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The Best of What's Around Vol. 1

The Best of What's Around Vol. 1
The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 (Dave Matthews Band album - cover art).jpg
Greatest hits album by Dave Matthews Band
Released November 7, 2006
Recorded 1994–2006
Genre Rock
Length 127:42
Label RCA
Bama Rags
Producer John Alagía, Steve Lillywhite, Glen Ballard, Stephen Harris, Mark Batson
Dave Matthews Band chronology
Weekend on the Rocks
(2005)Weekend on the Rocks2005
The Best of What's Around Vol. 1
(2006)
Live at Piedmont Park
(2007)Live at Piedmont Park2007

The Best of What's Around Vol. 1, also known as TBOWA Vol. 1, is a greatest hits compilation album by the Dave Matthews Band that was released on November 7, 2006. The two-disc set is the Dave Matthews Band's first ever greatest hits album featuring 12 studio tracks on the first disc, and eight previously unreleased live tracks on the second disc.

In July 2006, an email was sent out to members of the Dave Matthews Band's mailing list, informing fans that a compilation was to be released in September, and they were asked to choose 10 of their favorite live songs (and their specific dates). The 10 most popular live songs were to be featured on the second disc of the compilation; however, only eight tracks are featured on disc two. The band also claimed in the message that the reason for this release was due to contractual obligations, rather than by choice. With the rising popularity of the band's latest live release, Live Trax Vol. 6, the compilation's release date was pushed back to November 7, 2006. Inside the CD case of Live Trax Vol. 6 an advertisement for The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 was featured, incorrectly claiming that "Where Are You Going" was to be among the studio tracks appearing on disc one, and that the album was to be released on November 6, not November 7. Sony BMG Music Entertainment released an advanced billing of the album, also incorrectly claiming that it was to feature a live version of "The Dreaming Tree."

The album's cover art, designed to look like a concert ticket, features several hidden references:

The Best of What's Around, Vol. 1 sold 65,000 its first week, earning the #10 spot on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold on February 1, 2007.

Disc one

Disc two All tracks feature Butch Taylor.

A bonus disc was also available for free as an incentive to anyone who pre-ordered the album online. After the album's release, the bonus disc was available with the album for an extra price.

"What You Are" and "The Last Stop" from the Encore CD are featured as bonus tracks on the iTunes Store release of The Best of What's Around Vol. 1.


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