Heart / Greatest Hits
Artist Heart
Album Title: Greatest Hits
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Rock: Classic Rock
Format CD
Released 11/29/1980
Reissue Date 01/25/1990
Label Epic Records/CBS Records Inc.
Catalog No EGK 36888
Bar Code No 0 7464-36888-2
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Barracuda (4:22)
2. Silver Wheels (1:18)
3. Crazy On You (4:54)
4. Straight On (4:52)
5. Dreamboat Annie (2:09)
6. Even It Up (5:09)
7. Magic Man (5:27)
8. Heartless (5:00)
9. Dog & Butterfly (5:23)
10. Bebe le Strange [Live] (4:28)
11. Tell It Like It Is (4:29)
12. Mistral Wind [Live] (7:16)
13. Sweet Darlin [Live] (4:11)
14. I'm Down/Long Tall Sally [Live] (4:16)
15. Rock And Roll [Live] (5:55)
Date Acquired 01/01/1990
Personal Rating
Acquired from Best Buy
Purchase Price 12.00

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Notes

Three songs were left off the compact disc version of the album due to initial limitations in CD technology, even though the total album running time would now be easily accommodated on a single disc:
"Hit Single", a giddy and sometimes maniacal hodgepodge of voices (Ann, Nancy and others) and sounds that seemed to be culled from recording studio outtakes.
"Strange Euphoria", a non-typical Heart dance number (named after the group's publishing company).
"Unchained Melody", the Righteous Brothers song, despite being a single release in 1981.

"Unchained Melody" would later resurface on various compilations, while "Hit Single" and "Strange Euphoria" would only become available on the limited three-CD edition of The Essential Heart in 2009. "Strange Euphoria", of course, is also on the 2012 box set of the same name

Live recordings, during August 1980:
10 - Record Plant, Los Angeles, Mobile Unit #2 at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
12 - Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ
13 - Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, NV
14 - Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
15 - Coliseum, Seattle, WA

Trk. 15 "Dedicated with all our love to John Bonham."
Mastered at Kendun Recorders.
"2 record set on 1 compact disc"
"Due to compact disc programming limitations, 3 selections have been deleted from the original album program."
(C)1980, 1986 CBS Inc.
(P)1977, 1978, 1980 CBS Inc.
"Crazy On You", "Magic Man", "Dreamboat Annie" and "Heartless" (P)1976, 1977 Mushroom Records Inc.
Engineer – Brian Foraker (tracks: 10-15), Mike Beiriger (tracks: 10, 12-15), Mike Flicker (tracks: 1-9), Rob Perkins (tracks: 10-15)
Horns – Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Lenny Pickett, Mic Gillette, Steven Kupka*
Mastered By – John Golden
Photography By – Neal Preston
Producer – Connie & Howie (tracks: 2, 6), Heart (tracks: 4, 9, 10-15), Mike Flicker (tracks: 1-9)
Recorded At – The Forum, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Vets Memorial Coliseum
Recorded At – Aladdin Theater For The Performing Arts
Recorded At – San Diego Sports Arena
Recorded At – Seattle Center Coliseum
Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mushroom Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Digital Audio Disc Corp.

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Analyzed: Heart / Greatest Hits / Live
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR14      -0.00 dB   -16.60 dB      4:23 01-Barracuda
DR13    -10.46 dB   -28.18 dB      1:19 02-Silver Wheels
DR12      -1.59 dB   -16.42 dB      4:54 03-Crazy on You
DR15      -1.54 dB   -19.15 dB      4:53 04-Straight On
DR12      -3.97 dB   -19.20 dB      2:09 05-Dreamboat Annie
DR13      -0.71 dB   -16.48 dB      5:09 06-Even It Up
DR13      -1.89 dB   -17.06 dB      5:28 07-Magic Man
DR12      -2.31 dB   -17.10 dB      5:00 08-Heartless
DR13      -3.67 dB   -20.72 dB      5:24 09-Dog & Butterfly
DR13      -0.23 dB   -16.12 dB      4:28 10-Bébé le Strange (live)
DR11      -1.40 dB   -16.37 dB      4:30 11-Tell It Like It Is
DR12      -1.71 dB   -18.24 dB      7:16 12-Mistral Wind (live)
DR13      -2.64 dB   -20.36 dB      4:12 13-Sweet Darlin' (live)
DR12      -1.13 dB   -16.59 dB      4:17 14-I'm Down / Long Tall Sally (live)
DR12      -0.00 dB   -15.03 dB      5:56 15-Rock And Roll (Live)
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Number of tracks:  15
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           939 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Released in 1980, just as Heart's first wave of popularity was fading, Heart Greatest Hits: Live contains a side of the group's most popular songs -- such as "Barracuda," "Crazy on You," and "Dreamboat Annie" -- balanced by a side's worth of live tracks, including versions of "Magic Man," "Dog & Butterfly," and "Bebe Le Strange," plus a medley of the Beatles' "I'm Down/Long Tall Sally" and Zeppelin's "Rock & Roll." Though a straight greatest hits album would have been preferable, this is still a good overview, showcasing Heart's hooks and live power. Most casual fans should turn to one of their latter-day CD hits collections, but this does have most of their '70s hits, in one form or another, and it's worthwhile for that.
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