Red Hot Chili Peppers The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers 1994
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The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers is a funk rock compilation released in 1994 through CEMA Special Markets. On some pressings it carries the title Greatest Hits. It gathers tracks from the band's years on EMI America, so it covers their early run of records rather than anything from their later career.
In the band's story, it arrived between Blood Sugar Sex Magik in 1991 and One Hot Minute in 1995, and it was reissued several times up to 2005 with different cover art. It makes a compact way into the EMI America years. Anyone wanting more of the same period can turn to What Hits!?, which includes all these songs plus eight more.
The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 38:16Tracklist
- 1Behind the SunBeinhorn, Flea, Irons, Kiedis, Slovak4:41
- 2Johnny, Kick a Hole in the SkyFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith5:11
- 3Me and My FriendsFlea, Irons, Kiedis, Slovak3:07
- 4FireJimi Hendrix2:04
- 5True Men Don’t Kill CoyotesFlea, Kiedis, Martinez, Sherman3:38
- 6Higher GroundStevie Wonder3:22
- 7Knock Me DownFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith3:45
- 8Fight Like a BraveFlea, Irons, Kiedis, Slovak3:52
- 9Taste the PainFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Peligro4:32
- 10If You Want Me to StaySly Stone4:04
- Produced by
- Michael Beinhorn, Andy Gill, George Clinton, Various
- Recorded at
- Ocean Way Recording, Track Record Studios
- Recorded
- 1984–1989
- Mixed by
- John Potoker, Dave Jerden, Garth Richardson, Greg Ward
- Engineered by
- James Bauerlein, Judy Clapp, Michael Beinhorn, Garth Richardson, Eddie DeLena
- Labels
- CEMA Special Markets, Capitol
- Length
- 38:16
Line-up
- Flea · bass, trumpet
- Jack Irons · drums (drum set)
- Hillel Slovak · guitar
- Anthony Kiedis · lead vocals
- John Frusciante · guitar
- Chad Smith · drums (drum set) · guest
- Vicki Calhoun · background vocals · guest
- Aklia Chinn · background vocals · guest
- Kristen Vigard · background vocals · guest
- Cliff Martinez · drums (drum set) · guest
- Jack Sherman · guitar, background vocals · guest
- Sir Babs · background vocals · guest
- Bruno Deron · background vocals · guest
- Iris Parker · background vocals · guest
- Julie Ritter · background vocals · guest
- Randy Ruff · background vocals · guest
- Gretchen Seager · background vocals · guest
- Laura Spinosa · background vocals · guest
- Various Artists · background vocals · guest
- Joel Virgel · background vocals · guest
- Merrill Ward · background vocals · guest
- David Coleman · cello · guest
- Fish · drums (drum set) · guest
- Bennie Cowan · trumpet · guest
- Maceo Parker · saxophone · guest
- Fred Wesley · trombone · guest
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1985
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1991
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1992
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1992
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1994
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1995
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1998
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1999
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2002
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2003
Live in Hyde Park
2004
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2006
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2011
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2011
I’m With You Europe
2012
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2012
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2013
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2016
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2016
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How we know the release date only year precision available
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1994 | |
| Wikidata | 1994 | |
| US release | 1994 | earliest US date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | CEMA Special Markets | 0724381771921 | original |
| 30 August 2005 | US | Capitol Records | 094633101128 | other |
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