''Greatest Hits/Live'' is a

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of greatest hits, live recordings and new tracks by American

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band

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, released on November 29, 1980, by

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. The album was issued in North America as a double LP. The first disc is a collection of the band's greatest hits, while the second is mostly a live album, although it contains three previously unreleased studio recordings, including a cover of " Tell It Like It Is", released as the first single. The second single released from the album was a live cover of "

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". The songs "Hit Single", "Strange Euphoria", and "Unchained Melody" were omitted from the CD version of the album, due to initial limitations in CD technology. "Unchained Melody" would later resurface on several compilations, while "Hit Single" and "Strange Euphoria" would only become available on the limited three-disc edition of ''

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'' in 2009. "Strange Euphoria" also appears on the 2012 box set of the same name. ''Greatest Hits/Live'' reached number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and has been certified double platinum by the

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(RIAA). In Europe, the album was released as a single disc with 10 songs. In 1999,

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re-released this version with different artwork under the title ''Simply the Best'', as part of their budget series of the same name.

Track listing

European edition (''Simply the Best'')

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Greatest Hits/Live''.

Heart

Howard Leese Howard M. Leese (born June 13, 1951, in Hollywood, California, United States) is an American guitarist, record producer, and musical director who played with Heart as guitarist and keyboardist for 23 years (1975 through 1998). He continues to rec ...

Steve Fossen Steve Fossen is an American bassist and a founding member of the band Heart.

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* Michael DeRosier * Nancy Wilson

Additional musicians

Lenny Pickett Lenny Pickett (born April 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist and musical director of the ''Saturday Night Live'' band. From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of Tower of Power. He is known for his skill in the altissimo register (executed by using ...

, Greg Adams,

Emilio Castillo Emilio Castillo (born September 24, 1950) is an American saxophone player and composer, best known as the founder of the band Tower of Power. Background In 1965, Emilio Castillo took to music after he and his brother Jack were caught stealing by ...

, Steven Kupka,

Mic Gillette Mic Gillette (May 7, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was an American brass player, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay. He is best known for being a member of the bands; Tower of Power, Cold Blood, and The Sons of Champlin. He pl ...

– horns

Technical

– production *

Mike Flicker Mike Flicker (born 1950) is an American music producer in Los Angeles who has numerous credits on music and film projects. He is critically acclaimed for his work with Heart.Howie Howie is a Scottish locational surname derived from a medieval estate in Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. While its ancient name is known as "The lands of How", its exact location is lost to time. The word "How", predating written history, appears t ...

– production * Rob Perkins – engineering * Brian Foraker – engineering * Mike Beiriger – engineering * John Golden – mastering

Artwork

Neal Preston Neal Preston (born 1952) is a photographer based in Los Angeles, California. Preston is known primarily for his photographs of rock musicians. He has worked closely with such artists as Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood ...

– front and back cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

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