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| Released | September 15, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 1948-2010 | |||
| Genre | Rock / Blues | |||
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| Label | Capitol | |||
| The Steve Miller Band chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
| All About Jazz | [2] |
| Louder Sound | [3] |
Ultimate Hits is a greatest hits album by The Steve Miller Band released in September 2017 by Capitol Records.
Overview
Ultimate Hits was compiled by Steve Miller, and features tracks that he felt were best representative of his career spanning more than fifty years.[4] The album includes some of the band's most popular singles like "The Joker", "Take the Money and Run", "Fly Like an Eagle", "Jet Airliner", and "Abracadabra", as well as some previously unreleased studio tracks, live performances, and alternate takes.[5][6]
Track listings
Standard version
All tracks written by Steve Miller, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Harmony of the Spheres 2" (from Italian X Rays, 1984) | Byron Allred | 0:49 |
| 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 Denny | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Threshold" (from Book of Dreams) | 0:53 | |
| 7. | "Jet Airliner" (from Book of Dreams) | Paul Pena | 3:36 |
| 8. | "The Joker" (from The Joker, 1973) | Miller, Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Abracadabra" (from Abracadabra, 1982) | 5:07 | |
| 10. | "Jungle Love" (from Book of Dreams) | Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Swingtown" (from Book of Dreams) | Miller, Chris McCarty | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Dance Dance Dance" (from Fly Like an Eagle) | Miller, Joseph Cooper, Brenda Cooper | 2:18 |
| 13. | "Serenade from the Stars" (from Fly Like an Eagle) | Miller, Chris McCarty | 3:10 |
| 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 McCarty | 4:50 |
| 17. | "Living in the U.S.A." (live, previously unreleased) | 4:52 | |
| 18. | "Space Cowboy" (live, previously unreleased) | Miller, Ben Sidran | 3:49 |
| 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 Cooper | 4:16 |
Deluxe edition
All tracks written by Steve Miller, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Steve Miller Age 5 Talking To His Godfather Les Paul" (from Steve Miller Band box set, 1994) | 0:50 | |
| 2. | "Gangster of Love" (live, previously unreleased) | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 4:55 |
| 3. | "The Joker" (from The Joker, 1973) | Steve Miller, Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Baby's Callin' Me Home" (previously unreleased) | Boz Scaggs | 3:59 |
| 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 Sidran | 3:49 |
| 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" (from The Joker) | 5:41 | |
| 12. | "Going to Mexico" (from Number 5, 1970) | Miller, Scaggs | 2:29 |
| 13. | "Kow Kow Calculator" (live, previously unreleased) | 6:03 | |
| 14. | "Come On in My Kitchen" (live, from The Joker Live In Concert, 2015) | Robert Johnson | 3:14 |
| 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 Cooper | 2:18 |
| 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 | |
| 22. | "Wild Mountain Honey" (from Fly Like an Eagle) | Steve McCarty | 4:50 |
| 23. | "The Window" (from Fly Like an Eagle) | Miller, Jason Cooper | 4:16 |
| 24. | "Take the Money and Run" (demo, previously unreleased) | 3:42 | |
| 25. | "In the Midnight Hour" (previously unreleased) | Wilson Pickett | 3:15 |
| 26. | "Jungle Love" (from Book of Dreams, 1977) | Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass | 3:06 |
| 27. | "Threshold" (from Book of Dreams) | 1:04 | |
| 28. | "Jet Airliner" (from Book of Dreams) | Paul Pena | 4:22 |
| 29. | "The Stake" (from Book of Dreams) | David Denny | 3:57 |
| 30. | "Swingtown" (from Book of Dreams) | Miller, Chris McCarty | 3:27 |
| 31. | "Serenade from the Stars" (from Fly Like an Eagle) | Miller, Chris McCarty | 3:10 |
| 32. | "True Fine Love" (from Book of Dreams) | 2:39 | |
| 33. | "Heart Like a Wheel" (from Circle of Love, 1981) | 4:00 | |
| 34. | "Abracadabra" (from Abracadabra, 1982) | 5:11 | |
| 35. | "I Want to Make the World Turn Around" (from Living in the 20th Century, 1986) | 4:23 | |
| 36. | "Italian X Rays" (from Italian X Rays, 1984) | Miller, Gary Mallaber | 4:39 |
| 37. | "Don't Cha Know" (previously unreleased) | Jimmie Vaughan | 3:16 |
| 38. | "Cry Cry Cry" (from Wide River, 1993) | 4:18 | |
| 39. | "Stranger Blues" (from Wide River) | Elmore James, Bobby Robinson | 4:28 |
| 40. | "Behind the Barn" (from Living in the 20th Century) | 3:39 |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Collette, Doug (2017-09-17). "Steve Miller Band: Ultimate Hits". Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ Moody, Paul (2017-10-09). "Steve Miller Band - Ultimate Hits album reviews". Louder Sound. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ Stavropoulos, Laura (2017-08-08). "Steve Miller Band Announces 'Ultimate Hits' With Unreleased Rarities". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (2019-08-08). "Hear Steve Miller Band Live Rarity From Upcoming Hits Collection". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ Gallucci, Michael (2017-08-08). "New Steve Miller 'Ultimate Hits' Set to Include Previously Unreleased Recordings". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2019-08-25.