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There have been plenty of Guess Who collections on the market, from the original Best of the Guess Who to the multi-disc Track Record. Of all of these, the best is the 1999 collection Greatest Hits, which contains a generous 18 songs, including all but two of their charting American singles -- not counting 1965's "Shakin' All Over," the missing songs are "Broken" (the B-side to "Albert Flasher") and "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" (which barely scraped the charts). Although the Guess Who's albums are distinctive (more so than their reputation would lead you to believe), there's little question that they're best heard as a singles band, and this is the best place to hear them that way. After a spin of Greatest Hits, it's clear that the Guess Who made some of the best mainstream rock of their era -- and while they never received much critical respect (apart from iconoclast Lester Bangs, of course), their music holds up better than much of their peers', which means that the Guess Who deserves to have the last laugh.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Nimbus 9, Producer
Originally recorded 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Nimbus 9, Producer
Originally recorded 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally recorded 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Peterson, Composer - Peterson, Lyricist - Cummings, Composer - Cummings, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer - Kale, Composer - Kale, Lyricist - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Nimbus 9, Producer - Bachman, Composer - Bachman, Lyricist
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Nimbus 9, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Winter, Lyricist - Winter, Composer - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally recorded 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Nimbus 9, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cummings, Composer - Cummings, Lyricist - Winter, Lyricist - Winter, Composer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Nimbus 9, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cummings, Composer - Cummings, Lyricist - Winter, Lyricist - Winter, Composer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Nimbus 9, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Nimbus 9, Producer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Winter, Lyricist - Winter, Composer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Nimbus 9, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Winter, Composer - Winter, Lyricist - Peterson, Composer - Peterson, Lyricist - Cummings, Composer - Cummings, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer - McDougall, Composer - McDougall, Lyricist - Wallace, Composer - Wallace, Lyricist - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Nimbus 9, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P)1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cummings, Composer - Cummings, Lyricist - Winter, Lyricist - Winter, Composer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Wallace, Composer - Wallace, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P)1974 BMG Music
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Domenic Troiano, Composer - Domenic Troiano, Lyricist - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Album review
There have been plenty of Guess Who collections on the market, from the original Best of the Guess Who to the multi-disc Track Record. Of all of these, the best is the 1999 collection Greatest Hits, which contains a generous 18 songs, including all but two of their charting American singles -- not counting 1965's "Shakin' All Over," the missing songs are "Broken" (the B-side to "Albert Flasher") and "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" (which barely scraped the charts). Although the Guess Who's albums are distinctive (more so than their reputation would lead you to believe), there's little question that they're best heard as a singles band, and this is the best place to hear them that way. After a spin of Greatest Hits, it's clear that the Guess Who made some of the best mainstream rock of their era -- and while they never received much critical respect (apart from iconoclast Lester Bangs, of course), their music holds up better than much of their peers', which means that the Guess Who deserves to have the last laugh.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:26
- Main artists: The Guess Who
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1999 BMG Entertainment
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