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Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Social Distortion
ReleasedJune 25, 2007
Recorded1982-2007
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length47:01
49:18 (iTunes version)
LabelTimeBomb Recordings
ProducerVarious
Social Distortion chronology
Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll
(2004) 		Greatest Hits
(2007) 		Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rocklouder[2]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Social Distortion. It was released on June 25, 2007. It includes hit singles from Mommy's Little Monster to Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll - as well as the unreleased track "Far Behind", which also became a hit single – yet lacks anything from Mainliner, which is actually a compilation of unreleased early material.

"Far Behind" is also the band's first new song recorded with then-current line-up of Mike Ness (vocals, guitars), Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham (guitar), Brent Harding (bass guitar) and Charlie Quintana (drums).

The limited edition vinyl for this album contains an interview with Mike Ness.[3][4]

A bonus track, a studio recording of a new Social Distortion cover version of the Chuck Berry classic "Maybellene", is available through the iTunes music store in the US. On the UK version, the bonus track is "1945" (13th Floor Records version), which was previously released as a single, as a B-side on the Story of My Life EP, and on Mainliner.

"Story of My Life" and a live version of "Mommy's Little Monster" appear in the music video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero: Metallica, respectively. I Was Wrong appears in the music video game Rock Band 2, while "Story of My Life", "Bad Luck", and "Ring of Fire" were released as downloadable content for the series.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Another State of Mind" (from Mommy's Little Monster, 1983)Social Distortion2:38
2."Mommy's Little Monster" (from Mommy's Little Monster, 1983) 3:31
3."Prison Bound" (from Prison Bound, 1988)Mike Ness5:23
4."Story of My Life" (from Social Distortion, 1990)Ness5:46
5."Ball and Chain" (from Social Distortion, 1990)Ness5:42
6."Ring of Fire" (from Social Distortion, 1990)Merle Kilgore, June Carter3:52
7."Bad Luck" (from Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, 1992) 4:22
8."When the Angels Sing" (from White Light, White Heat, White Trash, 1996) 4:16
9."I Was Wrong" (from White Light, White Heat, White Trash, 1996)Ness3:57
10."Reach for the Sky" (from Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll, 2004) 3:31
11."Far Behind" (Previously unreleased)Ness4:03
12."Maybellene" (Previously unreleased - streaming platforms only)Chuck Berry2:17

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 86
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[7] 13

Singles

Year Title Chart Chart positions
2007 "Far Behind" US Modern Rock Tracks 19

References

  1. ^ a b Mark Deming (2007-06-26). "Greatest Hits - Social Distortion | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  2. ^ "Social Distortion - Greatest Hits | Album Reviews". Rocklouder. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  3. ^ "NME Reviews - Social Distortion". Nme.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  4. ^ "Social Distortion - Greatest Hits (CD)". Discogs.com. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  5. ^ "Social Distortion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Social Distortion Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Social Distortion Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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