Rotten Apples

Infobox Album
Name = Rotten Apples: Greatest Hits
Type = compilation
Artist = The Smashing Pumpkins


Released = November 20, 2001
Recorded = 1991–2000
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 73:51
Label = Virgin
Producer = Billy Corgan, James Iha, Flood, Butch Vig, Brad Wood, Ted de Bono, Alan Moulder, Bjorn Thorsrud, Howard Willing
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:tjjw7ia3g7xr~T1 link]
*"NME" (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/smashing-pumpkins/5854 link]
*Ultimate Guitar (9.6/10) [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/smashing_pumpkins/rotten_apples_greatest_hits/index.html link]
Last album = "Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music"
(2000)
This album = "Rotten Apples"
(2001)
Next album = "Judas 0"
(2001)
Misc = Singles
Name = {Rotten Apples} The Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits
Type = compilation
Single 1 = Untitled
Single 1 date = 2001

"Rotten Apples" is a greatest hits compilation album by the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. In the U.S., it was released in 2001 together with "Judas 0". The album's concluding track, "Untitled", was The Pumpkins' final recording before their breakup. Completed in the days leading up to the band's farewell concert at the Metro in Chicago, it was also released as a single. Another notable track is "Real Love"; while previously released on "Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music", this was taken from the factory master tapes and, as a result, lacks the pops and clicks inherent in all copies of "Machina II" (which is vinyl sourced).

The ironic title of the album is the namesake of a popular Pumpkins B-side that was released on the "Tonight, Tonight" single and serves as a metaphor for the band's career. Peaking at #31 in the U.S., the album has—as of May 2005—sold 729,000 units.

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Corgan, except for "Landslide".

There exist two versions of "Rotten Apples"; one is exclusive to the United States. The U.S. version includes the song "Landslide" which is replaced by "Try, Try, Try" in the international version.

U.S. version

#"Siva" – 4:21
#"Rhinoceros" – 5:53
#"Drown" – 4:30
#"Cherub Rock" – 4:59
#"Today" – 3:22
#"Disarm" – 3:18
#"Landslide" (Stevie Nicks) – 3:10
#"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" – 4:17
#"1979" – 4:23
#"Zero" – 2:41
#"Tonight, Tonight" – 4:15
#"Eye" – 4:54
#"Ava Adore" – 4:21
#"Perfect" – 3:22
#"The Everlasting Gaze" – 4:02
#"Stand Inside Your Love" – 4:13
#"Real Love" – 4:10
#"Untitled" – 3:51

International version

#"Siva" – 4:21
#"Rhinoceros" – 5:53
#"Drown" – 4:30
#"Cherub Rock" – 4:59
#"Today" – 3:22
#"Disarm" – 3:18
#"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" – 4:17
#"1979" – 4:23
#"Zero" – 2:41
#"Tonight, Tonight" – 4:15
#"Eye" – 4:54
#"Ava Adore" – 4:21
#"Perfect" – 3:22
#"The Everlasting Gaze" – 4:02
#"Stand Inside Your Love" – 4:13
#"Try, Try, Try" – 5:09
#"Real Love" – 4:10
#"Untitled" – 3:51

Personnel

*Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, programming, mixer, producer, art direction
*James Iha – guitar
*D'Arcy Wretzky - bass
*Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
*Matt Walker – drums (track 13)
*Joey Waronker - drums (track 14)
*Bon Harris – additional programming (tracks 13-14)
*Butch Vig – producer (tracks 1-6)
*Flood – producer and mixer (tracks 8-11, 15-17), additional production and mixer(tracks 13-14)
*Alan Moulder – producer and mixer (tracks 8-11), mixer (tracks 15-17)
*Brad Wood – additional production (track 13)
*Ted de Bono – producer (track 7)
*Howie Weinberg – mastering
*Jennifer Quinn-Richardson – production coordination
*Roger Lian – digital editing
*Greg Sylvester – art direction
*Lisa Johnson – photography, cover photo
*Michael Lavine – photography
*David LaChapelle – photography
*Danny Clinch – photography
*Melodie McDaniel – photography
*Yelena Yemchuk – photography
*Lynne Fischer – photography

Chart positions

Album

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