Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Singles

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Singles

by Goo Goo Dolls
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Singles

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Singles

by Goo Goo Dolls

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Overview

Hard to believe it, but at one point all the Goo Goo Dolls ever wanted to be was the Replacements -- nothing more than a ragged band playing kickass rock & roll along with the occasional heartbroken ballad. Of course, they were never as chaotic as the 'Mats; they were good guys where Paul Westerberg and company were ornery, unpredictable artists, prone to self-sabotage, legendarily throwing away their potential breakthrough gig on Saturday Night Live. That wasn't the Goo Goo Dolls. They never met an opportunity they didn't turn down, slowly morphing from baby Replacements to the cheerful rockers showcased on this 2007 compilation, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Singles. This 14-track collection picks up the tale with 1995's A Boy Named Goo, which not so coincidentally is where the band abandoned its 'Mats aspiration and started being the alt-rock band that played by the rules (even then, Boy's breakthrough hit, "Name," is re-recorded here, the better to make it fit with the pop of their later years). Where all their peers shunned power ballads, the Goo Goo Dolls embraced them, slowly turning into a group that specialized in soaring ballads and anthems. Surely there was an audience for this, since the Dolls ruled the adult Top 40 charts throughout the 2000s as they kept refining and smoothing their blueprint out. They were reliable, they satisfied fans, and for those fans, this Greatest Hits will satisfy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 11/13/2007
Label: Warner Bros.
UPC: 0093624997474
Rank: 2751

Tracks

  1. Let Love In
  2. Dizzy
  3. Here Is Gone
  4. Slide
  5. Name
  6. Stay with You
  7. Before It's Too Late
  8. Broadway
  9. Feel the Silence
  10. Better Days
  11. Big Machine
  12. Black Balloon
  13. Sympathy
  14. Iris

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Goo Goo Dolls   Primary Artist
Korel Tunador   Piano
Brad Fernquist   Guitar
Robby Takac   Guitar (Bass),Vocals
John Rzeznik   Vocals,Guitar
Mike Malinin   Percussion,Drums

Technical Credits

Scott Campbell   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Allen Sides   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Rick Santizo   Audio Engineer
Kevin Meeker   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Bill Mims   Audio Engineer
Darrell Thorp   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Paul David Hager   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Mixing,Producer
Greg Collins   Audio Engineer
Steve Genewick   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Alek Edmonds   Audio Engineer
Kevin Mills   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Dean Nelson   Audio Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Michael Brauer   Audio Engineer,Remixing
Ken Allardyce   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Glen Ballard   Audio Production,Producer,Composer
Doug McKean   Audio Engineer,Digital Editing
Jimmy Hayson   Audio Engineer
Goo Goo Dolls   Audio Production,Producer
Don Chase   Audio Engineer
Jack Joseph Puig   Audio Engineer,Mixing
Rob Cavallo   Audio Production,Producer
Bill Malina   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Richard   Audio Production
Twins   Audio Production
Joe Brown   Audio Engineer
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Daniel Chase   Digital Editing
Gregg Wattenberg   Composer
John Rzeznik   Composer
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