| The Best of the Band, Vol. II | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 5, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | January 1986 – May 1998 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:34 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | John Simon, Aaron Hurwitz | |||
| The Band chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | |
The Best of the Band, Vol. II is the second volume of greatest hits by the Band, released in October 1999 on Rhino Records. It collects eleven tracks from the group's final three studio albums ( Jericho , High on the Hog and Jubilation ). One track, "Young Blood", had previously been available in the United States only on a tribute album to Doc Pomus; it appeared on British and Japanese pressings of 1996's High on the Hog. The last track, "She Knows", is a live track sung by Manuel.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Stand Up" (from High on the Hog , 1996) |
| Levon Helm | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Remedy" (from Jericho , 1993) | Helm | 4:21 | |
| 3. | "Back to Memphis" (from High on the Hog) | Helm with Rick Danko | 5:09 | |
| 4. | "Blind Willie McTell" (from Jericho) | Bob Dylan |
| 6:37 |
| 5. | "Atlantic City" (from Jericho) | Bruce Springsteen | Helm | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Forever Young" (from High on the Hog) | Dylan |
| 6:27 |
| 7. | "Young Blood" (from European and Japanese editions of High on the Hog) | Helm | 3:21 | |
| 8. | "Stuff You Gotta Watch" (from Jericho) | Muddy Waters | Helm | 2:47 |
| 9. | "White Cadillac" (from Jubilation , 1998) |
| Ciarlante | 3:37 |
| 10. | "The High Price of Love" (from High on the Hog) | Helm with Danko | 5:58 | |
| 11. | "She Knows" (from High on the Hog) | Richard Manuel | 3:21 |