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The Best of Warrant
The Best of Warrant is the American hard rock band's first greatest hits compilation, released by Legacy on 2 April 1996. It gathers the group's singles from their first three studio albums: Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, Cherry Pie and Dog Eat Dog.
It arrived after the band's 1995 album Ultraphobic, but nothing from that record is included. The focus stays on the earlier run of releases from 1989 to 1992. For anyone wanting the band's singles from those years without buying three separate albums, it puts them together in one place.
The Best of Warrant: tracklist and credits
16 tracks · 57:07Tracklist
- 1Down BoysJani Lane4:05
- 232 PenniesJani Lane3:11
- 3HeavenJani Lane3:57
- 4D.R.F.S.R.Jani Lane3:18
- 5Big TalkJani Lane3:44
- 6Sometimes She CriesJani Lane4:44
- 7Cherry PieAllen, Dixon, Lane, Sweet, Turner3:22
- 8Thin DisguiseJani Lane and Adam Shore3:14
- 9Uncle Tom's CabinAllen, Dixon, Lane, Sweet, Turner4:03
- 10I Saw Red (acoustic version)Allen, Dixon, Lane, Sweet, Turner3:46
- 11Bed of RosesBeau Hill and Jani Lane3:14
- 12Mr. RainmakerAllen, Dixon, Lane, Sweet, Turner3:30
- 13Sure Feels Good to MeFrank, Lane, Stag2:41
- 14Hole in My WallJani Lane3:37
- 15Machine GunJani Lane3:45
- 16We Will Rock YouBrian May2:56
- Produced by
- Beau Hill, Michael Wagener, Al Quaglieri, Chris Parker, Erwin Musper
- Recorded at
- Alpha Studios, Morrisound Recording
- Recorded
- 1989–1992
- Mixed by
- John Jansen, Beau Hill, Michael Wagener
- Mixed at
- Scream Studios
- Engineered by
- Russ Burt, Craig Doubet, Jim Morris
- Labels
- Legacy, Sony
- Length
- 57:07
Line-up
- Jerry Dixon · electric bass guitar · guest
- Steven Sweet · drums (drum set), vocals · guest
- Jani Lane · lead vocals · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2 April 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2 April 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 1996 | |
| US release | 2 April 1996 | earliest US date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | AF | Legacy | 074646477526 | other |
| 2 April 1996 | US | Legacy | 074646477526 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1417x1399, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1417×1399 | upscaled: major: best source 1417x1399, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |