Album · Compilation
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits is Train's first compilation, released on 9 November 2018 through Columbia. It arrived more than two decades after the San Francisco band's self-titled debut in 1996, and it draws on every one of their studio albums up to that point, so it works as a tidy overview of a long and varied career.
Two things set it apart from a simple run through the back catalogue. There is a cover of Wham!'s "Careless Whisper" with saxophonist Kenny G, a playful nod to the 1980s that suits a band happy to wear its pop instincts openly. There is also "Call Me Sir", a single included here alongside the familiar material. If you want one disc that follows Train from their early days through to the late 2010s, this is a sensible place to start.
Greatest Hits: tracklist, credits and charts
17 tracks · 1:06:26Tracklist
- 1Meet VirginiaTrain4:00
- 2Drops of JupiterColin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood4:20
- 3Calling All AngelsColin, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood4:02
- 4Get to MeColin, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood4:05
- 5When I Look to the SkyColin, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood4:04
- 6CabTrain3:22
- 7Hey, Soul SisterBjørklund, Lind, Monahan3:36
- 8If It’s Love3:59
- 9Marry MePat Monahan3:25
- 10Save Me, San FranciscoHollander, Monahan, Sluggo4:09
- 11Drive ByBjørklund, Lind, Monahan3:16
- 1250 Ways to Say GoodbyeBjørklund, Lind, Monahan4:08
- 13BruisesBjørklund, Lind, Monahan3:51
- 14Angel in Blue JeansBjørklund, Lind, Monahan3:26
- 15Play That Song4:01
- 16Call Me SirWilliam Wiik Larsen and Pat Monahan3:35
- 17Careless WhisperGeorge Michael and Andrew Ridgeley5:07
- Produced by
- Brendan O’Brien, Espionage, Martin Terefe, Gregg Wattenberg, Sam Hollander, Sluggo, Butch Walker
- Recorded at
- Various
- Recorded
- 1996–2018
- Mixed by
- John Burton, Brett Eliason, Brendan O’Brien, Mark Endert
- Mixed at
- Indian River Studios
- Engineered by
- Steve Churchyard, Ryan Williams, Nick DiDia, Brett Eliason, Amund Bjørklund, Bryan Cook, Dyre Gormsen, Espen Lind, Ross Petersen, Sean Gould
- Artwork
- Brendan Walter
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 1:06:26
Line-up
- Charlie Colin · bass, guitar, background vocals · guest
- Rob Hotchkiss · bass, guitar, background vocals · guest
- Suzie Katayama · cello · guest
- Chuck Leavell · piano · guest
- Michael Markman · violin · guest
- Pat Monahan · percussion, lead vocals, vocals · guest
- Brendan O’Brien · keyboard · guest
- Daniel Smith · cello · guest
- Jimmy Stafford · guitar, mandolin, background vocals · guest
- Scott Underwood · drums (drum set), keyboard, percussion · guest
- Evan Wilson · viola · guest
- Train · guest
- Jerry Becker · Hammond organ, organ, keyboard
- Claes Björklund · keyboard · guest
- Espen Lind · keyboard, ukulele · guest
- Martin Terefe · bass guitar · guest
- The Ghost of Harlem Keyboards · piano · guest
- Sean Gould · bass, guitar · guest
- Nikita Germaine · background vocals · guest
- Sakai · background vocals · guest
- Hector Maldanado · bass · guest
- Cam · guest
- Travie McCoy · guest
Singles
- “Call Me Sir” · 24 May 2018
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2018 | 105 |
| Scottish Albums · 2018 | 90 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2021 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2022 | Gold |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 9 November 2018 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 9 November 2018 | |
| Wikidata | 9 November 2018 | |
| Deezer | 9 November 2018 | |
| US release | 9 November 2018 | earliest US date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2018 | US | Columbia | 190759025628 | original |
| 9 November 2018 | XW | Columbia | 886447325964 | original |
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|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |