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Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Boston
Released	June 3, 1997
Recorded	1975–1997
Genre	Hard rock
Length	75:23
Label	Epic/Legacy
Producer	Tom Scholz
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Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by the American rock band Boston. The album, released on June 3, 1997, features songs originally released on both the Epic and MCA labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings ("Tell Me", "Higher Power" and "The Star-Spangled Banner"). Tom Scholz, the band's leader, felt that the album's sound quality was not up to his standards, so a remastered version of the album was released in 2009 with a slightly different track listing. Boston embarked on a tour for this album both times it was released.

The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA on December 4, 2003, and it has sold 2,234,000 copies in the United States as of August 2014.^[2]

The cover features the guitar-shaped spaceship flying low over a planet with turquoise rocks and a turquoise tower in the distance. The backside shows a personification of New York City. It is unknown why the band chose New York City instead of Boston, the city they are named after and which they usually show on their artwork.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Scholz, additional songwriters are noted below

1997 original release
No.	Title	Origin	Length
1.	"Tell Me"	Previously unreleased, 1997	4:04
2.	"Higher Power" (David Sikes)	Previously unreleased, 1997	5:06
3.	"More Than a Feeling"	Boston, 1976	4:45
4.	"Peace of Mind"	Boston	5:05
5.	"Don't Look Back"	Don't Look Back, 1978	5:57
6.	"Cool the Engines" (Brad Delp, Fran Sheehan)	Third Stage, 1986	4:35
7.	"Livin' for You"	Walk On, 1994	4:55
8.	"Feelin' Satisfied"	Don't Look Back	4:11
9.	"Party" (Delp)	Don't Look Back	4:08
10.	"Foreplay/Long Time"	Boston	7:48
11.	"Amanda"	Third Stage	4:15
12.	"Rock and Roll Band"	Boston	3:00
13.	"Smokin'" (Delp)	Boston	4:20
14.	"A Man I'll Never Be"	Don't Look Back	6:32
15.	"The Star-Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise" (John Stafford Smith¹)	Previously unreleased, 1997	2:44
16.	"Higher Power" (Kalodner edit) (Sikes)	Previously unreleased, 1997	3:52

2009 reissue
No.	Title	Origin	Length
1.	"I Had a Good Time"	Corporate America, 2002	4:16
2.	"Higher Power" (Sikes)	Greatest Hits, 1997	5:05
3.	"More Than a Feeling"	Boston	4:45
4.	"Peace of Mind"	Boston	5:01
5.	"Don't Look Back"	Don't Look Back	6:03
6.	"I Need Your Love" (Fred Sampson)	Walk On	5:22
7.	"Cool the Engines" (Delp, Sheehan)	Third Stage	4:36
8.	"Party" (Scholz, Delp)	Don't Look Back	4:06
9.	"Feelin' Satisfied"	Don't Look Back	4:11
10.	"Foreplay/Long Time"	Boston	7:48
11.	"Amanda"	Third Stage	4:18
12.	"Rock and Roll Band"	Boston	3:00
13.	"Smokin'" (Delp)	Boston	4:23
14.	"A Man I'll Never Be"	Don't Look Back	6:40
15.	"The Star Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise" (Smith¹)	Greatest Hits	2:43

Notes

^ Boston credits this song to three composers – "F.S. Key", "J.S. Smith", and "T. Scholz" – but none of Francis Scott Key's contributions to the original song (lyrics only) were used in this version.

Personnel

Tom Scholz – guitar, bass, organ, drums, clavinet, keyboards, hand clapping
Brad Delp – vocals, guitar
Barry Goudreau – guitar
Fran Sheehan – bass guitar
Sib Hashian – drums
Jim Masdea – drums
Gary Pihl – guitar
Fran Cosmo – vocals
David Sikes – bass guitar, vocals
Doug Huffman – drums

Charts

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canadian Top Selling Albums^[3]	61
US Billboard 200^[4]	47

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Catalog Albums^[4]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[5]	Gold	100,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[6]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Boston - Greatest Hits". AllMusic.
^ Paul Grein (August 13, 2014). "Chart Watch: Back to The '70s With 'Guardians' Soundtrack". Yahoo! Music.
^ "Top Selling Albums" (PHP). RPM. 65 (15). June 16, 1997. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Greatest Hits – Boston". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
^ "British album certifications – Boston – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Boston – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Boston - Greatest Hits". AllMusic.

[2] Paul Grein (August 13, 2014). "Chart Watch: Back to The '70s With 'Guardians' Soundtrack". Yahoo! Music.

[3] "Top Selling Albums" (PHP). RPM. 65 (15). June 16, 1997. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

[Billboard-4] "Greatest Hits – Boston". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

[United_KingdomBostonGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-5] "British album certifications – Boston – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

[United_StatesBostonGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-6] "American album certifications – Boston – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

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-'''''Greatest Hits''''' is the first [[compilation album]] by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Boston (band)|Boston]]. The album, released on June 3, 1997, features songs originally released on both the [[Epic Records|Epic]] and [[MCA Records|MCA]] labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings ("Tell Me", "Higher Power" and "The Star-Spangled Banner"). [[Tom Scholz]], the band's leader, felt that the album's sound quality was not up to his standards, so a remastered version of the album was released in 2009 with a slightly different track listing. Boston embarked on a tour for this album both times it was released.  "Higher Power" reached #17 on the Heritage Rock Chart in Billboard, charting for 9 weeks.
+'''''Greatest Hits''''' is the first [[compilation album]] by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Boston (band)|Boston]]. The album, released on June 3, 1997, features songs originally released on both the [[Epic Records|Epic]] and [[MCA Records|MCA]] labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings ("Tell Me", "Higher Power" and "The Star-Spangled Banner"). [[Tom Scholz]], the band's leader, felt that the album's sound quality was not up to his standards, so a remastered version of the album was released in 2009 with a slightly different track listing. Boston embarked on a tour for this album both times it was released.
 The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA on December 4, 2003, and it has sold 2,234,000 copies in the United States as of August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-back-to-the-70s-with-guardians-201323717.html |title= Chart Watch: Back to The '70s With 'Guardians' Soundtrack |author=Paul Grein |date=August 13, 2014 |work=Yahoo! Music }}</ref>

v t e Boston
Tom Scholz Gary Pihl Curly Smith Jeff Neal Tommy DeCarlo Tracy Ferrie Beth Cohen Brad Delp Fran Sheehan Sib Hashian Barry Goudreau Fran Cosmo Anton Cosmo Michael Sweet Kimberley Dahme
Studio albums	Boston Don't Look Back Third Stage Walk On Corporate America Life, Love & Hope
Compilations	Greatest Hits
Singles	"More Than a Feeling" "Foreplay/Long Time" "Peace of Mind" "Don't Look Back" "A Man I'll Never Be" "Feelin' Satisfied" "Amanda" "We're Ready" "Cool the Engines" "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)" "I Need Your Love"
Other songs	"Rock & Roll Band" "Smokin'"
Related articles	Discography Songs Band members Orion the Hunter RTZ Rockman
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