Patty Smyth - Greatest Hits

For many years, Patty Smyth inexplicably lacked a hits compilation, but Columbia/Legacy finally issued the single-disc Greatest Hits in the fall of 1998. Drawing from both her solo recordings and her time with Scandal, from her recordings for both Columbia and MCA, the 16-track contains all of her hits, including "Goodbye to You," "The Warrior," "Hands Tied," "Beat of a Heart," and "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough," her duet with Don Henley. The enticements for hardcore fans -- two new Matt Serletic-produced recordings ("Wish I Were You," which is also on the Armageddon soundtrack, and "Carnival Lights"), plus an unreleased cut from Never Enough -- aren't particularly noteworthy, but for most fans, both casual and serious, it's a blessing to have all of the hits in one place, even if it's frustrating that the disc isn't sequenced in chronological order. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Quaglieri Compilation Producer Andy King Vocals (Background) Andy Newmark Drums Angie Coqueran Photography Anton Fig Drums Arnold McCullough Vocals (Background) Barbara Lipke Assistant Engineer Benjy King Keyboards, Vocals (Background) Carlos Goméz Guitar, Conga David Sanborn Saxophone David Wild Liner Notes Don Henley Vocals Ellison Chase Vocals (Background) Eric Bazilian Vocals (Background), Guitar Eric Troyer Vocals (Background) Frankie La Rocka Drums Gary Tole Mixing, Engineer George Marino Mastering Gia Ciambotti Vocals (Background) Ivan Elias Bass Jason Stasium Assistant Engineer John Agnello Vocals (Background) John Kalodner ? John Leffler Vocals (Background) John Pierce Bass John Wheeler Trombone Kasim Sulton Vocals (Background) Keith Mack Guitar, Vocals (Background) Kenny Aronoff Drums Kevin Shirley Remixing Kipp Lennon Vocals (Background) Lisandro Arias Guiro Liz Smyth Vocals (Background) Lynn Goldsmith Photography Mark Dobson Digital Editing, Production Assistant Matt Serletic Keyboards, Producer Neil Jason Bass Norman Mershon Vocals (Background) Pat Thrall Guitar Patty Smyth Vocals Paul Shaffer Keyboards Peter Wood Synthesizer, Keyboards Rahni Kugel Vocals (Background) Ray Gomez Vocals (Background) Ray Spiegel Tabla Richard Termini Keyboards Rick Chertoff Vocals (Background), Producer Rob Hyman Vocals (Background), Keyboards Robert Molnar Vocals (Background) Robert Quintero Bongos Rory Dodd Vocals (Background) Roy Bittan Producer, Keyboards Rusty Anderson Guitar Sheryl Crow Vocals (Background) Terry Young Vocals (Background) Thommy Price Vocals (Background), Drums Tim Pierce Guitar Tommy Conwell Guitar William Wittman Guitar, Vocals (Background), Producer Winston Roye Bass Zack Smith Guitar, Vocals (Background)