The Very Best Of (Jethro Tull album)

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2001 greatest hits album by Jethro Tull

The Very Best Of

Greatest hits album by Jethro Tull

Released

May 14, 2001 (UK)

Recorded

1968–1995

Genre

Length

78:00

Jethro Tull chronology

J-Tull Dot Com
(1999)

The Very Best Of
(2001)

Living with the Past
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

The Very Best Of (2001) is a greatest hits album by Jethro Tull. It includes some of the band's biggest hits from 1969 to the present day. Ian Anderson selected the tracks himself, approving edits necessary for timing purposes, e.g. "Heavy Horses".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ian Anderson, except where noted

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Living in the Past"	Non-album single, 1969	3:39
2.	"Aqualung" (Anderson, Jennie Anderson)	Aqualung, 1971	6:35
3.	"Sweet Dream"	Non-album single, 1969	4:02
4.	"The Whistler"	Songs from the Wood, 1977	3:28
5.	"Bungle in the Jungle"	War Child, 1974	3:35
6.	"The Witch's Promise"	Non-album single, 1970	3:49
7.	"Locomotive Breath"	Aqualung	4:24
8.	"Steel Monkey"	Crest of a Knave, 1987	3:36
9.	"Thick as a Brick (Edit #1)" (edit of the first 3 minutes of the song)	Thick as a Brick, 1972	3:00
10.	"Bourée" (Anderson, Johann Sebastian Bach; instrumental)	Stand Up, 1969	3:44
11.	"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" (single edit)	Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!, 1976	3:54
12.	"Life Is a Long Song"	Life Is a Long Song, 1971 (EP)	3:16
13.	"Songs from the Wood"	Songs from the Wood	4:51
14.	"A New Day Yesterday"	Stand Up	4:08
15.	"Heavy Horses" (edit)	Heavy Horses, 1978	3:19
16.	"Broadsword"	The Broadsword and the Beast, 1982	4:59
17.	"Roots to Branches"	Roots to Branches, 1995	5:11
18.	"A Song for Jeffrey"	This Was, 1968	3:17
19.	"Minstrel in the Gallery" (single edit; Anderson, Martin Barre)	Minstrel in the Gallery, 1975	3:49
20.	"Cheerio"	The Broadsword and the Beast	1:10

Incorrectly listed as "Root to Branches" on the CD track list.

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	65
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	99

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Sleger, Dave. The Very Best Of at AllMusic
Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – The Very Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Jethro Tull – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Swisscharts.com – Jethro Tull – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"British album certifications – Jethro Tull – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

The Very Best Of at Collecting Tull

v t e Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson David Goodier John O'Hara Scott Hammond Jack Clark Mick Abrahams Clive Bunker Glenn Cornick Tony Iommi Martin Barre John Evan Jeffrey Hammond Barriemore Barlow John Glascock Dee Palmer Dave Pegg Mark Craney Eddie Jobson Gerry Conway Peter-John Vettese Paul Burgess Doane Perry Don Airey Maartin Allcock Andrew Giddings Dave Mattacks Jonathan Noyce Florian Opahle Joe Parrish
Studio albums	This Was Stand Up Benefit Aqualung Thick as a Brick A Passion Play War Child Minstrel in the Gallery Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! Songs from the Wood Heavy Horses Stormwatch A The Broadsword and the Beast Under Wraps Crest of a Knave Rock Island Catfish Rising Roots to Branches J-Tull Dot Com The Jethro Tull Christmas Album The Zealot Gene RökFlöte
Live albums	Bursting Out Live at Hammersmith '84 A Little Light Music Jethro Tull in Concert Living with the Past Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Aqualung Live Live at Montreux 2003 Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at Carnegie Hall 1970
Compilations	Living in the Past M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II Original Masters 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights Nightcap The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection Through the Years The Very Best Of The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull The Essential 50 for 50
Boxed sets	20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Box Set
Videos	Slipstream 20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Video Living with the Past A New Day Yesterday Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Live at Montreux 2003 Jack in the Green Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at AVO Session Basel Around the World Live
Songs	"Sunshine Day" "A Song for Jeffrey" "Love Story" "Living in the Past" "Bourée" "Sweet Dream" "The Witch's Promise" "Teacher" "Aqualung" "Cross-Eyed Mary" "Mother Goose" "Hymn 43" "Locomotive Breath" "Life Is a Long Song" "Bungle in the Jungle" "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" "The Whistler" "Songs from the Wood" "Heavy Horses" "Dun Ringill"
Related	Discography Members A Billion Hands Concert The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus A Classic Case Thick as a Brick 2 Jethro Tull – The String Quartets
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