Greatest Hits
by Phil Ochs
- Type: Album
- Released: March 1970
- Label: A&M
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:05
- Community rating: 3.96/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Despite its bitterly ironic title and unconventional cover art featuring the artist in a gold lam茅 suit, this is entirely a studio album of original material arranged by Van Dyke Parks. The production sharply pivots from his protest folk origins into lush, country-inflected rock, reflecting his deep disillusionment following the 1968 Democratic Convention. It stands as a profound, tragically underappreciated statement on the death of the American countercultural dream.
Genres
Descriptors: political, death, progressive, conscious, melodic, folk, acoustic, storytelling, protest
Tracklist
- One Way Ticket Home (2:40)
- Jim Dean Of Indiana (5:05)
- My Kingdom For A Car (2:53)
- Boy In Ohio (3:44)
- Gas Station Women (3:31)
- Chords Of Fame (3:33)
- Ten Cents A Coup (3:14)
- Bach, Beethoven, Mozart & Me (5:07)
- Basket In The Pool (3:41)
- No More Songs (4:31)
Credits
- Phil Ochs - primary artist, written-by [all selections by]
- Clydie King - backing vocals [girls voices]
- Merry Clayton - backing vocals [girls voices]
- Sherlie Matthews - backing vocals [girls voices]
- Anne Goodman - performer [secret service]
- Bob Rafkin - performer [secret service]
- Bobby Bruce - performer [secret service]
- Chris Ethridge - performer [secret service]