The Silver Anniversary Collection

The Silver Anniversary Collection is a 2CD compilation by the English hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 2003. The album also features solo material by the bands leader/singer David Coverdale and material from his collaboration with Jimmy Page. The album is the 25th anniversary celebration for Whitesnake (hence the name "Silver").

The Silver Anniversary Collection
Compilation album by Whitesnake
Released	20 May 2003
Recorded	1978–1997
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal
Length	155:52
Label	EMI
Whitesnake chronology
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Whitesnake (2000) The Silver Anniversary Collection (2003) The Early Years (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Noise.fi	[2]
Soundi	[3]

Release

A single disc version also released in 2003 was simply titled Best of Whitesnake and charted at No. 44 on the UK Albums Chart.^[4]

In 2008 a similar compilation album was released, titled The 30th Anniversary Collection, which features three discs.

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"Fool for Your Loving"	David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody	Ready an' Willing (1980)	4:17
2.	"Don't Break My Heart Again"	Coverdale	Come an' Get It (1981)	4:04
3.	"Hit an' Run"	Coverdale, Marsden, Moody	Come an' Get It	3:23
4.	"The Time Is Right for Love"	Coverdale, Marsden, Moody	Trouble (1978)	3:28
5.	"Love Ain't No Stranger"	Coverdale, Mel Galley	Slide It In (1984)	4:14
6.	"Too Many Tears"	Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg	Restless Heart (1997)	5:48
7.	"Pride and Joy"	Coverdale, Jimmy Page	Coverdale•Page (1993)	3:34
8.	"Victim of Love"	Coverdale	Saints & Sinners (1982)	3:35
9.	"Judgment Day"	Coverdale, Vandenberg	Slip of the Tongue (1989)	5:14
10.	"Is This Love"	Coverdale, John Sykes	Whitesnake (1987)	4:43
11.	"Take a Look at Yourself"	Coverdale, Page	Coverdale•Page	4:40
12.	"Straight for the Heart"	Coverdale, Sykes	Whitesnake	3:38
13.	"Now You're Gone"	Coverdale, Vandenberg	Slip of the Tongue	4:11
14.	"Looking for Love"	Coverdale, Sykes	Whitesnake	6:30
15.	"Sailing Ships" (live)	Coverdale, Vandenberg	Starkers in Tokyo (1997)	4:08
16.	"Soldier of Fortune" (live)	Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore	Starkers in Tokyo	3:31
17.	"Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" (live)	Coverdale, Marsden	Live...in the Heart of the City (1980)	4:49
18.	"Ready an' Willing" (live)	Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Ian Paice, Jon Lord	Live...in the Heart of the City	4:51

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"…Into the Light"	Coverdale	Into the Light (2000)	1:16
2.	"Slow an' Easy"	Coverdale, Moody	Slide It In	5:49
3.	"She Give Me…"	Coverdale	Into the Light	4:13
4.	"Shake My Tree"	Coverdale, Page	Coverdale•Page	4:53
5.	"Guilty of Love"	Coverdale	Slide It In	3:25
6.	"The Deeper the Love"	Coverdale, Vandenberg	Slip of the Tongue	4:20
7.	"Blindman"	Coverdale	Ready an’ Willing	5:08
8.	"Love to Keep You Warm"	Coverdale	Trouble	3:46
9.	"Love Is Blind"	Coverdale, Earl Slick	Into the Light	5:45
10.	"Ain't Gonna Cry No More"	Coverdale, Moody	Ready an’ Willing	5:51
11.	"Slave"	Coverdale, Slick	Into the Light	4:54
12.	"Lonely Days, Lonely Nights"	Coverdale	Come an’ Get It	3:58
13.	"Give Me All Your Love"	Coverdale, Sykes	Whitesnake	3:29
14.	"Till the Day I Die"	Coverdale	Come an’ Get It	4:29
15.	"Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"	Dan Walsh, Michael Price	Snakebite (1978)	5:07
16.	"Here I Go Again '87"	Coverdale, Marsden	Whitesnake	4:33
17.	"Still of the Night"	Coverdale, Sykes	Whitesnake	6:38
18.	"We Wish You Well"	Coverdale	Lovehunter (1979)	1:34

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Finland[5]	26
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[6]	26

References

1. Theakstone, Rob. "Whitesnake The Silver Anniversary Collection review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
2. "Levyarvostelut". Noise.fi. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
3. "Levyarvostelu: Whitesnake - The Silver Anniversary Collection". Soundi.fi. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
4. "Whitesnake The Official Charts Company".
5. "Whitesnake Finnish charts".
6. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2023.