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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 1995
Recorded1966–1987
Genre Rock
Length59:12
Label Rhino 72190
Producer Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Jack Keller, Jeff Barry, Michael Nesmith, Chip Douglas, The Monkees, Gerry Goffin, Michael Lloyd, Roger Bechirian
The Monkees chronology
The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition
(1992)
Greatest Hits
(1995)
Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
MusicHound [2]

The Monkees' 1995 Greatest Hits album was the third so titled to date. It was issued when Rhino Records took over the Monkees' catalog, and was intended to replace the existing Arista compilations. It has since been superseded by The Monkees Anthology and The Best of the Monkees.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1." (Theme From) The Monkees" Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart Micky Dolenz2:21
2." Last Train to Clarksville"Boyce, HartDolenz2:46
3." I Wanna Be Free"Boyce, Hart Davy Jones2:27
4." I'm a Believer" Neil DiamondDolenz2:47
5." (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Single version)Boyce, HartDolenz2:23
6." Mary, Mary" Michael NesmithDolenz2:17
7." A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"DiamondJones2:51
8." The Girl I Knew Somewhere"NesmithDolenz2:35
9." Randy Scouse Git" Micky DolenzDolenz2:36
10." Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Single version) Gerry Goffin, Carole KingDolenz3:11
11." Words" (Single version)Boyce, HartDolenz, Peter Tork2:52
12." Daydream Believer" John StewartJones3:01
13." Goin' Down"Diane Hildebrand, Peter Tork, Nesmith, Dolenz, JonesDolenz4:25
14." Valleri"Boyce, HartJones2:21
15." D. W. Washburn" Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerDolenz2:51
16."It's Nice to Be with You" Jerry GoldsteinJones2:54
17." Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" (Single version)Goffin, KingDolenz4:13
18." Listen to the Band" (Single version)Nesmith Michael Nesmith2:34
19." That Was Then, This Is Now" (Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork of The Monkees)Vance BresciaDolenz4:04
20."Heart and Soul" Simon Byrne, Andrew HowellDolenz3:44

Notes

  • All songs are in stereo except "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," and "Words" which are in mono.
  • "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" are not original mixes but the 1987 remixes as first released on the CD version of The Monkees Greatest Hits ( Arista) in 1987.
  • "Valleri" does not fade out but has the "cold ending" as first released on Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees in 1986.

References

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Monkees Greatest Hits (Rhino)". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p.  774. ISBN  1-57859-061-2.