Greatest Hit (…and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)

~ Release by Dream Theater (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Dark Side
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1Pull Me Under (2007 remix)
producer:
David Prater (producer and drummer)
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
remixer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
remix of:
Pull Me Under by Dream Theater
recording of:
Pull Me Under
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
publisher:
Octa Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Ytse Jams, Inc.
58:14
2Take the Time (2007 remix)
producer:
David Prater (producer and drummer)
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
remixer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
recording of:
Take the Time
lyricist and composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
publisher:
Octa Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Ytse Jams, Inc.
48:22
3Lie (edited version)
producer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
edit of:
Lie by Dream Theater
recording of:
Lie
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
Dream Theater
35:02
4Peruvian Skies
additional assistant engineer:
Barbara Lipke
assistant engineer:
Rich Alvy
engineer, producer and mixer:
Kevin “Caveman” Shirley (producer & mixer)
additional assistant mixer:
Dave Swope
bass guitar and Chapman stick:
John Myung
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
background vocals:
James LaBrie, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer), Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
arranger:
Dream Theater
recorded at and mixed at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-06 until 1997-07)
additionally mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
produced at:
Prince Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Peruvian Skies (in 1997)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
3.856:43
5Home (edited version)
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
recording of:
Act II: Scene Six: Home
lyricist:
Mike Portnoy
composer:
Dream Theater
publisher:
Ytse Jams, Inc.
part of:
Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From a Memory
55:39
6Misunderstood (edited version)
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
recording of:
Misunderstood
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer), Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess
publisher:
Ytse Jams, Inc.
25:15
7The Test That Stumped Them All
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
recording of:
The Test That Stumped Them All
lyricist:
Mike Portnoy
composer:
John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer), Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess
publisher:
Ytse Jams, Inc.
part of:
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
25:01
8As I Am
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
57:15
9Endless Sacrifice
assistant recording engineer:
Yohei Goto, Brian Harding (engineer) and Kieran Pardias (engineer)
engineer:
Doug Oberkircher
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
assistant mixer:
Dan Bucchi
mixer:
Kevin "Caveman" Shirley (producer & mixer)
editor:
Roger Lian
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) (in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2003)
produced for:
JaM Progductions
additionally recorded at:
Pie Studios in Glen Cove, New York, United States (from 2003-05 until 2003-08) and Beat Street Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 2003-09)
recorded at:
Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York, United States (in 2003-04)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2003-09)
recording of:
Endless Sacrifice
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer), Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess
publisher:
Ytse Jams, Inc.
3.8511:24
10The Root of All Evil
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
recording of:
The Root of All Evil
lyricist:
Mike Portnoy
composer:
Dream Theater
publisher:
Ytse Jams, Inc.
part of:
Twelve‐Step Suite
47:16
11Sacrificed Sons
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guest cello:
Jeanne LeBlanc and Richard Locker (cellist)
guest flute:
Pamela Sklar
guest French horn:
Joseph Anderer (American hornist) and Stewart Rose (hornist)
guest viola:
Karen Dreyfus (violist) and Vincent Lionti
guest violin:
Katherine Fong, Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Ann Lehmann, Laura McGinniss (violin), Catherine Ro (violinist), Richard Sortomme (violinist/composer) and Yuri Vodovoz
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
conductor:
Elena Barere (violinist)
recording of:
Sacrificed Sons
lyricist:
James LaBrie
composer:
Dream Theater
publisher:
Ytse Jams, Inc.
49:42
2▶CD: The Light Side