The Very Best Things (1995–2008)

The Very Best Things (1995–2008)
Greatest hits album by Filter
Released	March 31, 2009
Recorded	1995–2008
Genre	Industrial rock alternative rock alternative metal industrial metal post-grunge
Length	65:55
Label	Rhino
Producer	Richard Patrick Brian Liesegang Jeff Most David Was The Crystal Method Ben Grosse Rae DiLeo Geno Lenardo Josh Abraham
Filter chronology
Anthems for the Damned (2008) The Very Best Things (1995–2008) (2009) The Trouble with Angels (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Sound Sphere	3/5 [2]

The Very Best Things (1995–2008) is a greatest hits compilation album by American rock band Filter. It was released on March 31, 2009 through Rhino Records. ^[3]

Overview

The album contains songs from Filter's first four studio albums: Short Bus , Title of Record , The Amalgamut , and Anthems for the Damned . Additionally, the compilation features songs from The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack , Spawn: The Album , The X-Files: The Album , and Songs in the Key of X . All of the songs were remastered for the compilation. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Patrick, except where noted.

The Very Best Things (1995–2008) track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Hey Man Nice Shot"		Short Bus	5:15
2.	"Welcome to the Fold" (single edit)		Title of Record	4:42
3.	"Jurassitol"		The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack	5:13
4.	"(Can't You) Trip Like I Do" (featuring The Crystal Method)	Scott Kirkland, Ken D. Jordan	Spawn: The Album	4:27
5.	"Take a Picture" (radio edit)		Title of Record	3:41
6.	"Soldiers of Misfortune"		Anthems for the Damned	4:25
7.	"Where Do We Go from Here" (single edit)	Patrick, Geno Lenardo	The Amalgamut	4:04
8.	"Dose"		Short Bus	3:54
9.	"I'm Not the Only One"		Title of Record	5:52
10.	"Skinny"	Patrick, Lenardo	Title of Record	5:44
11.	"One" (Harry Nilsson cover)	Nilsson	The X-Files: The Album	4:40
12.	"The Best Things"		Title of Record	4:26
13.	"The Only Way (Is the Wrong Way)"	Patrick, Lenardo	The Amalgamut	5:15
14.	"Thanks Bro"		Songs in the Key of X	4:10
Total length:				65:55

Personnel

Filter

• Richard Patrick – lead vocals, guitar, programming, keyboards, bass, drums
• Brian Liesegang – guitar, programming, keyboards, drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 14)
• Geno Lenardo – guitar, bass, programming (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• John 5 – guitar (track 6)
• Frank Cavanagh – bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• Steven Gillis – drums (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• Matt Walker – drums (track 3)
• Josh Freese – drums (track 6)

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Filter: The Very Best Things (1995-2008)". AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2021.
2. Moorhouse, Giles. "CD Review: Filter - The Very Best Things (1995-2008)". Sound Sphere. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
3. ""The Very Best Things (1995-2008)" Available March 31st". Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
4. "The Very Best THings [1995-2008] by Filter". Apple Music . Retrieved May 27, 2021.