Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Social Distortion. It was released on June 26, 2007. It includes hit singles from Mommy's Little Monster to Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll – as well as the unreleased track "Far Behind", which also became a hit single – yet lacks anything from Mainliner, which is actually a compilation of unreleased early material. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is a seminal punk rock band formed in 1978 in Orange County, California. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Allmusic. ... Cowpunk or Country Punk is a subgenre of punk rock that began in southern California in the 1980s, especially Los Angeles. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... TimeBomb Recordings is a record label owned by Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is a seminal punk rock band formed in 1978 in Orange County, California. ... Sex, Love and Rock n Roll is Social Distortions sixth album. ... Social Distortions seventh studio album was originally scheduled to be released in 2006 and has been pushed back to 2007. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is a seminal punk rock band formed in 1978 in Orange County, California. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Mommys Little Monster is the first album released by Social Distortion on three different labels. ... Sex, Love and Rock n Roll is Social Distortions sixth album. ... Far Behind is a song from veteran Punk band Social Distortion; it appears on their greatest hits album. ... Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past is a compilation EP by Social Distortion. ...

"Far Behind" is also the band's first new song recorded with the current line-up of Mike Ness (vocals, guitars), Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham (guitar), Brent Harding (bass) and Charlie Quintana (drums). Mike Ness (born Michael James Ness) (born April 3, 1962) is a guitarist, vocalist, and chief song writer for the punk rock band Social Distortion. ... Jonny Wickersham, AKA Jonny 2 Bags, (born May 26, 1968) is the former guitarist for The Cadillac Tramps, as well as Youth Brigade and US Bombs. ... Brent Harding is recent bass player of the famous California punk group Social Distortion. ... Charlie Quintana (a. ...

Tracks 4 through 9 have been re-recorded for this album (the rights to the original recordings belong to Epic Records, the band's former major label that released them as singles and as part of their respective albums), while the others are the original recordings. The limited edition vinyl for this album contains an interview with Mike Ness.^[1][2] Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ...

A bonus track, a studio recording of a new Social Distortion cover version of the Chuck Berry classic "Maybellene", is available through the iTunes music store in the U.S. On the UK version the bonus track is "1945" (13th Floor Records version), which was previously released as a single, as a B-side on the Story of My Life EP, and on Mainliner. Story of My Life was a 1990 hit single Social Distortion and appeared on their self-titled eponymous album. ... Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past is a compilation EP by Social Distortion. ...

As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 13,462 copies in the US.^[3]

Track listing

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Personnel

• Mike Ness - Vocals, Guitars
• Dennis Danell - Guitars (tracks 1 to 3)
• Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham - Guitars (tracks 4 to 12)
• Brent Liles - Bass (tracks 1 and 2)
• John Maurer - Bass (tracks 3 and 10)
• Brent Harding - Bass (tracks 4 to 9 & 11 and 12)
• Derek O'Brien - Drums (tracks 1 and 2)
• Christopher Reece - Drums (track 3)
• Charlie Quintana - Drums (tracks 4 to 12)

Mike Ness (born Michael James Ness) (born April 3, 1962) is a guitarist, vocalist, and chief song writer for the punk rock band Social Distortion. ... Dennis Danell (June 24, 1961-- February 29, 2000) was the guitarist for the punk rock band Social Distortion. ... Jonny Wickersham, AKA Jonny 2 Bags, (born May 26, 1968) is the former guitarist for The Cadillac Tramps, as well as Youth Brigade and US Bombs. ... Brent Liles (September 7, 1963 – January 18, 2007) was the bassist for Social Distortion from 1981 - 1984 and later was the bassist for Agent Orange from 1985 - 1992. ... John Maurer (born July 14, 1964) played skin flute for Social Distortion from 1984 to 2004. ... Brent Harding is recent bass player of the famous California punk group Social Distortion. ... Derek OBrien (born January 11, 1963) is a drummer and producer who has been involved with many bands and projects throughout his career. ... Christopher Reece (sometimes known as Chris Reece) (born July 28, 1959) is an American musician. ... Charlie Quintana (a. ...

Charts

Album

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Singles

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