Greatest Hits 1974–78 is a compilation album by the Steve Miller Band released in November 1978, presenting the band's hits from 1973–1978.
Content The album includes the title track from 1973's The Joker plus 13 tracks taken from Fly Like an Eagle (1976) and Book of Dreams (1977). The compilation doesn't include tracks from earlier albums, as the 1972 Anthology compilation covers the pre-1973 material.
The shorter 7-inch single versions of "Jet Airliner", "Swingtown", "The Joker", and "Fly Like an Eagle" are used on this compilation.
Track listing
A later U.S. reissue cassette version of the album manufactured by Capitol Records omits four of the above tracks: "Serenade" and "The Stake" on side A, and "Threshold" and "Dance, Dance, Dance" from Side B; the order of the tracks remains the same.
All selections published by Sailor Music, except "The Joker" by Sailor Music/Unichappel Music, Inc. and "Jet Airliner" by Sailor Music/No Thought Music.Directly from the liner notes.
Personnel Steve Miller – synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, compilation producer David Denny – guitar, rhythm guitar Greg Douglass – guitar, slide guitar John McFee – Dobro Bob Glaub – bass guitar Gerald Johnson – bass guitar Lonnie Turner – bass guitar Byron Allred – synthesizer, piano, keyboards Joachim Jymm Young – Hammond organ Dickie Thompson – organ, clavinet Norton Buffalo – harmonica on tracks 7 and 13 John King – drums Gary Mallaber – percussion, drums
Production Roberta Ballard – production manager Mike Fusaro – engineer Jim Gaines – engineer, mixing Gene Hicks – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Steve Hoffman – remastering Win Kutz – mixing assistant Marcia McGovern – pre-production John Palladino – executive producer Jay Ranellucci – engineer, mixing
Artwork and design Kelley and Mouse – Cover illustration & design Sam Shepard – cover lettering David Stahl – photography John Van Hamersveld – design
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1978–2019) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 54 Chart (2020) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 42 Chart (2021) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 49
Certifications and sales
See also List of best-selling albums in the United States
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