Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled is a 2005 compilation album by Melissa Etheridge, released by Island Records. It featured 17 tracks from her then-17-year career, five of which were newly recorded.
Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled | ||||
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Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 72:16 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Melissa Etheridge chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
ArtistDirect.com | (4.5/5)[citation needed] |
Commercial performance
editThe album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200.[1] With its release, Etheridge also released the single "Refugee", a cover of the Tom Petty song; it reached #96 on the Pop 100. Also released for radio was the new song "I Run for Life", written about her struggle with breast cancer. The song reached #80 on the Pop 100 and #10 on the Adult Contemporary charts.
The album was certified Gold in December 2005, for sales of over 500,000 copies. This was Etheridge's first Gold certification since Breakdown in 1999.[2]
Track listing
editAll songs by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted
- "Refugee" (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell) – 3:37 [new track]
- "Similar Features" – 4:44
- "Like the Way I Do" – 5:25
- "Bring Me Some Water" – 3:54
- "You Can Sleep While I Drive" – 3:15
- "No Souvenirs" – 4:33
- "Ain't It Heavy" – 4:24
- "I'm the Only One" – 4:16 [single edit]
- "Come to My Window" – 3:35 [single edit]
- "If I Wanted To" – 3:55
- "I Want to Come Over" – 5:24
- "Angels Would Fall" (Etheridge, John Shanks) – 4:39
- "Lucky" – 3:58
- "Christmas in America" – 4:21 [new track]
- "Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:19 [new track]
- "This Is Not Goodbye" – 3:37 [new track]
- "I Run for Life" – 4:21 [new track]
- "I Need to Wake Up" – 3:36 [new track, on re-release only]
Charts
editChart (2005) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 73 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 61 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 14 |
Singles – Billboard (United States) [6]
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2005 | "Refugee" | Pop 100 | 96 |
2005 | "I Run for Life" | Pop 100 | 80 |
2005 | "I Run for Life" | Adult Contemporary | 10 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ "Melissa Etheridge – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ "American album certifications – Etheridge, Melissa". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – Greatest Hits - The Road Less Traveled" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – Greatest Hits – The Road Less Traveled" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/melissa-etheridge/chart-history/tlp/ [bare URL]
- ^ "American album certifications – Melissa Etheridge – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 28, 2023.