Greatest Hits (The Band album)

Infobox Album
Name = Greatest Hits
Type = Greatest hits
Longtype =
Artist = The Band


Released = September 26, 2000
Recorded = Early 1968-Early 1977
Genre = Rock
Length = 77:00
Label = Capitol
Producer = John Simon and The Band
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5g59kebtaq70 link]
Last album = The Best of The Band, Vol. II
(1999)
This album = Greatest Hits
(2000)
Next album = The Last Waltz (box)
(2002)

The Band's Greatest Hits was a compilation released in 2000 to coincide with the release of remastered versions of the group's first four albums. It draws very heavily from those albums- a full thirteen of the eighteen tracks come from them (four, four, three and two respectively).

Track listing

# The Weight (R. Robertson; 4:35)
# Tears of Rage (B. Dylan-R. Manuel; 5:19)
# Chest Fever (R. Robertson; 5:13)
# I Shall Be Released (B. Dylan; 3:12)
# Up On Cripple Creek (R. Robertson; 4:31)
# The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (R. Robertson; 3:32)
# Rag Mama Rag (R. Robertson; 3:02)
# King Harvest (Has Surely Come)(R. Robertson; 3:38)
# The Shape I'm In (R. Robertson; 4:01)
# Stage Fright (R. Robertson; 3:41)
# Time To Kill (R. Robertson; 3:26)
# Life Is a Carnival (R. Danko-L. Helm-R. Robertson; 3:57)
# When I Paint My Masterpiece (B. Dylan; 4:18)
# Ain't Got No Home (C. Henry; 3:24)
# It Makes No Difference (R. Robertson; 6:32)
# Ophelia (R. Robertson; 3:31)
# Acadian Driftwood (R. Robertson; 6:41)
# The Saga of Pepote Rouge (R. Robertson; 4:14)

Group members and other participants

*John Simon - producer (tracks 1-8)
*The Band - producers (tracks 9-18)
*Rick Danko - bass, fiddle, vocals (except track 14)
*Levon Helm - drums, mandolin, rhythm guitar, bass, tambourine, vocals
*Garth Hudson - organ, piano, synthesizers, accordion, clavinet, wind instruments, bagpipe chanter, bass pedals
*Richard Manuel - piano, drums, clavinet, organ, harmonica, vocals
*Robbie Robertson - guitars
*John Simon - tuba, tenor saxophone, electric piano, baritone horn (tracks 2, 3, 7 and 8)
*Allen Toussaint - horn arrangements (track 12)
*Billy Mundi - drums (track 14)
*Byron Berline - fiddle (track 17)
*See individual albums for engineering credits.