Ugly Buildings, Whores, and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998–2009 is a compilation album released by New West Records of songs coming from the first seven albums of the Drive-By Truckers discography. It was produced by David Barbe and "leads fans on an abbreviated journey of what the band has accomplished in their first 11 years."[1] The album was released on compact disc and vinyl formats.
| Ugly Buildings, Whores, and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998–2009 | ||||
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| Released | August 2, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2009 | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | David Barbe | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
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| 1. | "The Living Bubba" | Patterson Hood | Gangstabilly | |
| 2. | "Bulldozers and Dirt" | Hood | Pizza Deliverance | |
| 3. | "Ronnie and Neil" | Hood | Southern Rock Opera | |
| 4. | "Zip City" | Mike Cooley | Southern Rock Opera | |
| 5. | "Let There Be Rock" | Hood | Southern Rock Opera | |
| 6. | "Marry Me" | Cooley | Decoration Day | |
| 7. | "Sink Hole" | Hood | Decoration Day | |
| 8. | "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" | Cooley | The Dirty South | |
| 9. | "Outfit" | Jason Isbell | Decoration Day | |
| 10. | "The Righteous Path" | Hood | Brighter Than Creation's Dark | |
| 11. | "Gravity's Gone (remix)" | Cooley | A Blessing and a Curse | |
| 12. | "Never Gonna Change" | Isbell | The Dirty South | |
| 13. | "3 Dimes Down" | Cooley | Brighter Than Creation's Dark | |
| 14. | "Lookout Mountain" | Hood | The Dirty South | |
| 15. | "Uncle Frank (alternate version)" | Cooley | Pizza Deliverance/The Fine Print | |
| 16. | "A World of Hurt" | Hood | A Blessing and a Curse |
Personnel
edit- Patterson Hood – guitar, vocals
- Mike Cooley – guitar, vocals
- Jason Isbell – guitar, vocals
- Brad Morgan – drums, vocals
- Shonna Tucker – bass, vocals
- John Neff – guitar, pedal steel
- Rob Malone – lyrics, vocals, guitar
- Earl Hicks – bass
- Matt Lane – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[2] | 49 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[3] | 24 |