Greatest Hits 1974–78
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 features the title track from 1973's The Joker plus 13 tracks taken from Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams. As a sign of the album-oriented rock times, all but one track came from their last two albums even though they had eleven studio albums at the time. The shorter 7-inch single versions of "Jet Airliner", "Swingtown", "The Joker", and "Fly Like an Eagle" are featured 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.
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
- 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
- Kelley and Mouse – Cover illustration & design
- Sam Shepard – cover lettering
- David Stahl – photography
- John Van Hamersveld – design