My Generation: The Very Best of The Who
Greatest hits album by The Who
Released	27 August 1996
Recorded	1964–1980
Genre	Rock
Length	76:17
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jon Astley
The Who chronology
Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994) My Generation: The Very Best of The Who (1996) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Who (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
MusicHound	2.5/5[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

My Generation: The Very Best of The Who is one ofThe Who's manygreatest hits collections, released byPolydor Records internationally andMCA Records in theUnited States in 1996.^[4] Its release coincided with the release of the remastered original albums (omittingMy Generation for contractual reasons) and thus contained the newly remastered versions of the songs, and some alsoremixed.

All songs written byPete Townshend except where noted.

1. "I Can't Explain" – 2:04
   • 1964single
   • Producer:Shel Talmy
2. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend/Roger Daltrey) – 2:40
   • 1965 single
   • Producer: Shel Talmy
3. "My Generation" – 3:18
   • 1965 single then onMy Generation, 1965
   • Producer: Shel Talmy
4. "Substitute" – 3:47
   • 1966 single
   • Producer:Pete Townshend
5. "I'm a Boy" – 2:36
   • 1966 single
   • Producer:Kit Lambert
6. "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) – 2:27
   • fromA Quick One, 1966
   • Producer: Kit Lambert
7. "Happy Jack" – 2:11
   • 1966 single then on theU.S. release ofA Quick One calledHappy Jack, 1966
   • Producer: Kit Lambert
8. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:45
   • 1967 single
   • Producer: Kit Lambert
9. "I Can See for Miles" – 4:21
   • 1967 single then onThe Who Sell Out, 1967
   • Producer: Kit Lambert
10. "Magic Bus" – 3:15
    • 1968UK single; from the U.S. compilationMagic Bus: The Who on Tour, 1968
    • Producer: Kit Lambert
11. "Pinball Wizard" – 3:00
    • fromTommy, 1969
    • Producer: Kit Lambert
12. "The Seeker" – 3:22
    • 1970 single
    • Producer: Kit Lambert, The Who
13. "Baba O'Riley" – 5:07
    • fromWho's Next, 1971
    • Producer: The Who,Glyn Johns
14. "Won't Get Fooled Again" – 8:32
    • fromWho's Next
    • Producer: The Who, Glyn Johns
15. "Let's See Action" – 4:02
    • 1971 single
    • Produced by The Who; Associate Producer: Glyn Johns
16. "5:15" – 4:49
    • fromQuadrophenia, 1973
    • Producer: The Who, Kit Lambert & Glyn Johns
17. "Join Together" – 4:22
    • 1972 single
    • Produced by The Who, Associate Producer: Glyn Johns
18. "Squeeze Box" – 2:40
    • fromThe Who by Numbers, 1975
    • Producer: Glyn Johns
19. "Who Are You" (Single edit) – 5:02
    • fromWho Are You, 1978
    • Producer: Glyn Johns &Jon Astley
20. "You Better You Bet" – 5:37
    • fromFace Dances, 1981
    • Producer:Bill Szymczyk

Album

• Roger Daltrey –lead vocals
• John Entwistle –bass guitar,vocals
• Kenney Jones –drums,percussion on "You Better You Bet"
• Keith Moon – Drums, percussion on all except "You Better You Bet"
• Pete Townshend –guitar,synthesizer,keyboards, vocals

Design

• Design & Art Direction byRichard Evans

• 1996 greatest hits albums
• Albums produced by Jon Astley
• The Who compilation albums
• MCA Records compilation albums
• Polydor Records compilation albums

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