Album · Compilation
Greate$t Hit$
Greate$t Hit$ is Mötley Crüe's second compilation, an updated take on their 1991 collection Decade of Decadence 81–91, which has since gone out of print. The cover carries a caricature of the band by artist and designer Erik Casillas, a fittingly cartoonish look for a group who never played down the excess.
It arrived in 1998, after the band had added Mötley Crüe in 1994 and Generation Swine in 1997 to a run of studio albums that began with Too Fast for Love in 1981. For anyone wanting the hard rock side of the Crüe story on one disc, it is a handy way in. A reissue on Eleven Seven Music followed on 17 November 2009, with a different track listing.
Greate$t Hit$: tracklist, credits and charts
17 tracks · 1:13:56Tracklist
- 1Bitter PillLee, Mars, Neil, Sixx4:27
- 2EnslavedLee, Mars, Sixx4:30
- 3Girls, Girls, GirlsLee, Mars, Sixx4:30
- 4Kickstart My HeartNikki Sixx4:44
- 5Wild SideLee, Neil, Sixx4:37
- 6Glitter (remix)Adams, Humphrey, Sixx5:40
- 7Dr. FeelgoodMick Mars and Nikki Sixx4:43
- 8Same Ol’ SituationLee, Mars, Neil, Sixx4:14
- 9Home Sweet HomeLee, Neil, Sixx3:57
- 10AfraidNikki Sixx4:08
- 11Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx4:40
- 12Without YouMick Mars and Nikki Sixx4:29
- 13Smokin’ in the Boys RoomCub Koda and Michael Lutz3:27
- 14Primal ScreamLee, Mars, Neil, Sixx4:46
- 15Too Fast for LoveNikki Sixx3:21
- 16Looks That KillNikki Sixx4:01
- 17Shout at the Devil ’97Nikki Sixx3:44
- Produced by
- Bob Rock, Tom Werman, Mötley Crüe, Geoff Workman, Tommy Lee, Dave Ogilvie, Nikki Sixx
- Recorded at
- Conway Recording Studios, One on One Studios, Rumbo Recorders, Little Mountain Sound, Cherokee Studios, Pasha Music House, The Record Plant, Hit City West
- Recorded
- 1981–1998 1981–2009 (reissue)
- Mixed by
- Duane Baron, Bob Rock, Randy Staub, Dave Ogilvie, Mike Fraser
- Mixed at
- Little Mountain Sound, The Record Plant, Cherokee Studios
- Engineered by
- Duane Baron, Bob Rock, Randy Staub, Ross Hogarth, Richard McKernon, Toby Wright, Mike Fraser, Paul Lani, Robert Battaglia, Azi Kipper
- Labels
- Beyond, Mötley
- Length
- 1:13:56
Line-up
- Tommy Lee · drums (drum set), background vocals, percussion, piano
- Mick Mars · guitar, background vocals, other vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
- Nikki Sixx · bass guitar, background vocals, synthesizer, bass pedals, electric bass guitar, lead vocals
- Vince Neil · lead vocals, background vocals
- Emi Canyn · background vocals · guest
- Marc LaFrance · background vocals
- Donna McDaniel · background vocals · guest
- David Steele · background vocals · guest
- Bob Rock · background vocals · guest
- Jack Blades · background vocals · guest
- Paul Fox · keyboard · guest
- Jai Winding · keyboard · guest
- Tom Kelly · background vocals · guest
- Richard Page · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Bitter Pill” · 1998
- “Enslaved” · 1998
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1998 | 20 |
| US Independent Albums · 2009 | 9 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 1998 | 16 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1998 | 30 |
| Swedish Albums · 1998 | 85 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States | Gold |
| Canada · 2011 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2023 | Silver |
| United States · 2015 | Platinum |
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How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (1998, 2009)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 October 1998 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 October 1998 | |
| Wikidata | 17 November 2009 | |
| US release | 1998 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 October 1998 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Beyond | 198754070000 | other |
| 1998 | AU | Beyond Music | 724384684723 | other |
| 1998 | CA | Beyond | 777495417636 | other |
| 1998 | US | Beyond Music | 639857800220 | other |
| 1998 | ZA | Mötley Records | 6002140883622 | other |
| 26 October 1998 | XE | Beyond Music | 724384684723 | original |
| 21 April 2003 | US | Hip‐O Records | 044006763521 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1430x1416, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1430×1416 | upscaled: minor: best source 1430x1416, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |