The eight tracks on The Byrds' Greatest Hits that had been singles peaked at the following positions on the Billboard Hot 100: " 5D (Fifth Dimension)" number 44 " All I Really Want to Do" number 40 " Mr. Tambourine Man, Turn! Turn! Turn!, Fifth Dimension and Younger Than Yesterday. All of the songs included on the original Greatest Hits album can also be found on the band's first four albums, Mr.
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singles from this period that are not included on the album are " Set You Free This Time", " Have You Seen Her Face" and " Lady Friend" (although these songs have been included as bonus tracks on various CD reissues of the album). A-sides from this period are included on the album, along with three of their more important album tracks: " I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", " The Bells of Rhymney", and " Chimes of Freedom". The album provides a summary of the Byrds' history during Gene Clark and David Crosby's original tenure with the band and also functions as a survey of the group's hit singles from 1965 to 1967, a period when the band had its greatest amount of success on the singles chart. It is the top-selling album in the Byrds' catalogue and reached number 6 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, but failed to chart in the UK. The Byrds' sound and spirit lives on in the music of the countless artists whom they inspired, and in fine retrospectives like this one.The Byrds' Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by the American rock band the Byrds and was released in August 1967 on Columbia Records ( see 1967 in music). With a sound marked by soaring, multi-part harmonies and 12-string Rickenbacker guitar, the Byrds racked up several more hits over the next two years, including a chart-topping interpretation of Pete Seeger's "Turn, Turn, Turn." GREATEST HITS concentrates on the band's glory days before personnel changes and internal disputes, combined with changing musical fashions, caused their popularity to dwindle in the late '60s (though they helped create country-rock on the Gram Parsons-aided SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO in 1968). Photographers: Guy Webster Sandy Speiser.įormed in Los Angeles in 1964, the Byrds hit with their first single, a vibrant take on Bob Dylan's "Mr.Tambourine Man," in 1965, introducing the term "folk-rock" into the pop vocabulary.
Liner Note Authors: Dave Swaney Johnny Rogan. Personnel: Roger McGuinn (vocals, guitar, electric 12-string guitar) David Crosby, Gene Clark (vocals, guitar) Chris Hillman (vocals, electric bass) Michael Clark (drums).
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