Stalin purges 13th greatest hit from "12 Greatest Hits"
Oct 27, 2019 18:16:17 GMT
Post by My Avatar Is A Hot Babe on Oct 27, 2019 18:16:17 GMT
Hit songs written out of artists' histories
Since its release, I have always felt that Eagles' Very Best Of 2CD set was a comprehensive collection that contained all of their hits, but it was only recently that I noticed that one of their 21 songs that had charted on the Billboard Hot 100 up until that point ("Outlaw Man") was omitted, and was not included on Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) or Greatest Hits Vol. 2 either. It was included on the 4-disc Selected Works set, but that's about it.
Some other examples include:
• George Harrison's "Ding Dong; Ding Dong" and "This Song," both US Top 40 hits that have never appeared on any of his greatest hits albums, and "Deep Blue" (which has also not appeared on any compilations) technically charted as a double A-side with "Bangla Desh" in the US, which peaked at #23.
• Paul McCartney/Wings have had a number of Top 40 hits from either the US or UK that have never appeared on any of his hits albums: "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (US #21, UK #16), "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (US #28, UK #9), "Letting Go" (US #39, UK #41), "I've Had Enough" (US #25, UK #42), "London Town" (US #39, UK #60), "Old Siam, Sir" (UK #35), "Getting Closer" (US #20, UK #60), "Wonderful Christmastime" (US #47, UK #6), "So Bad" (US #23), "Spies Like Us" (US #7, UK #13), "Only Love Remains" (UK #34), "My Brave Face" (US #25, UK #18), "This One" (US #94, UK #18), "Put It There" (UK #32), "All My Trials" (UK #35), "Hope of Deliverance" (US #83, UK #18), "Young Boy" (UK #19).
• Led Zeppelin's "Fool in the Rain" was one of their highest-charting singles (peaking at #21 in the US), yet was excluded from the Early Days/Latter Days and Mothership compilations.
and Love Me Do being included despite the fact it wasn’t number one in the uk, it was number seventeen
Paul McCartney and Wings
Allegedly Steve and Eydie (sp?) after the mid '60s completely ignored the pop hits they got through their Don Kirschner connection ("Go Away Little Girl", "Blame It On The Bossa Nova") and rarely if ever performed them live. I guess they wanted to be thought of as Sinatraesque rather than Orbisonish.
Free (1971)
Lowdown (1971)
Harry Truman (1975)
Another Rainy Day in New York City (1976)
FUCK YOU, YOKO
dbone828 said:
What are some songs you can think of that were charted hits for artists, yet when it comes time to greatest hits/best of albums and live concerts, said songs are always ignored?Since its release, I have always felt that Eagles' Very Best Of 2CD set was a comprehensive collection that contained all of their hits, but it was only recently that I noticed that one of their 21 songs that had charted on the Billboard Hot 100 up until that point ("Outlaw Man") was omitted, and was not included on Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) or Greatest Hits Vol. 2 either. It was included on the 4-disc Selected Works set, but that's about it.
Some other examples include:
• George Harrison's "Ding Dong; Ding Dong" and "This Song," both US Top 40 hits that have never appeared on any of his greatest hits albums, and "Deep Blue" (which has also not appeared on any compilations) technically charted as a double A-side with "Bangla Desh" in the US, which peaked at #23.
• Paul McCartney/Wings have had a number of Top 40 hits from either the US or UK that have never appeared on any of his hits albums: "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (US #21, UK #16), "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (US #28, UK #9), "Letting Go" (US #39, UK #41), "I've Had Enough" (US #25, UK #42), "London Town" (US #39, UK #60), "Old Siam, Sir" (UK #35), "Getting Closer" (US #20, UK #60), "Wonderful Christmastime" (US #47, UK #6), "So Bad" (US #23), "Spies Like Us" (US #7, UK #13), "Only Love Remains" (UK #34), "My Brave Face" (US #25, UK #18), "This One" (US #94, UK #18), "Put It There" (UK #32), "All My Trials" (UK #35), "Hope of Deliverance" (US #83, UK #18), "Young Boy" (UK #19).
• Led Zeppelin's "Fool in the Rain" was one of their highest-charting singles (peaking at #21 in the US), yet was excluded from the Early Days/Latter Days and Mothership compilations.
BRODNATION said:
Please Please Me being excluded from 1 despite the fact the it was number one in the UKand Love Me Do being included despite the fact it wasn’t number one in the uk, it was number seventeen
lightbulb said:
“ Hi, Hi, Hi “Paul McCartney and Wings
dbone828 said:
Even though they did include "Hi Hi Hi" on Wingspan: Hits and History, for the most part it has been shafted elsewhere, being excluded from Wings Greatest, every version of All the Best!, and the standard issues of Pure McCartney (it did make the cut for the 4CD set though).Darrin L. said:
The bigger crime was excluding "Listen to What the Man Said" from "Wings Greatest", which was a Number 1 hit.JozefK said:
I'm only repeating what I read once:Allegedly Steve and Eydie (sp?) after the mid '60s completely ignored the pop hits they got through their Don Kirschner connection ("Go Away Little Girl", "Blame It On The Bossa Nova") and rarely if ever performed them live. I guess they wanted to be thought of as Sinatraesque rather than Orbisonish.
bosskeenneat said:
Apparently the legal ties within the Commodores & Lionel Richie camps has left Lionel without a 100% honest Anthology. I have yet to find one that has all the big charting hits from 1976 to 1986, his popular period.AudiophilePhil said:
ChicagoFree (1971)
Lowdown (1971)
Harry Truman (1975)
Another Rainy Day in New York City (1976)
Wildest cat from montana said:
I have a Rhino 2 CD best of Chicago which contains all of their Top 40 hits except ' Harry Truman '. Why?AudiophilePhil said:
Harry Truman, the U.S. president, which is the song is about is very unpopular in Japan.FUCK YOU, YOKO
