The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne

The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
Greatest hits album by
Jackson Browne
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1997
GenreRock
LabelElektra
Producervarious
Jackson Browne chronology
Looking East
(1996) 		The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
(1997) 		The Naked Ride Home
(2002)

The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne is a greatest hits album by the singer-songwriter Jackson Browne released in 1997.

History

The compilation album includes songs from his early years as well as the later ones, plus two new songs: "The Rebel Jesus" and "The Next Voice You Hear"; however, it does not include any songs from Browne's 1989 album World in Motion. The Next Voice You Hear was superseded by 2004's more comprehensive compilation The Very Best of Jackson Browne.

The album was certified as a gold record in 2002 and platinum in 2004 by the RIAA.[1]

The album was certified gold in Australia in 2003.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Uncut[4]

Referring to the 1997 Japanese release, Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted the difficulty of picking tracks for the release and summarized: "there are still a number of equally good, if not better, cuts that are left off. As a result, The Next Voice You Hear is merely adequate for casual Browne fans, but it's nowhere near definitive."[3]

Track listing

All songs by Jackson Browne unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Doctor My Eyes" Jackson Browne (1972)3:20
2."These Days" For Everyman (1973)4:40
3."Fountain of Sorrow" Late for the Sky (1974)6:53
4."Late for the Sky" Late for the Sky5:38
5."The Pretender" The Pretender (1976)5:53
6."Running on Empty" (single mix) Running on Empty (1977)4:56
7."Call It a Loan"Browne, David LindleyHold Out (1980)4:48
8."Somebody's Baby" (extended mix)Browne, Danny KortchmarFast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)4:22
9."Tender Is the Night"Browne, Kortchmar, Russ KunkelLawyers in Love (1983)4:54
10."In the Shape of a Heart" (alternate mix) Lives in the Balance (1986)5:42
11."Lives in the Balance" Lives in the Balance4:16
12."Sky Blue and Black" I'm Alive (1993)6:07
13."The Barricades of Heaven"Browne, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston, Jeff YoungLooking East (1996)5:43
14."The Rebel Jesus"  4:39
15."The Next Voice You Hear"  4:49

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum award. Retrieved July 20, 2010
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Next Voice You Hear > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  4. ^ Niven, BD (November 1997). "Leonard Cohen: More Best of / Jackson Browne: The Next Voice You Hear – The Best of Jackson Browne". Uncut. No. 6. pp. 85–86.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Jackson Browne – The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 27, 2021.