The Band - Greatest Hits - Music & Performance - CD

Tracks include "The Weight," "I Shall Be Released" "King Harvest," "Life Is a Carnival," "When I Paint My Masterpiece," "Acadian Driftwood" and many more.

The Band was a very album-oriented group, and only had two Top 40 hit singles. So one could argue that a single-disc greatest hits compilation, or best-of anthology as this might more properly be called, is not the optimum way to dig into their repertoire. But if you're limiting yourself to one Band collection and your budget or patience does not stretch for the two-CD To Kingdom Come set, this 18-song program hits all the famous buttons, including "The Weight," "Chest Fever," "Up on Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "The Shape I'm In," "Stage Fright," and "When I Paint My Masterpiece." Naturally, it leans most heavily on their first two albums, which supply four songs each. Good, lengthy liner notes by Rob Bowman are a nice bonus, considering that single-disc career-spanning overviews often dispense with such frills. Strange, though, that "Don't Do It," their one Top 40 hit single other than "Up on Cripple Creek," isn't here; in fact, there's nothing from their live Rock of Ages. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Performer	The Band
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	Rock
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	12
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Band - Greatest Hits [CD]
Track listing	Weight, Tears of Rage, Chest Fever, I Shall Be Released, Up on Cripple Creek, Night They Drove, Rag Mama Rag, King Harvest, Shape I'm in, Stage Fright, Time to Kill, Life Is a Carnival, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Ain't Got No Home, It Makes No Difference, Ophelia, Acadian Driftwood, Saga of Pepote Rouge
Record label	Capitol
Target audience	Adult
Composer	BAND THE
Songwriter	The Band
Music producer	Cheryl Pawelski
Number in series	1
Occasion	All Occasion
Track name	The Weight, I Shall Be Released, King Harvest, Life Is a Carnival, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Acadian Driftwood
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N