| The Yardbirds Greatest Hits | |
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1967 U.S. Epic Records album cover, Greatest Hits, LN 24246/BN 26246. |
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| Greatest hits album by The Yardbirds | |
| Released | March 1967 |
| Label | Epic |
The Yardbirds Greatest Hits was the first compilation album of songs recorded by The Yardbirds. It was released in March, 1967 by Epic Records, LN 24246/BN 26246, and was their highest charting U.S. album, peaking at #28 on the Billboard 200.[1]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Shapes of Things" | Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty | Originally released as a single in 1966 | 2:24 | |||||
| 2. | "Still I'm Sad" | Smith, McCarty | Originally released as a b-side single | 2:59 | |||||
| 3. | "New York City Blues" | B-side of "Shapes of Things" (U.S. Version Only) | 4:17 | ||||||
| 4. | "For Your Love" | Graham Gouldman | Originally released as a single in 1965 | 2:27 | |||||
| 5. | "Over Under Sideways Down" | Chris Dreja, McCarty, Jeff Beck, Relf, Samwell-Smith | Released on Roger the Engineer | 2:22 | |||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length | |||||
| 1. | "I'm a Man" | Ellas McDaniel | Released as a single (1965) | 2:35 | |||||
| 2. | "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" | Relf, Dreja, McCarty, Beck, Jimmy Page | Released as a single (1966) | 2:49 | |||||
| 3. | "Heart Full of Soul" | Gouldman | 2:28 | ||||||
| 4. | "Smokestack Lightning" | Chester Burnett | Released on Five Live Yardbirds | 5:35 | |||||
| 5. | "I'm Not Talking" | Mose Allison | Released on For Your Love | 2:30 | |||||