Greatest Hit (…and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)

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

Tracklist

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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
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 (from 1997-06 until 1997-07)
additionally mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen
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
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
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
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
additionally recorded at:
Pie Studios in Glen Cove (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 (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
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
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, 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
49:42
2▼CD: The Light Side
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1Another Day (2007 remix)
producer:
David Prater (producer and drummer)
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guest soprano saxophone:
Jay Beckenstein
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:
Another Day
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
publisher:
Octa Music Inc. and Ytse Jams, Inc.
54:25
2To Live Forever
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
recording of:
To Live Forever
additional lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
34:56
3Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
assistant recording engineer:
Greg Cathcart and Mike Stock (minor recording engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
assistant mixer:
Ryan Arnold (engineer) and Ed Miller (mix engineering assistant)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Portnoy (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
lead vocals:
James LaBrie (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood (from 1994-07 until 1994-08) and One on One Studios in North Hollywood (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood (from 1994-07 until 1994-08) and Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
recording of:
Lifting Shadows off a Dream (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
lyricist:
John Myung
composer:
Dream Theater
3.456:10
4The Silent Man
assistant recording engineer:
Greg Cathcart and Mike Stock (minor recording engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
assistant mixer:
Ryan Arnold (engineer) and Ed Miller (mix engineering assistant)
acoustic guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Portnoy (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
lead vocals:
James LaBrie (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood (from 1994-07 until 1994-08) and One on One Studios in North Hollywood (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood (from 1994-07 until 1994-08) and Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
music videos:
The Silent Man (music video) by Dream Theater
recording of:
The Silent Man (from 1994-07 until 1994-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
part of:
A Mind Beside Itself
43:48
5Hollow Years
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 (from 1997-06 until 1997-07)
additionally mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen
produced at:
Prince Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hollow Years (in 1997)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
3.155:55
6Through Her Eyes (alternate album mix)
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guest alto saxophone:
Jay Beckenstein
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
additional guest vocals:
Theresa Thomason
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
recording of:
Act I: Scene Five: Through Her Eyes
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
part of:
Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From a Memory
3.56:03
7The Spirit Carries On
additional recording engineer and additional co-producer:
Terry Brown (producer) (from 1999-06 until 1999-07)
assistant engineer:
Michael Bates (sound/mastering engineer) (from 1999-02 until 1999-06) and Brian Quackenbush (from 1999-02 until 1999-06)
engineer:
Doug Oberkircher (from 1999-02 until 1999-06)
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
assistant mixer:
Rory Romano (from 1999-07 until 1999-08)
mixer:
Kevin “Caveman” Shirley (producer & mixer) (from 1999-07 until 1999-08)
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Jordan Rudess
additional guest vocals:
Theresa Thomason (from 1999-07 until 1999-08)
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
guest choir vocals:
Clarence Burke, Jr. (from 1999-07 until 1999-08), Mary Canty (from 1999-07 until 1999-08), Carol Cyrus (from 1999-07 until 1999-08), Dale Scott Robinson (from 1999-07 until 1999-08), Sheila Slappy (from 1999-07 until 1999-08), Jeanette Smith (from 1999-07 until 1999-08) and Mary Smith (Choir singer) (from 1999-07 until 1999-08)
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
conductor:
Jordan Rudess (from 1999-07 until 1999-08)
choir vocals arranger:
Jordan Rudess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 1999) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1999)
mixed at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen (from 1999-07 until 1999-08)
additionally engineered at:
Little Bear Studios in Suffern (from 1999-02 until 1999-06) and Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga (from 1999-06 until 1999-07)
engineered at:
Bear Tracks Recording Studio in Suffern (from 1999-02 until 1999-06)
recording of:
Act II: Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On (from 1999-07 until 1999-08)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
publisher:
Key Wiz Music and Ytse Jams, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From a Memory
4.36:40
8Solitary Shell (edited version)
engineer:
Doug Oberkircher
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
assistant mixer:
Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
mixer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set) and additional vocals:
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
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2001-09)
engineered at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States (from 2001-03 until 2001-08)
recording of:
Solitary Shell
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer), Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess
part of:
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
44:11
9I Walk Beside You
assistant recording engineer:
Colleen Culhane, Kaori Kinoshita and Ryan Simms
engineer:
Doug Oberkircher
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
assistant mixer:
Keith Gary and Will Hensley (Engineer)
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass guitar:
John Myung
continuum, keyboard and lap steel guitar:
Jordan Rudess
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Portnoy
guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 2004-11 until 2005-02)
mixed at:
Quad Sound in New York, New York, United States (in 2005-03)
recording of:
I Walk Beside You
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
3.84:29
10The Answer Lies Within
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
guest cello:
Richard Locker (cellist)
guest viola:
Vincent Lionti
guest violin:
Elena Barere (violinist) and Carol Webb (violinist)
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 Answer Lies Within
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
35:16
11Disappear
assistant engineer:
J.P. Sheganoski (from 2001-03 until 2001-08)
engineer:
Doug Oberkircher (from 2001-03 until 2001-08)
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
assistant mixer:
Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer) (in 2001-09)
mixer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer) (in 2001-09)
bass guitar:
John Myung
drums (drum set) and percussion:
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
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2002) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2002)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2001-09)
additionally engineered at:
Little Bear Studios in Suffern
engineered at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States (from 2001-03 until 2001-08)
recording of:
Disappear
lyricist:
James LaBrie
composer:
John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer), Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess
3.256:46

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mastering:Ryan Smith (NY, US-based engineer/mastering)