Greatest Hits (Boston album) - Composition

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Greatest Hits is the only compilation album by American rock band Boston. Released on June 3, 1997, the album features songs originally released on both the Epic and MCA record labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings ("Tell Me", "Higher Power" and "The Star-Spangled Banner"). Tom Scholz, the band's leader, felt that the album's audio quality was not up to his standards, so a remastered version of the album was released in 2009 with a slightly different track listing. Boston embarked on a tour for this album both times it was released.

Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by

Boston

Released

June 3, 1997

Recorded

1975–1997

Genre

Hard rock

Length

75:23

Label

Epic/Legacy

Producer

Tom Scholz

Boston chronology

Walk On
(1994)

Greatest Hits
(1997)

Corporate America
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA on December 4, 2003, and it has sold 2,234,000 copies in the United States as of August 2014.[2]

The cover features the guitar-shaped spaceship flying low over a planet with turquoise rocks and a turquoise tower in the distance. The backside shows a personification of New York City. It is unknown why the band chose New York City instead of Boston, the city the band is named after and which they usually show on their artwork.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Scholz, unless otherwise noted.

1997 original release
No.	Title	Origin	Length
1.	"Tell Me"	Previously unreleased, 1997	4:04
2.	"Higher Power" (David Sikes)	Previously unreleased, 1997	5:06
3.	"More Than a Feeling"	Boston, 1976	4:45
4.	"Peace of Mind"	Boston	5:05
5.	"Don't Look Back"	Don't Look Back, 1978	5:57
6.	"Cool the Engines" (Brad Delp, Fran Sheehan)	Third Stage, 1986	4:35
7.	"Livin' for You"	Walk On, 1994	4:55
8.	"Feelin' Satisfied"	Don't Look Back	4:11
9.	"Party" (Delp)	Don't Look Back	4:08
10.	"Foreplay/Long Time"	Boston	7:48
11.	"Amanda"	Third Stage	4:15
12.	"Rock and Roll Band"	Boston	3:00
13.	"Smokin'" (Delp)	Boston	4:20
14.	"A Man I'll Never Be"	Don't Look Back	6:32
15.	"The Star-Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise" (John Stafford Smith¹)	Previously unreleased, 1997	2:44
16.	"Higher Power" (Kalodner edit) (Sikes)	Previously unreleased, 1997	3:52

2009 reissue
No.	Title	Origin	Length
1.	"I Had a Good Time"	Corporate America, 2002	4:16
2.	"Higher Power" (Sikes)	Greatest Hits, 1997	5:05
3.	"More Than a Feeling"	Boston	4:45
4.	"Peace of Mind"	Boston	5:01
5.	"Don't Look Back"	Don't Look Back	6:03
6.	"I Need Your Love" (Fred Sampson)	Walk On	5:22
7.	"Cool the Engines" (Delp, Sheehan)	Third Stage	4:36
8.	"Party" (Scholz, Delp)	Don't Look Back	4:06
9.	"Feelin' Satisfied"	Don't Look Back	4:11
10.	"Foreplay/Long Time"	Boston	7:48
11.	"Amanda"	Third Stage	4:18
12.	"Rock and Roll Band"	Boston	3:00
13.	"Smokin'" (Delp)	Boston	4:23
14.	"A Man I'll Never Be"	Don't Look Back	6:40
15.	"The Star Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise" (Smith¹)	Greatest Hits	2:43

Notes

^ Boston credits this song to three composers – "F.S. Key", "J.S. Smith", and "T. Scholz" – but none of Francis Scott Key's contributions to the original song (lyrics only) were used in this version.

Personnel

Boston

Tom Scholz – guitar, bass, organ, drums, clavinet, keyboards, hand clapping
Brad Delp – vocals, guitar
Barry Goudreau – guitar
Fran Sheehan – bass
Sib Hashian – drums

Additional personnel

Jim Masdea – drums
Gary Pihl – guitar
Fran Cosmo – vocals
David Sikes – bass guitar, vocals
Doug Huffman – drums

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3]	61
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4]	21
US Billboard 200[5]	47

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[8]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Boston - Greatest Hits". AllMusic.
Paul Grein (August 13, 2014). "Chart Watch: Back to The '70s With 'Guardians' Soundtrack". Yahoo! Music.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 3237". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
"Boston Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Japanese album certifications – Boston – Boston Greates Hits" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 27, 2020. Select 2003年12月 on the drop-down menu
"British album certifications – Boston – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"American album certifications – Boston – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

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Tom Scholz Gary Pihl Curly Smith Jeff Neal Tommy DeCarlo Tracy Ferrie Beth Cohen Brad Delp Fran Sheehan Sib Hashian Barry Goudreau Fran Cosmo Anton Cosmo Michael Sweet Kimberley Dahme
Studio albums	Boston Don't Look Back Third Stage Walk On Corporate America Life, Love & Hope
Compilations	Greatest Hits
Singles	"More Than a Feeling" "Foreplay/Long Time" "Peace of Mind" "Don't Look Back" "A Man I'll Never Be" "Feelin' Satisfied" "Amanda" "We're Ready" "Cool the Engines" "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)" "I Need Your Love"
Other songs	"Rock & Roll Band" "Smokin'"
Related articles	Discography Songs Band members Orion the Hunter RTZ Rockman
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