Devo's Greatest Hits
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Greatest Hits is a collection of songs by Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...

 released in 1990. The album includes several photos from previous albums, and the first half of an article on the band by Howie Klein
Howie Klein
Howie Klein is an American DJ, music producer, record label founder, record label executive, and political blogger, who was president of Reprise Records from 1989 to 2001....

. The second half of this article appears in the accompanying material for Devo's Greatest Misses
Devo's Greatest Misses
Greatest Misses is a collection of songs by Devo released in 1990. The album includes several photos from previous albums, and the second half of an article on the band by Howie Klein. The first half of this article appears in the accompanying material for Devo's Greatest Hits...

.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....

 and Gerald Casale
Gerald Casale
Gerald Vincent Casale , often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member of the new wave band Devo...

, except where noted.
  1. "Here to Go (Go Mix Version)" (12" single, remixed by Ivan Ivan. Original version from Shout
    Shout (Devo album)
    Shout is a 1984 album by the New Wave rock band Devo. It was their sixth album for Warner Bros. Records and retained the synth-pop sound of their previous records with a heavy focus on the new Fairlight CMI computer synthesizer. Despite the popularity of synth-pop in 1984, the album was a critical...

    .)
    – 5:33
  2. "Through Being Cool" (from New Traditionalists
    New Traditionalists
    New Traditionalists is the fourth studio album by the New Wave rock band Devo, released in 1981. It features the minor hits "Through Being Cool" and "Beautiful World." The sound continued in the vein of the previous album Freedom of Choice, with synthesizers moved to the forefront and guitars more...

    ) (Mark Mothersbaugh
    Mark Mothersbaugh
    Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....

    , Gerald Casale
    Gerald Casale
    Gerald Vincent Casale , often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member of the new wave band Devo...

    , Bob Mothersbaugh
    Bob Mothersbaugh
    Robert Leroy "Bob" Mothersbaugh, Jr.,, or "Bob 1", is the lead guitar player and occasional vocalist for Devo and younger brother of lead vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh...

    )
    – 3:12
  3. "Big Mess" (from Oh, No! It's Devo
    Oh, No! It's Devo
    Oh, No! It's Devo is the fifth studio album by Devo. By the time of its 1982 release, Devo were a full-fledged synth-pop act, with New Wave pushed more towards the background...

    )
    – 2:46
  4. "That's Good" (from Oh, No! It's Devo) – 3:25
  5. "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth" (from New Traditionalists) – 3:05
  6. "Peek-a-Boo!" (from Oh, No! It's Devo) – 3:03
  7. "Beautiful World" (from New Traditionalists) – 3:33
  8. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
    Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo!
    Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! is the debut album by the American new wave music band Devo. Produced by Brian Eno, it was recorded primarily in Cologne, Germany and released in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records company in 1978....

    ) (Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger
    Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....

    . Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...

    )
    – 2:40
  9. "Whip It
    Whip It
    "Whip It" is the title of a 1980 single by the American New Wave band Devo. It appears on the album Freedom of Choice. There were two 7" single releases of "Whip It", one backed with a remix of the track "Snowball" and one backed with "Turn Around"...

    " (from Freedom of Choice
    Freedom of Choice
    Freedom of Choice is the third album by New Wave musicians Devo, released on May 16, 1980. It saw the band moving in more of an overt synthpop direction, even though guitars still played a prominent role....

    )
    – 2:39
  10. "Girl U Want" (from Freedom of Choice) – 2:57
  11. "Freedom of Choice" (from Freedom of Choice) – 3:28
  12. "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" (from Duty Now for the Future
    Duty Now for the Future
    -Compact disc releases:* The 1993 UK CD issue on Virgin paired this album with New Traditionalists and included Devo's cover of Allen Toussaint's "Working in the Coal Mine" from the movie Heavy Metal that was included in the original LP album release of New Traditionalists.* The 1995 US CD issue...

    )
    – 6:06
  13. "Gut Feeling" (from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!) (Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh) – 4:59
  14. "Gates of Steel" (from Freedom of Choice) (Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith) – 3:28
  15. "Working in the Coal Mine
    Working in the Coal Mine
    "Working in the Coal Mine" is a song with music and lyrics by Allen Toussaint.After Toussaint returned to New Orleans from the Army , he formed a production company, Sansu, with partner Marshall Sehorn. A number of singles, performed by Lee Dorsey, followed in 1965-66, including "Working in the...

    " (7" single included with New Traditionalists) (Allen Toussaint
    Allen Toussaint
    Allen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...

    )
    – 2:49
  16. "Jocko Homo
    Jocko Homo
    "Jocko Homo" is the B-side to Devo's first single, "Mongoloid," released as a single in 1977 on Devo's own label, Booji Boy Records and later released in the UK on Stiff Records. The song was re-recorded as the feature song for Devo's first album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! on Warner Bros....

    " (from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!) (Mark Mothersbaugh) – 3:37

Personnel

  • Roy Thomas Baker
    Roy Thomas Baker
    Roy Thomas Baker is a multiple award-winning Anglo-American music producer, songwriter, arranger and Recording Academy Governor, who has produced Platinum and Gold certified pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present.- Career :Baker began his career at Decca Records in England at the age...

     – producer
  • Gerald V. Casale – compilation, art direction, compilation producer
  • Devo – producer
  • Kathe Duba-Noland – compilation producer
  • Brian Eno
    Brian Eno
    Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...

     – producer
  • Karen Filter – photography
  • Ivan Ivan – remixing
  • Howie Klein
    Howie Klein
    Howie Klein is an American DJ, music producer, record label founder, record label executive, and political blogger, who was president of Reprise Records from 1989 to 2001....

     – liner notes
  • Robert Margouleff
    Robert Margouleff
    Robert Margouleff is a Grammy Award winning American record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer, audio expert, and film producer....

     – producer
  • Mark Mothersbaugh
    Mark Mothersbaugh
    Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....

     – compilation, compilation producer
  • Alex Remlyn – liner notes
  • Ken Scott
    Ken Scott
    Ken Scott is an English record producer and recording engineer.-Career:Scott started at the age of 16 working in the tape library at Abbey Road Studios. He became a recording engineer working with such acts as The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum...

    – producer, engineer
  • Tim Stedman – art direction
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