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".
Mastering
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.
On the press release, Young said:
Track listing
7" single
Issued exclusively with the vinyl edition of the album
Personnel
- Neil Young â guitars, pipe organ, vocals
- Danny Whitten, David Crosby â electric guitar, vocals
- Billy Talbot, Joe Osborne, Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel, Greg Reeves, Rick Rosas, Jim Messina â bass
- Ralph Molina â drums, vocals
- Stephen Stills â guitar, piano, vocals
- Graham Nash â acoustic guitar, vocals
- Dallas Taylor, John Barbata, Chad Cromwell, Kenny Buttrey, Karl Himmel, George Grantham â drums
- Bill Peterson â flugelhorn
- Nils Lofgren, Andy McMahon â piano
- Ben Keith â pedal steel guitar, keyboards
- Spooner Oldham â piano, organ
- Tim Drummond â bass, broom
- Linda Ronstadt, Nicolette Larson â vocals
- James Taylor â banjo guitar, vocals
- Teddy Irwin â guitar
- J.J. Cale â electric guitar
- Frank Sampedro â stringman
- Rufus Thibodeaux â fiddle
- Farrel Morris â percussion
- Rita Fey â autoharp
- Also â acoustic guitarists and string players on "Comes a Time"
Additional roles
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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