The Best, The Rest, The Rare
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Released | 21 August 1991 | |||
Genre | Power metal | |||
Length | 77:10 | |||
Label | Noise Futurist | |||
Producer | Bernd Steinwedel | |||
Helloween chronology | ||||
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The Best, The Rest, The Rare is the first compilation album by German power metal band Helloween. It was released in 1991 on the label Noise Records.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Kai Hansen, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Want Out" | 4:38 | |
2. | "Dr. Stein" | Michael Weikath | 5:01 |
3. | "Future World" | 4:02 | |
4. | "Judas" | 4:39 | |
5. | "Walls of Jericho" | Weikath | 0:48 |
6. | "Ride the Sky" | 5:55 | |
7. | "Halloween" | 13:16 | |
8. | "Livin' Ain't No Crime" | Weikath | 4:40 |
9. | "Save Us" | 5:11 | |
10. | "Victim of Fate" | 6:58 | |
11. | "Savage" | Michael Kiske | 3:22 |
12. | "Don't Run for Cover" | Kiske | 4:43 |
13. | "Keeper of the Seven Keys" | Weikath | 13:37 |
Personnel
[edit]- Michael Kiske - vocals
- Kai Hansen - guitars; vocals on "Ride the Sky" and "Judas"
- Michael Weikath - guitars
- Markus Grosskopf - bass guitar
- Ingo Schwichtenberg - drums
- Alasdair Lincoln - tambourine
Reception
[edit]The album received praise from Encyclopaedia Metallum who called it "A great compilation", despite the fact that the album didn't include songs "Phantoms of Death" and "Eagle Fly Free".[2]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 50 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 15 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 28 |
References
[edit]- ^ The Best, The Rest, The Rare at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "The Best, The Rest, The Rare". Encyclopaedia Metallum. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Helloween – The Best, The Rest, The Rare" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Helloween – The Best, The Rest, The Rare". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.