The Yardbirds Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by the Yardbirds

Released

27 March 1967

Recorded

Various UK & US locations, 1964–1966

Genre

Rock

Length

30:26

Label

Epic (no. LN 24246/BN 26246)

Producer

Giorgio Gomelsky, Simon Napier-Bell

The Yardbirds' American chronology

Over Under Sideways Down
(1966)

The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits
(1967)

Little Games
(1967)

The Yardbirds Greatest Hits was the first compilation album of songs recorded by the Yardbirds. It was released in March, 1967 by Epic Records and was their highest charting U.S. album, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard 200.^[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Release	Length
1.	"Shapes of Things"	Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty	Originally released as a single in 1966	2:24
2.	"Still I'm Sad"	Smith, McCarty	Originally released as a b-side single	2:59
3.	"New York City Blues"	Relf	B-side of "Shapes of Things" (U.S. Version Only)	4:17
4.	"For Your Love"	Graham Gouldman	Originally released as a single in 1965	2:27
5.	"Over Under Sideways Down"	Chris Dreja, McCarty, Jeff Beck, Relf, Samwell-Smith	Released on Roger the Engineer	2:22

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Release	Length
1.	"I'm a Man"	Ellas McDaniel	Released as a single (1965)	2:35
2.	"Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"	Relf, Dreja, McCarty, Beck, Jimmy Page	Released as a single (1966)	2:49
3.	"Heart Full of Soul"	Gouldman		2:28
4.	"Smokestack Lightning"	Chester Burnett	Released on Five Live Yardbirds	5:35
5.	"I'm Not Talking"	Mose Allison	Released on For Your Love	2:30

Citation

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5888/charts-awards

The Yardbirds

Original members (1963–68) Keith Relf Jim McCarty Chris Dreja Paul Samwell-Smith Top Topham Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Jimmy Page Later members (since 1992) John Idan Gypie Mayo Alan Glen Jerry Donahue Ben King

Albums	For Your Love Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds Yardbirds/Over Under Sideways Down/Roger the Engineer Little Games Birdland

Live albums	Five Live Yardbirds Sonny Boy Williamson and The Yardbirds Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page BBC Sessions Live! Blueswailing July '64 Live at B.B. King Blues Club

Compilations	The Yardbirds Greatest Hits Cumular Limit Ultimate!

Bootlegs	Golden Eggs More Golden Eggs

Singles	"I Wish You Would" "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" "For Your Love" "Heart Full of Soul" "Evil Hearted You" "I'm a Man" "Shapes of Things" "Boom Boom" "Over Under Sideways Down" "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" "Ten Little Indians"

Other songs	"Let It Rock" "Who Do You Love" "Talkin' 'Bout You" "You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover" "Too Much Monkey Business" "Smokestack Lightning" "Five Long Years" "The Sky Is Crying" "My Girl Sloopy" "Train Kept A-Rollin'" "Spoonful" "The Stumble" "Dust My Blues" "White Summer" "Stealing Stealing" "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" "Dazed and Confused" "Knowing That I'm Losing You" "I'm Waiting for the Man"

Related articles	Discography Members Giorgio Gomelsky Simon Napier-Bell Mickie Most Peter Grant Cream The Jeff Beck Group Led Zeppelin Renaissance Box of Frogs ARMS Charity Concert Immediate All-Stars

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