Greatest Hits/Live

Greatest Hits/Live is a compilation album of greatest hits, live recordings and new tracks released in 1980 by the American hard rock band Heart. Their sixth album overall, it was issued in North America as a double LP. The first disc was a collection of the band's most famous songs, while the second was mostly a live album, although it contained three new studio recordings, including a cover of "Tell It Like It Is", the first single. The second single released from the album contained a live cover of "Unchained Melody".

Greatest Hits/Live
Cover photography by Neal Preston
Compilation album of greatest hits and live recordings by Heart
Released	November 29, 1980
Recorded	Kaye Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington, September 1980 (new tracks)
Genre	Hard rock, folk rock
Length	79:20 (Vinyl) 69:40 (CD)
Label	Epic
Producer	Heart (live recordings and new tracks) Mike Flicker, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis, Howard Leese (tracks from Bebe le Strange) Mike Flicker & Heart (tracks from Dreamboat Annie, Little Queen, Magazine and Dog & Butterfly)
Heart chronology
Bébé le Strange (1980) Greatest Hits/Live (1980) Private Audition (1982)
Singles from Greatest Hits Live
"Tell It Like It Is" / "Strange Euphoria" Released: November 1980 "Unchained Melody" (live) / "Mistral Wind (live)" Released: March 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Three songs were left off the compact disc version of the album due to initial limitations in CD technology, even though the total album running time would now be easily accommodated on a single disc:

• "Hit Single", a giddy and sometimes maniacal hodgepodge of voices (Ann, Nancy and others) and sounds that seemed to be culled from recording studio outtakes.
• "Strange Euphoria", a non-typical Heart dance number (named after the group's publishing company).
• "Unchained Melody", The Righteous Brothers song, despite being a single release in 1981.

"Unchained Melody" would later resurface on various compilations, while "Hit Single" and "Strange Euphoria" would only become available on the limited three-CD edition of The Essential Heart in 2009. "Strange Euphoria" is also on the 2012 box set of the same name.

The double album was a success in the U.S., reaching double platinum[4] and staying on the Billboard 200 chart for 25 weeks.

In the early 1980s, Heart was by far not as popular in Europe as they were in North America. In fear that European record buyers would ignore an expensive double album, it was decided to release a single disc with five studio and five live recordings (see track listing below). In 2002, Sony Europe re-released this 10-track version with different artwork in their "Simply the Best" budget series.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"Barracuda"	Ann Wilson, Roger Fisher, Nancy Wilson, Michael DeRosier	Little Queen (1977)	4:21
2.	"Silver Wheels" (instrumental)	N. Wilson	Bebe le Strange (1980)	1:24
3.	"Crazy on You"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson	Dreamboat Annie (1975)	4:54
4.	"Straight On"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis	Dog & Butterfly (1978)	5:09
5.	"Dreamboat Annie"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson	Dreamboat Annie	2:02

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
6.	"Even It Up"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis	Bebe le Strange	5:10
7.	"Magic Man"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson	Dreamboat Annie	5:28
8.	"Heartless"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson	Magazine (1978)	5:00
9.	"Dog and Butterfly"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis	Dog & Butterfly	5:22

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
10.	"Bebe le Strange" (live)	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Fisher	The Forum, Los Angeles, August 1980	4:28
11.	"Tell It Like It Is" (Aaron Neville cover)	George Davis, Lee Diamond	studio track	4:29
12.	"Mistral Wind" (live)	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Fisher	The Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, August 1980	7:15
13.	"Hit Single" (omitted from CD)	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Howard Leese	studio track	2:35
14.	"Strange Euphoria" (omitted from CD)	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis	studio track	2:45

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
15.	"Sweet Darlin" (live)	A. Wilson	Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, August 1980	4:11
16.	"Medley: I'm Down / Long Tall Sally" (live)	Lennon–McCartney / Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman	Sports Arena, San Diego, August 1980	4:16
17.	"Unchained Melody" (live, omitted from CD)	Alex North, Hy Zaret	McNichols Arena, Denver, September 1980	4:25
18.	"Rock and Roll" (live)	John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant	The Coliseum, Seattle, August 1980	5:56

Track listing (European version)

Side one (studio)

1. "Tell It Like It Is" – 4:29
2. "Barracuda" – 4:21
3. "Straight On" – 4:52
4. "Dog and Butterfly" – 5:20
5. "Even It Up" – 5:08

Side two (live)

6. "Bebe le Strange" – 4:28
7. "Sweet Darlin" – 4:11
8. "Medley: I'm Down / Long Tall Sally" – 4:16
9. "Unchained Melody" – 4:30
10. "Rock and Roll" – 5:56

Credits

Band members

• Ann Wilson – vocals, guitar, piano, chimes, flute
• Nancy Wilson – guitars, piano, vocals
• Roger Fisher – guitars on tracks 1, 3-5, 7-9[5]
• Howard Leese – guitars, synthesizers, vocals
• Steve Fossen – bass guitar, vocals
• Michael DeRosier – drums

Additional musicians

• Greg Adams, Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett, Steven Kupka, Mic Gillette – horn section on tracks 6 and 11

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1980 Billboard 200 (USA)[6] 13 1981 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[7] 18

Singles Year Title Chart Position 1981 "Tell It Like It Is" RPM100 Singles (Canada)[8] 4 New Zealand Singles Chart[9] 4 Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[10] 8 "Unchained Melody" Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[11] 83

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1992	Double Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[4]

References

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2. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Heart". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone heart album guide.
4. "RIAA Database Search for "Greatest Hits: Live"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
5. Saulnier, Jason (March 15, 2012). "Roger Fisher Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
6. "Greatest Hits: Live Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
7. "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 34, No. 9, February 07 1981". Library and Archives Canada. February 7, 1981. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
8. "Top Singles – Volume 34, No. 10, February 14, 1981". Library and Archives Canada. February 14, 1981. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
9. "Heart –Tell Like It Is (song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
10. "Greatest Hits: Live Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
11. "Heart Billboard Singles". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2015.