Greatest Hits of the 20th Century

Greatest Hits of the 20th Century
Greatest hits album by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Released	November 16, 1999
Genre	Jazz fusion, folk rock, post-bop
Length	52:06
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Béla Fleck, Roy Wooten
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones chronology
Left Of Cool (1998) Greatest Hits of the 20th Century (1999) Outbound (2000)

Greatest Hits of the 20th Century is the seventh album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and their first greatest hits compilation album.

Reception[]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In her Allmusic review, music critic Stacia Proefrock wrote "There isn't a dud in the bunch of this concise history of the Flecktones. An inventive blend of a world of influences, this collection offers an extremely pleasant listening experience."^[1]

Track listing[]

All songs by Béla Fleck unless otherwise noted.

1. "The Sinister Minister" – 4:37
2. "Stomping Grounds" (Victor Wooten, Fleck)– 5:26
3. "Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo" – 4:28
4. "Shocktime" – 4:25
5. "Sex In A Pan" (Victor Wooten) – 3:34
6. "The Yee-Haw Factor" – 6:58
7. "Road House Blues" – 3:19
8. "Vix 9" (Victor Wooten) – 4:29
9. "Communication" (music: Fleck, Future Man; lyrics: Fleck)– 4:16
10. "Big Country" – 5:33
11. "Sunset Road" – 5:01

Personnel[]

The Flecktones[]

• Béla Fleck - Banjo (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 9, 11), slide banjo (track 7), Deering Crossfire electric banjo (tracks 4, 8), low-tuned Czech electric banjo (track 10), synths (tracks 4, 10), sustain pedal (track 8), Paradis Stereo Guitar with VG8 (track 9)
• Future Man - Synth-Axe Drumitar, Vocals (track 9)
• Howard Levy - Synthesizer (track 1, 3, 11), Piano (track 3, 11), Hammond B3 Organ (track 6), Harmonica (tracks 1, 5, 6), synth (track 1), harp in a cup (track 3), Güiro (track 1)
• Victor Wooten - Bass (tracks 1, 2, 4-9, 11), stereo effect (tracks 5, 8), fretless bass (tracks 3, 10)
• Jeff Coffin - Soprano Saxophone (tracks 9, 10), Alto Saxophone (track 7), Tenor Saxophone (track 10)

Guest musicians[]

• Sam Bush - Mandolin on track 2 and 7, Fiddle on track 7
• Paul McCandless - soprano saxophone on track 2
• Dave Matthews - Vocals on track 9

References[]

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