Greatest Hits (Fugees album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
Recorded1993–2003
Genre
Length43:37
LabelColumbia
ProducerWyclef Jean
Fugees chronology
Bootleg Versions
(1996)
Greatest Hits
(2003)
Singles from The Score
  1. "Take It Easy"
    Released: November 1, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album released by Fugees. The album was released on March 25, 2003, by the group's former record label, Columbia Records. The album features a range of material from both of the group's studio albums, as well as previously unreleased material. The album's track listing in the United Kingdom was completely different from that of the U.S. track listing.

Track listing[edit]

US Edition
  1. "Vocab (Refugees Hip Hop Mix)"
  2. "Nappy Heads (Remix Radio Edit)"
  3. "Fu-Gee-La"
  4. "How Many Mics"
  5. "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
  6. "No Woman, No Cry"
  7. "Cowboys"
  8. "The Score"
  9. "The Sweetest Thing (Mahogany Mix)"
  10. "Ready or Not (Salaam's Ready for the Show Remix)
UK Edition
  1. "Fu-Gee-La" (Jean, Michel, Hill, McGrier, Brockert, Remi) – 4:06
  2. "No Woman, No Cry" (Ford) – 4:20
  3. "Ready or Not" (Feat "Boadicea" by Enya) (Jean, Michel, Hill, Hart, Bell) – 3:48
  4. "Killing Me Softly" (Gimbel, Fox, Jean, Hill) – 4:52
  5. "The Score" (Jean, Michel, Hill, Diamond D) – 4:09
  6. "How Many Mics" (Jean, Michel, Hill) – 4:15
  7. "Cowboys" (Jean, Michel, Hill, Forte, Zee, Digga) – 4:46
  8. "Nappy Heads" (Remix Radio Edit) (Jean, Michel, Hill) – 4:38
  9. "Vocab" (Refugees Hip Hop Remix) (Jean, Michel, Hill) – 4:02
  10. "The Sweetest Thing" (Mahogany Mix) (Hill, Jean, DeVorzon) – 4:24
  11. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Live From BBC Radio 1) (Cooke) – 2:47
  12. "Killing Me Softly" (Live From MCM) (Gimbel, Fox) – 4:35
  13. "Freestyle" (Live From BBC Radio 1) (Jean, Michel, Hill) – 4:59
International Edition
  1. "Boof Baf" (Bayyan, Jean, Michel) – 3:52
  2. "Nappy Heads" (Jean, Michel, Hill) – 3:56
  3. "Vocab" (Jean, Michel, Hill) – 3:47
  4. "Fu-Gee-La" (Jean, Michel, Hill, McGrier, Brockert, Remi) – 4:06
  5. "Killing Me Softly" (Gimbel, Fox) – 4:52
  6. "Ready Or Not" (Jean, Michel, Hill, Hart, Bell) – 3:47
  7. "No Woman, No Cry" (Ford) – 4:20
  8. "Don't Cry, Dry Your Eyes" (Hill, Jean, Michel) – 5:03
  9. "Rumble in the Jungle" (Jean, Michel, Hill, Taylor, Fareed, Smith, Forte) – 4:16
  10. "Ready Or Not" (Ready For The Show Remix) (Jean, Michel, Hill, Hart) – 5:36
Japan bonus tracks
11. Fu-Gee-La (North Side Mix) – 4:17
12. Killing Me Softly With His Song (Sound Barrier Remix) – 4:20
13. Ready Or Not (Clark Kent/ Django Remix) – 5:18
14. The Sweetest Thing – 4:51

Charts[edit]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 38
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 30

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Greatest Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bush, John. [Greatest Hits at AllMusic Greatest Hits – Fugees]. Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Fugees – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Charts.nz – Fugees – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  4. ^ グレイテスト・ヒッツ (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Accessed from July 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "British album certifications – Fugees – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 October 2022.