Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled

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Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released by Island Records on October 18, 2005. It featured 17 tracks from her then-17-year career, five of which were newly recorded.

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Reception

Critical reception

AllMusic rated the album <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2 out of 5 stars, and stated "Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled is a comprehensive, entertaining, and ultimately redemptive collection from a woman who truly deserves it."

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard 200.[1] With its release, Etheridge also released the single "Refugee", a cover of the Tom Petty song; it reached No. 96 on the Pop 100. Also released for radio was the new song "I Run for Life", written about her struggle with breast cancer. The song reached No. 80 on the Pop 100 and No. 10 on the Adult Contemporary charts.

The album was certified Gold in December 2005, for sales of over 500,000 copies. This was Etheridge's first Gold certification since Breakdown in 1999.[2]

Track listing

All songs by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted

  1. "Refugee" (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell) – 3:37 [new track]
  2. "Similar Features" – 4:44
  3. "Like the Way I Do" – 5:25
  4. "Bring Me Some Water" – 3:54
  5. "You Can Sleep While I Drive" – 3:15
  6. "No Souvenirs" – 4:33
  7. "Ain't It Heavy" – 4:24
  8. "I'm the Only One" – 4:16 [single edit]
  9. "Come to My Window" – 3:35 [single edit]
  10. "If I Wanted To" – 3:55
  11. "I Want to Come Over" – 5:24
  12. "Angels Would Fall" (Etheridge, John Shanks) – 4:39
  13. "Lucky" – 3:58
  14. "Christmas in America" – 4:21 [new track]
  15. "Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:19 [new track]
  16. "This Is Not Goodbye" – 3:37 [new track]
  17. "I Run for Life" – 4:21 [new track]
  18. "I Need to Wake Up" – 3:36 [new track, on re-release only]

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position

Singles – Billboard (United States) [3]

Year Single Chart Position
2005 "Refugee" Pop 100 96
2005 "I Run for Life" Pop 100 80
2005 "I Run for Life" Adult Contemporary 10

Certifications

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References

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