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)

Year	Chart	Position
2005	The Billboard 200	14

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2005	"Refugee"	Pop 100	96
2005	"I Run for Life"	Pop 100	80
2005	"I Run for Life"	Adult Contemporary	10

References

1. "Melissa Etheridge - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
2. "American album certifications – Etheridge, Melissa". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH