Greatest Hits (Wyclef Jean album)

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Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by Wyclef Jean

Released

October 7, 2003

Recorded

1996–2003

Genre

Reggae • hip hop • R&B

Length

72:29

Label

Columbia Records

Producer

Wyclef Jean • R. Kelly • Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis • Shea Taylor • Pras Michel • Ché Guevara

Wyclef Jean chronology

Masquerade
(2002)

Greatest Hits
(2003)

The Preacher's Son
(2003)

Singles from Greatest Hits

"Ghetto Religion"
Released: September 22, 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Rolling Stone

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released on October 7, 2003. Released just a month prior to his fourth studio album, The Preacher's Son, Greatest Hits contains singles taken from Jean's first three studio albums: The Carnival, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book and Masquerade, as well as other fan-favourite tracks from those albums, alongside two-newly recorded tracks: "Ghetto Religion", a collaboration with R. Kelly, and "Hey Girl". The album also contains "No Woman, No Cry", a track taken from The Fugees' second studio album, The Score. Notably, Greatest Hits would be Jean's last release on Columbia Records until Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant in 2007.

A deluxe edition of the album, released in the UK and Australia, contains a bonus disc with remixes of some of Wyclef's biggest hits, including collaborations with Canibus, R. Kelly, Xzibit, King Yellowman and Beenie Man. Although no singles were officially released from the album, "Ghetto Religion" was serviced as a US-radio only airplay single in September 2003. Notably, "Pussycat", which samples the original by Tom Jones, is the only single from the first three albums to omitted from the tracklisting. The US edition of the album removes a number of notable singles, and shortens the tracklisting by four tracks. "Diallo" and "Something About Mary" from The Ecleftic are included on this version.

Track listing

*Greatest Hits* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ghetto Religion" (featuring R. Kelly)	Wyclef Jean Jerry Duplessis R. Kelly	R. Kelly	3:34
2.	"We Trying to Stay Alive" (featuring John Forté and Pras)	Jean John Forté Pras Michel Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb	Pras Michel	3:11
3.	"Perfect Gentleman" (featuring Hope)	Jean Duplessis Hope Harris	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:09
4.	"911" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	Jean Duplessis	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:19
5.	"Gone 'Till November"	Jean Duplessis	Jean	3:33
6.	"Guantanamera" (featuring Celia Cruz, Jeni Fujita and Lauryn Hill)	Jean Duplessis Lauryn Hill Pete Seeger Julián Orbón Joseíto Fernández José Martí	Jean	4:30
7.	"Hey Girl" (featuring Ayesha and Papa Don)	Jean Duplessis Shea Taylor D. Patterson	Shea Taylor, Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:33
8.	"It Doesn't Matter" (featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck)	Jean Duplessis Andrew Alexander Long Bill Danoff Desmond Child John Denver Ricky Walters Robi Rosa Taffy Danoff	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:57
9.	"Anything Can Happen"	Jean Duplessis	Jean	4:36
10.	"Thug Angels" (featuring Small World)	Jean Duplessis	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	6:35
11.	"Gunpowder" (featuring Lauryn Hill)	Jean	Jean	4:24
12.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"	Jean Bob Dylan	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:04
13.	"Runaway" (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire and The Product G&B)	Jean Duplessis Maurice White	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:56
14.	"Wish You Were Here"	Jean Duplessis Roger Waters David Gilmour	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:06
15.	"To All the Girls"	Jean Al McKay Albert Hammond Ben Liebrand Guy O'Brien Hal David Henry Jackson Maurice White Michael Wright Philip Bailey Sylvia Robinson	Jean	4:18
16.	"Two Wrongs" (featuring Claudette Ortiz)	Jean Duplessis	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:51
17.	"No Woman, No Cry" (with Fugees)	Jean Vincent Ford	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:33

*Greatest Hits* – Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gone 'Till November" (The Makin' Runs Remix) (featuring Canibus and R. Kelly)	Jean Duplessis George O'Dowd Jon Moss John Lennon Paul McCartney Mikey Craig Phil Pickett Roy Hay	Ché Guevara, Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:33
2.	"Guantanamera" (Roxanne, Roxanne/Oye Como Va Remix) (featuring Beenie Man and Ky-Mani Marley)	Jean Duplessis Hill Seeger Orbón Fernández Martí	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:30
3.	"Perfect Gentleman" (Vinyl Remix) (featuring Xzibit & King Yellowman)	Jean Duplessis Alvin Joiner	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:40
4.	"We Trying to Stay Alive" (Remix) (featuring John Forté and Pras)	Jean Forté Michel B. Gibb M. Gibb R. Gibb Duplessis	Pras Michel	3:31
5.	"It Doesn't Matter" (Remix) (featuring Hope)	Jean Duplessis Long Danoff Child Denver Walters Rosa Danoff	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:09
6.	"No Woman, No Cry" (Remix) (with Fugees, featuring Steve Marley)	Jean Ford	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	5:28
7.	"It Doesn't Matter (Ca Ne Me Fait Rien)" (featuring Jacky and Ben-J)	Jean Duplessis Fabien Loubayi Jacky Teixeira Laurence Tsongo Onana	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:53

*Greatest Hits* – US edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ghetto Religion" (featuring R. Kelly)	Jean Duplessis R. Kelly	R. Kelly	3:34
2.	"Hey Girl" (featuring Ayesha and Papa Don)	Jean Duplessis Taylor Patterson	Shea Taylor, Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:33
3.	"We Trying to Stay Alive" (featuring John Forté and Pras)	Jean Forté Michel B. Gibb M. Gibb R. Gibb	Pras Michel	3:11
4.	"It Doesn't Matter" (featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck)	Jean Duplessis Long Danoff Child Denver Walters Rosa Danoff	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:57
5.	"Anything Can Happen"	Jean Duplessis	Jean	4:36
6.	"911" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	Jean Duplessis	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:19
7.	"Two Wrongs" (featuring Claudette Ortiz)	Jean Duplessis	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:51
8.	"Gone 'Till November"	Jean Duplessis	Jean	3:33
9.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"	Jean Bob Dylan	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:04
10.	"Diallo" (featuring Youssou N'Dour & MB²)	Jean Duplessis	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	7:22
11.	"Something About Mary"	Jean Duplessis	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	5:20
12.	"Wish You Were Here"	Jean Duplessis Waters Gilmour	Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	4:06
13.	"Gone 'Till November" (The Makin' Runs Remix) (featuring Canibus and R. Kelly)	Jean Duplessis O'Dowd Moss Lennon McCartney Craig Pickett Hay	Ché Guevara, Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis	3:33

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	DNC
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	DNC

References

"Greatest Hits - Wyclef Jean | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
"Wyclef Jean: Greatest Hits : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
"Wyclef Jean – Greatest Hits (2003, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
"Wyclef Jean Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
"Wyclef Jean Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

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Discography
Studio albums	The Carnival The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book Masquerade The Preacher's Son Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee
Compilations	Greatest Hits
EPs	If I Were President: My Haitian Experience J'ouvert
Singles	"We Trying to Stay Alive" "Guantanamera" "Gone till November" "Cheated (To All the Girls)" "Gunpowder" "Another One Bites the Dust" "New Day" "It Doesn't Matter" "911" "Perfect Gentleman" "Wish You Were Here" "Two Wrongs" "Pussycat" "Party to Damascus" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" "Divine Sorrow"
Featured singles	"No, No, No" "In the Zone" "Maria Maria" "Loving You (Ole Ole Ole)" "One Nite Stand" "Shape of You (Reshaped)" "Learn Chinese" "Hips Don't Lie" "Nuestro Himno" "Dangerous" "You Know What It Is" "Five-O" "Dimelo" "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)"
Tours	The Carnival Tour
See also	Barikad Crew Jimmy O The Fugees

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