The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight

The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
Greatest hits album by Judas Priest
Released 1997
Genre Heavy metal
Length 64:36
Label Columbia
Producer Sony
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The Best Of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight is a compilation album of Judas Priest's hits, dating from their 1978 album Killing Machine (Hell Bent for Leather in the United States) through 1990's Painkiller. This album was released in 1997.

In the booklet, the band lists its entire Sony/Columbia discography. As a result, tracks from Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny are not featured, having been recorded for Gull Records and for which the band no longer owned the copyright.

In 2002 Sony made a reissue with 18 songs and a different tracklist.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "The Green Manalishi (with the Two-Pronged Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)Peter GreenHell Bent For Leather (1978) 3:22
2. "Living After Midnight"  Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn TiptonBritish Steel (1980) 3:30
3. "Breaking the Law" (live)Halford, Downing, TiptonPriest...Live! (1987) 2:21
4. "Hot Rockin'"  Halford, Downing, TiptonPoint of Entry (1981) 3:14
5. "Heading Out to the Highway" (live)Halford, Downing, TiptonPriest...Live! (1987) 4:33
6. "The Hellion"  Halford, Downing, TiptonScreaming for Vengeance (1982) 0:42
7. "Electric Eye"  Halford, Downing, TiptonScreaming for Vengeance (1982) 3:39
8. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"  Halford, Downing, TiptonScreaming for Vengeance (1982) 5:04
9. "Turbo Lover"  Halford, Downing, TiptonTurbo (1986) 4:32
10. "Freewheel Burning"  Halford, Downing, TiptonDefenders of the Faith (1984) 4:23
11. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"  Bob Halligan, Jr.Defenders of the Faith (1984) 4:07
12. "Metal Meltdown"  Halford, Downing, TiptonPainkiller (1990) 4:48
13. "Ram It Down"  Halford, Downing, TiptonRam It Down (1988) 4:49
14. "Diamonds & Rust" (live Joan Baez cover)Joan BaezUnleashed in the East (1979) 3:39
15. "Victim of Changes" (live)Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, TiptonUnleashed in the East (1979) 7:11
16. "Tyrant" (live)Halford, TiptonUnleashed in the East (1979) 4:42

2002 reissue

  1. Better by You Better Than Me - 3.22
  2. Take on the World - 3.02
  3. The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) - 3.24
  4. Living After Midnight - 3.31
  5. Breaking the Law - 2.35
  6. United - 3.30
  7. Hot Rockin' - 3.16
  8. You've Got Another Thing Comin' - 5.09
  9. The Hellion / Electric Eye - 4.22
  10. Freewheel Burning - 4.24
  11. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll - 4.07
  12. Turbo Lover - 5.31
  13. Locked In - 4.20
  14. Johnny B. Goode - 4.39
  15. Ram It Down - 4.50
  16. Painkiller - 6.06
  17. A Touch of Evil - 5.44
  18. Night Crawler - 5.43

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