''Greatest Hits'' is the first compilation album by

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an rapper Wyclef Jean, released on October 7, 2003. Released just a month prior to his fourth studio album, ''

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'', ''Greatest Hits'' contains singles taken from Jean's first three studio albums: ''

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'', '' The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book'' and ''

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'', as well as other fan-favourite tracks from those albums, alongside two-newly recorded tracks: "Ghetto Religion", a collaboration with

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, and "Hey Girl". The album also contains " No Woman, No Cry", a track taken from The Fugees' second studio album, '' The Score''. Notably, ''Greatest Hits'' would be Jean's last release on

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until '' Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant'' in 2007. A deluxe edition of the album, released in the UK and

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, contains a bonus disc with remixes of some of Wyclef's biggest hits, including collaborations with Canibus,

, Xzibit,

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and

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. Although no singles were officially released from the album, "Ghetto Religion" was serviced as a US-radio only airplay single in September 2003. Notably, " Pussycat", which samples the original by

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, is the only single from the first three albums to omitted from the tracklisting. The US edition of the album removes a number of notable singles, and shortens the tracklisting by four tracks. "Diallo" and "Something About Mary" from '' The Ecleftic'' are included on this version.

Track listing

Chart performance

References

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