Greatest Hits from the Bong

Greatest Hits from the Bong
Greatest Hits from the Bong
Greatest hits album by Cypress Hill
Released	December 13, 2005
Recorded	1989–2005
Studio	Ameraycan Studios; Larrabee Sound Studios; Fred's Crib; B's Temple Of Boom;
Genre	Hip hop
Length	48:11
Label	Columbia
Producer	Alchemist; Cypress Hill; DJ Khalil; Fredwreck; T-Ray;
Cypress Hill chronology

Greatest Hits from the Bong is the greatest hits album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released on December 13, 2005 via Columbia Records. Production was handled by Alchemist, DJ Khalil, Fredwreck, T-Ray and Cypress Hill themselves. It features guest appearances from Tego Calderón.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	6/10[2]
RapReviews	4/10[3]

The compilation contains nine hit songs from previous CDs and two new tracks, "EZ Come EZ Go" and "The Only Way". The disc also contains a bonus Reggaeton mix of "Latin Thugs" featuring Tego Calderon. European pressings contained an additional three bonus tracks. A European reissue, with substantially different artwork, was released in 2006 via Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Although this album is called Greatest Hits from the Bong, it does not include the song "Hits from the Bong".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How I Could Just Kill a Man"	Louis Freese Senen Reyes Lawrence Muggerud James David Walker Lowell Fulsom	DJ Muggs	4:08
2.	"Hand on the Pump"	Freese Muggerud Brett Bouldin	DJ Muggs	4:02
3.	"Latin Lingo"	Freese Reyes Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:59
4.	"Insane in the Brain"	Freese Reyes Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:27
5.	"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That"	Freese Muggerud Todd Ray John Michael Osbourne Terence Butler Anthony Frank Iommi William Thomas Ward	T-Ray	4:24
6.	"Throw Your Set in the Air"	Freese Muggerud	DJ Muggs	4:05
7.	"Dr. Greenthumb"	Freese Muggerud	DJ Muggs	4:25
8.	"(Rock) Superstar"	Freese Reyes Muggerud	DJ Muggs	4:37
9.	"Latin Thugs" (featuring Tego Calderón)	Reyes Tegui Calderón Alan Maman	Alchemist	3:46
10.	"The Only Way"	Freese Reyes Khalil Abdul-Rahman Burleigh Drummond David Pack	DJ Khalil	3:42
11.	"EZ Come EZ Go"	Freese Farid Nassar	Cypress Hill Fredwreck	4:04
12.	"Latin Thugs (Reggaeton Mix)" (featuring Tego Calderón)	Reyes Calderón Maman	Alchemist DJ Kazzanova	3:39
Total length:				48:11

European bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Tequila Sunrise" (featuring Barron Ricks)	Freese Muggerud Barron Ricks	DJ Muggs	4:42
14.	"Can't Get the Best of Me"	Freese Reyes Muggerud Eric Correa Brad Wilk	DJ Muggs	4:13
15.	"Lowrider"	Freese Reyes Muggerud Ulpiano Sergio Reyes	DJ Muggs	6:41

Notes

Tracks 1 to 3 are taken from the 1991 album Cypress Hill
Tracks 4 and 5 are taken from the 1993 album Black Sunday
Track 6 is taken from the 1995 album III: Temples Of Boom
Tracks 7 and 13 are taken from the 1998 album IV
Tracks 8 and 14 are taken from the 2000 album Skull & Bones
Track 9 is taken from the 2004 album Til Death Do Us Part
Track 15 is taken from the 2001 album Stoned Raiders
Tracks 10 to 12 were recorded in 2005.

Personnel

Louis "B-Real" Freese – rap vocals, producer & mixing (track 11)
Senen "Sen Dog" Reyes – rap vocals
Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – producer (tracks: 1-4, 6-8, 13-15), mixing (tracks: 1-8, 13-15), arranger (tracks: 7-8, 13-15)
Camillo Wong "Chino" Moreno – speech (track 8)
Erik "Everlast" Schrody – speech (track 8)
Tego Calderón – toasting (tracks: 9, 12)
Barron Ricks – rap vocals (track 13)
Todd Ray – producer (track 5)
Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer (tracks: 9, 12)
John Kirby – keyboards (track 10)
Daniel Seeff – bass (track 10)
Khalil Abdul-Rahman – producer (track 10)
Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar – keyboards, guitar, producer, mixing (track 11)
DJ Kazzanova – remixer (track 12)
Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo – mixing (tracks: 1-5)
Jason Roberts – recording (tracks: 1-3), engineering (tracks: 4-6)
Michael Miller – recording (tracks: 1-3), engineering (tracks: 13-15)
Troy Staton – additional mixing (track 8)
Rob Hill – recording & mixing (track 9)
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering (tracks: 10-11)
James Cruz – mastering (track 12)
Rob Abeyta – design
Estevan Oriol – photography
Ryan Ruden – coordinator
Paul D. Rosenberg – management
Tracy McNew – management

Charts

Chart performance for *Greatest Hits From The Bong*
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	61

References

Jeffries, David. "Cypress Hill - Greatest Hits From the Bong Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
Hamilton, Pierre (March 13, 2006). "Cypress Hill: Greatest Hits From The Bong, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 3, 2006). "Cypress Hill :: Greatest Hits From the Bong – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
"Austriancharts.at – Cypress Hill – Greatest Hits From The Bong" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
"Charts.nz – Cypress Hill – Greatest Hits From The Bong". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
"Swisscharts.com – Cypress Hill – Greatest Hits From The Bong". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

External links

Greatest Hits From The Bong at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Jeffries, David. "Cypress Hill - Greatest Hits From the Bong Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[2] Hamilton, Pierre (March 13, 2006). "Cypress Hill: Greatest Hits From The Bong, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[3] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 3, 2006). "Cypress Hill :: Greatest Hits From the Bong – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[ac_Austria_Cypress_Hill-4] "Austriancharts.at – Cypress Hill – Greatest Hits From The Bong" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[ac_New_Zealand_Cypress_Hill-5] "Charts.nz – Cypress Hill – Greatest Hits From The Bong". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_Cypress_Hill-6] "Swisscharts.com – Cypress Hill – Greatest Hits From The Bong". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

Cypress Hill
B-Real Sen Dog Eric Bobo Mellow Man Ace DJ Muggs
Studio albums	Cypress Hill Black Sunday Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom Cypress Hill IV Skull & Bones Stoned Raiders Till Death Do Us Part Rise Up Elephants on Acid Back in Black
Compilations	Los grandes éxitos en español Greatest Hits from the Bong Super Hits Collections Strictly Hip Hop: The Best of Cypress Hill
Live albums	Live at the Fillmore
EPs	Something for the Blunted Unreleased and Revamped Stash Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Cypress X Rusko
Singles	"How I Could Just Kill a Man" "The Phuncky Feel One" "Hand on the Pump" "Latin Lingo" "Insane in the Brain" "When the Shit Goes Down" "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" "Lick a Shot" "Throw Your Set in the Air" "Illusions" "Boom Biddy Bye Bye" "Dr. Greenthumb" "(Rap) Superstar" "(Rock) Superstar" "Highlife" "Can't Get the Best of Me" "Trouble" "Lowrider" "What's Your Number?" "Rise Up" "Armada Latina"
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