Greatest Hits (Bay City Rollers album)

Greatest hits is a 1977 Arista Records compilation album by the Bay City Rollers. It includes songs from five of their first seven studio albums.

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Bay City Rollers
Released	November 1977
Genre	Pop
Length	33:31
Label	Arista
Producer	Jimmy Ienner Phil Wainman Colin Frechter Harry Maslin
Bay City Rollers chronology
Dedication (1976) Greatest Hits (1977) It's a Game (1977)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+ [2]

Chris Woodstra of AllMusic writes, "the Rollers' music has an enduring innocence and charm with enough catchy hooks and pure pop melodies to compete with other power-pop bands of the era."[1]

Robert Christgau gives the album a C+ and begins his unfavorable review with, "Rollermania in this country was pretty depressing." His review did not improve any after that beginning.[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"I Only Want to Be with You"	Ivor Raymonde Michael Hawker	Dedication (US 1976) / Non-album single (UK 1976)	3:33
2.	"Money Honey"	Eric Faulkner Stuart Wood	Rock n' Roll Love Letter (US 1976) / Dedication (UK 1976)	3:14
3.	"Rock and Roll Love Letter"	Tim Moore	Rock n' Roll Love Letter	2:54
4.	"The Way I Feel Tonight"	Harvey Shield	It's a Game (1977)	3:50
5.	"Yesterday's Hero"	Harry Vanda George Young	Dedication	3:50
6.	"Dedication"	Guy Fletcher Doug Flett	Dedication	3:54
7.	"Maybe I'm a Fool to Love You"	Eric Faulkner Stuart Wood	Wouldn't You Like It? (1975)	3:52
8.	"You Made Me Believe in Magic"	Len Boone	It's a Game	2:40
9.	"Don't Stop the Music"	Eric Faulkner Stuart Wood	Wouldn't You Like It?	2:51
10.	"Saturday Night"	Phil Coulter Bill Martin	Rollin' (1974)	2:53
Total length:				33:31

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

Musicians

• Bay City Rollers
  • Eric Faulkner – Guitar, violin, mandolin, bass
  • Alan Longmuir – Bass guitar, accordion, piano
  • Derek Longmuir – Drums, congas, tambourine
  • Les McKeown – Lead vocals, guitar
  • Stuart "Woody" Wood – Guitar, bass, piano, mandolin

Production

• Jimmy Ienner – Producer (tracks 1, 5-6)
• Phil Wainman – Producer (tracks 2, 7, 9)
• Colin Frechter – Producer (track 3)
• Harry Maslin – Producer (tracks 4, 8)
• Bill Martin & Phil Coulter – Producer (track 10)
• Mastered By – Bill Inglot, Ken Perry
• Gary Hertz – Liner Notes
• Bill Inglot – Digital Compilation, Digital Mastering
• Ken Perry – Digital Compilation, Digital Mastering
• Cover photos courtesy of 16 Magazine

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Certifications
Canadian Albums Chart[4]	92
German Albums Chart[5]	39
Japan Oricon Albums chart[6]	10
US Billboard 200[7]	77	Gold[8]

References

1. Woodstra, Chris. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
2. "Review". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
3. Greatest Hits (liner notes). Bay City Rollers. Arista Records. 1977. 07822-18694-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. "Canadian Albums". RPM Albums. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
5. "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
6. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
7. "Bay City Rollers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
8. "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 March 2020.