Track Listing

1. Let Love In
2. Dizzy
3. Here Is Gone
4. Slide
5. Name
6. Stay With You
7. Before It's Too Late
8. Broadway
9. Feel The Silence
10. Better Days
11. Big Machine
12. Black Balloon
13. Sympathy
14. Iris

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3916 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-19
• Number of discs: 1

CD Description
John Rzeznik's Goo Goo Dolls have been dominating U.S airwaves since 1995 with their brand of commercial melodic AOR. This is their first 'best of' compilation and contains the epic breakthrough smash 'Iris' alongside unreleased material such as 'Before It's Too Late', which was featured on the 'Transformers: The Movie' soundtrack. 'Greatest Hits Vol.1 - The Singles' is the perfect introduction to newcomers and an excellent addition to fans' collections.

Customer Reviews

Ear bleeding sound on a pointless compilation
I question the point of this release as apart from the re-recorded version of Name and one new track all the songs are from the previous three studio albums. Why they chose to re-record Name is beyond me as the original is far superior. Also, why no tracks from A Boy Named Goo and Superstar Carwash? This is just a cheap, badly put together compilation of their most recent and commercial songs. Nothing wrong with the tracks that are on here but ignoring half of your catalogue does not make a great overview of your career so far.
The other negative is the sound quality. Appalling. The 'Let Love In' album is one of the most compressed CDs on the market with digital clipping so harsh that it renders the sound almost unlistenable. This new compilation just continues this trend by making the sound harsh, painful and devoid of any musicality. One of the worst discs I have ever heard. If this is how an artist feels their art should be portrayed then they really should question their faith in their abilities. A real shame because the music itself is great.

Not a definitve collection but good place to start for new fans
No denying the quality of the songs on this album. If you're curious about getting a Goo Goo Dolls album for the first time then this would be the logical choice. However, it's not perfect becasue there are a few big omissions - two of Goo Goo Dolls best songs are missing from this collection, "Naked" and "Cuz You're Gone". And there are others missing too. But then again, Goo Goo Dolls are such a good band that not all their best songs could possibly fit onto just one CD. They could have surely released a double CD album to compensate for this but I did make one final observation - the "Volume 1 - The Singles" part of the album description, which suggests further volumes at a later date. I would love one with B-sides and rarities!

Greatest Hits.......
Ok folks, Here It Is 'Goo Goo Dolls Greatest Hits Vol.1', Something Many Fans Have Been Waiting For, Containing Classics Like 'Name''Iris' & 'Slide'.
Although The Band Have Been Around Since The Late 80's, This Compilation Only Gives You Material From The Last 12 Years, For Somebody Who Has Only Heard The Most Commercial Songs Then This Album Is For You and Will Persuade You To Maybe Buy Another Album I'm Sure, If You Have Only Heard Of 'Iris' And Are Thinking Of Buying This Then Buy! Buy! Buy! Coz There Is So Much More To This Band! Now For A Goo Goo Dolls Fan This Is Abit Of A Disappointment! Why? Because Alot Of The Bands Earlier Songs Are Right Up There With Work Of The Last 12 Years, Songs Like 'Cuz You're Gone''We Are The Normal''There You Are' & 'Girl Right Next To Me' Are Great Songs And Deserve A Place On The Greatest Hits. Not To Mention Songs Like 'Naked''Long Way Down''Stop The World' & 'Only One'!!! These Songs Are From The Early to Mid-90's And Are Abit More 'Rock' Than The More Commercial Sound That They Found In Later Years, Lets Just Hope Volume 2 Makes Up For It For The Real Fans.