| Greatest Hits | |
| Type: | greatest |
| Artist: | Neil Young |
| Cover: | Neil Young - Greatest Hits.jpg |
| Released: | November 16, 2004 |
| Recorded: | 1969–1991 |
| Studio: | Various |
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| Label: | Reprise |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Greendale |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Prairie Wind |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Greatest Hits is Neil Young's third compilation album after Decade and Lucky Thirteen. Eleven of the first twelve tracks appear on Decade, and the disc spans his solo career from 1969 through 1992. On the rear cover of the album, Young comments that the tracks were selected "based on original record sales, airplay and known download history".
All tracks on this album were mastered using the HDCD process, which Young had been utilizing for his studio work since 1995. The album was also released as a high-resolution DVD Video disc with 24bit 96 kHz audio, and in a two-disc format including the audio album plus a bonus DVD with videos for "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Harvest Moon". Extensive notes on the remastering process can be found on Young's website.[1]
On the press release, Young said:
| Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down by the River" | Neil Young | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | 9:16 | Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1969 | |
| 2. | "Cowgirl in the Sand" | Young | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | 10:05 | ||
| 3. | "Cinnamon Girl" | Young | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | 2:59 | ||
| 4. | "Helpless" | Young | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 3:37 | Déjà Vu, 1970 | |
| 5. | "After the Gold Rush" | Young | Neil Young | 3:46 | After the Gold Rush, 1970 | |
| 6. | "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" | Young | Neil Young | 3:08 | ||
| 7. | "Southern Man" | Young | Neil Young | 5:31 | ||
| 8. | "Ohio" | Young | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 2:59 | Non-album single, 1970; made first album appearance on So Far, 1974 | |
| 9. | "The Needle and the Damage Done" | Young | Neil Young | 2:10 | Harvest, 1972 | |
| 10. | "Old Man" | Young | Neil Young with The Stray Gators | 3:22 | ||
| 11. | "Heart of Gold" | Young | Neil Young with The Stray Gators | 3:07 | ||
| 12. | "Like a Hurricane" | Young | Neil Young and Crazy Horse | 8:20 | American Stars 'n Bars, 1977 | |
| 13. | "Comes a Time" | Young | Neil Young | 3:04 | Comes a Time, 1978 | |
| 14. | "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" | Young | Neil Young and Crazy Horse | 4:59 | Rust Never Sleeps, 1979 | |
| 15. | "Rockin' in the Free World" | Young | Neil Young | 4:41 | Freedom, 1989 | |
| 16. | "Harvest Moon" | Young | Neil Young with The Stray Gators | 5:03 | Harvest Moon, 1992 |
| Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Loner" | Young | Neil Young | 3:50 | Neil Young, 1968 | |
| 2. | "Sugar Mountain" | Young | Neil Young | 5:41 | Non-album B-side to "The Loner", 1969 |
Issued exclusively with the vinyl edition of the album
Additional roles
| Position | ||
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 86 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 186 |