Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Compilation album by
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
ReleasedNovember 21, 2011
Recorded1968–2011
GenreRock
Length108:06
LabelCapitol
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band chronology
Early Seger Vol. 1
(2009) 		Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets
(2011) 		Ride Out
(2014)
Singles from Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets
  1. "Downtown Train"
    Released: February 28, 2011
  2. "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)"
    Released: September 29, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock7/10[2]
Rockstar Weekly[3]

Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets is a compilation album by American rock singer–songwriter Bob Seger. The double-disc album was released on November 21, 2011, and contains 26 remastered tracks from throughout Seger's career, which spans more than four decades. Included are the original mono version of "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", Seger's first hit with The Bob Seger System from 1968, the classic Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy" from 1987's A Very Special Christmas, which makes its first appearance on a Seger album, and previously unreleased cover versions of Tom Waits' "Downtown Train" and Little Richard's "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)."[4] There is also a Walmart exclusive edition that includes the bonus track "Living Inside My Heart," a song from the soundtrack of the 1986 film About Last Night..., which has also never before been released on any Bob Seger album.[5] Two songs on this compilation album are edited compared to the original releases: "We've Got Tonight" is the single edit, which is about one minute shorter than the album version, and "Katmandu" is a newly edited version which omits the second verse, making the song also about one minute shorter compared to the original album version. In the US it was certified gold and platinum in June 2013 by the RIAA.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Seger, except where noted

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Old Time Rock and Roll"George Jackson, Thomas E. Jones IIIStranger in Town, 19783:16
2."Hollywood Nights" Stranger in Town5:03
3."Night Moves" Night Moves, 19765:25
4."Mainstreet" Night Moves3:44
5."Roll Me Away" The Distance, 19824:41
6."Turn the Page" (Live) Live Bullet, 1976; originally from Back in '72, 19735:14
7."Her Strut" Against the Wind, 19803:54
8."Still the Same" Stranger in Town3:25
9."You'll Accomp'ny Me" Against the Wind4:01
10."We've Got Tonite" (Single edit) Stranger in Town3:41
11."Like a Rock" Like a Rock, 19865:58
12."Fire Lake" Against the Wind3:34
13."Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" (Live)Eugene WilliamsNine Tonight, 19814:09
Total length:56:05
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Rock and Roll Never Forgets" Night Moves3:54
2."Against the Wind" Against the Wind5:34
3."Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (under the name "The Bob Seger System"), 19682:25
4."The Fire Down Below" Night Moves4:28
5."Travelin' Man" (Live) Live Bullet; originally from Beautiful Loser, 19754:40
6."Beautiful Loser" (Live) Live Bullet; originally from Beautiful Loser3:42
7."Shakedown"Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Bob SegerBeverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack, 19874:03
8."Shame on the Moon"Rodney CrowellThe Distance4:55
9."Katmandu" (Edited version) Beautiful Loser5:00
10."The Little Drummer Boy"Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine K. DavisA Very Special Christmas, 19873:31
11."Wait for Me" Face the Promise, 20063:43
12."Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)"Richard PennimanPreviously unreleased, 20112:07
13."Downtown Train"Tom WaitsPreviously unreleased3:59
Total length:52:01
Walmart exclusive bonus track
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
14."Living Inside My Heart"About Last Night Soundtrack3:30
Total length:55:31

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 60,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bob Seger / Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  2. ^ Quantick, David (July 2012). "Bob Seger - Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets". Classic Rock. No. 172. p. 104.
  3. ^ Savoie, Dan (2011-11-26). "CD Review: Bob Seger - Ultimate Hits (Rock and Roll Never Forgets)". Rockstar Weekly. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  4. ^ "Ultimate Hits". BobSeger.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  5. ^ Whitall, Susan (2011-11-22). "Great surprises on Seger's 'Ultimate Hits'". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  6. ^ Graff, Gary (2011-11-17). "Bob Seger set to release his Ultimate Hits". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Ultimate Hits - Rock and Roll Never Forgets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Ultimate Hits - Rock and Roll Never Forgets" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Ultimate Hits - Rock and Roll Never Forgets" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  10. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Ultimate Hits - Rock and Roll Never Forgets". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Ultimate Hits - Rock and Roll Never Forgets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Bob Seger – Ultimate Hits - Rock And Roll Never". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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