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Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 album by Spirit of the West

Spirit of the West

Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band, who were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.-Early years:The band began...

, released by Rhino Records on July 15, 2008.

The album was compiled as a 25th anniversary retrospective of the band's career, and features 32 tracks over two discs. The tracks include two new songs, "Another Happy New Year" and "Winter's Now the Enemy", as well as an unreleased demo version of the band's song "Kiss & Tell". The album also includes the band's rendition of Donovan

Donovan

Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...

's "Sunshine Superman

Sunshine Superman

"Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Sunshine Superman" single was released in the United States through Epic Records in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it...

", which was released on the 1992 Donovan tribute album Island of Circles

Island of Circles

Island of Circles is a tribute album to singer-songwriter Donovan that was released on June 26, 1992 by Nettwerk. The title song "Island of Circles" is provided by Donovan himself.-Track listing:#"Island of Circles" - Donovan#"Hurdy Gurdy Man" - Brix E...

but has never previously appeared on any of the band's own albums.

The CD is packaged in a book-style digipak which includes rare photos, set lists, handwritten lyrics and other items from the group's archives.

Concurrently with the album's release, Rhino also reissued two of the band's most successful albums, Faithlift

Faithlift

Faithlift is a 1993 album by Spirit of the West.It is the band's best-selling album, and includes their biggest Canadian Top 40 hit, "And if Venice Is Sinking." The album peaked at #27 on RPMs Top 100 albums chart the week of October 30, 1993....

and Open Heart Symphony

Open Heart Symphony

Open Heart Symphony is a 1996 album by Spirit of the West, in collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.The band recorded two shows with the orchestra on May 12 and May 13, 1995. The shows included several renditions of the band's best known songs, and an entire album's worth of songs...

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Disc one

1. "Doin' Quite Alright"
2. "Homelands"
3. "The Crawl"
4. "Political
   Political (song)
   "Political" is song by Spirit of the West. One of the band's most famous songs, it originally appeared on the 1988 album Labour Day. The song was written by John Mann....
   
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5. "Take It from the Source"
6. "Puttin' Up with the Joneses"
7. "The Old Sod"
8. "Not Just a Train"
9. "Save This House"
10. "Home for a Rest
    Home For a Rest
    "Home for a Rest" is a song by Canadian folk rock band Spirit of the West, from their 1990 album Save This House. Although never officially released as a single, it is the band's most famous song and is considered a classic of Canadian music....
    
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11. "Goodbye Grace"
12. "Pulling Lame"
13. "D for Democracy (Scour the House)"
14. "Big Head"
15. "Far Too Canadian"
16. "Kiss & Tell" (demo)

Disc two

1. "And if Venice Is Sinking
   And if Venice Is Sinking
   "And if Venice Is Sinking" is a song written by John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly for the Canadian folk-rock band Spirit of the West. Spirit of the West recorded the song on their studio album Faithlift...
   
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2. "Sadness Grows"
3. "Bone of Contention"
4. "Death on the Beach"
5. "Is This Where I Come In?"
6. "Unplugged"
7. "Wishing Line"
8. "Our Ambassador"
9. "Rites of Man"
10. "Heavenly Angel"
11. "Canadian Skye"
12. "Waiting for Martin"
13. "July"
14. "Sunshine Superman
    Sunshine Superman
    "Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Sunshine Superman" single was released in the United States through Epic Records in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it...
    
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15. "Winter's Now the Enemy"
16. "Another Happy New Year"