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
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
8:22
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
3.86:43
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
part of:
Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From a Memory
5:39
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
5:15
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
part of:
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
5:01
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
7:15
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
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
411:24
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
part of:
Twelve‐Step Suite
7:16
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, 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
9:42
2▶CD: The Light Side