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''Who Cares a Lot? - The Greatest Hits'' is the first compilation album by American rock band Faith No More, released on November 24, 1998. The album is a
greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
retrospective that spans most of the band's career, including songs from all of the band's studio albums released under
Slash Records Slash Records was an American record label originally specializing in local punk rock bands, active from 1978 to 2000. It was notable as one of the first and most successful independent record labels in alternative music, before its eventual ac ...
. The first disc collects 15 singles from the band's Slash Records career in chronological order. It features the most recognized hits and promos. The second disc has a handful of unreleased songs,
B-sides The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...
, demos, and live recordings, which were chosen by Slash rather than the band themselves. Some of the notable previously unreleased material includes "The World Is Yours" and "I Won't Forget You".


Release history

There were three different versions that were put out for this compilation. Between the versions, the title and covers were altered. The single disc edition was tagged "The Greatest Hits", while the dual disc was labelled "Greatest Hits". The album art for the American release was the red question mark on black background, while the United Kingdom, European, Argentine, and
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n releases featured the
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art. The Oceanian double disc edition also had a "Limited Edition 2CD Set" sticker, as in other markets the bonus disc was not limited. In Europe, only a single disc edition was released. For this, the first five tracks off the second disc were simply added to the end of the compilation. The album was originally called 'Who Cared a Lot?'. It had a different order of tracks and a different cover, but only saw release as a promo.


Track listing


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Footnotes

  1. All releases of this compilation contain the
    Slash Records Slash Records was an American record label originally specializing in local punk rock bands, active from 1978 to 2000. It was notable as one of the first and most successful independent record labels in alternative music, before its eventual ac ...
    version of "
    We Care a Lot ''We Care a Lot'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Faith No More, originally released in 1985 and distributed through Mordam Records. On the original vinyl release, the band is credited as Faith. No More. on the album's liner no ...
    " found on '' Introduce Yourself'', rather than the one from the band's earlier independent ''
    We Care a Lot ''We Care a Lot'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Faith No More, originally released in 1985 and distributed through Mordam Records. On the original vinyl release, the band is credited as Faith. No More. on the album's liner no ...
    '' album. The album sleeves that describe the track as "Original Version" are misleading. This error is corrected somewhat on the band's following greatest hits release '' This Is It: The Best of Faith No More'', which correctly labels the track as "We Care a Lot (Slash Version)"
  2. Live on October 6, 1997, at
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  3. ^ Live on October 21, 1997, at the Horden Pavilion, Sydney, Australia recorded by MTV Australia


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Who Cares A Lot? Faith No More albums 1998 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Andy Wallace (producer) Albums produced by Roli Mosimann Slash Records compilation albums Alternative metal compilation albums