Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)

Infobox Album
Name = Greatest Hits
Type = Greatest Hits
Artist = The Offspring


Released = ^{EUR, UK} - June 20, 2005
^NA - June 21, 2005
Recorded = 1993–2005
Genre = Punk rock, pop punk
Length = 49:42
Label = Columbia
Producer = Jerry Finn
Thom Wilson
Dave Jerden
Brendan O'Brien
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1p841vg5zzua link]
* PopMatters (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/o/offspring-greatest.shtml link]
Last album = "Splinter"
(2003)
This album = "Greatest Hits"
(2005)
Next album = "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace"
(2008)
Misc =Singles
Name = Greatest Hits
Type = Greatest Hits
single 1 = Can't Repeat
single 1 date = June 20, 2005
single 2 = Next to You
single 2 date = 2005

"Greatest Hits" is a compilation album by American punk rock band The Offspring released on June 20, 2005 internationally and June 21, 2005 in North America. It includes hit singles from five of the band's studio albums as well as the previously unreleased songs "Can't Repeat" and "Next to You", the latter being a cover of The Police song and appearing as a hidden track at the end of the album. "Greatest Hits" peaked at #8 on The Billboard 200cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =The Offspring: Artist Chart History - Albums
work =Billboard.com
publisher =
date =
url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=23138&model.vnuAlbumId=1143767
format =
doi =
accessdate =2008-05-15] and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. [cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =RIAA Gold and Platinum awards searchable database
work =RIAA.com
publisher =
date =
url =http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
format =
doi =
accessdate =2008-05-13]

"Can't Repeat" was released as a single to promote the album, and peaked at #9 on "Billboard"'s Modern Rock Tracks chart and #10 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks.cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =The Offspring: Artist Chart History - Singles
work =Billboard.com
publisher =
date =
url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=23138&model.vnuAlbumId=1143767
format =
doi =
accessdate =2008-05-15] "Next to You" was also released as a single to radio stations, peaking at #29 on Mainstream Rock Tracks. A DVD/UMD video entitled "Complete Music Video Collection" was released a month later to complement "Greatest Hits". It included the music videos for all fourteen songs on "Greatest Hits" (excluding "Next to You", for which no video was filmed), as well as three additional songs which had been released as singles but were not included on "Greatest Hits": "The Meaning of Life" and "I Choose" from "Ixnay on the Hombre", and "She's Got Issues" from "Americana". These songs, along with several others the band had released as singles during the course of their career, had not charted as highly as those selected for "Greatest Hits".

Multiple drummers

The album's two new tracks, "Can't Repeat" and "Next to You", were recorded during the period in which Atom Willard was the band's official drummer. However, he did not perform on either song. Original drummer Ron Welty had left the group in early 2003, [cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Atom Willard Drumming for The Offspring
work =Punknews.org
publisher =
date =October 1, 2003
url =http://www.punknews.org/article/7229
format =
doi =
accessdate =2008-05-07] and professional drummer Josh Freese had recorded the drum tracks for the band's 2003 album "Splinter" after his departure. [cite album-notes
title = Splinter
albumlink = Splinter (album)
bandname = The Offspring
year = 2003
notestitle =
url =
first =
last =
pages =
format = CD liner
publisher = Columbia Records
publisherid =
location =
mbid = fd55a3dd-0487-4216-87b9-2e99863cc2df] Willard joined shortly after the album's release and appeared with them in the music video for the single "(Can't Get My) Head Around You". However, in 2005 he became a founding member of Angels & Airwaves, and his commitments to the new group began to draw him away from The Offspring. "Greatest Hits" credits Freese with having recorded the drum tracks for the two new songs, [cite album-notes
title = Greatest Hits
albumlink = The Offspring: Greatest Hits
bandname = The Offspring
year = 2005
notestitle =
url =
first =
last =
pages =
format = CD liner
publisher = Columbia Records
publisherid =
location =
mbid = 8cf132ec-abca-4723-bc19-49e986c0be54] though Willard appeared with the band in the "Can't Repeat" music video. In July 2007 Willard officially announced that he was leaving The Offspring to focus on Angels & Airwaves. [cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Atom Willard leaves The Offspring
work =Punknews.org
publisher =
date =January 15, 2007
url =http://www.punknews.org/article/21756
format =
doi =
accessdate =2008-05-07] Freese again recorded drum tracks for The Offspring for their 2008 album "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace" before it was announced that Willard's permanent replacement would be former Face to Face drummer Pete Parada. [cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Atom Willard leaves the Offspring, replaced by Pete Parada
work =Punknews.org
publisher =
date =July 28, 2007
url =http://www.punknews.org/article/24831
format =
doi =
accessdate =2008-05-07] cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =The Offspring talk about Atom Willard's departure
work =Punknews.org
publisher =
date =August 4, 2007
url =http://www.punknews.org/article/24934
format =
doi =
accessdate =2008-05-07]

Track listing

All songs written by The Offspring except "Next to You" written by Sting, and portions/samples as noted below.
#"Can't Repeat" – 3:24 (previously unreleased)
#"Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" – 3:17 (from "Smash")
#"Self Esteem" – 4:17 (from "Smash")
#"Gotta Get Away" – 3:51 (from "Smash")
#"All I Want" – 1:54 (from "Ixnay on the Hombre")
#"Gone Away" – 4:27 (from "Ixnay on the Hombre")
#"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" – 3:08 (from "Americana")
#*Contains a sample of "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard from the album "Pyromania" (written by Robert Lange, Joe Elliott, and Steve Clark)
#"Why Don't You Get a Job?" – 2:49 (from "Americana")
#"The Kids Aren't Alright" – 3:00 (from "Americana")
#"Original Prankster" (featuring Redman) – 3:41 (from "Conspiracy of One")
#*Contains portions of "Low Rider" by War from the album "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
#"Want You Bad" – 3:22 (from "Conspiracy of One")
#"Defy You" – 3:48 (from the "Orange County" soundtrack)
#"Hit That" – 2:48 (from "Splinter")
#"(Can't Get My) Head Around You" – 2:16 (from "Splinter")
#*"Next to You" (originally performed by The Police) appears as a hidden song on track 14 beginning at 3:16. (previously unreleased)

International editions

The international releases of the album each added a different fifteenth track. The Australian release added "Spare Me the Details" from the album "Splinter", the Japanese version added "Da Hui" (also from "Splinter"), and the European and South American versions added "The Kids Aren't Alright (The Wiseguys Remix)" (from the "She's Got Issues" single). On each edition "Next to You" appears as a hidden song on track 15.

DualDisc edition

The DualDisc edition of the album has the standard 14 track album on the CD side. The DVD side has the same 14 tracks in 5.1 surround sound, commentary by singer Dexter Holland and guitarist Noodles, and the two performing an acoustic rendition of the song "Dirty Magic" from the band's second album "Ignition".

Personnel

Performers

*Dexter Holland - lead vocals
*Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman - guitar
*Greg Kriesel - bass guitar
*Ron Welty - drums on tracks 2–12, and on track 15 of the European and South American editions.
*Josh Freese - drums on tracks 1, 13, and 14, as well as on track 15 of the Australian and Japanese editions.
*Ronnie King - keyboards on "Hit That"
*Gabe McNair and Phil Jordan - horns on "Why Don't You Get a Job?"
*Derrick Davis - flute on "Why Don't You Get a Job?"
*Jason "Blackball" McLean - additional vocals on "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"
*Higgins, Heidi Villagran, and Nika Futterman Frost - additional vocals on "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"
*Jack Grisham, Davey Havok, and Jim Lindberg - backing vocals on "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"
*Redman - additional vocals on "Original Prankster"

tudio personnel

*Jerry Finn - producer and mixer of "Can't Repeat"
*Joe McGrath - engineer of "Can't Repeat", assisted by Seth Waldman
*Thom Wilson - producer and engineer of tracks 2–4, with additional engineering by Ken Paulakovich
*Dave Jerden - producer and mixer of tracks 5–9
*Bryan Carlstrom - engineer of tracks 5–9
*Brendan O'Brien - producer and mixer of tracks 10–14
*Nick DiDia - engineer of tracks 10 and 11, recording of tracks 12 and 13
*Billy Bowers - additional engineering on tracks 10–14
*Chris Higgins - additional recording on tracks 10 and 12
*Karl Egsieker - recording (with DiDia) of "Hit That", recording of "(Can't Get My) Head Around You"
*Eddy Schreyer - mastering of all tracks except 1 and 13
*Brian Gardner - mastering of tracks 1 and 13

ee also

*The Offspring discography

References

General references

*cite album-notes| title = Greatest Hits| albumlink = The Offspring: Greatest Hits| bandname = The Offspring| year = 2005| notestitle = | url = | first = | last = | pages = | format = CD liner| publisher = Columbia Records| publisherid = | location = | mbid = 8cf132ec-abca-4723-bc19-49e986c0be54

Notes

External links

* [http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/albums Album description at the band's official Web site]