Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

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1Under the Bridge
engineer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
bass:
Flea (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
guitar:
John Frusciante
guest choir vocals:
Gail Frusciante
lead vocals:
Anthony Kiedis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1991) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 33), BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 328)
recording of:
Under the Bridge
lyricist:
Anthony Kiedis
composer:
John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Michael Peter Balzary (US bassist) and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Moebetoblame Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Artemis Music
4.34:33
2Give It Away
engineer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
guest mouth harp [jew's harp]:
Pete Weiss (member of Thelonious Monster)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1991)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 50) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 251)
recording of:
Give It Away
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
Moebetoblame Music
3.754:45
3Californication
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
guest keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 125)
recording of:
Californication
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
Moebetoblame Music
4.155:30
4Scar Tissue
additional assistant engineer:
Greg Collins (engineer) and John Sorenson
additional engineer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields), Jennifer Hilliard, Ok Hee Kim and David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
assistant engineer:
Jennifer Hilliard and Ok Hee Kim
engineer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields), David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 62)
recording of:
Scar Tissue
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.953:36
5Soul to Squeeze
engineer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 210)
recording of:
Soul to Squeeze
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation and Moebetoblame Music
3.754:50
6Otherside
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 94)
recording of:
Otherside
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.854:15
7Suck My Kiss
engineer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1991)
recording of:
Suck My Kiss
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
Moebetoblame Music
3.63:36
8By the Way
recording of:
By the Way
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3.53:36
9Parallel Universe
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
recording of:
Parallel Universe
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.94:29
10Breaking the Girl
engineer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
guest mellotron:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1991)
recording of:
Breaking the Girl
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
Moebetoblame Music
3.954:55
11My Friends
recording engineer and mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
additional engineer:
David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
editor:
Don C. Tyler
percussion:
Lenny Castro
recording of:
My Friends
writer:
Flea (US bassist), Anthony Kiedis, Dave Navarro (American guitarist) and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (ended), Three Pounds of Love Music and Trust No One Music
3.754:09
12Higher Ground
additional engineer:
Michael Beinhorn
engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
Dave Jerden and Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
bass:
Flea (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
guitar:
John Frusciante
background vocals:
Sir Babs, Vicki Calhoun, Aklia Chinn, Bruno Deron, Joel Virgel Viergel, Iris Parker, Julie Ritter, Randy Ruff, Gretchen Seager, Jack Sherman, Laura Spinosa, Kristen Vigard, WAG (Various Artists, add compilations to this artist) and Merrill Ward
lead vocals:
Anthony Kiedis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1989), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989) and EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1989)
produced for:
Demolition Sound
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Higher Ground
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
3.93:22
13Universally Speaking
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
recording of:
Universally Speaking
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.24:17
14Road Trippin’
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
chamberlin and organ:
Patrick Warren
keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
recording of:
Road Trippin’
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
4.053:25
15Fortune Faded
recording engineer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields) and David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
recording of:
Fortune Faded
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.73:21
16Save the Population
recording engineer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields) and David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
recording of:
Save the Population
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.24:06