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1980 compilation album of greatest hits and live recordings by Heart

Greatest Hits/Live is a compilation album of greatest hits, live recordings and new tracks by American rock band Heart, released on November 29, 1980, by Epic Records. The album was issued in North America as a double LP. The first disc is a collection of the band’s greatest hits, while the second is mostly a live album, although it contains three previously unreleased studio recordings, including a cover of “Tell It Like It Is”, released as the first single. The second single released from the album was a live cover of “Unchained Melody”.

The songs “Hit Single”, “Strange Euphoria”, and “Unchained Melody” were omitted from the CD version of the album, due to initial limitations in CD technology. “Unchained Melody” would later resurface on several compilations, while “Hit Single” and “Strange Euphoria” would only become available on the limited three-disc edition of The Essential Heart in 2009. “Strange Euphoria” also appears on the 2012 box set of the same name.

Greatest Hits/Live reached number 13 on the US Billboard 200 chart and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]

In Europe, the album was released as a single disc with 10 songs. In 1999, Sony Music re-released this version with different artwork under the title Simply the Best, as part of their budget series of the same name.

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Track listing[edit]

Side three
Title Writer(s) Venue
10. “Bebe le Strange” (live)
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
  • Fisher
 The Forum, Los Angeles, August 1980 4:21
11. “Tell It Like It Is” Studio track 4:29
12. “Mistral Wind” (live)
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • Fisher
 The Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, August 1980 7:13
13. “Hit Single” (omitted from CD) Studio track 2:34
14. “Strange Euphoria” (omitted from CD) Studio track 2:44

European edition (Simply the Best)[edit]

Title Writer(s)
1. “Tell It Like It Is” 4:30
2. “Barracuda”
  • A. Wilson
  • Fisher
  • N. Wilson
  • DeRosier
 4:22
3. “Straight On” 4:52
4. “Dog & Butterfly” 5:20
5. “Even It Up” 5:09
6. “Bebe le Strange” (live)
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
  • Fisher
 4:21
7. “Sweet Darlin” (live) A. Wilson 4:11
8. “I’m Down / Long Tall Sally” (live)
  • Lennon
  • McCartney / Johnson
  • Blackwell
  • Penniman
 4:16
9. “Unchained Melody” (live) 4:30
10. “Rock and Roll” (live) 5:56
Total length: 47:27

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Greatest Hits/Live.[5]

Heart[edit]

Additional musicians[edit]

Technical[edit]

  • Heart – production (all live recordings, “Tell It Like It Is”, “Strange Euphoria” and songs from Dog & Butterfly)
  • Mike Flicker – production (songs from Bébé le Strange, Dog & Butterfly, Dreamboat Annie, Little Queen and Magazine); engineering (sides one and two)
  • Connie[c] – production (songs from Bébé le Strange)
  • Howie – production (songs from Bébé le Strange)
  • Rob Perkins – engineering (sides three and four)
  • Brian Foraker – engineering (sides three and four)
  • Mike Beiriger – engineering (live recordings)
  • John Golden – mastering

Artwork[edit]

Certifications[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. “Greatest Hits: Live – Heart”. AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. “Consumer Guide Reviews: Heart”. RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  3. ^ Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004). “Heart”. In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ a b “American album certifications – Heart – Greatest Hits: Live”. Recording Industry Association of America. August 11, 1992. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Greatest Hits/Live (liner notes). Heart. Epic Records. 1980. KE2 36888.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 136. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ “Top RPM Albums: Issue 0287”. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ^ “Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. ^ “Top 100 Albums of 1981”. RPM. Vol. 35, no. 22. December 26, 1981. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ^ “Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981”. Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.


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