Many artists resist releasing one for fear that once they do, their regular albums will begin to be ignored. And at the other end of the spectrum, most bands and artists suffering from Second Album Syndrome don't have enough hits in the can to truly justify an entire album thereof, and it may seem like they're scraping the bottom of the barrel as to what may qualify as a "hit".Īrtists are of mixed feelings about these albums as well. In hoping to appeal to the greatest number of fans, the album will end up completely pleasing no one. The very concept of the Greatest Hits Album is a double-edged sword, however while such an album is likely to contain the most commercially successful of the artist's songs, it's pretty much a given that there will be at least a few critic- and/or fan-favorite B-sides and Album Filler tracks that won't appear on the disc (and thus greater resentment against the Black Sheep Hit that will inevitably be included). Greatest Hits Albums are good purchases for casual fans of artists that they otherwise have no urge to buy complete albums of. Of course, all this is likely to piss off the completists, who might find themselves being forced to pay full album price for a single song (though the rise of digital music distribution has mollified this problem to a certain extent). To increase the possible appeal of the album, especially to people who already own the bulk of the artist's work (and thus likely to both be the biggest fans and already own all the hits), it is common to include remixes, alternate takes, live versions of popular songs, stand-alone singles that had not appeared on an album before (or, in the case of movie theme songs, only on a soundtrack album), and/or even a completely new song or two (which will, inevitably, be released as a single in order to promote the collection, and may or may not become a hit in its own right). It is also a great way for a record label to get a new album from a band who is trying to escape the label ASAP. It's generally a great way for a band to make a bunch of money without doing any actual new work. A specific type of Compilation Album (also known as a "Best of" Album), containing successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band.
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