Greatest Hits (The Association album)
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Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by The Association
, released in 1968 by Warner Bros. Records
. The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200
album chart. It has sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it the group's biggest seller.
The collection combines hit singles along with some of the group's best album tracks. The autobiographical tune "Six Man Band", written by Terry Kirkman
, was a new song which was also released as a single at about the same time as the album. Surprisingly, the album does not include the single "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies", which charted at #35 in late 1966.
Numbers shown in parentheses indicate peak chart positions on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart.
system. This was a short-lived technology that was intended to make stereo recordings compatible with mono turntables. The unfortunate side effect of this processing was that it caused a smearing of the phantom center channel information and led to records that had degraded sound quality in both mono and stereo. Other albums by The Association do not use the Haeco-CSG process.
The CD version of this album was produced from the same processed stereo master tape copy which was used on its vinyl release, so the Haeco-CSG encoding is still intact. Most of the recordings from this album can be heard without artificial processing on the 2 CD collection "Just the Right Sound; The Association Anthology" released in 2002 by Rhino Records.
The Association
The Association is a pop music band from California in the folk rock or soft rock genre. During the 1960s, they had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts and were the lead-off band at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival...
, released in 1968 by Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart. It has sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it the group's biggest seller.
The collection combines hit singles along with some of the group's best album tracks. The autobiographical tune "Six Man Band", written by Terry Kirkman
Terry Kirkman
Terry Kirkman, in Salina, Kansas, U.S., is a musician and writer of the hit songs "Cherish", "Everything That Touches You", and "Six Man Band". He left the band Men in 1962 to become a founding member and sometime leader of the musical group The Association. Kirkman co-wrote some material with...
, was a new song which was also released as a single at about the same time as the album. Surprisingly, the album does not include the single "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies", which charted at #35 in late 1966.
Side 1
- "The Time It Is Today" (Russ Giguere) – 2:19
- "Everything That Touches You" (Terry Kirkman) – 3:22 (#10)
- "Like Always" (Bob AlcivarBob AlcivarBob Alcivar is an American music producer, composer, conductor and keyboard player. He is the father of rock keyboard player Jim Alcivar .-Discography:...
, Tony Ortega, Larry Ramos) – 3:08 - "Never My LoveNever My Love"Never My Love" is a pop standard written by American siblings Donald and Richard Addrisi and best known from a hit 1967 recording by The Association. The Addrisi Brothers had two Top 40 hits as recording artists, but their biggest success was as the songwriters of "Never My Love"...
" (Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi) – 3:10 (#2, 2:49 edit) - "Requiem For The Masses" (Terry Kirkman) – 4:06 (#100, 3:49 edit ["B" side of "Never My Love"])
- "Along Comes MaryAlong Comes Mary"Along Comes Mary" is a song composed by Tandyn Almer, originally recorded in 1966 by The Association, and released on their debut album And Then... Along Comes the Association. It was their first hit and reached number seven on the U.S. charts. It has been covered by several artists, most notably...
" (Tandyn Almer) – 2:49 (#7)
Side 2
- "Enter The Young" (Terry Kirkman) – 2:45 (re-recorded version of the song from their first album And Then... Along Comes the AssociationAnd Then... Along Comes the Association-Credits:*Produced by Curt Boettcher for Our Productions*Engineered by Gary Paxton and Pete Romano...
) - "No Fair At All" (Jim Yester) – 2:37 (#51) (single version with additional vocals)
- "Time For Livin'" (Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi) – 2:48 (#39)
- "We Love" (Ted Bluechel) – 2:25 (originally titled "We Love Us")
- "CherishCherish (The Association song)"Cherish" is a pop song written by Terry Kirkman and recorded by The Association. Released in 1966, the song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in September of that year and remained in the top position for three weeks. In Canada, the song also reached number one...
" (Terry Kirkman) – 3:27 (#1) - "WindyWindy"Windy" is a pop music song written by Ruthann Friedman and recorded by The Association. Released in 1967, the song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year. Later in 1967, an instrumental version by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery became his biggest Hot 100 hit when it peaked at...
" (Ruthann Friedman) – 2:56 (#1) - "Six Man Band" (Terry Kirkman) - 2:12 (#47)
Numbers shown in parentheses indicate peak chart positions on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart.
Additional information
Some recordings on this album employed the Haeco-CSGHaeco-csg
The Haeco-CSG or Holzer Audio Engineering-Compatible Stereo Generator system is an analog electronic device and method developed by Howard Holzer, Chief Engineer at A&M Records in Hollywood, California. His company, Holzer Audio Engineering, developed the system in the 1960s during the years of...
system. This was a short-lived technology that was intended to make stereo recordings compatible with mono turntables. The unfortunate side effect of this processing was that it caused a smearing of the phantom center channel information and led to records that had degraded sound quality in both mono and stereo. Other albums by The Association do not use the Haeco-CSG process.
The CD version of this album was produced from the same processed stereo master tape copy which was used on its vinyl release, so the Haeco-CSG encoding is still intact. Most of the recordings from this album can be heard without artificial processing on the 2 CD collection "Just the Right Sound; The Association Anthology" released in 2002 by Rhino Records.
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
4 |