Greatest Hits 1974–78
| Greatest Hits 1974–78 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Steve Miller Band | ||||
| Released | November 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–1977 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:37 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Steve Miller | |||
| Steve Miller Band chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Greatest Hits 1974–78 is a compilation album by the Steve Miller Band released in November 1978. It has sold thirteen million copies in the United States and is ranked 37th on the Recording Industry Association of America list of best selling albums. It also achieved Diamond certification in Canada (1,000,000 units) in 2003.[2] Two singles that reached No. 1 are "The Joker" which topped the charts on January 12, 1974 and "Rock'n Me" on November 6, 1976. As a sign of the album-oriented rock times, all but one track came from their last two albums even though they had eleven studio albums at the time. A prior greatest hits album, 1972's Anthology, contained songs from the first five albums. The more comprehensive Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits in 2003 added early hits "Living in the U.S.A", "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma", and "My Dark Hour" and later hits "Abracadabra", "Wide River", "Cry Cry Cry", "Who Do You Love" and "I Want to Make the World Turn Around", but dropped this album's "True Fine Love" and "Winter Time". On this 1978 album/CD release, the 7"-inch edited single versions of "Jet Airliner", "Swingtown", "The Joker", and "Fly Like an Eagle" are used. On the 2003 compilation, the original album versions are used (although the track "Fly Like An Eagle" still fades out earlier than its album counterpart).
Track listing
Number in parentheses indicates the order of appearance on the 8-track version. Number in Brackets [] indicate the order on the original LP/Tape.
- (1)[1] "Swingtown" (Steve Miller, Chris McCarty) – 3:27
- (4)[2] "Jungle Love" (Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass) – 3:10
- (5)[3] "Take the Money and Run" (Miller) – 2:50
- (6)[4] "Rock'n Me" (Miller) – 3:05
- (12) "Serenade" (Miller, McCarty) – 3:10
- (2)[5] "True Fine Love" (Miller) – 2:37
- (3) "The Stake" (David Denny) – 3:56
- (8)[6] "The Joker" (Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegün, Miller) – 3:36
- (9)[7] "Fly Like an Eagle" (Miller) – 3:00
- (10) "Threshold" (Byron Allred, Miller) – 1:05
- (11)[8] "Jet Airliner" (Paul Pena) – 3:33
- (7) "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Brenda Cooper, Jason Cooper, Miller) – 2:16
- (13)[9] "Winter Time" (Miller) – 3:10
- (14)[10] "Wild Mountain Honey" (Steve McCarty) – 4:50
"All selections published by Sailor Music, except "The Joker" by Sailor Music/Unichappel Music, Inc. and "Jet Airliner" by Sailor Music/No Thought Music."[3]
Personnel
- Steve Miller – synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, compilation producer
- David Denny – guitar, rhythm guitar
- Greg Douglass – guitar, slide guitar
- John McFee – dobro
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar
- Gerald Johnson – bass guitar
- Lonnie Turner – bass guitar
- Byron Allred – synthesizer, piano, keyboards
- Joachim Jymm Young – Hammond organ
- Dickie Thompson – organ, clavinet
- Norton Buffalo – harmonica on tracks 7 & 13
- John King – drums
- Gary Mallaber – percussion, drums
- Production
- Roberta Ballard – production manager
- Mike Fusaro – engineer
- Jim Gaines – engineer, mixing
- Gene Hicks – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Steve Hoffman – remastering
- Win Kutz – mixing assistant
- Marcia McGovern – pre-production
- John Palladino – executive producer
- Jay Ranellucci – engineer, mixing
- Artwork & design[4]
- Kelly & Mouse – Cover illustration & design
- Sam Shepard – cover lettering
- David Stahl – photography
- John Van Hamersveld – design
In popular culture
- "Fly Like an Eagle" is the theme song of the US Postal Service and the University of North Texas.
- The seventh season of Everybody Loves Raymond plays "Jungle Love" over the opening credits.
Album cover
The album cover features a hidden woman lying on her side within the negative space under the bust of the horse.
See also
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – August 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ Directly from the liner notes.
- ↑ "All sizes | 10 - 1978 - Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits 1974 - 78 - D- | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
