Normally a bands “greatest hits” album aren’t the bands beat songs. I mean one example, no Dry County on Crossroads.
I always think they should be called “the singles” collection as most are singles that were released.
GNRs greatest hits album has about 7 cover versions!
Around the early-mid 90s, putting 1 or 2 new tracks on a greatest hits album started to happen and that worked out brilliantly for Jovi with Always. I often wonder how many albums Crossroads would’ve sold without Always. As a fan without that and Sat night I’d have no reason to buy it.
Crossroads is Jovi biggest selling album in uk with roughly 2 million sold.
Greatest hits aren’t really aimed at die hards but more the causal fan.
You can’t have Edge of a broken heart on there as it never made an album and despite how great that song is it’s technically an unused track so not a greatest hit.


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