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On April 4, 2017, Big Thief premiered a new single "Mythological Beauty" on NPR. [11] The next day the band released the single's official video and confirmed that the song would appear on their second studio album, Capacity. The full album was released on June 9 via Saddle Creek. [12] Capacity received critical acclaim upon its release.
In 2007, Butler, Watson and Brzezicki celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of Big Country by reforming for a UK tour, touring again in 2010, this time with Mike Peters joining the band for vocal duties. 2011 saw the release of a new single, the band's first new music for eleven years, before Butler retired in 2012.
A greatest hits album is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. Albums entitled Greatest Hits, or similar titles, listed alphabetically by band name or artist's last name, include:
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. [1] While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be created by record companies without express approval from the original artist as a means to generate sales. [2]
The album's lyrics explore topics such as lovesickness, abuse and mental illness. [7] [8] Jill Mapes of Pitchfork opined, "the songs sound cherry-picked over a lifetime of writing, the stories carefully compiled." [2] AllMusic said the album is "rhythmically a balanced mix of energetic grooves and melancholy explorations." [7]
In Canada the album reached #2 and was in the top 10 for 13 weeks. The RIAA certified the album 2× Platinum on June 1, 1989. The autobiographical tune "Six Man Band", written by Terry Kirkman, was a new song which had also been released as a mono single in July 1968, then appeared in a stereo mix on this album. The version of "Enter the Young ...
The Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Cheap Trick. It contains many of Cheap Trick's popular songs, as well as a previously unreleased cover version of The Beatles ' " Magical Mystery Tour ", which according to the liner notes, was an outtake from the Lap of Luxury album.
Greatest Hits debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number one in the issue dated March 14, 2007, with 100,000 copies sold in its first week of release. [7] As of 2019, it is the last greatest hits album to debut at the number one position on the Billboard 200. It is B.I.G's 3rd US #1 on the Billboard 200. The album sold 178,702 units in four weeks.