''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by
heavy metal band
Dokken
Dokken is an American glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as " Alone Again", " In My Dreams", and " Burn ...
. It is a collection of re-recorded 1980s hits along with two new tracks. On March 1, 2010, it was digitally released to
iTunes
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and
Amazon.com
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. The physical album with additional tracks was released in the US by
Cleopatra Records
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on May 4, 2010, and in Japan on May 11, 2010, by
King Records. On June 14, 2011, it was re-released by Store For Music LTD under the new title ''The Anthems'' with a new cover. ''The Anthems'' contains both of the bonus tracks from the Japanese edition of ''Greatest Hits''.
Track listing
#"
Just Got Lucky
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" ''
( George Lynch, Jeff Pilson
Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1959) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio in the 1990s. He is ...
)'' - 4:35
#"
Breaking the Chains" ''
( Don Dokken, Lynch)'' - 3:51
#"
Into the Fire" ''
(Dokken, Lynch, Pilson)'' - 4:29
#"
The Hunter" ''
(Dokken, Lynch, Pilson, Mick Brown)'' - 4:04
#"
In My Dreams" ''
(Dokken, Lynch, Pilson, Brown)'' - 4:33
#"It's Not Love" ''
(Dokken, Lynch, Pilson, Brown)'' - 5:03
#"
Alone Again" ''
(Dokken, Pilson)'' - 4:24
#"
Dream Warriors" ''
(Lynch, Pilson)''- 4:46
#"Unchain the Night" ''
(Dokken, Lynch, Pilson, Brown)'' - 5:22
#"Tooth and Nail" ''
(Lynch, Pilson, Brown)'' - 3:38
#"Almost Over" ''
(Dokken, Jon Levin)'' - 5:54 (2010 new track)
#"Magic Man" ''
(Dokken, Levin)'' - 3:53 (2010 new track)
;Japanese edition bonus tracks
#
"Bus Stop
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" ''( Graham Gouldman)'' - 3:38 (The Hollies
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cover)
#" Lies" ''(Buddy Randell, Beau Charles)'' - 2:46 ( The Knickerbockers cover)
Personnel
Dokken
* Don Dokken – vocals
* Jon Levin – lead and rhythm guitars
* George Lynch - lead and rhythm guitars
*Barry Sparks
Barry Sparks (born June 20, 1968 in Lucasville, Ohio) is an American Rock bassist/Guitarist from legendary bands such as Yngwie Malmsteen, the Michael Schenker Group, UFO, Dokken, and Ted Nugent, amongst others. Currently Sparks is part of the to ...
- bass guitar
* Sean McNabb – bass guitar on tracks 13 and 14
* Mick Brown – drums, lead vocals on track 14
Production
*Mike Lesniak, Darian Rundall - engineers
* Michael Wagener, Wyn Davis - mixing
*Mike Sutherland - mixing assistant
References
Dokken compilation albums
2010 albums
Cleopatra Records compilation albums
King Records (Japan) compilation albums
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