40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row

40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row
Greatest hits album by
Skid Row
ReleasedNovember 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)[1]
Recorded1988–1995
GenreHeavy metal, glam metal
Length66:23
LabelAtlantic
Skid Row chronology
Subhuman Beings on Tour
(1995) 		40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row
(1998) 		Thickskin
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]

40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row is a greatest hits album by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released in 1998. It includes the chart-topping singles "18 and Life", "I Remember You" and "Youth Gone Wild".[4]

Content

The compilation features songs from the first three Skid Row studio albums Skid Row, Slave to the Grind and Subhuman Race. The tracks "Into Another", "My Enemy" and "Breakin' Down" were remixed for this album with more tender, slightly cleaner mixes, presumably so they fit more suitingly with the other tracks. It also includes two unreleased tracks, one from the 1988 Skid Row sessions, and one from the 1990–91 Slave to the Grind sessions. The Japanese version features a bonus track from the B-Side Ourselves EP.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rachel Bolan and Dave Sabo, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Youth Gone Wild" Skid Row (1989)3:21
2."18 and Life" Skid Row3:49
3."Piece of Me"BolanSkid Row2:48
4."I Remember You" Skid Row5:14
5."The Threat" Slave to the Grind (1991)3:48
6."Psycho Love"BolanSlave to the Grind3:58
7."Monkey Business" Slave to the Grind4:19
8."Quicksand Jesus" Slave to the Grind5:21
9."Slave to the Grind"
Slave to the Grind3:31
10."Into Another" (remix) Subhuman Race (1995)3:59
11."Frozen" (demo 1994) Subhuman Race5:32
12."My Enemy" (remix)
Subhuman Race3:32
13."Breakin' Down" (remix)SaboSubhuman Race4:28
14."Beat Yourself Blind" (live from The Astoria, London 1995)
  • Bach
  • Hill
  • Bolan
  • Sabo
Subhuman Beings on Tour (1995)5:20
15."Forever" (previously unreleased, 1988)
  • Hill
  • Bolan
  • Sabo
New track4:04
16."Fire in the Hole" (previously unreleased, 1991)
  • Hill
  • Bolan
New track3:26
Japanese release unlisted bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s){{{extra_column}}}Length
17."Psycho Therapy" (Ramones cover)
B-Side Ourselves (1992)2:30

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] 23

References

  1. ^ "Skid Row Discography".
  2. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Skid Row - Forty Seasons: The Best of Skid Row review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ "Skid Row Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.


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