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It goes without saying that The Best of the Byrds: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 doesn't have as many classic singles as the group's first hits collection, since the Byrds stopped being a singles band shortly after the release of Greatest Hits. They never had another Top 40 hit after 1967's "My Back Pages," and between 1968 and 1970, they only had three charting singles. Instead of turning out hits, the band concentrated on albums, almost all of them (with the notable exception of The Notorious Byrd Brothers) explorations of country-rock, and that's what dominates Greatest Hits, Vol. 2. Two of their three charting singles, "You Ain't Going Nowhere" and "Ballad of Easy Rider," are present, as are staples like "He Was a Friend of Mine," "Wasn't Born to Follow," "Chestnut Mare," and "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man." It's not a bad sampling of the Byrds' final years, but it's far from perfect; in fact, Sweetheart of the Rodeo itself offers a better summation of the musical direction the Byrds took after their classic period ended in 1967.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - R. McGuinn, Composer - R. McGuinn, Lyricist - Jerry Hockman, Co-Producer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
The Byrds, Performer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - G. Goffin, Composer - G. Goffin, Lyricist - Gary Usher, Producer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - A. Reynolds, Composer - A. Reynolds, Lyricist
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
J. McGuinn, Lyricist - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
J. Levy, Composer - J. Levy, Lyricist - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Jim Dickson, Producer - R. McGuinn, Composer - R. McGuinn, Lyricist
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
The Byrds, Performer - The Byrds, Producer - R. McGuinn, Composer - R. McGuinn, Lyricist
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
G. Parsons, Composer - G. Parsons, Lyricist - The Byrds, Performer - R. McGuinn, Composer - R. McGuinn, Lyricist
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. Dylan, Composer - B. Dylan, Lyricist - The Byrds, Performer - Gary Usher, Producer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Terry Melcher, Co-Producer - The Byrds, Performer - S. Battin, Composer - S. Battin, Lyricist - Chris Hinshaw, Co-Producer - K. FOWLEY, Composer - K. FOWLEY, Lyricist
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
J. Levy, Composer - J. Levy, Lyricist - Terry Melcher, Co-Producer - The Byrds, Performer - R. McGuinn, Composer - R. McGuinn, Lyricist - Chris Hinshaw, Co-Producer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
The Byrds, Performer - The Byrds, Producer - S. Battin, Composer - S. Battin, Lyricist - K. FOWLEY, Composer - K. FOWLEY, Lyricist
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
It goes without saying that The Best of the Byrds: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 doesn't have as many classic singles as the group's first hits collection, since the Byrds stopped being a singles band shortly after the release of Greatest Hits. They never had another Top 40 hit after 1967's "My Back Pages," and between 1968 and 1970, they only had three charting singles. Instead of turning out hits, the band concentrated on albums, almost all of them (with the notable exception of The Notorious Byrd Brothers) explorations of country-rock, and that's what dominates Greatest Hits, Vol. 2. Two of their three charting singles, "You Ain't Going Nowhere" and "Ballad of Easy Rider," are present, as are staples like "He Was a Friend of Mine," "Wasn't Born to Follow," "Chestnut Mare," and "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man." It's not a bad sampling of the Byrds' final years, but it's far from perfect; in fact, Sweetheart of the Rodeo itself offers a better summation of the musical direction the Byrds took after their classic period ended in 1967.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:33
- Main artists: The Byrds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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