''Greatest'' is a 2005 compilation album by Raspberries. The album contains 20 songs, 4 to 6 from each of the group's four albums. Most of the songs on ''Greatest'' had been included on previous Raspberries' compilation albums, but the songs on ''Greatest'' were remastered using 24-bit technology, and the album included

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quoting three members of the band –

Eric Carmen Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist. He was first known as the lead vocalist of the Raspberries. He had numerous hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Rasp ...

Wally Bryson The Raspberries were an American pop rock band formed in 1970 from Cleveland, Ohio. They had a run of success in the early 1970s music scene with their pop rock sound, which AllMusic later described as featuring "exquisitely crafted melodies and ...

and Jim Bonfanti discussing each song.

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critic Mark Deming summed up his review of ''Greatest'' saying that it "is an excellent one-stop shopping place for your Raspberries needs. You may not need this to replace any of the previous greatest-hits sets, but anyone looking for a great introduction to this great band can buy this with confidence." ''News-Press'' critic Mark Marymont called it "a respectful retrospective of a band that should have been bigger."

Track listing

# " Go All the Way" (Carmen) – 3:21 # "Come Around and See Me" (Carmen, Bryson) – 3:09 # " Don't Want to Say Goodbye" (Carmen, Bryson) – 5:08 # "I Saw the Light" (Carmen, Bryson) – 2:43 # "I Can Remember" (Carmen) – 8:01 # " I Wanna Be with You" (Carmen) – 3:06 # "Drivin' Around" (Carmen, Smalley) – 3:02 # "

Let's Pretend ''Let's Pretend'', created and directed by Nila Mack, was a CBS radio series for children. Prior to being renamed ''Let's Pretend'', the program had a variety of titles and formats. In its most famous form, ''Let's Pretend'', the Peabody Award ...

" (Carmen) – 3:41 # "I Reach for the Light" (Carmen) – 3:50 # "Nobody Knows" (Carmen, Smalley) – 2:22 # "If You Change Your Mind" (Carmen) – 3:46 # "

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" (Carmen) – 3:40 # "I'm a Rocker" (Carmen) – 5:11 # " Ecstasy" (Carmen) – 3:37 # "Last Dance" (Bryson) – 3:38 # "I Don't Know What I Want" (Carmen) – 4:17 # "Cruisin' Music" (Carmen) – 3:09 # "Starting Over" (Carmen) – 4:09 # Party's Over" (Bryson, Carmen) – 3:08 # "

Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" is a hit single by Raspberries, released in September 1974. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. It was the first single release from their fourth and final LP, '' Starti ...

" (Carmen) – 5:36 *Tracks 1–5 from ''

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''. *Tracks 6–11 from '' Fresh Raspberries''. *Tracks 12–15 from '' Side 3''. *Tracks 16–20 from '' Starting Over''.

References

{{Authority control Raspberries (band) albums 2005 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Jimmy Ienner Capitol Records compilation albums