To be released by Sony as part of their SuperHits series that offers several artists.
Here’s the track list:
1. BARRACUDA
Album Version
2. STRAIGHT ON
Album Version
3. EVEN IT UP
Single Version
4. HEY YOU
Album Version
5. LOVE ALIVE
Album Version
6.BEBE LE STRANGE
Album Version
7. FAST TIMES
Album Version
8. HOW CAN I REFUSE
Album Version
9. SAY HELLO
Album Version
10. ROCK AND ROLL
Live
Alternate Track
WTF
Album Version
This will be released in January 2012. It supposedly will be a Best Buy exclusive in the US for the first couple of months.
ANOTHER Greatest Hits comp?! Wow. I worry that too many of these will ‘devalue the brand’ is you will. I thnk if Sony were to do this right, at this point, they should have done a rack list like (IMHO):
Barracuda
Crazy On You
Magic Man
Little Queen
Kick It Out
Love ALive
Heartless
Just the Wine
Straight On
Dog & Butterfly
MISTRAL WIND!!
Bebe le Strange
Even it Up
Sweet Darlin’
City’s Burnin’
How Can I Refuse
Hey You
Wheels
WTF
RARE BONUS TRACKS:
Strange Euphoria
Hit Single
Anyone else have any thoughts? :-)
I think that would make a great collection of hits from the Sony years past and present.
This is what management said on the official site:
Posted 30 November 2011 10:24
Yep – there is going to be yet another Greatest Hits record released by Sony.
I know what you are thinking… but before you roll your eyes and scoff under your breath (like i did) (hee hee)
Here is the reason why it has been approved.
Most regular music stores have gone away and the record labels are fighting for space on the shelves. Most stores won’t carry a huge selection of music from each artist anymore…but is more likely to carry a series of music. aka – superhits.
This is much like the “love songs” series. Sony put out Love Songs – with many different artists… Superhits will be the same sort of collection.
Right…that makes sense… record companies are going the way of the dinosaur and so is music retail I get the strategy. I just think they need to put more thought into the track listings and content to make these series more of an ‘event’ than just ‘another collection’. Maybe they should do a fan poll first. I have seen many comments of Heart fans frustrated that Mistral Wind is always left off of compilations (one example). There must be a reason… boost D&B album sales??? But there are several live recordings of it.
Anyway, I’m sure there will be more hits off the new album in 2012!!!! :-)