The Very Best of Dokken by Dokken, album cover
Album · Compilation

The Very Best of Dokken

Released6 July 1999
LabelRhino
Popularity23.3
Also cited25 August 1999

The Very Best of Dokken is a 16-song compilation from the American heavy metal band, released on Rhino in July 1999. It gathers most of the group's singles from before 1995 and presents them in chronological order, so you can follow the band's progress from start to finish in a single sitting.

The track list reaches beyond the regular studio albums. It includes the instrumental "Mr. Scary" and "Walk Away", the only studio recording on the 1988 live album Beast from the East. It also features "Mirror Mirror", taken from Don Dokken's 1990 solo record Up from the Ashes, and "Too High to Fly" from the 1995 reunion album Dysfunctional. That makes it a handy way to hear a few of the band's odder corners alongside the hits.

The Very Best of Dokken: tracklist and credits

16 tracks · 1:15:33

Tracklist

  1. 1Breaking the ChainsBrown, Dokken, Lynch3:52
  2. 2Paris Is Burning (live in Europe, 1982)Don Dokken5:10
  3. 3Into the FireBrown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson4:28
  4. 4Just Got LuckyBrown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson4:37
  5. 5Alone AgainBrown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson4:23
  6. 6Tooth and NailBrown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson3:43
  7. 7The HunterBrown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson4:08
  8. 8In My DreamsBrown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson4:20
  9. 9It’s Not LoveBrown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:01
  10. 10Dream WarriorsGeorge Lynch and Jeff Pilson4:48
  11. 11Burning Like a FlameBrown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson4:46
  12. 12Heaven SentDokken, Lynch, Pilson4:54
  13. 13Mr. ScaryGeorge Lynch and Jeff Pilson4:31
  14. 14Walk AwayDokken, Lynch, Pilson5:02
  15. 15Mirror MirrorDokken, Spiro, White4:41
  16. 16Too High to FlyDon Dokken and George Lynch7:10
Produced by
Dokken, Michael Wagener, Roy Thomas Baker, Tom Werman, Neil Kernon
Mixed by
Wyn Davis, Michael Wagener, Neil Kernon, Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson
Engineered by
Michael Wagener, Gary McGachan, Neil Kernon
Recorded
1983–1995
Labels
Rhino, Elektra / Rhino
Length
1:15:33

Line-up

  • Mick Brown · drums (drum set), background vocals
  • Juan Croucier · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
  • Don Dokken · guitar, lead vocals
  • George Lynch · guitar
  • Jeff Pilson · bass guitar, keyboard, background vocals
  • Peter Baltes · bass guitar, vocals · guest
  • Mikkey Dee · percussion, drums (drum set) · guest
  • John Norum · guitar, vocals · guest
  • Billy White · guitar · guest

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia 1999-07-06 vs 1999-08-25 (musicbrainz)
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz25 August 1999ignored lone early release dated 1999-07-06
Wikipedia infobox6 July 1999
Wikidata1999
US release6 July 1999earliest US date
4 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
—USRhino081227583422other
1999CARhino081227583422other
6 July 1999USElektra081227583422original
25 August 1999JPEastWest Japan4988029603043other
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