The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band

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The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band
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Greatest hits album by
Released1991
Genre Rock
Length1:03:54
Label Arcade
Steve Miller Band chronology
Living in the U.S.A.
(1990)
The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band
(1991)
Wide River
(1993)

The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band is a 1991 German compilation by the Steve Miller Band.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Space Intro" (Steve Miller) – 1:16
  2. "Fly Like an Eagle" (Miller) – 4:45
  3. "The Joker" (Miller) – 4:25
  4. "Abracadabra" (Miller) – 3:39
  5. "Give It Up" (Miller) – 3:34
  6. "Rock'n Me" (Miller) – 3:05
  7. "Macho City" (Miller) – 3:21
  8. "Serenade from the Stars" (Miller, Chris McCarthy) – 3:11
  9. "Threshold" (Miller, Byron Allred) – 1:06
  10. "Jet Airliner" (Paul Pena) – 3:34
  11. "Keeps Me Wondering Why" (Gary Mallaber, Kenny Lewis) – 3:39
  12. "Jungle Love" (Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass) – 3:08
  13. "Take the Money and Run" (Miller) – 2:49
  14. "True Fine Love" (Miller) – 2:39
  15. "Wild Mountain Honey" (Steve McCarthy) – 4:51
  16. "Winter Time" (Miller) – 3:11
  17. "The Stake" (David Denny) – 3:56
  18. "Swingtown" (Miller, Chris McCarthy) – 3:28
  19. "The Window" (Miller, Jason Cooper) – 4:17

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [1] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References


  1. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 28 November 2021.