The Best of Warrant
| The Best of Warrant | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | April 2, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1992 | |||
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| Length | 56:58 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Producers | Beau Hill, Michael Wagener, Al Quaglieri, Chris Parker, Erwin Musper | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Best of Warrant is the first greatest hits compilation album by the American rock band Warrant, released in 1996.[3] It features the band's greatest tracks (singles) from their first three studio albums, "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich", "Cherry Pie" and "Dog Eat Dog". It does not contain any material from the band's 1995 album Ultraphobic.
Track information
The album includes two bonus tracks: "Thin Disguise" which is a B-side from the Cherry Pie single (not included on any studio album) and "We Will Rock You" which is a cover of the Queen song of the same name and was released on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Gladiator starring Cuba Gooding Jr. The Warrant version of "We Will Rock You" charted at number 83 on The Billboard Hot 100.[4] The version of I Saw Red is the acoustic version previously released as a B-side from the single of the same song.[5] The acoustic version features a music video and was also released as a single in its own right.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down Boys" | Jani Lane; Erik Turner; Jerry Lawrence Dixon; Joseph Alan Cagle; Steven Chamberlin | Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | 4:05 |
| 2. | "32 Pennies in a Ragu Jar" | Lane; Turner: Dixon; Cagle; Chamberlin | Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Heaven" | Lane: Dixon; Cagle | Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | 3:56 |
| 4. | "D.R.F.S.R." | Lane; Turner: Dixon; Cagle; Chamberlin | Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Big Talk" | Lane: Turner: Dixon; Cagle | Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Sometimes She Cries" | Lane: Turner: Dixon; Cagle | Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Cherry Pie" | Lane: Turner: Dixon; Cagle | Cherry Pie | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Thin Disguise" | Jani Lane; Adam Shore; Turner; Dixon; Cagle | B-Side of "Cherry Pie" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Uncle Tom's Cabin" | Lane: Turner: Dixon; Cagle | Cherry Pie | 4:02 |
| 10. | "I Saw Red" (Acoustic version) | Lane: Turner: Dixon; Cagle | Cherry Pie | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Bed of Roses" | Jani Lane; Randel Beau Hill; Turner; Cagle | Cherry Pie | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Mr. Rainmaker" | Lane; Hill: Turner; Cagle | Cherry Pie | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Sure Feels Good to Me" | Lane: Turner: Dixon; Cagle | Cherry Pie | 2:40 |
| 14. | "Hole in My Wall" | Lane | Dog Eat Dog | 3:36 |
| 15. | "Machine Gun" | Lane | Dog Eat Dog | 3:44 |
| 16. | "We Will Rock You" | Brian May | Gladiator (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 56:57 | |||
References
- ↑ "The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands—The Final 20!". VH1 News. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "The Best of Warrant". Allmusic.
- ↑ "Billboard Warrant - We Will Rock You chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "I Saw Red". Australian charts.