Greatest hits is a 1977 Arista Records compilation album by the Bay City Rollers. It includes songs from five of their first seven studio albums.
Critical reception
Chris Woodstra of AllMusic writes, "the Rollers' music has an enduring innocence and charm with enough catchy hooks and pure pop melodies to compete with other power-pop bands of the era."
Robert Christgau gives the album a C+ and begins his unfavorable review with, "Rollermania in this country was pretty depressing." His review did not improve any after that beginning.
Track listing
Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians Bay City Rollers Eric Faulkner – Guitar, violin, mandolin, bass Alan Longmuir – Bass guitar, accordion, piano Derek Longmuir – Drums, congas, tambourine Les McKeown – Lead vocals, guitar Stuart "Woody" Wood – Guitar, bass, piano, mandolin
Production
Jimmy Ienner – Producer (tracks 1, 5–6) Phil Wainman – Producer (tracks 2, 7, 9) Colin Frechter – Producer (track 3) Harry Maslin – Producer (tracks 4, 8) Bill Martin & Phil Coulter – Producer (track 10) Mastered By – Bill Inglot, Ken Perry Gary Hertz – Liner Notes Bill Inglot – Digital Compilation, Digital Mastering Ken Perry – Digital Compilation, Digital Mastering Cover photos courtesy of 16 Magazine
Charts
Chart Peakposition CertificationsCanadian Albums Chart 92German Albums Chart 39 Japan Oricon Albums chart 10US Billboard 200 77Gold
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