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The Best of Mountain is the only compilation album by American hard rock band Mountain. It consists of material recorded throughout 1970-1971, culled from their first three LPs. On 15 April 2003, the album was remastered and reissued in an expanded edition with new liner notes and four bonus tracks, two of which are taken from Leslie West's first solo album, 1969's Felix Pappalardi-produced Mountain, the project which eventually led to the formation of the band.

The Best of Mountain
Greatest hits album by Mountain
Released	February 1973
Recorded	1970-1971, The Record Plant, NYC
Genre	Hard rock
Length	39:30 (original) 53:27 (remaster)
Label	Columbia/Windfall Sony
Producer	Felix Pappalardi Bob Irwin (reissue)
Mountain chronology
Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972) The Best of Mountain (1973) Twin Peaks (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Never in My Life" (Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins, Corky Laing) – 3:53
2. "Taunta (Sammy's Tune)" (Felix Pappalardi) – 1:00
3. "Nantucket Sleighride (to Owen Coffin)" (Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins) – 5:55
4. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) – 2:58
5. "For Yasgur's Farm" (George Gardos, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins, Gary Ship, David Rae) – 3:23
6. "The Animal Trainer and the Toad" (Leslie West, Sue Palmer) – 3:29

Side 2

1. "Mississippi Queen" (Leslie West, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea) – 2:32
2. "King's Chorale" (Felix Pappalardi) – 1:04
3. "Boys in the Band" (Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins) – 3:43
4. "Don't Look Around" (Leslie West, Sue Palmer, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins) – 3:47
5. "Theme for an Imaginary Western" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 5:07
6. "Crossroader" (Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins) – 4:53

2003 Reissue Bonus Tracks

1. "Long Red" (Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg) – 3:17
2. "Dreams of Milk and Honey" (Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg) – 3:36
3. "Silver Paper" (Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins, George Gardos, Steve Knight, Corky Laing) – 3:19
4. "Travelin' in the Dark (to E.M.P.)" (Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins) – 4:25

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Personnel

• Leslie West – guitar, vocals
• Felix Pappalardi – bass, vocals, production
• Steve Knight – keyboards
• Corky Laing – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Bud Prager – executive producer
• Bob d'Orleans – recording engineer
• Ed Lee – art direction
• Gail Collins – photography

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4]	62
US Billboard 200[5]	72

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Mountain - The Best of Mountain (1973) album review by Eduardo Rivadavia, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Mountain - The Best of Mountain (1973) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Mountain - The Best of Mountain (1973) album to be listened as stream at Play.Spotify.com

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