Greatest Hits (Social Distortion album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Social Distortion. It was released on June 26, 2007. It includes hit singles from Mommy's Little Monster to Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll - as well as the unreleased track "Far Behind", which also became a hit single – yet lacks anything from Mainliner, which is actually a compilation of unreleased early material.

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Social Distortion
Released	June 25, 2007
Recorded	1982-2007
Genre	Punk rock
Length	47:01 49:18 (iTunes version)
Label	TimeBomb Recordings
Producer	Various
Social Distortion chronology
Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll (2004) Greatest Hits (2007) Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rocklouder	[2]

"Far Behind" is also the band's first new song recorded with then-current line-up of Mike Ness (vocals, guitars), Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham (guitar), Brent Harding (bass guitar) and Charlie Quintana (drums).

The limited edition vinyl for this album contains an interview with Mike Ness.[3][4]

A bonus track, a studio recording of a new Social Distortion cover version of the Chuck Berry classic "Maybellene", is available through the iTunes music store in the US. On the UK version, the bonus track is "1945" (13th Floor Records version), which was previously released as a single, as a B-side on the Story of My Life EP, and on Mainliner.

"Story of My Life" and a live version of "Mommy's Little Monster" appear in the music video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero: Metallica, respectively. I Was Wrong appears in the music video game Rock Band 2, while "Story of My Life", "Bad Luck", and "Ring of Fire" were released as downloadable content for the series.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Another State of Mind" (from Mommy's Little Monster, 1983)	Social Distortion	2:38
2.	"Mommy's Little Monster" (from Mommy's Little Monster, 1983)		3:31
3.	"Prison Bound" (from Prison Bound, 1988)	Mike Ness	5:23
4.	"Story of My Life" (from Social Distortion, 1990)	Ness	5:46
5.	"Ball and Chain" (from Social Distortion, 1990)	Ness	5:42
6.	"Ring of Fire" (from Social Distortion, 1990)	Merle Kilgore, June Carter	3:52
7.	"Bad Luck" (from Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, 1992)		4:22
8.	"When the Angels Sing" (from White Light, White Heat, White Trash, 1996)		4:16
9.	"I Was Wrong" (from White Light, White Heat, White Trash, 1996)	Ness	3:57
10.	"Reach for the Sky" (from Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll, 2004)		3:31
11.	"Far Behind" (Previously unreleased)	Ness	4:03
12.	"Maybellene" (Previously unreleased - iTunes download only)	Chuck Berry	2:17

Personnel

• Mike Ness - vocals, guitar
• Dennis Danell - guitar (tracks 1-3)
• Brent Liles - bass guitar (tracks 1-2)
• Derek O'Brien - drums (tracks 1-2)
• John Maurer - bass guitar (tracks 3, 10)
• Christopher Reece - drums (track 3)
• Jonny Wickersham - guitar (tracks 4-12)
• Charlie Quintana - drums (tracks 4-12)
• Brent Harding - bass guitar (tracks 4-9, 11-12)

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	86
US Independent Albums	7

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Chart positions
2007	"Far Behind"	US Modern Rock Tracks	19

References

1. Mark Deming (2007-06-26). "Greatest Hits - Social Distortion | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
2. "Social Distortion - Greatest Hits | Album Reviews". Rocklouder. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
3. "NME Reviews - Social Distortion". Nme.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
4. "Social Distortion - Greatest Hits (CD)". Discogs.com. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-25.