Greatest Hits!

Greatest Hits!
Greatest hits album by The Kinks
Released	12 August 1966
Genre	Rock
Label	Reprise R/RS 6217

The Kinks Greatest Hits! was the first compilation album released in the US by British rock group The Kinks in 1966. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and songs released by the Kinks since 1964. It is the only Kinks album to reach the US top 10 peaking at #9. The 1965 single "See My Friends" was not included on the album as, despite reaching #10 on the UK charts, it only made #111 in the US.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "You Really Got Me" - released 1964, reaching #1 in the UK and #7 in the U.S. Also featured on the Kinks' 1965 album Kinks - 2:13
2. "Tired of Waiting for You" - released in 1965, reaching #1 in the UK and #6 in the U.S. Also featured on the Kinks' 1965 album Kinda Kinks. - 2:34
3. "Set Me Free" - released in 1965, reaching #9 in the UK and #23 in the U.S. - 2:12
4. "Something Better Beginning" - from the Kinks' 1965 album Kinda Kinks. - 2:26
5. "Who'll Be The Next in Line" - released in the U.S. as an A-side of a single, reaching #34 there, and as the B-side to the U.K. single "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy". - 2:02

Side 2

1. "Till the End of the Day" - released in 1965, reaching #8 in the UK and #50 in the U.S. Also featured on the Kinks' 1965 album The Kink Kontroversy. - 2:16
2. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" - released in 1966, reaching #4 in the UK and #36 in the U.S. - 3:05
3. "A Well Respected Man" - released in 1965, reaching #13 in the U.S. - 2:44
4. "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" - released in the UK as the A-side of a single, reaching #17 there, and as the B-side to the U.S. single "Who'll Be The Next in Line". - 2:16
5. "All Day and All of the Night" - released in 1964, reaching #2 in the UK and #7 in the U.S. - 2:24

External links

• Official Ray Davies Web Site
• The Official Ray Davies Forum - "The Old Grey Board"
• The Official Ray Davies Forum on YouTube