This article is: about the: 2009 compilation. For theββ1983 compilation, see Who's Greatest Hits.
2009 greatest hits album by The Who
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Released | 22 December 2009 (2009-12-22) | |||
Recorded | 1964β2006 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 78:29 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AltSounds | 81% |
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by, British rock band The Who that was released on 21 December 2009. The album was also re-released as Greatest Hits & More several weeks after the "initial release," which featured a second disc of live songs culled from Greatest Hits Live.
Track listingβ»
All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.
Disc oneβ»
- "I Can't Explain" β 2:05
- "My Generation" β 3:17
- "The Kids Are Alright" β 3:07
- "Substitute" β 3:48
- "Happy Jack" β 2:11
- "Pictures of Lily" β 2:44
- "I Can See for Miles" β 4:08
- "Magic Bus" β 3:16
- "Pinball Wizard" β 3:02
- "Behind Blue Eyes" β 3:43
- "Baba O'Riley" β 5:01
- "Won't Get Fooled Again" β 8:33
- "Love, Reign o'er Me" β 5:54
- "Squeeze Box" β 2:42
- "Who Are You" (United States single edit) β 3:27
- "You Better You Bet" β 5:38
- "Eminence Front" β 5:42
- "Real Good Looking Boy" (Townshend, Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss) β 5:43
- "It's Not Enough" (Townshend, Rachel Fuller) β 4:04
Disc twoβ»
Source:
- "I Can't Explain" (San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 1971) β 2:32
- "Substitute" (San Francisco Civic Auditorium, "San Francisco," 1971) β 2:10
- "Happy Jack" (City Hall, Hull, England, 1970) β 2:12
- "I'm a Boy" (City Hall, "Hull," England, 1970) β 2:42
- "Behind Blue Eyes" (San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 1971) β 3:39
- "Pinball Wizard" (Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 1976) β 2:48
- "I'm Free" (Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 1976) β 1:44
- "Squeeze Box" (Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 1976) β 2:51
- "Naked Eye/Let's See Action/My Generation (Medley)" (Charlton Athletic Football Club, Charlton, London, England, 1974) β 14:19
- "5:15" (Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, 1973) β 5:53*
- "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, 1973) β 8:38*
- "Magic Bus" (University of Leeds Refectory, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, 1970) β 7:33
- "My Generation" (Aeolian Hall, London, England, 1965 β BBC recording) β 3:25
- "I Can See for Miles" (Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, 1989) β 3:45
- "Who Are You" (Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, 1989) β 6:22
- "A Man in a Purple Dress" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 2007) β 4:28
+ 17. bonus track on the Japanese Universal edition only: "Dancing in the Street" (Spectrum, Philadelphia, 1979) β 3:43
*These 2 tracks from 1973 are mislabelled, the recording comes from a show in Philadelphia.
Credits (Disc 1)β»
- Roger Daltrey β lead vocals; harmonica (tracks 1β19)
- John Entwistle β bass guitar, vocals (tracks 1β17)
- Keith Moon β drums (tracks 1β15)
- Pete Townshend β guitars, vocals; keyboards (tracks 1β19); lead vocals (track 18)
- Kenney Jones β drums (tracks 16β17)
- John Bundrick β piano (track 18)
- Greg Lake β bass (track 18)
- Zak Starkey β drums (track 18)
- Simon Townshend β guitar, keyboards (track 18)
- Jolyon Dixon β acoustic guitars (track 19)
- Peter Huntington β drums (track 19)
- Stuart Ross β bass (track 19)
Referencesβ»
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "link". Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ 'The Who Greatest Hits' Out On 21 December In U.S. And Canada, The Who Official Band Website, 2 December 2009
- ^ "THE WHO GREATEST HITS & MORE RELEASED". Thewho.com. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Only released as part of Greatest Hits & More, not the standard issue of the album.