Anthology (The Band album)

Anthology
Greatest hits album by
the Band
Released1978 (1978)
Recorded1968–77
GenreRock
LabelCapitol
The Band chronology
Islands
(1977) 		Anthology
(1978) 		The Last Waltz
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]

Anthology is a 2-LP and double-play cassette tape greatest hits compilation by the Canadian-American rock group the Band, released in 1978. In 1980, the set was re-released as two separate albums and cassette tapes, Anthology Volume 1 and Anthology Volume 2. In 1988, it was reissued on CD, again in 2 separate volumes.

Track listing

Volume 1

All lyrics are written by Robbie Robertson except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Weight" Music from Big Pink (1968)4:38
2."Chest Fever" Music from Big Pink5:18
3."I Shall Be Released"Bob DylanMusic from Big Pink3:19
4."Rag Mama Rag" The Band (1969)3:04
5."The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" The Band3:33
6."Up on Cripple Creek" The Band4:34
7."King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" The Band3:39
8."Stage Fright" Stage Fright (1970)3:43
9."The Shape I'm In" Stage Fright4:00
10."Daniel and the Sacred Harp" Stage Fright4:06

Volume 2

All lyrics are written by Robbie Robertson except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Life Is a Carnival"Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick DankoCahoots (1971)3:55
2."When I Paint My Masterpiece"DylanCahoots4:21
3."This Wheel's on Fire"Dylan, DankoRock of Ages (1972); originally from Music from Big Pink4:07
4."The Great Pretender"Buck RamMoondog Matinee (1973)3:07
5."Mystery Train"H. Parker, Jr., Sam Phillips, additional lyrics by RobertsonMoondog Matinee5:35
6."Ophelia" Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975)3:32
7."It Makes No Difference" Northern Lights – Southern Cross6:34
8."Acadian Driftwood" Northern Lights – Southern Cross6:42
9."Right as Rain" Islands (1977)3:52
10."Livin' in a Dream" Islands2:52

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Anthology Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. New Haven, Connecticut: Ticknor & Fields. p. 38. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved December 21, 2022.


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