Greatest Hits (Social Distortion album) explained

Greatest Hits
Type:Compilation
Artist:Social Distortion
Cover:Social Distortion - Greatest Hits cover.jpg
Released:June 25, 2007
Recorded:1982–2007
Genre:Punk rock
Length:47:01
49:18 (iTunes version)
Label:TimeBomb Recordings
Producer:Various
Prev Title:Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
Next Year:2011

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Social Distortion. It was released on June 25, 2007. It includes hit singles from Mommy's Little Monster to Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll - as well as the unreleased track "Far Behind", which also became a hit single – yet lacks anything from Mainliner, which is actually a compilation of unreleased early material.

"Far Behind" is also the band's first new song recorded with then-current line-up of Mike Ness (vocals, guitars), Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham (guitar), Brent Harding (bass guitar) and Charlie Quintana (drums).

The limited edition vinyl for this album contains an interview with Mike Ness.[1] [2]

A bonus track, a studio recording of a new Social Distortion cover version of the Chuck Berry classic "Maybellene", is available through the iTunes music store in the US. On the UK version, the bonus track is "1945" (13th Floor Records version), which was previously released as a single, as a B-side on the Story of My Life EP, and on Mainliner.

"Story of My Life" and a live version of "Mommy's Little Monster" appear in the music video games and , respectively. I Was Wrong appears in the music video game Rock Band 2, while "Story of My Life", "Bad Luck", and "Ring of Fire" were released as downloadable content for the series.

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NME Reviews - Social Distortion . Nme.com . 2015-08-25.
  2. Web site: Social Distortion - Greatest Hits (CD) . Discogs.com . 2007-06-26 . 2015-08-25.