The Best of The Band
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| Greatest hits album by The Band | ||||
| Released | July 15, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1968 – Mid 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:34 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | The Band, John Simon | |||
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The Best of the Band is the first greatest hits package by Canadian-American rock group the Band. Featuring ten tracks taken from six of their first seven albums (not counting 1974's Before the Flood or 1975's The Basement Tapes, both with Bob Dylan), it featured two tracks from the first, second, third and sixth albums, one each from the fourth and fifth, rounded out by the early 1975 single "Twilight".
All tracks written by Robbie Robertson, except where stated.
An album of the same name later released in UK on the Fame label with different cover and some different tracks.
The Band's version of the song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was also featured as part of a promotional-only compilation album released by Capitol records entitled The Greatest Music Ever Sold (Capitol SPRO-8511/8512), which was distributed to record stores during the 1976 Holiday season as part of Capitol's "Greatest Music Ever Sold" campaign which promoted 15 greatest hits albums issued by the record label.
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