Devo's Greatest Hits
1990 greatest hits album by Devo
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Devo | ||||
Released | December 1990 | |||
Recorded | October 1977–February 1984 | |||
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Length | 57:20 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Devo | |||
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Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
Greatest Hits is a collection of songs by Devo released in 1990. The album includes several photos from previous albums, and the first half of an article on the band by Howie Klein. The second half of this article appears in the accompanying material for Devo's Greatest Misses.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, except where otherwise indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Here to Go (Go Mix Version)" (Remixed by Ivan Ivan) | 12-inch single A-side; original version from the album Shout (1984) | 5:33 | |
2. | "Through Being Cool" | M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh | New Traditionalists (1981) | 3:12 |
3. | "Big Mess" | Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) | 2:46 | |
4. | "That's Good" | Oh, No! It's Devo | 3:25 | |
5. | "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth" | New Traditionalists | 3:05 | |
6. | "Peek-a-Boo!" | Oh, No! It's Devo | 3:03 | |
7. | "Beautiful World" | New Traditionalists | 3:33 | |
8. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) | 2:40 |
9. | "Whip It" | Freedom of Choice (1980) | 2:39 | |
10. | "Girl U Want" | Freedom of Choice | 2:57 | |
11. | "Freedom of Choice" | Freedom of Choice | 3:28 | |
12. | "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" | Duty Now for the Future (1979) | 6:06 | |
13. | "Gut Feeling" | M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | 4:59 |
14. | "Gates of Steel" | G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith | Freedom of Choice | 3:28 |
15. | "Working in the Coal Mine" | Allen Toussaint | 7-inch single included with New Traditionalists | 2:49 |
16. | "Jocko Homo" | M. Mothersbaugh | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | 3:37 |
Personnel
Devo
- Bob Casale – rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Gerald Casale – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
- Bob Mothersbaugh – lead guitar, vocals
- Mark Mothersbaugh – vocals, keyboards, guitar
- Alan Myers – drums
Technical
- Devo – producer (1, 2, 5, 7, 15), co-producer (9–11, 14)
- Ivan Ivan – remixing (1)
- Roy Thomas Baker – producer (3, 4, 6)
- Brian Eno – producer (8, 13, 16)
- Robert Margouleff – co-producer (9–11, 14)
- Ken Scott – producer, engineer (12)
- Kathe Duba-Noland – album compilation
- Gerald Casale – album compilation, art devotion
- Mark Mothersbaugh – album compilation
- Tim Stedman – art devotion
- Alex Remlyn – devography
- General Boy – liner notes
- Howie Klein – liner notes
- Janet Perr – photography
- Karen Filter – photography
- Effective Graphics – computer graphics
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. Review: Greatest Hits Allmusic. Retrieved 2019-05-10
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Devo". Robert Christgau.
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- Mark Mothersbaugh
- Gerald Casale
- Bob Mothersbaugh
- Josh Hager
- Jeff Friedl
- Bob Casale
- Alan Myers
- Jim Mothersbaugh
- Bob Lewis
- Fred Weber
- Rod Reisman
- David Kendrick
- Josh Freese
albums
- Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
- Duty Now for the Future (1979)
- Freedom of Choice (1980)
- New Traditionalists (1981)
- Oh, No! It's Devo (1982)
- Shout (1984)
- Total Devo (1988)
- Smooth Noodle Maps (1990)
- Something for Everybody (2010)
- Now It Can Be Told: Devo at the Palace (1989)
- Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992)
- DEV-O Live (1999)
- Devo Live 1980 (2005)
- Hardcore Devo Live! (2015)
albums
- E-Z Listening Disc (1987)
- Devo's Greatest Hits (1990)
- Devo's Greatest Misses (1990)
- Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990)
- Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991)
- Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo (1993)
- Adventures of the Smart Patrol (1996)
- Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (2000)
- Recombo DNA (2000)
- This Is the Devo Box (2008)
- Something Else for Everybody (2013)
- 50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023 (2023)
- B Stiff (1977)
- Mechanical Man (1978)
- DEV-O Live (1981)
- Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983)
- Watch Us Work It (2008)
- Song Study (2010)
- "Mongoloid"
- "Jocko Homo"
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
- "Be Stiff"
- "Secret Agent Man"
- "Girl U Want"
- "Whip It"
- "Freedom of Choice"
- "Through Being Cool"
- "Beautiful World"
- "Working in the Coal Mine"
- "Peek-a-Boo!"
- "That's Good"
- "Are You Experienced?"
- "Here to Go"
- "Disco Dancer"
- "Watch Us Work It"
releases
articles
- Discography
- Characters (Booji Boy
- General Boy)
- Church of the SubGenius
- Devo 2.0
- Devo Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol
- Energy dome
- Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers
- Mutato Muzika
- The Beginning Was the End
- "Dare to Be Stupid"
- "The Mutants Are Revolting"