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The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on February 11, 2003. It includes many of the band's most popular songs from their Mercury Records era, but does not feature any material from their third album Caress of Steel. A special edition of the album included a DVD containing music videos for several songs, including "Mystic Rhythms" (which does not appear on the album itself).

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Q	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Uncut	[5]

The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987
Greatest hits album by Rush
Released	February 11, 2003
Recorded	1973–1987
Genre	Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Length	79:47
Label	Anthem
Producer	Rush Terry Brown Peter Henderson Peter Collins
Rush chronology
Vapor Trails (2002) The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003) Rush in Rio (2003)

Track listing

1. "Working Man", from Rush (1974) – 7:11
2. "Fly by Night", from Fly by Night (1975) – 3:22
3. "2112 Overture / The Temples of Syrinx", from 2112 (1976) – 6:45
4. "Closer to the Heart", from A Farewell to Kings (1977) – 2:53
5. "The Trees", from Hemispheres (1978) – 4:42
6. "The Spirit of Radio", from Permanent Waves (1980) – 4:57
7. "Freewill", from Permanent Waves – 5:23
8. "Limelight", from Moving Pictures (1981) – 4:20
9. "Tom Sawyer", from Moving Pictures – 4:33
10. "Red Barchetta", from Moving Pictures – 6:10
11. "New World Man", from Signals (1982) – 3:43
12. "Subdivisions", from Signals – 5:34
13. "Distant Early Warning", from Grace Under Pressure (1984) – 4:58
14. "The Big Money", from Power Windows (1985) – 5:35
15. "Force Ten", from Hold Your Fire (1987) – 4:32
16. "Time Stand Still", from Hold Your Fire – 5:09

DVD titles

1. "Closer to the Heart"
2. "Tom Sawyer"
3. "Subdivisions"
4. "The Big Money"
5. "Mystic Rhythms"

Personnel

Rush

• Geddy Lee – bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals
• Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers, vocals
• Neil Peart – drums, percussion, lyricist

* John Rutsey – drums and percussion on "Working Man"

Additional personnel

• Terry Brown – production (tracks 1–12)
• Peter Collins – production (tracks 14–16)
• Peter Henderson – production (track 13)
• Aimee Mann – additional vocals on "Time Stand Still" and "Force Ten"

Reception

"This 16-track Best Of skips over the early years…" noted Paul Elliott in Q. "The '80s brought shorter songs, better tunes and even a Top 20 UK hit with 'The Spirit of Radio', one of the great rock singles and perhaps the only song ever to feature a Simon & Garfunkel reference, a reggae breakdown and the word 'unobtrusive'."[6] Following Neil Peart's death in January 2020, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 45.[7]

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8]	17
US Billboard 200[9]	45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	60,000^
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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[es] The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987

The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 es un álbum recopilatorio de la banda canadiense de rock Rush, lanzado en febrero de 2003. El álbum es una colección de algunas de sus canciones populares desde su álbum debut debut album hasta Hold Your Fire. Se lanzó una versión limitada con un DVD que contiene videos de algunas de las canciones del CD, además de "Mystic Rhythms"— omitido del CD por espacio- además de las letras de las dieciséis canciones.

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