| The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 | ||||
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| Released | February 11, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–1987 | |||
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| Length | 79:47 | |||
| Label | Anthem | |||
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The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 is acompilation album byCanadianrock bandRush, released on February 11, 2003. It includes many of the band's most popular songs from theirMercury Records era, but does not feature any material from their third albumCaress of Steel. A special edition of the album included a DVD containingmusic videos for several songs, including "Mystic Rhythms" (which does not appear on the album itself).
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
| The Essential Rock Discography | 8/10[3] |
| Q | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
"This 16-track Best Of skips over the early years…" noted Paul Elliott inQ. "The '80s brought shorter songs, better tunes and even a Top 20 UK hit with 'The Spirit of Radio', one of the great rock singles and perhaps the only song ever to feature aSimon & Garfunkel reference, areggaebreakdown and the word 'unobtrusive'."[7] Following Neil Peart's death in January 2020, the album re-entered theBillboard 200 at number 45.[8]
All tracks are written byGeddy Lee,Alex Lifeson andNeil Peart, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Working Man" | Lee, Lifeson | Rush (1974) | 7:11 |
| 2. | "Fly by Night" | Fly by Night (1975) | 3:22 | |
| 3. | "2112 Overture" (4:31) / "The Temples of Syrinx" (2:14) | 2112 (1976) | 6:45 | |
| 4. | "Closer to the Heart" | Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Peter Talbot | A Farewell to Kings (1977) | 2:53 |
| 5. | "The Trees" | Hemispheres (1978) | 4:42 | |
| 6. | "The Spirit of Radio" | Permanent Waves (1980) | 4:57 | |
| 7. | "Freewill" | Permanent Waves | 5:23 | |
| 8. | "Limelight" | Moving Pictures (1981) | 4:20 | |
| 9. | "Tom Sawyer" | Lee, Lifeson, Peart,Pye Dubois | Moving Pictures | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Red Barchetta" | Moving Pictures | 6:10 | |
| 11. | "New World Man" | Signals (1982) | 3:43 | |
| 12. | "Subdivisions" | Signals | 5:34 | |
| 13. | "Distant Early Warning" | Grace Under Pressure (1984) | 4:58 | |
| 14. | "The Big Money" | Power Windows (1985) | 5:35 | |
| 15. | "Force Ten" | Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Dubois | Hold Your Fire (1987) | 4:32 |
| 16. | "Time Stand Still" (featuringAimee Mann) | Hold Your Fire | 5:09 | |
| Total length: | 79:57 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Closer to the Heart" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Tom Sawyer" | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Subdivisions" | 5:33 |
| 4. | "The Big Money" | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Mystic Rhythms" | 5:20 |
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*John Rutsey – drums and percussion on "Working Man"
Additional personnel
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] | 17 |
| USBillboard 200[10] | 45 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
