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Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits is a greatest hits album by the punk rock supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. It was released on April 7, 2017, on Fat Wreck Chords.[1] The album has songs from throughout their career, from their first release, the "Denver" 7" in 1995, to their last, Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! in 2014. The track selection was based on the live set list the band had developed over the course of its career.[2][3]

Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits
Studio album by
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
ReleasedApril 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
Recorded1995–2014
GenrePunk rock
Length39:37
LabelFat Wreck Chords
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes chronology
Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!
(2014) 		Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits
(2017) 		¡Blow it…at Madison’s Quinceañera!
(2024)

In March 2017, the band released a track from the album, "City of New Orleans", which had previously only been available on vinyl.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Maximum Rocknroll(favorable)[5]
Maximum Rocknroll(unfavorable)[6]
New Noise     [7]
Paste          [8]
PunkNews.org     [9]

Will Hodge, writing in Paste, said that the album was a perfect distillation of the band's career, and demonstrated how adept they were at keeping their music sounding fresh despite being a cover band.[8] Philip Fairbanks of New Noise Magazine was similarly positive, describing the album as "frenetic" and "irresistibly satisfying".[7] Julie River of PunkNews.org found that the album was not a good reflection of the band's career, and particularly decried the exclusion of Rocket Man, which had previously appeared on the album Have a Ball.[9] Maximum Rocknroll published a pair of dueling reviews: the first, by Ramsey Kanaan, praised the record out of a general appreciation of the band's work,[5] while reviewer Kenny Kaos said he was "not really sure what the point is" of the compilation album or of the band's existence in general.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original performer/MusicalLength
1."The Times They Are a-Changin'"Bob DylanBob Dylan2:05
2."Rainbow Connection"Paul Williams, Kenneth AscherThe Muppet Movie2:20
3."City of New Orleans"Steve GoodmanSteve Goodman3:04
4."Summertime"DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin, George GershwinPorgy and Bess2:10
5."All My Loving"John Lennon, Paul McCartneyThe Beatles1:56
6."Straight Up"Elliot WolffPaula Abdul2:59
7."Over the Rainbow"E. Y. Harburg, Harold ArlenThe Wizard of Oz1:33
8."Country Roads"John Denver, Bill Danoff, Taffy NivertJohn Denver2:09
9."Sloop John B"Traditional, arranged by Brian WilsonThe Beach Boys2:08
10."Jolene"Dolly PartonDolly Parton1:48
11."Uptown Girl"Billy JoelBilly Joel2:21
12."Hats Off to Larry"Del ShannonDel Shannon2:21
13."Desperado"Glenn Frey, Don HenleyEagles2:28
14."Lady"Lionel RichieKenny Rogers2:22
15."San Francisco"John PhillipsScott McKenzie1:49
16."I Believe I Can Fly"R. KellyR. Kelly3:03
17."End of the Road"Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl SimmonsBoyz II Men3:00

Track origins

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  • Track 1 originally appeared on Turn Japanese EP (2001) and on Bob 7" (2001)
  • Tracks 2, 4 and 7 originally appeared on Are a Drag (1999)
  • Track 3 originally appeared on Willie 7" (2007)
  • Tracks 5, 9 and 15 originally appeared on Blow in the Wind (2001)
  • Track 6 originally appeared on Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! (2014)
  • Track 8 originally appeared on Denver 7" (1995) and later Have Another Ball (2008)
  • Tracks 10 and 13 originally appeared on Love Their Country (2006)
  • Track 11 originally appeared on Billy 7" (1996) and later Have a Ball (1997)
  • Track 12 originally appeared on Shannon 7" (2001)
  • Track 14 originally appeared on Kenny 7" (2008)
  • Tracks 16 and 17 originally appeared on Take a Break (2003)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Me First And The Gimme Gimmes add West Coast dates, greatest hits LP". Punknews.org. February 7, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Setnyk, Jason (2017-04-05). "Interview with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes vocalist Spike Slawson". The Cornwall Seeker. Cornwall, Ontario. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2024-03-02. The "Rake it in" record is a reflection of many of the songs that we're playing in our set these days. We're really very proud of where we've gotten our live set.
  3. ^ Callwood, Brett (2017-05-04). "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Play Trash Music". Westword. Denver – via Access World News. Although it does represent us in our live element. It's an overview of our traveling circus.
  4. ^ "Me First And The Gimme Gimmes release ultra rare track digitally for the first time". Alternative Press. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Kanaan, Ramsey (June 2017). "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - "Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits"". Maximum Rocknroll. No. 409. Berkeley – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ a b Kaos, Kenny (July 2017). "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - "Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits"". Maximum Rocknroll. No. 410. Berkeley – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ a b Fairbanks, Philip (2017-05-12). "Album Review: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits". New Noise Magazine. Berkeley. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  8. ^ a b Hodge, Will (2017-04-12). "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits". Paste. Atlanta. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  9. ^ a b River, Julie (2017-04-04). "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits". PunkNews.org. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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