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Ultimate Hits may be something of a misnomer for the title of this 2017 compilation. In either its single CD or double-disc incarnation, Ultimate Hits contains the biggest songs from the Steve Miller Band, but they're surrounded by cuts that can't be classified as hits or even singles. This is especially true of the flagship double-disc, which opens up with an old recording of Steve Miller meeting Les Paul as a child -- a snippet that first surfaced on 1994's triple-disc box set Steve Miller Band -- followed by a live cut where Miller recounts the story for the crowd. Such sequencing suggests that Miller is more concerned with telling a narrative than presenting the nonstop party that the title Ultimate Hits suggests, and the first disc proves that to be true, offering an early airing of "The Joker" as a concession before unleashing a lot of latter-day live performances, including the only airing of the classic "Living in the U.S.A." Hits start to roll out toward the end of the first disc and carry through until halfway through the second, when the record shifts into second gear to close out the set. Several singles are absent -- "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash," "Macho City," "Wide River," "Ya Ya," "Circle of Love," "Cool Magic" among them -- which underscores that this Ultimate Hits is more of a career overview than a clearinghouse of familiar tunes. Listeners looking for just the hits should turn to 2003's Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits -- and, if they're all right with missing "Abracadabra," the 1978 LP Greatest Hits 1974-78 is the perfect distillation of Miller's prime -- because even in its single-disc incarnation, Ultimate Hits is too idiosyncratic for a casual fan. Instead, it's for the listener who is a serious Steve Miller Band fan but doesn't want to dig into the albums.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Kent Hertz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Byron Allred, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Gary Mallaber, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist - Lonnie Turner, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - David Denny, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Composer, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Byron Allred, Composer
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Paul Peña, ComposerLyricist - Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Gerald Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN KING, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - AHMET ERTEGUN, ComposerLyricist - Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - EDDIE CURTIS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Capitol Records LLC
Gerald Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Gary Mallaber, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist - Byron Allred, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Greg Douglass, ComposerLyricist - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Lonnie Turner, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Chris McCarty, ComposerLyricist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mcfee, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Gary Mallaber, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist - Lonnie Turner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brenda Cooper, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Chris McCarty, ComposerLyricist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Gary Mallaber, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist - Lonnie Turner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve McCarty, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Ben Sidran, ComposerLyricist - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Sidran, ComposerLyricist - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Capitol Records LLC
Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norton Buffalo, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Gary Mallaber, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist - Lonnie Turner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Les Dudek, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hertz, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Joseph Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Johnson, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - James Cooke, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Jachym Young, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Calamise, Musician, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2017 Sailor Records
Albumbeschreibung
Ultimate Hits may be something of a misnomer for the title of this 2017 compilation. In either its single CD or double-disc incarnation, Ultimate Hits contains the biggest songs from the Steve Miller Band, but they're surrounded by cuts that can't be classified as hits or even singles. This is especially true of the flagship double-disc, which opens up with an old recording of Steve Miller meeting Les Paul as a child -- a snippet that first surfaced on 1994's triple-disc box set Steve Miller Band -- followed by a live cut where Miller recounts the story for the crowd. Such sequencing suggests that Miller is more concerned with telling a narrative than presenting the nonstop party that the title Ultimate Hits suggests, and the first disc proves that to be true, offering an early airing of "The Joker" as a concession before unleashing a lot of latter-day live performances, including the only airing of the classic "Living in the U.S.A." Hits start to roll out toward the end of the first disc and carry through until halfway through the second, when the record shifts into second gear to close out the set. Several singles are absent -- "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash," "Macho City," "Wide River," "Ya Ya," "Circle of Love," "Cool Magic" among them -- which underscores that this Ultimate Hits is more of a career overview than a clearinghouse of familiar tunes. Listeners looking for just the hits should turn to 2003's Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits -- and, if they're all right with missing "Abracadabra," the 1978 LP Greatest Hits 1974-78 is the perfect distillation of Miller's prime -- because even in its single-disc incarnation, Ultimate Hits is too idiosyncratic for a casual fan. Instead, it's for the listener who is a serious Steve Miller Band fan but doesn't want to dig into the albums.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:02
- Main artists: Steve Miller Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Steve Miller - Owned
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2017 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2017 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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