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'''''Ultimate Hits''''' is a [[greatest hits album]] by [[The Steve Miller Band]] released in September 2017 by [[Capitol Records]]. Compiled by [[Steve Miller (musician)|Miller]] himself, it features tracks that he felt were best representative of his career spanning more than fifty years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/new-releases/steve-miller-band-announces-ultimate-hits-featuring-unreleased-rarities/ |title=Steve Miller Band Announces 'Ultimate Hits' With Unreleased Rarities |last=Stavropoulos |first=Laura |date=2017-08-08 |website=uDiscoverMusic |access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> The deluxe edition includes the entirety of ''[[Greatest Hits 1974-78]]'' with the exception of "Winter Time" which is on the standard edition, and both editions feature some of the band's most popular singles like "[[The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)|The Joker]]," "[[Take the Money and Run (Steve Miller Band song)|Take the Money and Run]]," "[[Fly Like an Eagle (song)|Fly Like an Eagle]]," "[[Jet Airliner (Steve Miller Band song)|Jet Airliner]]," "[[Swingtown (song)|Swingtown]]," "[[Jungle Love (Steve Miller Band song)|Jungle Love]]," and "[[Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band song)|Abracadabra]]." Previously unreleased studio tracks and live performances from his 21st Century line-up also appear.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-steve-miller-band-live-rarity-from-upcoming-hits-collection-198239/ |title=Hear Steve Miller Band Live Rarity From Upcoming Hits Collection |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=2019-08-08 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/steve-miller-ultimate-hits/ |title=New Steve Miller 'Ultimate Hits' Set to Include Previously Unreleased Recordings |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |date=2017-08-08 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
'''''Ultimate Hits''''' is a [[greatest hits album]] by [[The Steve Miller Band]] released in September 2017 by [[Capitol Records]].


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==Standard version track listing==
==Overview==
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''All tracks written by Steve Miller, unless otherwise noted.''
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''Ultimate Hits'' was compiled by [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]], and features tracks that he felt were best representative of his career spanning more than fifty years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/new-releases/steve-miller-band-announces-ultimate-hits-featuring-unreleased-rarities/ |title=Steve Miller Band Announces ‘Ultimate Hits’ With Unreleased Rarities |last=Stavropoulos |first=Laura |date=2017-08-08 |website=uDiscoverMusic |access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> The album includes some of the band's most popular singles like "[[The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)|The Joker]]", "[[Take the Money and Run (song)|Take the Money and Run]]", "[[Fly Like an Eagle (song)|Fly Like an Eagle]]", "[[Jet Airliner (Steve Miller Band song)|Jet Airliner]]", and "[[Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band song)|Abracadabra]]", as well as some previously unreleased studio tracks, live performances, and alternate takes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-steve-miller-band-live-rarity-from-upcoming-hits-collection-198239/ |title=Hear Steve Miller Band Live Rarity From Upcoming Hits Collection |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=2019-08-08 |website=Rolling Stone |access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/steve-miller-ultimate-hits/ |title=New Steve Miller ‘Ultimate Hits’ Set to Include Previously Unreleased Recordings |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |date=2017-08-08 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>

==Track listings==
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===Standard version===
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All tracks written by Steve Miller, unless otherwise noted.


{{track listing
{{track listing
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|length1 = 0:49
|length1 = 0:49
|title2 = Steve Miller Age 5 Talking To His Godfather Les Paul
|title2 = Steve Miller Age 5 Talking To His Godfather Les Paul
|note2 = from ''Steve Miller Band'' box set, 1994
|note2 = <small>from ''Steve Miller Band'' box set, 1994</small>
|length2 = 0:49
|length2 = 0:49
|title3 = [[Take the Money and Run (song)|Take the Money and Run]]
|title3 = [[Take the Money and Run (Steve Miller Band song)|Take the Money and Run]]
|note3 = from ''[[Fly Like an Eagle (album)|Fly Like an Eagle]]'', 1976
|note3 = from ''[[Fly Like an Eagle (album)|Fly Like an Eagle]]'', 1976
|length3 = 2:47
|length3 = 2:47
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===Deluxe edition===
==Deluxe edition track listing==
All tracks written by Steve Miller, unless otherwise noted.
''All tracks written by Steve Miller, unless otherwise noted.''


===Disc one===
{{track listing
{{track listing
|title1 = Steve Miller Age 5 Talking To His Godfather Les Paul
|title1 = Steve Miller at age five talking to his godfather Les Paul
|note1 = from ''Steve Miller Band'' box set, 1994
|note1 = from ''Steve Miller Band'' box set, 1994
|writer1 =
|writer1 =
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|note10 = from ''[[Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden]]'', 1972
|note10 = from ''[[Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden]]'', 1972
|length10 = 3:44
|length10 = 3:44
|title11 = Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma
|title11 = Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
|note11 = from ''The Joker''
|note11 = from ''The Joker''
|length11 = 5:41
|length11 = 5:41
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|note16 = live, from ''The Joker Live In Concert''
|note16 = live, from ''The Joker Live In Concert''
|length16 = 3:07
|length16 = 3:07
|title17 = Dance Dance Dance
|title17 = Dance, Dance, Dance
|note17 = from ''[[Fly Like an Eagle (album)|Fly Like an Eagle]]'', 1976
|note17 = from ''[[Fly Like an Eagle (album)|Fly Like an Eagle]]'', 1976
|writer17 = Miller, Joseph Cooper, Brenda Cooper
|writer17 = Miller, Joseph Cooper, Brenda Cooper
|length17 = 2:18
|length17 = 2:18
|title18 = [[Take the Money and Run (song)|Take the Money and Run]]
|title18 = [[Take the Money and Run (Steve Miller Band song)|Take the Money and Run]]
|note18 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
|note18 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
|length18 = 2:47
|length18 = 2:47
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|note21 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
|note21 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
|length21 = 4:42
|length21 = 4:42
}}
|title22 = Wild Mountain Honey

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|note22 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
===Disc two===
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|writer22 = Steve McCarty
{{track listing
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|length22 = 4:50
|title23 = The Window
|title1 = Wild Mountain Honey
|note23 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
|note1 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
|writer23 = Miller, [[Jason Cooper]]
|writer1 = Steve McCarty
|length23 = 4:16
|length1 = 4:50
|title24 = Take the Money and Run
|title2 = The Window
|note24 = demo, previously unreleased
|note2 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
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|writer2 = Miller, [[Jason Cooper]]
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|length24 = 3:42
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|length2 = 4:16
|title25 = [[In the Midnight Hour]]
|note25 = previously unreleased
|title3 = Take the Money and Run
|writer25 = [[Wilson Pickett]]
|note3 = demo, previously unreleased
|length25 = 3:15
|length3 = 3:42
|title26 = [[Jungle Love (Steve Miller Band song)|Jungle Love]]
|title4 = [[In the Midnight Hour]]
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|note4 = previously unreleased
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|note26 = from ''[[Book of Dreams]]'', 1977
|writer26 = Lonnie Turner, [[Greg Douglass]]
|writer4 = [[Wilson Pickett]]
|length26 = 3:06
|length4 = 3:15
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|title5 = [[Jungle Love (Steve Miller Band song)|Jungle Love]]
|title27 = Threshold
|note27 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|note5 = from ''[[Book of Dreams]]'', 1977
|writer5 = Lonnie Turner, [[Greg Douglass]]
|length27 = 1:04
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|length5 = 3:06
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|title28 = [[Jet Airliner (Steve Miller Band song)|Jet Airliner]]
|note28 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|title6 = Threshold
|writer28 = [[Paul Pena]]
|note6 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|length28 = 4:22
|length6 = 1:04
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|title7 = [[Jet Airliner (Steve Miller Band song)|Jet Airliner]]
|title29 = The Stake
|note29 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|note7 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|writer29 = [[David Denny (musician)|David Denny]]
|writer7 = [[Paul Pena]]
|length29 = 3:57
|length7 = 4:22
|title30 = [[Swingtown (song)|Swingtown]]
|title8 = The Stake
|note30 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|note8 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|writer8 = [[David Denny (musician)|David Denny]]
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|writer30 = Miller, Chris McCarty
|length30 = 3:27
|length8 = 3:57
|title31 = Serenade from the Stars
|title9 = [[Swingtown (song)|Swingtown]]
|note31 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
|note9 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|writer31 = Miller, Chris McCarty
|writer9 = Miller, Chris McCarty
|length31 = 3:10
|length9 = 3:27
|title32 = True Fine Love
|title10 = Serenade from the Stars
|note32 = from ''Book of Dreams''
|note10 = from ''Fly Like an Eagle''
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|writer10 = Miller, Chris McCarty
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|length32 = 2:39
|title33 = Heart Like a Wheel
|length10 = 3:10
|title11 = True Fine Love
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|note33 = from ''[[Circle of Love (Steve Miller Band album)|Circle of Love]]'', 1981
|length33 = 4:00
|note11 = from ''Book of Dreams''
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|length11 = 2:39
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|title34 = [[Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band song)|Abracadabra]]
|title12 = Heart Like a Wheel
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|note34 = from ''[[Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band album)|Abracadabra]]'', 1982
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|note12 = from ''[[Circle of Love (Steve Miller Band album)|Circle of Love]]'', 1981
|length34 = 5:11
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|length12 = 4:00
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|title35 = [[I Want to Make the World Turn Around]]
|title13 = [[Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band song)|Abracadabra]]
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|note35 = from ''[[Living in the 20th Century]]'', 1986
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|note13 = from ''[[Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band album)|Abracadabra]]'', 1982
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|length35 = 4:23
|title36 = Italian X Rays
|length13 = 5:11
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|title14 = [[I Want to Make the World Turn Around]]
|note36 = from ''[[Italian X Rays]]'', 1984
|writer36 = Miller, [[Gary Mallaber]]
|note14 = from ''[[Living in the 20th Century]]'', 1986
|length36 = 4:39
|length14 = 4:23
|title37 = Don't Cha Know
|title15 = Italian X Rays
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|note15 = from ''[[Italian X Rays]]'', 1984
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|note37 = previously unreleased
|writer37 = [[Jimmie Vaughan]]
|writer15 = Miller, [[Gary Mallaber]]
|length37 = 3:16
|length15 = 4:39
|title38 = Cry Cry Cry
|title16 = Don't Cha Know
|note16 = previously unreleased
|note38 = from ''[[Wide River]]'', 1993
|length38 = 4:18
|writer16 = [[Jimmie Vaughan]]
|title39 = Stranger Blues
|length16 = 3:16
|note39 = from ''Wide River''
|title17 = Cry Cry Cry
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|note17 = from ''[[Wide River]]'', 1993
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|writer39 = [[Elmore James]], [[Bobby Robinson (record producer)|Bobby Robinson]]
|length39 = 4:28
|length17 = 4:18
|title40 = Behind the Barn
|title18 = Stranger Blues
|note40 = from ''Living in the 20th Century''
|note18 = from ''Wide River''
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|writer18 = [[Elmore James]], [[Bobby Robinson (record producer)|Bobby Robinson]]
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|length40 = 3:39
|length18 = 4:28
|title19 = Behind the Barn
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|note19 = from ''Living in the 20th Century''
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|length19 = 3:39
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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{{Steve Miller Band}}

Latest revision as of 08:01, 2 June 2024

Ultimate Hits
Greatest hits album by
The Steve Miller Band
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2017
Recorded1968–2010
GenreRock / Blues
Length
  • 1:11:54 (standard version)
  • 146:04 (deluxe edition)
LabelCapitol, Universal
The Steve Miller Band chronology
Live at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, April 1968
(2014) 		Ultimate Hits
(2017) 		Welcome to the Vault
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]
Louder Sound[3]
Backseat Mafia[4]

Ultimate Hits is a greatest hits album by The Steve Miller Band released in September 2017 by Capitol Records. Compiled by Miller himself, it features tracks that he felt were best representative of his career spanning more than fifty years.[5] The deluxe edition includes the entirety of Greatest Hits 1974-78 with the exception of "Winter Time" which is on the standard edition, and both editions feature some of the band's most popular singles like "The Joker," "Take the Money and Run," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Jet Airliner," "Swingtown," "Jungle Love," and "Abracadabra." Previously unreleased studio tracks and live performances from his 21st Century line-up also appear.[6][7]

Standard version track listing

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All tracks written by Steve Miller, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Harmony of the Spheres 2" (from Italian X Rays, 1984)Byron Allred0:49
2."Steve Miller Age 5 Talking To His Godfather Les Paul" (from Steve Miller Band box set, 1994) 0:49
3."Take the Money and Run" (from Fly Like an Eagle, 1976) 2:47
4."Rock'n Me" (from Fly Like an Eagle) 3:03
5."The Stake" (from Book of Dreams, 1977)David Denny3:55
6."Threshold" (from Book of Dreams) 0:53
7."Jet Airliner" (from Book of Dreams)Paul Pena3:36
8."The Joker" (from The Joker, 1973)Miller, Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun4:26
9."Abracadabra" (from Abracadabra, 1982) 5:07
10."Jungle Love" (from Book of Dreams)Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass3:07
11."Swingtown" (from Book of Dreams)Miller, Chris McCarty3:28
12."Dance Dance Dance" (from Fly Like an Eagle)Miller, Joseph Cooper, Brenda Cooper2:18
13."Serenade from the Stars" (from Fly Like an Eagle)Miller, Chris McCarty3:10
14."Space Intro" (from Fly Like an Eagle) 1:13
15."Fly Like an Eagle" (from Fly Like an Eagle) 4:42
16."Wild Mountain Honey" (from Fly Like an Eagle)Steve McCarty4:50
17."Living in the U.S.A." (live, previously unreleased) 4:52
18."Space Cowboy" (live, previously unreleased)Miller, Ben Sidran3:49
19."Seasons" (previously unreleased) 3:04
20."I Want to Make the World Turn Around" (from Living in the 20th Century, 1986) 4:25
21."Winter Time" (from Book of Dreams) 3:14
22."The Window" (from Fly Like an Eagle)Miller, Jason Cooper4:16

Deluxe edition track listing

[edit]

All tracks written by Steve Miller, unless otherwise noted.

Disc one

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Steve Miller at age five talking to his godfather Les Paul" (from Steve Miller Band box set, 1994) 0:50
2."Gangster of Love" (live, previously unreleased)Johnny "Guitar" Watson4:55
3."The Joker" (from The Joker, 1973)Steve Miller, Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun4:26
4."Baby's Callin' Me Home" (previously unreleased)Boz Scaggs3:59
5."My Dark Hour" (from Brave New World, 1969) 2:39
6."Little Girl" (from Your Saving Grace, 1969) 3:22
7."Living in the U.S.A." (live, previously unreleased) 4:49
8."Space Cowboy" (live, previously unreleased)Miller, Ben Sidran3:49
9."Seasons" (previously unreleased) 3:04
10."Journey from Eden" (from Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden, 1972) 3:44
11."Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" (from The Joker) 5:41
12."Going to Mexico" (from Number 5, 1970)Miller, Scaggs2:29
13."Kow Kow Calculator" (live, previously unreleased) 6:03
14."Come On in My Kitchen" (live, from The Joker Live In Concert, 2015)Robert Johnson3:14
15."Sugar Babe" (live, from The Joker Live In Concert) 4:09
16."The Lovin' Cup" (live, from The Joker Live In Concert) 3:07
17."Dance, Dance, Dance" (from Fly Like an Eagle, 1976)Miller, Joseph Cooper, Brenda Cooper2:18
18."Take the Money and Run" (from Fly Like an Eagle) 2:47
19."Rock'n Me" (from Fly Like an Eagle) 3:03
20."Space Intro" (from Fly Like an Eagle) 1:12
21."Fly Like an Eagle" (from Fly Like an Eagle) 4:42

Disc two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wild Mountain Honey" (from Fly Like an Eagle)Steve McCarty4:50
2."The Window" (from Fly Like an Eagle)Miller, Jason Cooper4:16
3."Take the Money and Run" (demo, previously unreleased) 3:42
4."In the Midnight Hour" (previously unreleased)Wilson Pickett3:15
5."Jungle Love" (from Book of Dreams, 1977)Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass3:06
6."Threshold" (from Book of Dreams) 1:04
7."Jet Airliner" (from Book of Dreams)Paul Pena4:22
8."The Stake" (from Book of Dreams)David Denny3:57
9."Swingtown" (from Book of Dreams)Miller, Chris McCarty3:27
10."Serenade from the Stars" (from Fly Like an Eagle)Miller, Chris McCarty3:10
11."True Fine Love" (from Book of Dreams) 2:39
12."Heart Like a Wheel" (from Circle of Love, 1981) 4:00
13."Abracadabra" (from Abracadabra, 1982) 5:11
14."I Want to Make the World Turn Around" (from Living in the 20th Century, 1986) 4:23
15."Italian X Rays" (from Italian X Rays, 1984)Miller, Gary Mallaber4:39
16."Don't Cha Know" (previously unreleased)Jimmie Vaughan3:16
17."Cry Cry Cry" (from Wide River, 1993) 4:18
18."Stranger Blues" (from Wide River)Elmore James, Bobby Robinson4:28
19."Behind the Barn" (from Living in the 20th Century) 3:39

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Steve Miller Band - Ultimate Hits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Collette, Doug (2017-09-17). "Steve Miller Band: Ultimate Hits". Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. ^ Moody, Paul (2017-10-09). "Steve Miller Band - Ultimate Hits album reviews". Louder Sound. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  4. ^ Bryan, Jon (2017-10-19). "Compilation Review: Steve Miller Band – Ultimate Hits". Backseat Mafia. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  5. ^ Stavropoulos, Laura (2017-08-08). "Steve Miller Band Announces 'Ultimate Hits' With Unreleased Rarities". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  6. ^ Reed, Ryan (2019-08-08). "Hear Steve Miller Band Live Rarity From Upcoming Hits Collection". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  7. ^ Gallucci, Michael (2017-08-08). "New Steve Miller 'Ultimate Hits' Set to Include Previously Unreleased Recordings". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
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