Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
Greatest hits album by Melissa Etheridge
Released	October 18, 2005
Genre	Rock
Length	72:16
Label	Island
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Lucky (2004) Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (2005) The Awakening (2007)

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled is a 2005 compilation album by Melissa Etheridge, released by Island Records. It featured 17 tracks from her then-17-year career, five of which were newly recorded. Eight of the other 12 tracks were specially remixed for this compilation.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Amazon.com	(4/5)
ArtistDirect.com	(4.5/5)
Rate Your Music.com	(4.5/5)

Chart success

The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200.^[1] With its release, Etheridge also released the single "Refugee", a cover of the Tom Petty song; it reached #96 on the Pop 100. Also released for radio was the new song "I Run for Life", written about her struggle with breast cancer. The song reached #80 on the Pop 100 and #10 on the Adult Contemporary charts.

The album was certified Gold in December 2005, for sales of over 500,000 copies. This was Etheridge's first Gold certification since Breakdown in 1999.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Refugee" - 3:37 (New track)
2. "Similar Features" - 4:44 (Remix)
3. "Like the Way I Do" - 5:25 (Remix)
4. "Bring Me Some Water" - 3:54 (Remix)
5. "You Can Sleep While I Drive" - 3:15 (Remix)
6. "No Souvenirs" - 4:33 (Remix)
7. "Ain't It Heavy" - 4:24 (Remix)
8. "I'm the Only One" - 4:16 (Edit)
9. "Come to My Window" - 3:35 (Single edit)
10. "If I Wanted To" - 3:55
11. "I Want to Come Over" - 5:24 (Remix)
12. "Angels Would Fall" - 4:39 (Remix)
13. "Lucky" - 3:58
14. "Christmas in America" - 4:21 (New track)
15. "Piece of My Heart" - 4:19 (New track)
16. "This Is Not Goodbye" - 3:37 (New track)
17. "I Run for Life" - 4:21 (New track)
18. "I Need to Wake Up" - 3:36 (New track only on re-release)

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

References