Best Ballads

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Nothing Else Matters
  6:35
  4.5 ★
• 2
  The Unforgiven
  6:29
  4.3 ★
• 3
  Thorn Within
  5:22
• 4
  Fade to Black
  6:56
  4.4 ★
• 5
  Astronomy
  6:39
  4.5 ★
• 6
  Low Man’s Lyric
  7:39
  3.1 ★
• 7
  Where the Wild Things Are
  6:56
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Hero of the Day
  4:26
  4.0 ★
• 9
  My Friend of Misery
  6:51
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Bleeding Me
  6:35
• 11
  Enter Sandman
  5:31
  4.3 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  The Unforgiven II
  6:36
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Tuesday’s Gone
  9:05
  3.9 ★
• 3
  Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
  6:26
  4.3 ★
• 4
  Mama Said
  5:21
  4.2 ★
• 5
  One
  7:26
  4.5 ★
• 6
  Loverman
  7:52
  3.6 ★
• 7
  To Live Is to Die
  9:48
  3.9 ★
• 8
  Turn the Page
  6:06
  4.3 ★
• 9
  Orion (instrumental)
  8:26
  4.0 ★

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Release credits

• Bernardo Bigalli
  additional [1.6-7, 2.1], assistant [2.1, 1.6-7], violin [6]
• Bob Rock
  producer [1.1-2, 1.5-9, 1.11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8]
• Brian Dobbs
  additional [2.1-2, 2.6, 2.8, 1.5-7], assistant [1.8, 2.4], engineer [2.4, 1.8]
• Chris Manning
  assistant [1.5, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8]
• Chris Vrenna
  assistant [2.4, 1.8]
• Cliff Burton
  electric bass guitar [2.3, 2.9, 1.4]
• Dan Lee
  electric guitar [4]
• Darren Grahn
  additional [1.6-7, 2.1], assistant [2.1, 1.6-7], editor [1.6-7, 2.1]
• David Miles
  hurdy gurdy [6]
• Flemming Rasmussen
  assistant [4], engineer [2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 1.4], producer [3, 5, 7, 9]
• Gary Winger
  additional [1.6-7, 2.1], assistant [1.6-7, 2.1]
• George Cowan
  assistant [5, 7]
• James Hetfield
  arranger [3, 5, 7, 9], co [8], electric guitar [1.4, 1.6-7, 2.1, 2.3, 2.9], guitar [1.1-2, 1.8-9, 1.11, 2.4-5, 2.7], lead vocals [2.1, 2.3-5, 2.7, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-9, 1.11], producer [1.1-2, 1.5-9, 1.11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8]
• Jason Goldstein
  assistant [2.4, 1.8]
• Jason Newsted
  bass [1.8, 2.4], bass guitar [2.5, 2.7, 1.1-2, 1.9, 1.11], electric bass guitar [2.1, 1.6-7]
• Jerry Cantrell
  background vocals [2], electric guitar [2]
• Jim Martin
  background vocals [2], electric guitar [6], guest [1.6, 2.2]
• Jim McGillveray
  additional [1.6-7, 2.1], percussion [1.6-7, 2.1]
• Kent Matcke
  additional [2.1, 1.6-7], assistant [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 1.5-8]
• Kirk Hammett
  electric guitar [1.4, 1.6-7, 2.1, 2.3, 2.9], guitar [1.1-2, 1.8-9, 1.11, 2.4-5, 2.7]
• Lars Ulrich
  arranger [3, 5, 7, 9], co [8], drums (drum set) [2.1, 2.3-5, 2.7, 2.9, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-9, 1.11], producer [1.1-2, 1.5-9, 1.11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8]
• Leff Lefferts
  assistant [1.5, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8]
• Mark Whitaker
  assistant [4]
• Mark Wilczak
  assistant [3, 9]
• Matt Curry
  assistant [1.8, 2.4]
• Metallica
  phonographic copyright [1.1, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8-9], producer [1.4, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9]
• Michael Barbiero
  mix [5, 7]
• Michael Kamen
  orchestrator [1]
• Michael Wagener
  mix [3, 9]
• Mike Fraser
  additional [1.8, 2.4], mix [1.5-7, 2.1, 2.6, 2.8]
• Mike Gillies
  assistant [2.4, 1.8], editor [1.5-7, 2.1-2, 2.6, 2.8]
• Mike Rew
  additional [1.8, 2.4], assistant [1.8, 2.4]
• Mike Tacci
  assistant [1-2, 9, 11]
• Paul DeCarli
  editor [1.5-8, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8]
• Randy Staub
  engineer [2.2, 2.6, 2.8, 1.5], mix [2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 1.5-8], recording [1.1-2, 1.6-9, 1.11, 2.1, 2.4]
• Steve Thompson
  mix [5, 7]
• Tim Sweeney
  drums (drum set) [4]
• Toby Wright
  additional [5, 7], assistant [5, 7]
• Show all credits (38)

Issues

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  2x CD
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  Cassette