Greatest Hits (Boston album)
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by the American rock band Boston. The album, released on June 3, 1997, features songs originally released on both the Epic and MCA labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings. Tom Scholz, the band's leader, felt that the album's sound quality was not up to his standards, so a remastered version of the album was released in 2009 with a slightly different track listing. Boston embarked on a tour for this album both times it was released.
The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA on December 4, 2003, and it has sold 2,234,000 copies in the United States as of August 2014.
The cover features the guitar-shaped spaceship flying low over a planet with turquoise rocks and a turquoise tower in the distance. The backside shows a personification of New York City. To this day it is still a mystery why they choose NYC instead of Boston, the city they are named after and which they usually show on their artwork.
Track listing
Personnel
- Tom Scholz – guitar, bass, organ, drums, clavinet, keyboards, hand clapping
- Brad Delp – vocals, guitar
- Barry Goudreau – guitar
- Fran Sheehan – bass guitar
- Sib Hashian – drums
- Jim Masdea – drums
- Gary Pihl – guitar
- Fran Cosmo – vocals
- David Sikes – bass guitar, vocals
- Doug Huffman – drums
- Michael Brinton – ukulele
- Zachary Brinton – bass guitar, guitar, drums, background singer
Charts and certifications
| Chart | Peak position |
| Canadian Top Selling Albums | 61 |
| US Billboard 200 | 47 |
"Higher Power" Peaked at #17 on the Billboard Heritage Rock Chart on July 5, 1997. It spent 9 weeks on the chart.
;Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
| RIAA – US | Gold | April 20, 1999 |
| RIAA – US | Platinum | May 15, 2000 |
| RIAA – US | 2× Multi-Platinum | December 4, 2003 |