Who Cares a Lot?
| Who Cares a Lot? | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Faith No More | ||||
| Released | November 24, 1998[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal, experimental rock, alternative rock, funk metal, avant-garde, easy listening | |||
| Length | 86:11 | |||
| Label | Slash, London | |||
| Producer | Matt Wallace, Steve Berlin, Andy Wallace, Roli Mosimann, Billy Gould, Faith No More | |||
| Faith No More chronology | ||||
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| Alternative Cover | ||||
 North American cover |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Who Cares a Lot? is the first compilation album from Faith No More, released on November 24, 1998. The album is a greatest hits retrospective that spans most of the band's career, including songs from all of the band's studio albums released under Slash Records.
The first disc collects 15 singles from the band's Slash Records career in chronological order. It features the most recognized hits and promos. The second disc has a handful of unreleased songs, b-sides, demos, and live recordings, which were chosen by record label Slash rather than the band themselves. Some of the notable previously unreleased material includes "The World Is Yours" and "I Won't Forget You".
Release history
There were three different versions that were put out for this compilation. Between the versions, the title and covers were altered. The single disc edition was tagged "The Greatest Hits", while the dual disc was labelled "Greatest Hits".
The album art for the American release was the red question mark on black background, while the UK, European, Argentine, and Oceanian releases featured the Benny Hill art. The Oceanian double disc edition also had a "Limited Edition 2CD Set" sticker, as in other markets the bonus disc was not limited. In Europe only a single disc edition was released. For this, the first five tracks off the second disc were simply added to the end of the compilation.
The album was originally called 'Who Cared a Lot?'. It had a different order of tracks and a different cover, but only saw release as a promo.
| Region | Title | Notes | Release date | Discs (tracks) | Label |
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| Germany | Who Cared a Lot | Original promo | 1998/11/02 | (16) 1xCD |
Slash/London |
| Europe | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | 1998/11/24 | (20) 1xCD/LP |
WEA/Slash/London | |
| Germany | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | 1998/11/06 | (15) 1xLP/CD |
Universal | |
| Japan | We Cared a Lot? The Greatest Hits | 1998/11/30 | (15) 1xLP/CD |
Universal International | |
| North America | Who Cares a Lot? Greatest Hits | 1998/12/08 | (15+8) 2xLP/CD |
WEA/Reprise | |
| Oceania | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | First pressing. Limited Edition | - | (15+8) 2xLP/CD |
WEA/Slash/London |
| Oceania | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Second pressing. Reissue | - | (20) 1xLP/CD |
WEA/Slash/London |
| UK | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | 1998/10/12 | (15+8) 2xLP/CD |
WEA/Slash/London | |
| UK | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Reissue | 1999/10/04 | (15) 1xLP/CD |
WEA/Slash/London |
Track listing
| *Disc one | |||
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| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
| 1. | "We Care a Lot" (Original Version)[A] | Introduce Yourself | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Introduce Yourself" | Introduce Yourself | 1:33 |
| 3. | "From out of Nowhere" | The Real Thing | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Epic" | The Real Thing | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Falling to Pieces" | The Real Thing | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Midlife Crisis" | Angel Dust | 4:17 |
| 7. | "A Small Victory" | Angel Dust | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Easy" | Angel Dust | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Digging the Grave" | King for a Day... | 3:04 |
| 10. | "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" | King for a Day... | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Evidence" | King for a Day... | 4:54 |
| 12. | "I Started a Joke" | King for a Day... | 3:00 |
| 13. | "Last Cup of Sorrow" | Album of the Year | 4:09 |
| 14. | "Ashes to Ashes" | Album of the Year | 3:36 |
| 15. | "Stripsearch" | Album of the Year | 4:29 |
| *Disc two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "The World Is Yours" (recorded during the Angel Dust sessions) | Faith No More | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Hippie Jam Song" (recorded during the King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime sessions) | Gould, Patton | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Instrumental" (recorded after King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime. Roddy plays all guitars on this song) | Bottum, Gould, Patton | 4:59 |
| 4. | "I Won't Forget You" (recorded during the King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime sessions) | Gould, Patton | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Introduce Yourself" (4-Track Demos) | Faith No More | 1:43 |
| 6. | "Highway Star" (Live)[B] | Lord, Blackmore, Gillan, Paice, Glover | 1:07 |
| 7. | "Theme from Midnight Cowboy" (Live)[C] | Barry | 1:03 |
| 8. | "This Guy's in Love with You" (Live)[C] | Bacharach, David | 4:19 |
| *Original listing | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Introduce Yourself" | 1:33 |
| 2. | "We Care a Lot" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Digging the Grave" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Epic" | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Falling to Pieces" | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Edge of the World" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Midlife Crisis" | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Easy" | 3:07 |
| 10. | "A Small Victory" | 4:56 |
| 11. | "Evidence" | 4:54 |
| 12. | "Last Cup of Sorrow" | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Stripsearch" | 4:29 |
| 14. | "Ashes to Ashes" | 3:36 |
| 15. | "From out of Nowhere" | 3:21 |
| 16. | "I Started a Joke" | 3:00 |
Footnotes
- ^ All releases of this compilation contain the version of "We Care a Lot" found on Introduce Yourself, rather than the one from the band's earlier We Care a Lot album. The album sleeves that describe the track as "Original Version" are misleading.
- ^ Live on October 6, 1997 at San Francisco
- ^ a b Live on October 21, 1997 at the Horden Pavilion, Sydney, Australia recorded by MTV Australia
References
- 1 2 "Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Hits - Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
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