Anthology (The Band album)

Anthology
Greatest hits album by the Band
Released	1978 (1978)
Recorded	1968–77
Genre	Rock
Label	Capitol
The Band chronology
Islands (1977) Anthology (1978) The Last Waltz (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[2]

Anthology is a 2-LP and double-play cassette tape greatest hits compilation by the Canadian-American rock group the Band, released in 1978. In 1980, the set was re-released as two separate albums and cassette tapes, Anthology Volume 1 and Anthology Volume 2. In 1988, it was reissued on CD, again in 2 separate volumes.

Track listing

Volume 1

All lyrics are written by Robbie Robertson except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"The Weight"		Music from Big Pink (1968)	4:38
2.	"Chest Fever"		Music from Big Pink	5:18
3.	"I Shall Be Released"	Bob Dylan	Music from Big Pink	3:19
4.	"Rag Mama Rag"		The Band (1969)	3:04
5.	"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"		The Band	3:33
6.	"Up on Cripple Creek"		The Band	4:34
7.	"King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"		The Band	3:39
8.	"Stage Fright"		Stage Fright (1970)	3:43
9.	"The Shape I'm In"		Stage Fright	4:00
10.	"Daniel and the Sacred Harp"		Stage Fright	4:06

Volume 2

All lyrics are written by Robbie Robertson except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Life Is a Carnival"	Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko	Cahoots (1971)	3:55
2.	"When I Paint My Masterpiece"	Dylan	Cahoots	4:21
3.	"This Wheel's on Fire"	Dylan, Danko	Rock of Ages (1972); originally from Music from Big Pink	4:07
4.	"The Great Pretender"	Buck Ram	Moondog Matinee (1973)	3:07
5.	"Mystery Train"	H. Parker, Jr., Sam Phillips, additional lyrics by Robertson	Moondog Matinee	5:35
6.	"Ophelia"		Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975)	3:32
7.	"It Makes No Difference"		Northern Lights – Southern Cross	6:34
8.	"Acadian Driftwood"		Northern Lights – Southern Cross	6:42
9.	"Right as Rain"		Islands (1977)	3:52
10.	"Livin' in a Dream"		Islands	2:52

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. Anthology Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. New Haven, Connecticut: Ticknor & Fields. p. 38. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved December 21, 2022.