The Chosen Few (Judas Priest album)

The Chosen Few
Compilation album by Judas Priest
Released	11 October 2011
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	Legacy Recordings
Judas Priest chronology
Single Cuts (2011) The Chosen Few (2011) The Complete Albums Collection (2012)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Chosen Few is a compilation album by heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 11 October 2011.

The album contains Judas Priest songs selected by other heavy metal and hard rock musicians, and was announced on 12 September 2011, for release on 11 October on Legacy Recordings.^[2] The entire album was released via an internet stream on AOL Music on 10 October.^[3]

During its first week on sale, the album sold about 1,300 copies in the United States.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s) selected	Length
1.	"Diamonds & Rust"	Joan Baez	Joe Elliott (of Def Leppard)	3:28
2.	"Dissident Aggressor"	Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton	Steve Vai Geoff Tate (of Queensrÿche)	3:07
3.	"Exciter"	Halford, Tipton	Members of the band Accept	5:34
4.	"Beyond the Realms of Death"	Halford, Les Binks	Lars Ulrich (of Metallica)	6:53
5.	"Delivering the Goods"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Kerry King (of Slayer)	4:16
6.	"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"	Peter Green	David Coverdale (of Whitesnake) Randy Blythe (of Lamb of God)	3:23
7.	"The Ripper"	Tipton	Ozzy Osbourne	2:50
8.	"Victim of Changes"	Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton	James Hetfield (of Metallica)	7:47
9.	"Breaking the Law"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Lemmy (of Motörhead)	2:35
10.	"Rapid Fire"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Vinnie Paul (of Pantera and Hellyeah)	4:08
11.	"Grinder"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Zakk Wylde (of Black Label Society)	3:58
12.	"Living After Midnight"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Alice Cooper Geezer Butler (of Black Sabbath)	3:31
13.	"Screaming for Vengeance"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Slash (of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver)	4:43
14.	"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Klaus Meine (of Scorpions) Corey Taylor (of Slipknot)	5:07
15.	"The Sentinel"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Chris Jericho (of Fozzy)	5:04
16.	"Turbo Lover"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Jonathan Davis (of Korn)	5:33
17.	"Painkiller"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	Joe Satriani	6:06

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "JUDAS PRIEST To Release 'The Chosen Few' Collection". Blabbermouth.net. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
3. "JUDAS PRIEST: Entire 'The Chosen Few' Collection Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
4. "JUDAS PRIEST: 'The Chosen Few' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.