The Greatest Hits (3 Doors Down album)

The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band 3 Doors Down.^[3] It was released by Republic Records on November 19, 2012.^[3] The Greatest Hits includes remixed and remastered recordings of the band's nine number-one singles from their first four studio albums: The Better Life (2000), Away from the Sun (2002), Seventeen Days (2005), and 3 Doors Down (2008).^[4][5] Three new songs, "One Light", "There's a Life", and "Goodbyes", are also included and are the first recordings with current guitarist Chet Roberts; former guitarist Matt Roberts left the band in 2012 prior to the release of the compilation.^[6]

The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by 3 Doors Down
Released	November 19, 2012
Genre	Post-grunge alternative rock
Length	46:58
Label	Republic
Producer	Howard Benson Paul Ebersold Johnny K Rick Parashar
3 Doors Down chronology
Time of My Life (2011) The Greatest Hits (2012) Us and the Night (2016)
Singles from The Greatest Hits
"One Light" Released: January 2, 2013 "There's a Life" Released: March 7, 2013 "Goodbyes" Released: May 27, 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Soundsphere	[2]

The album peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard 200, number 7 on the Hard Rock Albums chart, and number 13 on the Alternative Albums chart.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Original release (year)	Length
1.	"Kryptonite"	Brad Arnold Todd Harrell Matt Roberts	The Better Life (2000)	4:02
2.	"When I'm Gone"	Arnold Harrell Chris Henderson Roberts	Away from the Sun (2002)	4:20
3.	"Here Without You"	Arnold Harrell Henderson Roberts	Away from the Sun (2002)	3:55
4.	"It's Not My Time"	Arnold Harrell Henderson Roberts	3 Doors Down (2008)	4:02
5.	"Let Me Go"	Arnold Harrell Henderson Roberts	Seventeen Days (2005)	4:03
6.	"Be Like That"	Arnold Henderson	The Better Life (2000)	4:26
7.	"Loser"	Arnold Harrell Roberts	The Better Life (2000)	4:34
8.	"Away from the Sun"	Arnold Harrell Henderson Roberts	Away from the Sun (2002)	3:48
9.	"Duck and Run"	Arnold Harrell Henderson Roberts	The Better Life (2000)	3:52
10.	"One Light"	Arnold Henderson Marti Frederiksen	–	2:56
11.	"There's a Life"	Arnold Harrell Henderson Roberts Dave Bassett	–	3:10
12.	"Goodbyes"	Arnold Henderson Frederiksen	–	3:50
Total length:				46:58

All lyrics are written by Brad Arnold

Personnel

3 Doors Down

• Brad Arnold – lead vocals, drums (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9)
• Todd Harrell – bass guitar
• Matt Roberts – lead guitar (tracks 1-9), rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9) backing vocals (tracks 2-5, 8, 9)
• Chris Henderson – lead guitar (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9), rhythm guitar (tracks 1-9), backing vocals (tracks 2-5, 8, 9)
• Chet Roberts – lead guitar (tracks 10-12)
• Greg Upchurch – drums (tracks 4, 10-12)
• Josh Freese – drums (tracks 2, 3, 8)
• Daniel Adair – drums (track 5)

Production

• Howard Benson – producer (tracks 10-12)
• Paul Ebersold – producer (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9)
• Johnny K – producer (tracks 4, 5)
• Rick Parashar – producer (tracks 2, 3, 8)
• Sandy Brummels – creative director
• Tom Mackay – A&R
• Scott Sandler – art direction
• Christian Lantry – cover photo
• Kevin Carter, Steven Cohen, Dave Mead, Gary Pettus, Daren Searcy, Ryan Smith, Doug Sonders, Aubrey Wright – interior photos
• Mike Plotnikoff – recording at Sound Kitchen Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) and Bay 7 Studio (Los Angeles, California)
• Jack Joseph Puig – remixing (tracks 1-9) and mixing (tracks 10-12) at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
• Ted Jensen – remastering (tracks 1-9) and mastering (tracks 10-12) at Sterling Sound (New York)

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Greatest Hits 3 Doors Down". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
2. Saunders, Josh (31 October 2012). "CD Review: 3 Doors Down – 'Greatest Hits'". Soundspheremag. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
3. Feature, Damian Fanelli 2012-12-04T13:05:24Z. "Exclusive: 3 Doors Down Tell the Story Behind the Video – "Here Without You"". guitarworld. Retrieved 2019-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. "3 Doors Down Releasing Greatest Hits Album". anti music. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
5. "3 Doors Down to Release "Greatest Hits" with Three New Songs • Red Light Management". Red Light Management. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
6. Childers, Chad. "3 Doors Down To Unleash 'Greatest Hits' Collection With Three New Songs". Loudwire. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
7. "3 Doors Down The Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-17.

External links

• Official website
• Record Label website