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Their 16 Greatest Hits
Their 16 Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by the Grass Roots
Released	September 1971
Recorded	1965–1971
Genre	Pop rock, R&B
Label	Dunhill
Producer	Steve Barri, P. F. Sloan
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Their 16 Greatest Hits is the third compilation album by the American rock band the Grass Roots. It was originally released by Dunhill Records in September 1971^[1] shortly after the success of "Sooner or Later" earlier that year (see 1971 in music).^[4] The album also included many other hit singles that were released from 1966 to 1971. The album was released on both stereo LP & tape as well as in Quadraphonic Sound on both LP & tape. This album was the only Quadraphonic album released by The Grass Roots.

Songs

As the group's third greatest hits collection, Their 16 Greatest Hits contained many of the hit songs from the group's first two greatest hits albums, Golden Grass and More Golden Grass.^[4] This included six songs from the former and nine songs from the latter. The one song not on either previous album was "Sooner or Later," which had become the band's first Billboard top 10 entry since "Midnight Confessions" in 1968 and would be their last.

The songs on this release include three songs that reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, eleven that reached the top 40, and a total of fifteen songs that appeared on the chart.^[5]

Artwork and packaging

The original release of Their 16 Greatest Hits on Dunhill ABC had a black label pressing with the Dunhill ABC Records logo on the top-center. The front and back cover photographs were taken by Tom Gundelfinger and the package was designed by Philip Schwartz.^[2] The same artwork and design was used on the versions of the album released by MCA Records in 1980, with only the label differing.

Track listing

All songs produced by Steve Barri, except ^X produced by Steve Barri & P. F. Sloan.

Side one

"Sooner or Later" (Gary Zekley, Mitchell Bottler, Ekundayo Paris, Adeniyi Paris, Ted McNamara) – 2:37
"Where Were You When I Needed You"^X (P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri) – 2:59
"Heaven Knows" (Harvey Price, Dan Walsh) – 2:25
"Let's Live for Today"^X (Mogol, David Shapiro, Michael Julien) – 2:35
"Temptation Eyes" (Price, Walsh) – 2:40
"The River Is Wide" (Gary Knight, Billy Joe Admire) – 2:47
"Come On and Say It" (Dennis Provisor, Rob Grill, Warren Entner) – 2:38
"Midnight Confessions" (Lou T. Josie) – 2:42

Side two

"Wait a Million Years" (Zekley, Bottler) – 3:09
"Walking Through the Country" (Provisor) – 3:02
"Lovin' Things" (Artie Schroeck, Jet Loring) – 2:42
"Things I Should Have Said"^X (Sloan, Barri) – 2:30
"Bella Linda" (Mogol, Lucio Battisti, Barri, Barry A. Gross) – 2:47
"Baby Hold On" (Price, Walsh) – 2:42
"Feelings" (Rick Coonce, Entner, Kenny Fukomoto) – 2:50
"I Can Turn Off the Rain" (Provisor) – 3:09

Personnel

According to the liner notes:^[2]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Rob Grill – vocals, bass
Dennis Provisor – vocals, piano, organ
Warren Entner – guitar, organ, vocals
Terry Furlong – guitar
Rick Coonce – drums, percussion
Creed Bratton – guitar, vocals
Steve Barri – producer
P. F. Sloan – producer, guitar, keyboards
Phil Kaye – engineer
Chuck Britz – engineer
Jimmie Haskell – arrangements
Sid Feller – arrangements
Session musicians – various instruments

Charts and certifications

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Canadian 100 Albums^[9]	34
US Billboard 200^[10]	58

Country	Provider	Certification (sales thresholds)
America^[11]	RIAA	Gold

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	September 1971	Dunhill ABC	LP	DSX 50107
United States	September 1971	Dunhill/Ampex	8-track	M 85107
Canada	1980	MCA	LP	MCA-37154
Japan	unknown	Stateside	LP	HP-80388

References

^ ^a ^b Ackerman, Paul, ed. (September 25, 1971). "New LP/Tape Releases". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 39. p. 39. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Their 16 Greatest Hits (Vinyl sleeve). The Grass Roots. Los Angeles, California, United States: Dunhill ABC Records. DSX 50107.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b Eder, Bruce. "Review: 16 Greatest Hits by The Grass Roots". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
^ "The Grass Roots Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
^ Everett, Todd (1996). All Time Greatest Hits (CD booklet). The Grass Roots. MCA Records. MCAMD-11467.
^ Golden Grass: Their Greatest Hits (Vinyl sleeve). The Grass Roots. Los Angeles, California: Dunhill ABC Records. Back cover. DS 50047.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ More Golden Grass (Vinyl sleeve). The Grass Roots. Los Angeles, California: Dunhill ABC Records. Back cover. DS 50067.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "100 Albums" (PHP). RPM. Vol. 16, no. 12. November 6, 1971. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
^ "The Grass Roots: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America. Type in "Grassroots" under Artist to see the search results.

[Billboard-1] Ackerman, Paul, ed. (September 25, 1971). "New LP/Tape Releases". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 39. p. 39. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

[lp-2] Their 16 Greatest Hits (Vinyl sleeve). The Grass Roots. Los Angeles, California, United States: Dunhill ABC Records. DSX 50107.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Allmusic review

[AM-4] Eder, Bruce. "Review: 16 Greatest Hits by The Grass Roots". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

[5] "The Grass Roots Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

[6] Everett, Todd (1996). All Time Greatest Hits (CD booklet). The Grass Roots. MCA Records. MCAMD-11467.

[7] Golden Grass: Their Greatest Hits (Vinyl sleeve). The Grass Roots. Los Angeles, California: Dunhill ABC Records. Back cover. DS 50047.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[8] More Golden Grass (Vinyl sleeve). The Grass Roots. Los Angeles, California: Dunhill ABC Records. Back cover. DS 50067.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[9] "100 Albums" (PHP). RPM. Vol. 16, no. 12. November 6, 1971. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

[10] "The Grass Roots: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

[11] "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America. Type in "Grassroots" under Artist to see the search results.

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+The songs on this release include three songs that reached the top 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], eleven that reached the top 40, and a total of fifteen songs that appeared on the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the grass roots|chart=all}} |title=The Grass Roots Album & Song Chart History |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=April 22, 2011}}</ref>
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 == Personnel ==
-The following people contributed to ''Their 16 Greatest Hits'':<ref name="lp" /><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=All Time Greatest Hits|others=[[The Grass Roots]]|year=1996|first=Todd|last=Everett|type=CD booklet|publisher=[[MCA Records]]|id=MCAMD-11467}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Golden Grass: Their Greatest Hits |others=The Grass Roots |at=Back cover |type=Vinyl sleeve |publisher=Dunhill ABC Records |id=DS 50047 |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=More Golden Grass |others=The Grass Roots |at=Back cover |type=Vinyl sleeve |publisher=Dunhill ABC Records |id=DS 50067 |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref>
+According to the liner notes:<ref name="lp" /><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=All Time Greatest Hits|others=[[The Grass Roots]]|year=1996|first=Todd|last=Everett|type=CD booklet|publisher=[[MCA Records]]|id=MCAMD-11467}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Golden Grass: Their Greatest Hits |others=The Grass Roots |at=Back cover |type=Vinyl sleeve |publisher=Dunhill ABC Records |id=DS 50047 |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=More Golden Grass |others=The Grass Roots |at=Back cover |type=Vinyl sleeve |publisher=Dunhill ABC Records |id=DS 50067 |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref>
 *[[Rob Grill]] – [[Singing|vocals]], [[Bass guitar|bass]]
 *[[Dennis Provisor]] – vocals, [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]]
-*Terry Furlong – [[guitar]]
+*[[Warren Entner]] – [[guitar]], organ, vocals
-*[[Warren Entner]] – guitar, organ, vocals
+*Terry Furlong – guitar
 *[[Rick Coonce]] – [[Drum kit|drum]]s, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
+*[[Creed Bratton]] – guitar, vocals
 *[[Steve Barri]] – [[Record producer|producer]]
+*[[P. F. Sloan]] – producer, guitar, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s
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 *[[Chuck Britz]] – engineer
-*[[P. F. Sloan]] – producer, guitar, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s
-*[[Creed Bratton]] – guitar
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v t e The Grass Roots
Dusty Hanvey Larry Nelson Joe Dougherty Mark Dawson Steve Barri P. F. Sloan Joel Larson Rob Grill Warren Entner Rick Coonce Creed Bratton Dennis Provisor Reggie Knighton Sonny Geraci
Studio albums	Where Were You When I Needed You Let's Live for Today Feelings Lovin' Things Leaving It All Behind Move Along
Compilation albums	Golden Grass More Golden Grass Their 16 Greatest Hits
Singles	"Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man)" "Let's Live for Today" "Midnight Confessions" "Bella Linda" "Lovin' Things" "The River Is Wide" "I'd Wait a Million Years" "Temptation Eyes" "Sooner or Later" "Two Divided by Love" "She Don't Know Me"