Who's Better, Who's Best

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Who's Better, Who's Best
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Greatest hits album by
The Who
Released18 March 1988 (U.S.A.)
Recorded1964–1980
GenreRock
Length59:49
LabelPolydor (UK), MCA (US)
ProducerJon Astley, Glyn Johns, Kit Lambert, Bill Szymczyk, Shel Talmy, The Who
The Who chronology
Two's Missing
(1987) 		Who's Better, Who's Best
(1988) 		Won't Get Fooled Again EP
(1988)

Who's Better, Who's Best: This Is The Very Best of The Who is a 1988 compilation album by The Who.[1] A compilation of videos also titled Who's Better, Who's Best was released in 1988 as well.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
MusicHound Rock2/5[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[4]
Tom HullA–[5]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. "My Generation" – 3:16
  2. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) – 2:39
  3. "The Kids Are Alright" – 2:45
  4. "Substitute" – 3:46
  5. "I'm a Boy" – 2:38
  6. "Happy Jack" – 2:12
  7. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:42
  8. "I Can See for Miles" – 4:06
  9. "Who Are You" (Single edit) – 5:03
  10. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Single edit) – 3:38
  11. "Magic Bus" – 3:19
  12. "I Can't Explain" – 2:04
  13. "Pinball Wizard" – 2:59
  14. "I'm Free" – 2:40
  15. "See Me, Feel Me" – 3:30
  16. "Squeeze Box" – 2:40
  17. "Join Together" (Coda omitted) – 4:19
  18. "You Better You Bet" – 5:37

The track listing refers to "Won't Get Fooled Again" as an "Extended Version". The track is in fact an edited version released as a single on the American release and the full version on the British release.

The track listing for the UK CD edition included unedited versions of "The Kids Are Alright" (3:05) and "Won't Get Fooled Again" (8:31). The front cover also differed, showing the band performing live in 1973.

"Baba O'Riley" is a bonus track on CD copies.

Personnel[]

Design

Chart performance[]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Chart Albums[6] 10

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Who's Better Who's Best". Thewho.com. 1 March 1988. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1227. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "The Who: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Rock (1960s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ "The Who – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – The Who – Who's Better, Who's Best". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Who's Better, Who's Best in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – The Who – Who's Better, Who's Best". Recording Industry Association of America.


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