''Greatest Hits 1974–78'' is a compilation album by the

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released in November 1978, presenting the band's hits from 1973–1977.

Content

The album features the title track from 1973's ''

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'' plus 13 tracks taken from '' Fly Like an Eagle'' (1976) and '' Book of Dreams'' (1977). As a sign of the

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times, all but one track came from their last two albums even though they had eleven studio albums at the time. The shorter 7-inch single versions of "

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", " Swingtown", "

", and " Fly Like an Eagle" are featured on this compilation.

Track listing

A U.S. cassette version of the album manufactured by Capitol Records omits four of the above tracks: "Serenade" and "The Stake" on side A, and "Threshold" and "Dance, Dance, Dance" from Side B; the order of the tracks remains the same. All selections published by Sailor Music, except "The Joker" by Sailor Music/Unichappel Music, Inc. and "Jet Airliner" by Sailor Music/No Thought Music.

Personnel

* Steve Miller – synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, compilation producer *

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– guitar, rhythm guitar *

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– guitar, slide guitar *

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– Dobro *

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– bass guitar * Gerald Johnson – bass guitar * Lonnie Turner – bass guitar * Byron Allred – synthesizer, piano, keyboards * Joachim Jymm Young – Hammond organ * Dickie Thompson – organ, clavinet *

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– harmonica on tracks 7 and 13 * John King – drums *

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– percussion, drums Production * Roberta Ballard – production manager * Mike Fusaro – engineer * Jim Gaines – engineer, mixing * Gene Hicks – assistant engineer, mixing assistant * Steve Hoffman – remastering * Win Kutz – mixing assistant * Marcia McGovern – pre-production * John Palladino – executive producer * Jay Ranellucci – engineer, mixing Artwork and design *

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and Mouse – Cover illustration & design * Sam Shepard – cover lettering * David Stahl – photography * John Van Hamersveld – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certification

References

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