Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994–2001

Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994–2001
Greatest hits album by
Collective Soul
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2001
Recorded1992–2001
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length51:56
LabelAtlantic
ProducerEd Roland
Collective Soul chronology
Blender
(2000) 		Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994–2001
(2001) 		Youth
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994–2001 (stylized as 7even Year Itch) is the first greatest hits album by Collective Soul, released on September 18, 2001. The compilation includes songs recorded from 1994 to 2001 and included two new tracks, "Next Homecoming" and "Energy".[2] Seven Year Itch received decent reviews and was relatively successful. It sold 225,000 copies in the first year after its release and reached number 50 on the Billboard 200; in Canada, it reached number nine on its albums chart and went platinum.

The compilation has sold over 500,000 copies. It saw a resurgence in sales after Collective Soul began putting out albums on their own independent label, El Music Group, beginning in 2004.[citation needed]

Seven Year Itch was the last album Collective Soul released through Atlantic Records and their last album to feature guitarist Ross Childress, who had been with the band since its 1993 debut.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ed Roland, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Heavy" Dosage (1999)2:55
2."She Said" Dosage4:14
3."Shine" Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid (1993)5:06
4."Energy" Previously unreleased3:19
5."Run" Dosage4:33
6."Gel" Collective Soul (1995)2:58
7."Precious Declaration" Disciplined Breakdown (1997)3:41
8."Why, Pt. 2" Blender (2000)3:37
9."The World I Know"Roland, Ross ChildressCollective Soul4:15
10."Next Homecoming" Previously unreleased3:11
11."Listen" Disciplined Breakdown4:12
12."December" Collective Soul4:43
13."Forgiveness" Disciplined Breakdown5:00

On the CD case, the length of "She Said" is written as 4:51, in reference to the version from the soundtrack to the film Scream 2 (1997).

Track notes

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  • "She Said" was previously released as a hidden track on Dosage, where it was merged on the same track as the album's listed closer "Crown". A different mix of "She Said" was first released on the Scream 2 soundtrack.
  • Some releases have "Perfect Day" featuring Elton John, originally from Blender as track 7 following "Gel", moving "Precious Declaration" onwards down one place.

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994–2001
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 98
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 49
US Billboard 200[6] 50

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994–2001
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 140

References

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  1. ^ Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994–2001 at AllMusic
  2. ^ "CD REVIEWS: Tori Amos, Live, Macy Gray and many more"[usurped]. Chart Attack!, September 18, 2001 By: Debbie Bento and Darrin Keene
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 63.
  4. ^ "Collective Soul Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Collective Soul – Seven Year Itch - Greatest Hits 1994-2001". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Collective Soul Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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