The Ultimate Collection (The Who album)

This article is about the album by The Who. For other albums with this title, see The Ultimate Collection (disambiguation).
The Ultimate Collection

British edition cover
Greatest hits album by The Who
Released 11 June 2002
Recorded 1964–1982
Genre Rock
Length 155:53
Label Polydor, MCA, Geffen
Producer Bill Levenson, Andy McKaie
The Who chronology
BBC Sessions
(2000)
The Ultimate Collection
(2002)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2003)
American edition cover

The Ultimate Collection is a 2002 two-disc greatest hits set by The Who with both singles and top hits from albums, all of which have been remastered.[1] The compilation was released by Polydor Records internationally and on MCA Records in the U.S. The first 150,000 copies added a third disk with rare tracks and music videos.[2][1] The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 29 June 2002, at No. 31[3] and hit No. 17 on the British charts.[4] It was certified gold by the RIAA on 15 July 2002[5] and platinum on 13 March 2008.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link (American edition)
BBCPositive link
PopmattersMixed[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

British edition

Disc one

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."I Can't Explain"  Non-album single, 19642:05
2."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey)Non-album single, 19652:41
3."My Generation"  My Generation, 19653:19
4."The Kids Are Alright" (Single version)My Generation2:46
5."A Legal Matter"  My Generation2:54
6."Substitute"  Non-album single, 19663:47
7."I'm a Boy"  Non-album single2:38
8."Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle)A Quick One, 19662:28
9."Happy Jack"  Non-album single (UK)
Happy Jack (U.S.), 1966
2:11
10."Pictures of Lily"  Non-album single, 19672:45
11."I Can See for Miles" (Single version)The Who Sell Out, 19674:07
12."Call Me Lightning"  Non-album single (U.S.)
Non-album B-side to "Dogs" (UK), 1967
2:20
13."Magic Bus"  Non-album single (UK)
Magic Bus: The Who on Tour (U.S.), 1968
3:22
14."Pinball Wizard"  Tommy, 19693:01
15."I'm Free"  Tommy2:40
16."See Me, Feel Me"  Tommy (taken from "We're Not Gonna Take It!")3:22
17."The Seeker"  Non-album single, 19703:12
18."Summertime Blues" (Live; Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)Live at Leeds, 19703:25
19."My Wife" (Entwistle)Who's Next, 19713:41
20."Baba O'Riley"  Who's Next5:01
21."Bargain"  Who's Next5:35
22."Behind Blue Eyes"  Who's Next3:42
23."Won't Get Fooled Again"  Who's Next8:33

Disc two

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)"  Non-album single, 19713:59
2."Pure and Easy"  Odds & Sods, 1974; recorded in 1971 for Lifehouse/Who's Next5:22
3."Join Together"  Non-album single, 19724:22
4."Long Live Rock"  Odds & Sods, 1974; recorded in 1972 for Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock!, the precursor to Quadrophenia, 19733:54
5."The Real Me"  Quadrophenia3:34
6."5:15" (Single version)Quadrophenia4:50
7."Love, Reign o'er Me"  Quadrophenia5:51
8."Squeeze Box"  The Who by Numbers, 19752:42
9."Who Are You"  Who Are You, 19786:21
10."Had Enough" (Entwistle)Who Are You4:30
11."Sister Disco"  Who Are You4:21
12."You Better You Bet"  Face Dances, 19815:37
13."Don't Let Go the Coat"  Face Dances3:44
14."The Quiet One" (Entwistle)Face Dances3:10
15."Another Tricky Day"  Face Dances4:51
16."Athena"  It's Hard, 19823:47
17."Eminence Front"  It's Hard5:37

American edition

Disc one

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."I Can't Explain"  Non-album single 
2."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Daltrey)Non-album single 
3."My Generation"  My Generation 
4."The Kids Are Alright" (Single version)My Generation 
5."A Legal Matter"  My Generation 
6."Substitute"  Non-album single 
7."I'm a Boy"  Non-album single 
8."Boris the Spider" (Entwistle)A Quick One 
9."Happy Jack"  A Quick One (UK)
Happy Jack (U.S.)
 
10."Pictures of Lily"  Non-album single 
11."I Can See for Miles" (Single version)The Who Sell Out 
12."Call Me Lightning"  Non-album single (U.S.)
Non-album B-side to "Dogs" (UK)
 
13."Magic Bus"  Non-album single (UK)
Magic Bus: The Who on Tour (U.S.)
 
14."Pinball Wizard"  Tommy 
15."I'm Free"  Tommy 
16."See Me, Feel Me"  Tommy 
17."The Seeker"  Non-album single 
18."Summertime Blues (Live)" (Cochran, Capehart)Live at Leeds 
19."My Wife" (Entwistle)Who's Next 
20."Baba O'Riley"  Who's Next 
21."Bargain"  Who's Next 

Disc two

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."Behind Blue Eyes"  Who's Next 
2."Won't Get Fooled Again"  Who's Next 
3."Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)"  Non-album single 
4."Pure and Easy"  Odds and Sods 
5."Join Together"  Non-album single 
6."Long Live Rock"  Odds and Sods 
7."The Real Me"  Quadrophenia 
8."5:15" (Single version)Quadrophenia 
9."Love, Reign o'er Me"  Quadrophenia 
10."Squeeze Box"  The Who by Numbers 
11."Who Are You"  Who Are You 
12."Sister Disco"  Who Are You 
13."You Better You Bet"  Face Dances 
14."Eminence Front"  It's Hard 

Disc three (Limited edition only)

No.TitlePlace of OriginLength
1."Substitute" (U.S. single version)Non-album single (U.S.), 19662:58
2."I'm a Boy" (Early version)Previously unissued, 20023:17
3."Happy Jack" (Acoustic version)Previously unissued2:50
4."Magic Bus" (UK single version)Non-album single, 19683:15

Personnel

The Who
Additional musicians
Production

Sales chart performance

Album
Year Chart Position
2002 UK Chart Albums 17[4]
Billboard 200 31[3]

Sales certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | The Who - The Ultimate Collection". The Who. 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  2. 1 2 Choi, Tom. "The Who: The Ultimate Collection < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  3. 1 2 The Who chart history, Billboard
  4. 1 2 "The Who at". Chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  5. 1 2 "RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  7. "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". RadioScope. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011.
  8. "British album certifications – The Who – The Ultimate Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 14, 2013. Enter The Ultimate Collection in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  9. "American album certifications – The Who – The Ultimate Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 14, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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