Anthology (The Band album)

Anthology
Anthology
Greatest hits album by the Band
Released	1978
Recorded	1968–77
Genre	Rock
Length	84:10
Label	Capitol
The Band chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[2]

Anthology is a 2-LP and double-play cassette tape greatest hits compilation by the Canadian-American rock group the Band, released in 1978. In 1980, the set was re-released as two separate albums and cassette tapes, Anthology Volume 1 and Anthology Volume 2. In 1988, it was reissued on CD, again in 2 separate volumes.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robbie Robertson except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"The Weight"		Music from Big Pink (1968)	4:38
2.	"Chest Fever"		Music from Big Pink	5:18
3.	"I Shall Be Released"	Bob Dylan	Music from Big Pink	3:19
4.	"Rag Mama Rag"		The Band (1969)	3:04
5.	"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"		The Band	3:33

Side two
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Up on Cripple Creek"	The Band	4:34
2.	"King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"	The Band	3:39
3.	"Stage Fright"	Stage Fright (1970)	3:43
4.	"The Shape I'm In"	Stage Fright	4:00
5.	"Daniel and the Sacred Harp"	Stage Fright	4:06

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Life Is a Carnival"	Robertson Levon Helm Rick Danko	Cahoots (1971)	3:55
2.	"When I Paint My Masterpiece"	Dylan	Cahoots	4:21
3.	"This Wheel's on Fire"	Dylan Danko	Rock of Ages (1972); originally from Music from Big Pink	4:07
4.	"The Great Pretender"	Buck Ram	Moondog Matinee (1973)	3:07
5.	"Mystery Train"	H. Parker, Jr. Sam Phillips additional lyrics by Robertson	Moondog Matinee	5:35

Side four
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Ophelia"	Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975)	3:32
2.	"It Makes No Difference"	Northern Lights – Southern Cross	6:34
3.	"Acadian Driftwood"	Northern Lights – Southern Cross	6:42
4.	"Right as Rain"	Islands (1977)	3:52
5.	"Livin' in a Dream"	Islands	2:52

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. Anthology Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. New Haven, Connecticut: Ticknor & Fields. p. 38. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[1] Ruhlmann, William. Anthology Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[2] Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. New Haven, Connecticut: Ticknor & Fields. p. 38. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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