The Greatest Hits (Cheap Trick album)
The Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Cheap Trick. It contains many of Cheap Trick's popular songs, as well as a previously unreleased cover version of The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour", which according to the liner notes, was an outtake from the Lap of Luxury album. Though it peaked at only #174 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it remained a steady seller, and was certified platinum for one million U.S. shipments seven years after its release.[2]
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Released | October 1, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1976 - 1990 | |||
Genre | Rock Hard rock Pop rock New Wave Power pop | |||
Length | 52:33 109:55 (Japanese edition) | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Jack Douglas, Tom Werman, Cheap Trick, Roy Thomas Baker, Todd Rundgren, Richie Zito (U.S. version) Ian Taylor, George Martin, and Tony Platt (Japanese edition only) | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Rendered obsolete by succeeding compilations that contain almost all of the songs in this album, it was nonetheless re-released in 2003, in a re-mastered edition with the addition of "Clock Strikes Ten".
Track listing (1991 U.S. release)
- All songs written by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.
- "Magical Mystery Tour" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:08
- "Dream Police" – 3:49
- "Don't Be Cruel" (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley) – 3:07
- "Tonight It's You" (Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Jon Brant, Mark Radice) – 4:47
- "She's Tight" – 2:58
- "I Want You to Want Me [live version]" – 3:38
- "If You Want My Love" – 3:36
- "Ain't That a Shame [live version]" (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 5:10
- "Surrender" – 4:16
- "The Flame" (Bob Mitchell, Nick Graham) – 5:36
- "I Can't Take It" (Zander) – 3:28
- "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" (Nielsen, Zander, Tom Petersson) – 3:45
- "Voices" – 4:22
Track listing (2003 international remastered re-release)
- All songs written by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.
- "Clock Strikes Ten [live version]" – 3:20
- "Dream Police" – 3:49
- "Don't Be Cruel" (Blackwell, Presley) – 3:07
- "Tonight It's You" (Brandt, Nielsen, Radice, Zander) – 4:47
- "She's Tight" – 2:58
- "I Want You to Want Me [live version]" – 3:38
- "If You Want My Love" – 3:36
- "Ain't That a Shame [live version]" (Domino, Bartholomew) – 5:10
- "Surrender" – 4:16
- "The Flame" (Mitchell, Graham) – 5:36
- "I Can't Take It" (Zander) – 3:28
- "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" (Nielsen, Zander, Petersson) – 3:45
- "Voices" – 4:22
- "Magical Mystery Tour" (Lennon, McCartney) – 4:08
Track listing (Japanese edition)
In Japan, this compilation was released as a double album consisting of two compact discs, one entitled "Cheap Side" and the other "Trick Side".[3] This extended version has gone out of print since the issue of the remastered edition in 2003.
Disc 1 ("Cheap" Side)
- "Hello There" – 1:41
- "On Top of the World" – 4:01
- "ELO Kiddies" – 3:41
- "Hot Love" – 2:30
- "Big Eyes" – 3:10
- "Clock Strikes Ten" – 2:59
- "California Man" (Roy Wood) – 3:44
- "Stop This Game" (Nielsen, Zander) – 3:57
- "I Know What I Want" – 4:29
- "Just Got Back" (Nielsen) – 2:05
- "The Doctor" – 4:03
- "High Roller" (Nielsen, Petersson, Zander) – 3:58
- "Gonna Raise Hell" – 9:20
- "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace" (Terry Reid) – 4:35
- "Day Tripper" (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:33
Disc 2 ("Trick" Side)
- "Magical Mystery Tour" (Lennon, McCartney) – 4:08
- "Dream Police" – 3:49
- "Don't Be Cruel" (Blackwell, Presley) – 3:07
- "Tonight It's You" (Radice, Brant, Nielsen, Zander) – 4:47
- "She's Tight" – 2:58
- "I Want You to Want Me [live version]" – 3:38
- "If You Want My Love" – 3:36
- "Ain't That a Shame" (Domino, Bartholomew) – 5:10
- "Surrender" – 4:16
- "The Flame" (Mitchell, Graham) – 5:36
- "I Can't Take It" (Zander) – 3:28
- "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" (Nielsen, Zander, Petersson) – 3:45
- "Voices" – 4:22
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1991 | Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 100)[4] | 49 |
United States Billboard 200[5] | 174 | |
Certifications
Country | Organization | Certification | Shipments | Date |
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United States | RIAA | Platinum | 1,000,000+ | July 15, 1998[2] |
References
- Allmusic review
- "RIAA — Gold & Platinum — Searchable Database". Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- "チープ・トリック/グレイテスト・ヒッツ - チープ・トリック - Yahoo! ミュージック". music.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- "Highest position and charting weeks of The Greatest Hits by Cheap Trick". oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- "allmusic ((( The Greatest Hits > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 27, 2010.