Edward the Great

Edward the Great
Greatest hits album by Iron Maiden
Released 4 November 2002
Recorded 1982–2001
Genre Heavy metal
Length 74:04[1]
Label EMI
Iron Maiden compilations chronology
Eddie's Archive:
BBC Archives
/
Beast over Hammersmith
/
Best of the 'B' Sides
(2002)		 Edward the Great
(2002)		 The Essential Iron Maiden
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Edward the Great: The Greatest Hits is Iron Maiden's third "best-of album", originally released on 4 November 2002. In contrast to other works by the group collecting together songs from different albums, such as Best of the Beast, Edward the Great includes no tracks with performances with vocalist Paul Di'Anno; however, material from when Blaze Bayley fronted the band were included.

Background

According to Mick Wall, the collection was controversial amongst fans as it was released not long after previous compilations such as Best of the Beast and Ed Hunter.[3] Bassist and founder member Steve Harris comments, "We did get a bit of flak for the Edward the Great album but it wasn't aimed at the hardcore fan, it was aimed at the peripheral people who've heard the name or seen the name on a T-shirt and wouldn't know which record to pick up."[3] To satisfy "the real collector", the band released the Eddie's Archive box set simultaneously.[3] Notably, neither edition features any songs from Paul Di'Anno's tenure.

In 2005, a revised edition was released in Europe, Asia and South-America with an updated track-listing. The new version coincided with the release of The Essential Iron Maiden compilation, released solely in North America, and featured songs from the Dance of Death album as well as an alternate live version of "Fear of the Dark".[4] The updated CD also added the song "Brave New World" from the album of the same name and the booklet included a new foreword by Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood, replacing the original foreword by founding member Steve Harris. The album cover does not differentiate between the two editions.[4]

Track listing

Original track listing (2002)

Original track listing
No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "Run to the Hills"  Steve HarrisThe Number of the Beast, 1982 3:55
2. "The Number of the Beast"  HarrisThe Number of the Beast 4:52
3. "Flight of Icarus"  Bruce Dickinson, Adrian SmithPiece of Mind, 1983 3:52
4. "The Trooper"  HarrisPiece of Mind 4:11
5. "2 Minutes to Midnight"  Dickinson, SmithPowerslave, 1984 6:00
6. "Wasted Years"  SmithSomewhere in Time, 1986 5:06
7. "Can I Play with Madness"  Dickinson, Harris, SmithSeventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988 3:31
8. "The Evil That Men Do"  Dickinson, Harris, SmithSeventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:34
9. "The Clairvoyant"  HarrisSeventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:27
10. "Infinite Dreams"  HarrisSeventh Son of a Seventh Son 6:10
11. "Holy Smoke"  Dickinson, HarrisNo Prayer for the Dying, 1990 3:48
12. "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"  DickinsonNo Prayer for the Dying 4:44
13. "Man on the Edge"  Blaze Bayley, Janick GersThe X Factor, 1995 4:12
14. "Futureal"  Bayley, HarrisVirtual XI, 1998 2:55
15. "The Wicker Man"  Dickinson, Harris, SmithBrave New World, 2000 4:34
16. "Fear of the Dark" (Live)HarrisRock in Rio, 2002 8:04
Total length:
 74:55

Revised track listing (2005)

Revised track listing
No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "Run to the Hills"  HarrisThe Number of the Beast 3:55
2. "The Number of the Beast"  HarrisThe Number of the Beast 4:52
3. "The Trooper"  HarrisPiece of Mind 4:11
4. "Flight of Icarus"  Dickinson, SmithPiece of Mind 3:52
5. "2 Minutes to Midnight"  Dickinson, SmithPowerslave 6:00
6. "Wasted Years"  SmithSomewhere in Time 5:06
7. "Can I Play with Madness"  Dickinson, Harris, SmithSeventh Son of a Seventh Son 3:31
8. "The Evil That Men Do"  Dickinson, Harris, SmithSeventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:34
9. "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"  DickinsonNo Prayer for the Dying 4:44
10. "Man on the Edge"  Bayley, GersThe X Factor 4:12
11. "Futureal"  Bayley, HarrisVirtual XI 2:55
12. "The Wicker Man"  Dickinson, Harris, SmithBrave New World 4:34
13. "Brave New World"  Dickinson, Harris, Dave MurrayBrave New World 6:18
14. "Wildest Dreams"  Harris, SmithDance of Death, 2003 3:52
15. "Rainmaker"  Dickinson, Harris, MurrayDance of Death 3:48
16. "Fear of the Dark" (Live)HarrisDeath on the Road, 2005 7:28
Total length:
 73:52

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[1]

Iron Maiden
Additional musicians
Production

Chart performance

Country Chart (2002) Position
Japan Oricon 242[5]
Sweden Sverigetopplistan 16[6]
United Kingdom Official Albums Chart 57[7]
Country Chart (2003) Position
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 46[8]
Finland The Official Finnish Charts 34[9]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[11] Gold 15,201[11]
Sweden (GLF)[12] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 Edward the Great (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 4 November 2002.
  2. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Iron Maiden – Edward the Great: Greatest Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 365. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  4. 1 2 "The Essential Iron Maiden". Ironmaiden.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  5. ↑ アイアン・メイデン – 偉大なるエディ～グレイテスト・ヒッツ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Iron Maiden – Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits (album)". Sverigetopplistan. Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Iron Maiden Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Iron Maiden – Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits (album)" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Iron Maiden – Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits (album)". The Official Finnish Charts. Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Iron Maiden – Edward the Great". Music Canada. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Iron Maiden" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "British album certifications – Iron Maiden – Edward the Great". British Phonographic Industry. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015. Enter Edward the Great in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search


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