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The Best, The Rest, The Rare

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The Best, The Rest, The Rare
Compilation album by
Released21 August 1991
GenrePower metal
Length77:10
LabelNoise Futurist
ProducerBernd Steinwedel
Helloween chronology
Keepers Live
(1989)
The Best, The Rest, The Rare
(1991)
Pink Bubbles Go Ape
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Best, The Rest, The Rare is the first compilation album by German power metal band Helloween. It was released in 1991 on the label Noise Records.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kai Hansen, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Want Out" 4:38
2."Dr. Stein"Michael Weikath5:01
3."Future World" 4:02
4."Judas" 4:39
5."Walls of Jericho"Weikath0:48
6."Ride the Sky" 5:55
7."Halloween" 13:16
8."Livin' Ain't No Crime"Weikath4:40
9."Save Us" 5:11
10."Victim of Fate" 6:58
11."Savage"Michael Kiske3:22
12."Don't Run for Cover"Kiske4:43
13."Keeper of the Seven Keys"Weikath13:37

Personnel

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Reception

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The album received praise from Encyclopaedia Metallum who called it "A great compilation", despite the fact that the album didn't include songs "Phantoms of Death" and "Eagle Fly Free".[2]

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 50
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 28

References

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  1. ^ The Best, The Rest, The Rare at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ "The Best, The Rest, The Rare". Encyclopaedia Metallum. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Helloween – The Best, The Rest, The Rare" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Helloween – The Best, The Rest, The Rare". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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