Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled


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.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200. 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.

Track listing

All songs by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted
  1. "Refugee" – 3:37
  2. "Similar Features" – 4:44
  3. "Like the Way I Do" – 5:25
  4. "Bring Me Some Water" – 3:54
  5. "You Can Sleep While I Drive" – 3:15
  6. "No Souvenirs" – 4:33
  7. "Ain't It Heavy" – 4:24
  8. "I'm the Only One" – 4:16
  9. "Come to My Window" – 3:35
  10. "If I Wanted To" – 3:55
  11. "I Want to Come Over" – 5:24
  12. "Angels Would Fall" – 4:39
  13. "Lucky" – 3:58
  14. "Christmas in America" – 4:21
  15. "Piece of My Heart" – 4:19
  16. "This Is Not Goodbye" – 3:37
  17. "I Run for Life" – 4:21
  18. "I Need to Wake Up" – 3:36

    Charts

Singles – Billboard
YearSingleChartPosition
2005"Refugee"Pop 10096
2005"I Run for Life"Pop 10080
2005"I Run for Life"Adult Contemporary10