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album by U.S. rock band the Flamin' Groovies, released by Sire Records. The tracks were selected by ''Rolling Stone'' Senior Writer Michael Goldberg and freelance rock critic Michael Snyder, who also co-wrote the liner notes. Goldberg and Snyder wanted to emphasize the Groovies' original material, and so 18 of the album's 24 songs are Groovies originals. It collected tracks from throughout the group's career, and showcased their versatility and changing styles. It draws heavily from their three Sire Records albums, with 20 of the 24 songs from those records. (The exceptions are "Teenage Head", from the 1971 album of the same name, the two 1972 UA singles "Slow Death" and " Tallahassee Lassie," compiled on ''

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'', and the 1981

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recording of "

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".) ''Groovies' Greatest Grooves'' is notable for being one of the few CDs released in the CD+G format.

Track listing

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" #" Teenage Head" (Roy Loney, Jordan) #"Slow Death" (Loney, Jordan) #" Tallahassee Lassie" ( Frank Slay,

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, Freddy Picariello) #"Yeah My Baby" (Jordan, Wilson,

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) #"Yes It's True" #"First Plane Home" #"In the U.S.A." #"Between the Lines" #"

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, Chuck Berry) #" You Tore Me Down" #"I'll Cry Alone" #"Please Please Girl" #"Down Down Down" (

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) #"Yes I Am" #"Teenage Confidential" #"I Can't Hide" #" Absolutely Sweet Marie" (

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) #"Don't Put Me On" #"I Saw Her" (Jordan, Mike Wilhelm, Robert Hunter) #"All I Wanted" #"Jumpin' in the Night" #"

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, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry)

Personnel

* Cyril Jordan - guitar, vocals *

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- vocals, guitar on 2 * Chris Wilson - vocals, guitar on all except 2 * Tim Lynch - guitar on 2 * James Ferrell - guitar on 1, 3–4, 6, 10–13, 16–17, 20 * Mike Wilhelm - guitar on 5, 7–9, 14–15, 18–19, 21-24 * George Alexander - bass * Danny Mihm - drums on 1–4, 11 * David Wright - drums on all except 1–4, 11 * Mark Dunwoody - keyboards on 24

Credits

- producer on 1, 3, 5–6, 9–13, 16–17, 19–21, 23 * Richard Robinson - producer on 2 *

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and Cyril Jordan - producers on 7–8, 14–15, 18, 22 * Cyril Jordan - producer on 4 (as "Flowerboy Venus"), 24

References

1989 compilation albums Flamin' Groovies albums Albums produced by Dave Edmunds Albums produced by Roger Bechirian Rhino Records compilation albums Sire Records compilation albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub