Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001)
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Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001) is a greatest hits
compilation spanning Barenaked Ladies
' first decade as a band; It contains a version of almost every single they had released to that point, along with two newly recorded tracks: "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" and "Thanks That Was Fun", the latter of which was released as a single. Disc One was released in November 2001 to a warm commercial reaction (being certified gold in the United States). The title itself is a tongue-in-cheek reference to a line from the band's song "Box Set" off the album Gordon
, which is about a box set release from a has-been band: "Disc One - it's where we've begun/It's all my greatest hits/And if you are a fan then you know that you've already got 'em." The album was released two months after the September 11 terror attacks, and is dedicated to the victims.
" (a cover of the Bruce Cockburn
song from a 1991 Cockburn tribute album) and "Get in Line" (from the 1999 King of the Hill
soundtrack). Several other singles have edits and alternate versions included, in place of their original album versions. Some of these versions had been previously released (such as the "Shoe Box
" radio remix), while others had new mixes created. Initially the band was not sure if they would include both of their less popular singles - "Be My Yoko Ono
" and "Alternative Girlfriend". They held a poll on their website and the result was a nearly 50/50 split. As a result, the band decided to include both songs, resulting in the album running over 73 minutes long. This may have contributed two 'new' versions used on the album. Though the radio mix of "The Old Apartment
" was used, the instrumental intro was cut. Similarly, a new edit of "Pinch Me" was created using the radio edit's cropped intro, but leaving in the album version's guitar solo outro.
The album was touted as completely remaster
ed, but as is the modern practice due to the loudness war
(not employed to the same extent in the early 90's), all the tracks were mastered at a very high volume level, noticeably higher than any of the original recordings.
Two other tracks were recorded for this album, but omitted from the finished record: "I Don't Get It Anymore" (unreleased in a studio version) and "I Can, I Will, I Do" (held for the Shallow Hal
soundtrack
, but cut from it; re-recorded for Everything to Everyone
, but cut from that album; re-recorded again for Barenaked Ladies Are Men
).
The album's other original song, "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" was included on the soundtrack for the EA Sports
video game NHL 2002
, along with tracks from several other Canadian artists. In addition, the band members' names and faces were scanned into the game, and can be accessed by a creating custom players with their names.
During the band's Fall/Winter 2001 Greatest Hits Tour, both "Thanks That Was Fun" and "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" were performed under the guise of a "new greatest hit", poking fun at the industry practice oxymoron
of including several new songs as part of a greatest hits package.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation spanning Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
' first decade as a band; It contains a version of almost every single they had released to that point, along with two newly recorded tracks: "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" and "Thanks That Was Fun", the latter of which was released as a single. Disc One was released in November 2001 to a warm commercial reaction (being certified gold in the United States). The title itself is a tongue-in-cheek reference to a line from the band's song "Box Set" off the album Gordon
Gordon (album)
Gordon is the debut album by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. It was released through Sire Records on July 28, 1992. After The Yellow Tape was certified platinum in Canada, the group won a contest hosted by a local radio station. With the winnings, Barenaked Ladies were able to hire producer Michael...
, which is about a box set release from a has-been band: "Disc One - it's where we've begun/It's all my greatest hits/And if you are a fan then you know that you've already got 'em." The album was released two months after the September 11 terror attacks, and is dedicated to the victims.
Album contents
The album compiles singles from the band's catalogue to that point, including two that had not been previously released on one of the band's studio albums: "Lovers in a Dangerous TimeLovers in a Dangerous Time
"Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a song by Bruce Cockburn, originally released on his 1984 album Stealing Fire. The song was a Top 40 hit for Cockburn, peaking at No. 25 on the Canadian charts the week of August 18, 1984....
" (a cover of the Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.-Biography:...
song from a 1991 Cockburn tribute album) and "Get in Line" (from the 1999 King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
soundtrack). Several other singles have edits and alternate versions included, in place of their original album versions. Some of these versions had been previously released (such as the "Shoe Box
Shoe Box
"Shoe Box" is a song by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, released as a single from their 1995 album, Born on a Pirate Ship. It is notable for being featured on the first soundtrack to the television series Friends, as well as the last track on the band's Born on a Pirate Ship album...
" radio remix), while others had new mixes created. Initially the band was not sure if they would include both of their less popular singles - "Be My Yoko Ono
Be My Yoko Ono
"Be My Yoko Ono" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies.The song was written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson and first appeared on their 1989 demo tape, Buck Naked...
" and "Alternative Girlfriend". They held a poll on their website and the result was a nearly 50/50 split. As a result, the band decided to include both songs, resulting in the album running over 73 minutes long. This may have contributed two 'new' versions used on the album. Though the radio mix of "The Old Apartment
The Old Apartment
"The Old Apartment" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was the band's first American hit, and appears on the albums Born on a Pirate Ship, Rock Spectacle and the compilation album, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits...
" was used, the instrumental intro was cut. Similarly, a new edit of "Pinch Me" was created using the radio edit's cropped intro, but leaving in the album version's guitar solo outro.
The album was touted as completely remaster
Remaster
Remaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed, but as is the modern practice due to the loudness war
Loudness war
The loudness war or loudness race is a pejorative term for the apparent competition to digitally master and release recordings with increasing loudness.The phenomenon was first reported with respect to mastering practices for 7" singles...
(not employed to the same extent in the early 90's), all the tracks were mastered at a very high volume level, noticeably higher than any of the original recordings.
Two other tracks were recorded for this album, but omitted from the finished record: "I Don't Get It Anymore" (unreleased in a studio version) and "I Can, I Will, I Do" (held for the Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, and Jason Alexander. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain.- Plot :Hal Larson is a...
soundtrack
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
, but cut from it; re-recorded for Everything to Everyone
Everything to Everyone
Everything to Everyone is the sixth full-length original-material studio album by Barenaked Ladies. It was released in 2003 and was produced by Ron Aniello. Singles from the album include "Another Postcard", "Testing 1, 2, 3", "For You", "Celebrity" and "Maybe Katie"...
, but cut from that album; re-recorded again for Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Barenaked Ladies Are Men is the eighth full-length original-material studio album by Barenaked Ladies, and the second release of material from the 29-song session that bore the companion album Barenaked Ladies Are Me...
).
Song releases
In line with the album's retrospective contents, the video for the single "Thanks That Was Fun" was a montage of all of the band's prior music videos (with singer's mouths altered to appear to be singing the new song). The band wanted to name the single "One Weaker", as a followup to the hit single "One Week", but management refused to allow it.The album's other original song, "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" was included on the soundtrack for the EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
video game NHL 2002
NHL 2002
- External links :* *...
, along with tracks from several other Canadian artists. In addition, the band members' names and faces were scanned into the game, and can be accessed by a creating custom players with their names.
During the band's Fall/Winter 2001 Greatest Hits Tour, both "Thanks That Was Fun" and "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" were performed under the guise of a "new greatest hit", poking fun at the industry practice oxymoron
Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms...
of including several new songs as part of a greatest hits package.
Track listing
(Original studio album version unless otherwise noted)- "The Old ApartmentThe Old Apartment"The Old Apartment" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was the band's first American hit, and appears on the albums Born on a Pirate Ship, Rock Spectacle and the compilation album, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits...
" (Steven PageSteven PageSteven Jay Page , is a Canadian musician. Along with Ed Robertson, he was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies ; he left the band in 2009 to pursue a solo career....
, Ed RobertsonEd RobertsonLloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson , better known as Ed Robertson, is the Canadian lead singer, as well as a guitarist and songwriter in the band, Barenaked Ladies...
) – 3:22 (new edit of radio mix) - "Falling For The First TimeFalling for the First Time"Falling for the First Time" is the third single by Canadian group the Barenaked Ladies from their 2000 album, Maroon. The song was composed by Steven Page and Ed Robertson. The song also appears on the band's 2001 compilation album, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits and the soundtrack of the TV...
" (Page, Robertson) – 3:39 - "Brian WilsonBrian Wilson (song)"Brian Wilson" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies. It was released a single from the band's debut studio album, Gordon.The song was written by singer/guitarist Steven Page in his parents’ basement on his twentieth birthday, in 1990...
" (Page) – 4:44 (Rock Spectacle live version) - "One Week" (Robertson) – 2:48
- "Be My Yoko OnoBe My Yoko Ono"Be My Yoko Ono" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies.The song was written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson and first appeared on their 1989 demo tape, Buck Naked...
" (Page, Robertson) – 2:44 - "Alternative GirlfriendAlternative Girlfriend"Alternative Girlfriend" is a 1995 Barenaked Ladies single from the 1994 album Maybe You Should Drive. It later appeared on their 2001 compilation, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits, although they had to hold a poll on which song to put on the compilation, "Alternative Girlfriend" or "Be My Yoko...
" (Stephen Duffy, Page) – 4:20 - "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" (Page, Robertson) – 2:34
- "If I Had $1000000If I Had $1000000"If I Had $1000000" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies from their album Gordon. Composed by founding members Steven Page and Ed Robertson, the sing-along track has become one of the band's best-known songs, and is a live show staple, despite never having been a true single...
" (Page, Robertson) – 4:25 - "Call and AnswerCall and Answer"Call and Answer" is a song by the Canadian group Barenaked Ladies. It was the third single from their highly successful 1998 album, Stunt...
" (Duffy, Page) – 5:48 - "Get in LineGet in Line"Get in Line" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released in 1999 in the soundtrack of the TV series King of the Hill. It failed to get a noteworthy chart position, unlike the band's next single, "Pinch Me"...
" (Jim CreegganJim CreegganJames Raymond Creeggan, better known as Jim Creeggan , is the bassist for Canadian band Barenaked Ladies...
, Page, Robertson) – 3:39 - "It's All Been DoneIt's All Been Done"It's All Been Done" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the second single from their 1998 album, Stunt....
" (Page) – 3:26 - "Jane" (Duffy, Page) – 4:04
- "Lovers in a Dangerous TimeLovers in a Dangerous Time"Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a song by Bruce Cockburn, originally released on his 1984 album Stealing Fire. The song was a Top 40 hit for Cockburn, peaking at No. 25 on the Canadian charts the week of August 18, 1984....
" (Bruce CockburnBruce CockburnBruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.-Biography:...
) – 4:05 - "Pinch MePinch Me"Pinch Me" is the title of a song by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. It was released in August 2000 as the first single from their 2000 album, Maroon, which was a follow-up to their hit album, Stunt. As such, "Pinch Me" is often regarded as an attempted follow-up to the hit single "One Week"...
" (Page, Robertson) – 4:37 (radio edit without fadeout ending) - "Shoe BoxShoe Box"Shoe Box" is a song by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, released as a single from their 1995 album, Born on a Pirate Ship. It is notable for being featured on the first soundtrack to the television series Friends, as well as the last track on the band's Born on a Pirate Ship album...
" (Page, Robertson) – 3:09 (radio remix) - "What a Good BoyWhat a Good Boy"What a Good Boy" is a song from the Barenaked Ladies' 1992 debut album, Gordon. A live version of the song appeared on the 1994 single for "Jane". Another live version was later released on the live album Rock Spectacle. This version later appears on the compilation Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits...
" (Page, Robertson) – 4:50 (Rock Spectacle live version) - "Too Little Too LateToo Little Too Late (Barenaked Ladies song)"Too Little Too Late" is a single by the Barenaked Ladies from their 2000 album, Maroon. The single included a remix of another single from Maroon, "Pinch Me". The song is also featured on the band's 2001 compilation album, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits...
" (Page, Robertson) – 3:23 - "EnidEnid (song)"Enid" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released as a single from their 1992 debut album, Gordon. It was written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson.-Background and content:...
" (Page, Robertson) – 4:07 - "Thanks That Was Fun" (Page, Robertson) – 3:39
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Billboard 200 | 38 |
| 2001 | Top Canadian Albums | 3 |
| 2001 | Top Internet Albums | 18 |