40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row

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40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)[1]
Recorded1988–1995
GenreHeavy metal, glam metal
Length66:23
LabelAtlantic
Skid Row chronology
Subhuman Beings on Tour
(1995)
40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row
(1998)
Thickskin
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]

40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released in 1998. It includes the chart-topping singles "18 and Life", "I Remember You" and "Youth Gone Wild".[4]

Content[edit]

The compilation features songs from the first three Skid Row studio albums Skid Row, Slave to the Grind and Subhuman Race. The tracks "Into Another", "My Enemy" and "Breakin' Down" were remixed for this album with more tender, slightly cleaner mixes, presumably so they fit more suitingly with the other tracks. It also includes two unreleased tracks, one from the 1988 Skid Row sessions, and one from the 1990-91 Slave to the Grind sessions. The Japanese version features a bonus track from the B-Side Ourselves EP.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Youth Gone Wild"Rachel Bolan, Dave SaboSkid Row3:21
2."18 and Life"Bolan, SaboSkid Row3:49
3."Piece of Me"BolanSkid Row2:48
4."I Remember You"Bolan, SaboSkid Row5:14
5."The Threat"Bolan, SaboSlave to the Grind3:48
6."Psycho Love"BolanSlave to the Grind3:58
7."Monkey Business"Bolan, SaboSlave to the Grind4:19
8."Quicksand Jesus"Bolan, SaboSlave to the Grind5:21
9."Slave to the Grind"Sebastian Bach, Bolan, SaboSlave to the Grind3:31
10."Into Another" (remix)Bolan, SaboSubhuman Race3:59
11."Frozen" (demo 1994)Bolan, SaboSubhuman Race5:32
12."My Enemy" (remix)Scotti Hill, Rob Affuso, BolanSubhuman Race3:32
13."Breakin' Down" (remix)SaboSubhuman Race4:28
14."Beat Yourself Blind" (live from The Astoria, London 1995)Bach, Hill, Bolan, SaboSubhuman Beings on Tour5:20
15."Forever" (previously unreleased 1988)Hill, Bolan, SaboNew track4:04
16."Fire in the Hole" (previously unreleased 1991)Hill, BolanNew track3:26
17."Psycho Therapy" (Ramones cover, unlisted Japanese version bonus track)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny RamoneB-Side Ourselves2:30

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] 23

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Skid Row Discography".
  2. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Skid Row - Forty Seasons: The Best of Skid Row review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ "Skid Row Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.