Greatest Hits/Live

Greatest Hits/Live
Greatest Hits/Live
Compilation album of greatest hits and live recordings by Heart
Released	November 29, 1980
Recorded	August–September 1980[lower-alpha 1]; September 1980[lower-alpha 2];
Studio	Kaye-Smith (Seattle)[lower-alpha 2]
Genre	Hard rock; folk rock;
Length	77:44 (vinyl); 69:01 (CD);
Label	Epic
Producer	Heart; Mike Flicker; Connie[lower-alpha 3]; Howie;
Heart chronology
Singles from Greatest Hits/Live
	"Tell It Like It Is"; Released: November 1980; "Unchained Melody (live)"; Released: March 1981;

Greatest Hits/Live is a compilation album of greatest hits, live recordings and new tracks by American rock band Heart, released on November 29, 1980, by Epic Records. The album was issued in North America as a double LP. The first disc is a collection of the band's greatest hits, while the second is mostly a live album, although it contains three previously unreleased studio recordings, including a cover of "Tell It Like It Is", released as the first single. The second single released from the album was a live cover of "Unchained Melody".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

The songs "Hit Single", "Strange Euphoria", and "Unchained Melody" were omitted from the CD version of the album, due to initial limitations in CD technology. "Unchained Melody" would later resurface on several compilations, while "Hit Single" and "Strange Euphoria" would only become available on the limited three-disc edition of The Essential Heart in 2009. "Strange Euphoria" also appears on the 2012 box set of the same name.

Greatest Hits/Live reached number 13 on the US Billboard 200 chart and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]

In Europe, the album was released as a single disc with 10 songs. In 1999, Sony Music re-released this version with different artwork under the title Simply the Best, as part of their budget series of the same name.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Barracuda"	Ann Wilson Roger Fisher Nancy Wilson Michael DeRosier	Little Queen (1977)	4:21
2.	"Silver Wheels"	N. Wilson	Bébé le Strange (1980)	1:19
3.	"Crazy on You"	A. Wilson N. Wilson	Dreamboat Annie (1975)	4:54
4.	"Straight On"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Sue Ennis	Dog & Butterfly (1978)	4:52
5.	"Dreamboat Annie"	A. Wilson N. Wilson	Dreamboat Annie	2:08

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
6.	"Even It Up"	A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson	Bébé le Strange	5:09
7.	"Magic Man"	A. Wilson N. Wilson	Dreamboat Annie	5:27
8.	"Heartless"	A. Wilson N. Wilson	Magazine (1977)	5:00
9.	"Dog & Butterfly"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Ennis	Dog & Butterfly	5:20

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Venue	Length
10.	"Bebe le Strange" (live)	A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson Fisher	The Forum, Los Angeles, August 1980	4:21
11.	"Tell It Like It Is"	George Davis Lee Diamond	Studio track	4:29
12.	"Mistral Wind" (live)	A. Wilson N. Wilson Ennis Fisher	The Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, August 1980	7:13
13.	"Hit Single" (omitted from CD)	A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson Howard Leese	Studio track	2:34
14.	"Strange Euphoria" (omitted from CD)	A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson	Studio track	2:44

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Venue	Length
15.	"Sweet Darlin" (live)	A. Wilson	Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, August 1980	4:04
16.	"I'm Down / Long Tall Sally" (live)	John Lennon Paul McCartney / Enotris Johnson Robert Blackwell Richard Penniman	Sports Arena, San Diego, August 1980	4:07
17.	"Unchained Melody" (live; omitted from CD)	Hy Zaret Alex North	McNichols Arena, Denver, September 1980	4:30
18.	"Rock and Roll" (live)	Jimmy Page Robert Plant John Paul Jones John Bonham	The Coliseum, Seattle, August 1980	5:12
Total length:				77:44

European edition (Simply the Best)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell It Like It Is"	Davis Diamond	4:30
2.	"Barracuda"	A. Wilson Fisher N. Wilson DeRosier	4:22
3.	"Straight On"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Ennis	4:52
4.	"Dog & Butterfly"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Ennis	5:20
5.	"Even It Up"	A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson	5:09
6.	"Bebe le Strange" (live)	A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson Fisher	4:21
7.	"Sweet Darlin" (live)	A. Wilson	4:11
8.	"I'm Down / Long Tall Sally" (live)	Lennon McCartney / Johnson Blackwell Penniman	4:16
9.	"Unchained Melody" (live)	Zaret North	4:30
10.	"Rock and Roll" (live)	Page Plant Jones Bonham	5:56
Total length:			47:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Greatest Hits/Live.[5]

Heart

Additional musicians

Lenny Pickett, Greg Adams, Emilio Castillo, Steven Kupka, Mic Gillette – horns ("Tell It Like It Is" and "Even It Up")

Technical

Heart – production (all live recordings, "Tell It Like It Is", "Strange Euphoria" and songs from Dog & Butterfly)
Mike Flicker – production (songs from Bébé le Strange, Dog & Butterfly, Dreamboat Annie, Little Queen and Magazine); engineering (sides one and two)
Connie[lower-alpha 3] – production (songs from Bébé le Strange)
Howie – production (songs from Bébé le Strange)
Rob Perkins – engineering (sides three and four)
Brian Foraker – engineering (sides three and four)
Mike Beiriger – engineering (live recordings)
John Golden – mastering

Artwork

Neal Preston – front and back cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Greatest Hits/Live*
Chart (1980–1981)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6]	25
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]	18
US Billboard 200[8]	13

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Greatest Hits/Live*
Chart (1981)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9]	72
US Billboard 200[10]	84

Certifications

Certifications for *Greatest Hits/Live*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

Live recordings
New tracks
Connie is a pseudonym for Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis, and Ann Wilson.

References

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits: Live – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Heart". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004). "Heart". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
"American album certifications – Heart – Greatest Hits: Live". Recording Industry Association of America. August 11, 1992. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
Greatest Hits/Live (liner notes). Heart. Epic Records. 1980. KE2 36888.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 136. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0287". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
"Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
"Top 100 Albums of 1981". RPM. Vol. 35, no. 22. December 26, 1981. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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[1] Live recordings

[new-2] New tracks

[Connie-3] Connie is a pseudonym for Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis, and Ann Wilson.

[4] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits: Live – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2012.

[5] Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Heart". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.

[6] Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004). "Heart". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[RIAA-7] "American album certifications – Heart – Greatest Hits: Live". Recording Industry Association of America. August 11, 1992. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[8] Greatest Hits/Live (liner notes). Heart. Epic Records. 1980. KE2 36888.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[9] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 136. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-10] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0287". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Heart-11] "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[12] "Top 100 Albums of 1981". RPM. Vol. 35, no. 22. December 26, 1981. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[13] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

Heart
Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Steve Fossen Roger Fisher Howard Leese Mark Andes Denny Carmassi Fernando Saunders Scott Olson Mike Inez Darian Sahanaja Gilby Clarke
Studio albums	Dreamboat Annie Magazine Little Queen Dog & Butterfly Bébé le Strange Private Audition Passionworks Heart Bad Animals Brigade Desire Walks On Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas Jupiters Darling Red Velvet Car Fanatic Beautiful Broken
Live albums	Greatest Hits/Live Rock the House Live! The Road Home Alive in Seattle Dreamboat Annie Live Live in Atlantic City
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits/Live These Dreams: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1985–1995 The Essential Heart Love Alive Love Songs Strange Euphoria
Singles	"Magic Man" "Crazy on You" "Dreamboat Annie" "Barracuda" "Little Queen" "Kick It Out" "Heartless" "Straight On" "Dog & Butterfly" "Without You" "Even It Up" "Bebe le Strange" "Tell It Like It Is" "Unchained Melody" "This Man Is Mine" "City's Burning" "How Can I Refuse?" "Allies" "What About Love" "Never" "These Dreams" "Nothin' at All" "If Looks Could Kill" "Alone" "Who Will You Run To" "There's the Girl" "I Want You So Bad" "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" "I Didn't Want to Need You" "Stranded" "Secret" "You're the Voice" "Black on Black II" "Will You Be There (In the Morning)" "The Woman in Me" "Stairway to Heaven" "All Through the Night"
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