Greatest Hits and Rare Classics

Greatest Hits and Rare Classics is a compilation album by American rock band Rare Earth released February 26, 1991, by Motown Records. Three of these songs were top ten hits with a total of eight charting on the Billboard Hot 100 when originally released.

Greatest Hits and Rare Classics
Compilation album by Rare Earth
Released	February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26)
Length	69:35
Label	Motown
Producer	George Soloman
Rare Earth chronology
Tight and Hot (1982) Greatest Hits and Rare Classics (1991) Different World (1993)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Andrew Hamilton reviewing the album for AllMusic writes, "This collection is marred by abbreviated versions of "Get Ready," "I Know I'm Losing You," and others. For fans who didn't purchase individual albums, though, this is a good overall view of their work." He concludes with, "Lead singer Peter Hoorelbeke had a powerful voice that didn't take a backseat to anybody's. Imagine if they had cut "War," and why didn't they?"

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Get Ready" (edit)	William "Smokey" Robinson	Get Ready (1969)	2:45
2.	"Generation (Light up the Sky)" (edit)	Dino Fekaris Nick Zesses Beatrice Verdi	Generation (1969)	2:43
3.	"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (edit)	Cornelius Grant Eddie Holland Norman Whitfield	Ecology (1970)	3:34
4.	"When Joanie Smiles"	Tom Baird	Generation	2:52
5.	"Born to Wander"	Tom Baird	Ecology	3:17
6.	"Here Comes the Night"	Tom Baird		3:24
7.	"I Just Want to Celebrate"	Dino Fekaris Nick Zesses	One World (1971)	3:34
8.	"Love Shines Down"	Peter Hoorelbeke Ray Monette	Motown single (R 5048F)	3:35
9.	"Good Time Sally"	Tom Baird	Willie Remembers (1972)	2:52
10.	"Hey Big Brother"	Dino Fekaris Nick Zesses	Motown single (R 5038F)	4:42
11.	"We're Gonna Have a Good Time"	Gil Bridges Eddie Guzman Peter Hoorelbeke Ray Monette Mark Olson	Willie Remembers	3:22
12.	"Big John Is My Name"	Norman Whitfield	Ma (1973)	4:14
13.	"Chained"	Frank Wilson	Motown single (R 5057F)	2:47
14.	"Warm Ride" (edit)	Robin Gibb Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb	Band Together (1978)	2:56
15.	"I Can Feel My Love Risin'"	Hiai King Stephanie Shayne	Grand Slam (1978)	2:53
16.	"Keepin' Me out of the Storm" (edit)	Paul Warren Johnny Stevenson	Back to Earth (1975)	4:16
17.	"It Makes You Happy (But It Ain't Gonna Last)" (edit)	Gabriel Katona Paul Warren	Back to Earth	3:10
18.	"Midnight Lady" (edit)	Norman Whitfield	Midnight Lady (1976)	3:28
19.	"Hum Along and Dance" (edit)	Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield	Ma	4:01
20.	"Fresh from the Can"	Gil Bridges Eddie Guzman Peter Hoorelbeke Ray Monette Mark Olson John Persh	Motown single (R 5057F)	5:10
Total length:				69:35

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

Musicians

• Rare Earth (Lineups are only of members during the period these tracks were recorded)
  • Gil Bridges – Saxophone, flute, background vocals (1960-current)
  • Rod Richards – Lead guitars, backing vocals (1960–1971)
  • Kenny James – Keyboards (1960–1971)
  • John Persh – Bass, trombone, background vocals (1960–1972)
  • Peter Hoorelbeke – Drums, lead vocals (1960–1974, 1976–1983)
  • Eddie Guzman – Percussion (1969–1993)
  • Ray Monette – Lead guitars, background vocals (1971–1976, 1977–2004, 2009-current)
  • Mike Urso – Bass, background vocals (1972–1974, 1976–1979, 1981–1983)
  • Mark Olson – Keyboards, backing vocals (1971–1974, 1977–1986)

Production

• Producers
  • William "Smokey" Robinson (track 1)
  • Tom Baird (tracks 2, 4–7, 9, 11)
  • Rare Earth (tracks 7–11, 20)
  • Norman Whitfield (tracks 3, 12, 18–19)
  • Frank Wilson (Track 13)
  • John Ryan (tracks 14–15)
  • Stewart Levine (tracks 16–17)
• Compilation
  • Produced by George Soloman
  • Mastered by John Matousek

External links

• Rare Earth Official Site
• Motown Records Official Site Archived 2023-02-20 at the Wayback Machine