Don't Let Go the Coat"Face Dances3:42
14."The Quiet One" (Entwistle)Face Dances3:07
15."Another Tricky Day"Face Dances4:53
16."Athena" It's Hard , 19823:46
17."Eminence Front"It's Hard5:39

American edition

Disc one

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."I Can't Explain"Non-album single 
2."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Daltrey)Non-album single 
3."My Generation"My Generation 
4."The Kids Are Alright" (Single version)My Generation 
5."A Legal Matter"My Generation 
6."Substitute"Non-album single 
7."I'm a Boy"Non-album single 
8."Boris the Spider" (Entwistle)A Quick One 
9."Happy Jack"Non-album single (UK)
Happy Jack (U.S.)
 
10."Pictures of Lily"Non-album single 
11."I Can See for Miles" (Single version)The Who Sell Out 
12."Call Me Lightning"Non-album single (U.S.)
Non-album B-side to "Dogs" (UK)
 
13."Magic Bus"Non-album single (UK)
Magic Bus: The Who on Tour (U.S.)
 
14."Pinball Wizard"Tommy 
15."I'm Free"Tommy 
16."See Me, Feel Me"Tommy 
17."The Seeker"Non-album single 
18."Summertime Blues (Live)" (Cochran, Capehart)Live at Leeds 
19."My Wife" (Entwistle)Who's Next 
20."Baba O'Riley"Who's Next 
21."Bargain"Who's Next 

Disc two

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."Behind Blue Eyes"Who's Next 
2."Won't Get Fooled Again"Who's Next 
3."Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)"Non-album single 
4."Pure and Easy"Odds and Sods 
5."Join Together"Non-album single 
6."Long Live Rock"Odds and Sods 
7."The Real Me"Quadrophenia 
8."5:15" (Single version)Quadrophenia 
9."Love, Reign o'er Me"Quadrophenia 
10."Squeeze Box"The Who by Numbers 
11."Who Are You"Who Are You 
12."Sister Disco"Who Are You 
13."You Better You Bet"Face Dances 
14."Eminence Front"It's Hard 

Disc three (Limited edition only)

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."Substitute" (U.S. single version)Non-album single (U.S.), 19662:58
2."I'm a Boy" (Early version)Previously unissued, 20023:17
3."Happy Jack" (Acoustic version)Previously unissued2:50
4."Magic Bus" (UK single version)Non-album single, 19683:15

Personnel

The Who
Additional musicians
Production

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart [4] 17
US Billboard 200 [3] 31

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Platinum300,000*
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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