Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
Greatest hits album by
Melissa Etheridge
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005
GenreRock
Length72:16
LabelIsland
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Lucky
(2004) 		Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
(2005) 		The Awakening
(2007)

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
ArtistDirect.com(4.5/5)[citation needed]

Reception

Critical reception

AllMusic rated the album 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

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 61
US Billboard 200[5] 14

Singles – Billboard (United States) [6]

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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Melissa Etheridge – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Etheridge, Melissa". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – Greatest Hits - The Road Less Traveled" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – Greatest Hits – The Road Less Traveled" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  5. ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Melissa Etheridge | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Melissa Etheridge – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 28, 2023.