Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles
Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles is a greatest hits album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It contains every hit single from Dizzy up the Girl to Let Love In, a newly recorded track, "Before It's Too Late", from the Transformers motion picture and a newly recorded version of their first hit single, "Name". The album was released on November 13, 2007.[7]
Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | November 13, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 1998–2007 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 52:47 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
The Goo Goo Dolls chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Alternative Addiction | [2] |
Popmatters | [3] |
Rocklouder! | [4] |
Sputnikmusic | [5] |
TuneLab Music | [6] |
The album marks a milestone for the band. It is their first greatest hits album, and at the time of its release, the band's two remaining founders John Rzeznik and Robby Takac had been together for 21 years. The follow-up compilation, Vol.2, was released on August 19, 2008, consisting of rarities, B-sides, covers and a DVD of music videos and live performances.[7]
Volume One debuted at number 33 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 33,000 copies in its first week.[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Let Love In" (from Let Love In, 2006) | 5:00 |
2. | "Dizzy" (from Dizzy Up the Girl, 1998) | 2:41 |
3. | "Here Is Gone" (from Gutterflower, 2002) | 3:58 |
4. | "Slide" (from Dizzy Up the Girl, 1998) | 3:33 |
5. | "Name" (New Version, originally from A Boy Named Goo, 1995) | 4:15 |
6. | "Stay with You" (from Let Love In, 2006) | 3:56 |
7. | "Before It's Too Late" (from Transformers: The Album, 2007) | 3:07 |
8. | "Broadway" (from Dizzy Up the Girl, 1998) | 3:58 |
9. | "Feel the Silence" (Remix, original from Let Love In, 2006) | 3:56 |
10. | "Better Days" (from Let Love In, 2006) | 3:33 |
11. | "Big Machine" (from Gutterflower, 2002) | 3:10 |
12. | "Black Balloon" (from Dizzy Up the Girl, 1998) | 4:10 |
13. | "Sympathy" (from Gutterflower, 2002) | 2:58 |
14. | "Iris" (from Dizzy Up the Girl, 1998) | 4:49 |
Total length: | 52:47 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Allmusic review
- Alternative Addiction review
- Popmatters review
- Rocklouder! review
- Sputnikmusic review
- TuneLab Music review
- "The Goo Goo Dolls to Release First-Ever Greatest Hits CD" – Marketwire – August 23, 2007
- Jonathan Cohen, "Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'", Billboard.com, November 21, 2007.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- "British album certifications – Goo Goo Dolls – Greatest Hits - Vol 1 - The Singles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 4, 2022.