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{{short description|1995 compilation album by The Monkees}}
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{More citations needed|date=October 2015}}
| Name = Greatest Hits
{{Infobox album
| Type = greatest
| Artist = [[The Monkees]]
| name = Greatest Hits
| Cover = Monkees Greatest.jpg
| type = greatest
| Released = 1995
| artist = [[the Monkees]]
| cover = Greatest Hits (1995 The Monkees album).coverart.jpg
| Recorded = 1966-1987
| Genre = [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
| alt =
| Length =
| released = October 24, 1995
| Label =[[Rhino Records]]
| recorded = 1966–1987
| Producer =Various
| venue =
| Reviews =
| studio =
| genre = [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
| Last album = ''[[Listen to the Band]]'' <br> (1991)|
| length = 59:12
| This album = ''Greatest Hits'' <br> (1995) |
| label = [[Rhino Records|Rhino]] 72190
| Next album = ''[[Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!|Barrelful of Monkees]]''<br> (1996)
| producer = [[Boyce and Hart|Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart]], [[Jack Keller (songwriter)|Jack Keller]], [[Jeff Barry]], [[Michael Nesmith]], [[Chip Douglas]], [[The Monkees]], [[Gerry Goffin]], Michael Lloyd, [[Roger Bechirian]]
| prev_title = The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = [[Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!]]
| next_year = 1996
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|title=The Monkees ''Greatest Hits'' (Rhino)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-rhino-mw0000196358|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[MusicHound]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Graff|editor-first1=Gary|editor-last2=Durchholz|editor-first2=Daniel|title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide|edition=2nd|publisher=Visible Ink Press|location=Farmington Hills, MI|year=1999|isbn=1-57859-061-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578590612/page/774 774]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578590612/page/774}}</ref>
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The Monkees' 1995 '''Greatest Hits''' album was the third so titled to date. It was issued when [[Rhino Records]] took over the Monkees' catalog, and was intended to replace the existing Arista compilations. It has since been superseded by ''[[The Monkees Anthology]]'' and ''[[The Best of the Monkees]]''.


==Track listing==
The Monkees' 1995 '''Greatest Hits''' album was the third so titled to date. It was issued when Rhino Records took over the Monkees' catalog, and was intended to replace the existing Arista compilations. It has since been superseded by ''[[The Monkees Anthology]]'' and ''[[The Best of the Monkees]]''.


{{Track listing
Remastered by [[Roger Bechirian]].

| headline =
| extra_column = Lead vocals

| title1 = [[(Theme From) The Monkees]]
| note1 =
| writer1 = [[Boyce and Hart|Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart]]
| extra1 = [[Micky Dolenz]]
| length1 = 2:21

| title2 = [[Last Train to Clarksville]]
| note2 =
| writer2 = Boyce, Hart
| extra2 = Dolenz
| length2 = 2:46

| title3 = [[I Wanna Be Free (The Monkees song)|I Wanna Be Free]]
| note3 =
| writer3 = Boyce, Hart
| extra3 = [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]]
| length3 = 2:27

| title4 = [[I'm a Believer]]
| note4 =
| writer4 = [[Neil Diamond]]
| extra4 = Dolenz
| length4 = 2:47

| title5 = [[(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone]]
| note5 = Single version
| writer5 = Boyce, Hart
| extra5 = Dolenz
| length5 = 2:23

| title6 = [[Mary, Mary (song)|Mary, Mary]]
| note6 =
| writer6 = [[Michael Nesmith]]
| extra6 = Dolenz
| length6 = 2:17

| title7 = [[A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You]]
| note7 =
| writer7 = Diamond
| extra7 = Jones
| length7 = 2:51

| title8 = [[The Girl I Knew Somewhere]]
| note8 =
| writer8 = Nesmith
| extra8 = Dolenz
| length8 = 2:35

| title9 = [[Randy Scouse Git]]
| note9 =
| writer9 = [[Micky Dolenz]]
| extra9 = Dolenz
| length9 = 2:36

| title10 = [[Pleasant Valley Sunday]]
| note10 = Single version
| writer10 = [[Gerry Goffin]], [[Carole King]]
| extra10 = Dolenz
| length10 = 3:11

| title11 = [[Words (The Monkees song)|Words]]
| note11 = Single version
| writer11 = Boyce, Hart
| extra11 = Dolenz, [[Peter Tork]]
| length11 = 2:52

| title12 = [[Daydream Believer]]
| note12 =
| writer12 = [[John Stewart (musician)|John Stewart]]
| extra12 = Jones
| length12 = 3:01

| title13 = [[Goin' Down (The Monkees song)|Goin' Down]]
| note13 =
| writer13 = Diane Hildebrand, [[Peter Tork]], Nesmith, Dolenz, Jones
| extra13 = Dolenz
| length13 = 4:25

| title14 = [[Valleri]]
| note14 =
| writer14 = Boyce, Hart
| extra14 = Jones
| length14 = 2:21

| title15 = [[D. W. Washburn]]
| note15 =
| writer15 = [[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller|Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller]]
| extra15 = Dolenz
| length15 = 2:51

| title16 = It's Nice to Be with You
| note16 =
| writer16 = [[Jerry Goldstein (producer)|Jerry Goldstein]]
| extra16 = Jones
| length16 = 2:54

| title17 = [[Porpoise Song|Porpoise Song (Theme from ''Head'')]]
| note17 = Single version
| writer17 = Goffin, King
| extra17 = Dolenz
| length17 = 4:13

| title18 = [[Listen to the Band (song)|Listen to the Band]]
| note18 = Single version
| writer18 = Nesmith
| extra18 = [[Michael Nesmith]]
| length18 = 2:34

| title19 = [[That Was Then, This Is Now (song)|That Was Then, This Is Now]]
| note19 = Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork of The Monkees
| writer19 = Vance Brescia
| extra19 = Dolenz
| length19 = 4:04

| title20 = Heart and Soul
| note20 =
| writer20 = [[Simon Byrne]], Andrew Howell
| extra20 = Dolenz
| length20 = 3:44
}}

===Notes===
*All songs are in [[Stereophonic sound|stereo]] except "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," and "Words" which are in [[Monaural|mono]].
*"A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" are not original mixes but the 1987 remixes as first released on the [[Compact disc|CD]] version of ''[[The Monkees Greatest Hits]]'' ([[Arista Records|Arista]]) in 1987.
*"Valleri" does not fade out but has the "cold ending" as first released on ''[[Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees]]'' in 1986.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{The Monkees}}

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[[Category:1995 greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:The Monkees compilation albums]]
[[Category:Rhino Entertainment compilation albums]]


==Track listing==
# "[[(Theme from) The Monkees]]"
# "[[Last Train to Clarksville]]"
# "I Wanna Be Free"
# "[[I'm A Believer]]"
# "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Single Version)
# "[[Mary, Mary (song)|Mary, Mary]]"
# "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"
# "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
# "[[Randy Scouse Git]] (Alternate Title)"
# "[[Pleasant Valley Sunday]]" (Single Version)
# "Words" (Single Version)
# "[[Daydream Believer]]"
# "Goin' Down"
# "[[Valleri]]"
# "[[D.W. Washburn]]"
# "It's Nice To Be With You"
# "Porpoise Song" (Single Version)
# "Listen To The Band" (Single Version)
# "[[That Was Then, This Is Now (song)|That Was Then, This Is Now]]"
# "Heart And Soul"


[[Category:1995 albums]]
[[Category:The Monkees albums]]
[[Category:Greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:Rhino Records albums]]
{{1990s-pop-rock-album-stub}}
{{1990s-pop-rock-album-stub}}

Latest revision as of 17:48, 19 May 2024

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
the Monkees
ReleasedOctober 24, 1995
Recorded1966–1987
GenreRock
Length59:12
LabelRhino 72190
ProducerTommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Jack Keller, Jeff Barry, Michael Nesmith, Chip Douglas, The Monkees, Gerry Goffin, Michael Lloyd, Roger Bechirian
The Monkees chronology
The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition
(1992) 		Greatest Hits
(1995) 		Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound[2]

The Monkees' 1995 Greatest Hits album was the third so titled to date. It was issued when Rhino Records took over the Monkees' catalog, and was intended to replace the existing Arista compilations. It has since been superseded by The Monkees Anthology and The Best of the Monkees.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."(Theme From) The Monkees"Tommy Boyce, Bobby HartMicky Dolenz2:21
2."Last Train to Clarksville"Boyce, HartDolenz2:46
3."I Wanna Be Free"Boyce, HartDavy Jones2:27
4."I'm a Believer"Neil DiamondDolenz2:47
5."(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Single version)Boyce, HartDolenz2:23
6."Mary, Mary"Michael NesmithDolenz2:17
7."A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"DiamondJones2:51
8."The Girl I Knew Somewhere"NesmithDolenz2:35
9."Randy Scouse Git"Micky DolenzDolenz2:36
10."Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Single version)Gerry Goffin, Carole KingDolenz3:11
11."Words" (Single version)Boyce, HartDolenz, Peter Tork2:52
12."Daydream Believer"John StewartJones3:01
13."Goin' Down"Diane Hildebrand, Peter Tork, Nesmith, Dolenz, JonesDolenz4:25
14."Valleri"Boyce, HartJones2:21
15."D. W. Washburn"Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerDolenz2:51
16."It's Nice to Be with You"Jerry GoldsteinJones2:54
17."Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" (Single version)Goffin, KingDolenz4:13
18."Listen to the Band" (Single version)NesmithMichael Nesmith2:34
19."That Was Then, This Is Now" (Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork of The Monkees)Vance BresciaDolenz4:04
20."Heart and Soul"Simon Byrne, Andrew HowellDolenz3:44

Notes

[edit]
  • All songs are in stereo except "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," and "Words" which are in mono.
  • "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" are not original mixes but the 1987 remixes as first released on the CD version of The Monkees Greatest Hits (Arista) in 1987.
  • "Valleri" does not fade out but has the "cold ending" as first released on Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees in 1986.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Monkees Greatest Hits (Rhino)". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 774. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.


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