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Who Cares a Lot? - The Greatest Hits
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Who Cares a Lot? - The Greatest Hits British and European cover art.
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 24, 1998 [1]
Recorded1986–1997
Genre Alternative metal, experimental rock, alternative rock, funk metal, avant-garde
Length86:11
Label Slash, London
Producer Matt Wallace, Steve Berlin, Andy Wallace, Roli Mosimann, Billy Gould, Faith No More
Faith No More chronology
Album of the Year
(1997)
Who Cares a Lot? - The Greatest Hits
(1998)
Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos
(1999)
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Who Cares a Lot? - The Greatest Hits North American cover art.
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Who Cares a Lot? - The Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American rock band Faith No More, released on November 24, 1998. The album is a greatest hits retrospective that spans most of the band's career, including songs from all of the band's studio albums released under Slash Records.

Contents

The first disc collects 15 singles from the band's Slash Records career in chronological order. It features the most recognized hits and promos. The second disc has a handful of unreleased songs, B-sides, demos, and live recordings, which were chosen by Slash rather than the band themselves. Some of the notable previously unreleased material includes "The World Is Yours" and "I Won't Forget You".

Release history

There were three different versions that were put out for this compilation. Between the versions, the title and covers were altered. The single disc edition was tagged "The Greatest Hits", while the dual disc was labelled "Greatest Hits".

The album art for the American release was the red question mark on black background, while the United Kingdom, European, Argentine, and Oceanian releases featured the Benny Hill art. The Oceanian double disc edition also had a "Limited Edition 2CD Set" sticker, as in other markets the bonus disc was not limited. In Europe, only a single disc edition was released. For this, the first five tracks off the second disc were simply added to the end of the compilation.

The album was originally called 'Who Cared a Lot?'. It had a different order of tracks and a different cover, but only saw release as a promo.

RegionTitleNotesRelease dateDiscs (tracks)Label
GermanyWho Cared a LotOriginal promo1998/11/02
(16)
CD
Slash/London
EuropeWho Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits1998/11/24
(20)
CD/LP
WEA/Slash/London
GermanyWho Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits1998/11/06
(15)
LP/CD
Universal
JapanWe Cared a Lot? The Greatest Hits1998/11/30
(15)
LP/CD
Universal International
North AmericaWho Cares a Lot? Greatest Hits1998/12/08
(15+8)
2×LP/CD 
WEA/Reprise
OceaniaWho Cares a Lot? The Greatest HitsFirst pressing. Limited edition-
(15+8)
2×LP/CD 
WEA/Slash/London
OceaniaWho Cares a Lot? The Greatest HitsSecond pressing. Reissue-
(20)
LP/CD
WEA/Slash/London
United KingdomWho Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits1998/10/12
(15+8)
2×LP/CD 
WEA/Slash/London
United KingdomWho Cares a Lot? The Greatest HitsReissue1999/10/04
(15)
LP/CD
WEA/Slash/London

Track listing

*Disc one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."We Care a Lot" (Original Version [A] ) Introduce Yourself (1987)4:03
2."Introduce Yourself"Introduce Yourself1:33
3."From out of Nowhere" The Real Thing (1989)3:21
4."Epic"The Real Thing4:53
5."Falling to Pieces"The Real Thing5:12
6."Midlife Crisis" Angel Dust (1992)4:17
7."A Small Victory"Angel Dust4:56
8."Easy"A-side single (1992), Angel Dust (1993 re-issue)3:07
9."Digging the Grave" King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (1995)3:04
10."The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime3:29
11."Evidence"King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime4:54
12."I Started a Joke"B-side of "Digging the Grave" single, King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (Brazil version)3:00
13."Last Cup of Sorrow" Album of the Year (1997)4:09
14."Ashes to Ashes"Album of the Year3:36
15."Stripsearch"Album of the Year4:29
*Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The World Is Yours" (recorded during the Angel Dust sessions)Faith No More5:52
2."Hippie Jam Song" (recorded during the King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime sessions) Gould, Patton 4:58
3."Instrumental" (recorded after King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. Roddy plays all guitars on this track) Bottum, Gould, Patton4:59
4."I Won't Forget You" (recorded during the King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime sessions)Gould, Patton4:09
5."Introduce Yourself" (4-Track Demos)Faith No More1:43
6."Highway Star" (Live) [B] ) Lord, Blackmore, Gillan, Paice, Glover 1:07
7."Theme from Midnight Cowboy" (Live) [C] ) Barry 1:03
8."This Guy's in Love with You" (Live) [C] ) Bacharach, David 4:19
*Original listing
No.TitleLength
1."Introduce Yourself"1:33
2."We Care a Lot"4:03
3."Digging the Grave"3:04
4."The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"3:29
5."Epic"4:53
6."Falling to Pieces"5:12
7."Edge of the World"4:10
8."Midlife Crisis"5:12
9."Easy"3:07
10."A Small Victory"4:56
11."Evidence"4:54
12."Last Cup of Sorrow"4:09
13."Stripsearch"4:29
14."Ashes to Ashes"3:36
15."From out of Nowhere"3:21
16."I Started a Joke"3:00

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Footnotes

  1. ^ All releases of this compilation contain the Slash Records version of "We Care a Lot" found on Introduce Yourself , rather than the one from the band's earlier independent We Care a Lot album. The album sleeves that describe the track as "Original Version" are misleading. This error is corrected somewhat on the band's following greatest hits release This Is It: The Best of Faith No More , which correctly labels the track as "We Care a Lot (Slash Version)"
  2. ^ Live on October 6, 1997, at San Francisco
  3. ^ a b Live on October 21, 1997, at the Horden Pavilion, Sydney, Australia recorded by MTV Australia

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