A Collection (Third Eye Blind album)
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| Greatest hits album by Third Eye Blind | ||||
| Released | July 18, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-2003, various locations | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 79:11 | |||
| Label | Rhino/WEA | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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A Collection is a greatest hits album by Third Eye Blind, released July 18, 2006. The album contains all of their singles (with the exception of "Anything"), a handful of fan and band favorites, as well as three unreleased-via-LP songs: "Tattoo of the Sun", "My Time in Exile" and "Slow Motion" (with lyrics). The package also includes liner notes from renowned rock writer James Hunter and track-by-track commentary from Stephan Jenkins.
A Collection peaked at #103 on the Billboard 200, staying on the chart for three weeks.
An acoustic version of "Anything" (the only single that didn't make the cut) was replaced by "Can't Get Away", likely due to its short-length and to even the amount of songs from each album. Remixes of "Losing a Whole Year" and "Graduate" and a 1995 demo of "Semi-Charmed Life" were dropped in favor of the original studio recordings, likely done in order to appeal to a traditional audience. The track list was also in a different order:
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