Rotten Apples

Rotten Apples: Greatest Hits
Greatest hits by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released	November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)
Recorded	1991–2000
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	73:51
Language	English
Label	Virgin
Producer	Billy Corgan, Ted de Bono, Flood, James Iha, Alan Moulder, Bjorn Thorsrud, Butch Vig, Howard Willing, Brad Wood
Professional reviews
Allmusic link NME (8/10) link
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music (2000) Rotten Apples (2001) Zeitgeist (2007)
Singles from {Rotten Apples} The Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits
"Untitled" Released: 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 Ø. The album's concluding track, "Untitled", was The Pumpkins' final recording before their breakup.^{[citation needed]} 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).^{[citation needed]}

The title of the album is the namesake of a Pumpkins B-side that was released on the "Tonight, Tonight" single. Peaking at #31 in the U.S.,^{[citation needed]} the album has—as of May 2005—sold 729,000 units.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

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

There exist two versions of Rotten Apples; one is exclusive North America. The North American version includes the song "Landslide" which is replaced by "Try, Try, Try" in the international version.

U.S. version

1. "Siva" – 4:21
2. "Rhinoceros" – 5:53
3. "Drown" – 4:30
4. "Cherub Rock" – 4:59
5. "Today" – 3:22
6. "Disarm" – 3:18
7. "Landslide" – 3:06
8. "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" - 4:18
9. "1979" – 4:23
10. "Zero" – 2:41
11. "Tonight, Tonight" – 4:15
12. "Eye" – 4:54
13. "Ava Adore" – 4:21
14. "Perfect" – 3:22
15. "The Everlasting Gaze" – 4:02
16. "Stand Inside Your Love" – 4:13
17. "Real Love" – 4:10
18. "Untitled" – 3:51

International version

1. "Siva" – 4:21
2. "Rhinoceros" – 5:53
3. "Drown" – 4:30
4. "Cherub Rock" – 4:59
5. "Today" – 3:22
6. "Disarm" – 3:18
7. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" – 4:17
8. "1979" – 4:23
9. "Zero" – 2:41
10. "Tonight, Tonight" – 4:15
11. "Eye" – 4:54
12. "Ava Adore" – 4:21
13. "Perfect" – 3:22
14. "The Everlasting Gaze" – 4:02
15. "Stand Inside Your Love" – 4:13
16. "Try, Try, Try" – 5:09
17. "Real Love" – 4:10
18. "Untitled" – 3:51

Personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins

• Jimmy Chamberlin – Drums
• Billy Corgan – Vocals, guitar, programming, mixer, producer, art direction
• James Iha – Guitar
• D'Arcy Wretzky - Bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Matt Walker – Drums on "Ava Adore"
• Joey Waronker - Drums on "Perfect"

Production

• Bon Harris – Additional programming on "Ava Adore" and "Perfect"
• Butch Vig – Producer on "Siva", "Rhinoceros", "Drown", "Cherub Rock", "Today", and "Disarm"
• Flood – Producer and mixer on "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", "1979", "Zero", "Tonight, Tonight", "Perfect", "The Everlasting Gaze", "Stand Inside Your Love", "Real Love", "Untitled", and "Try, Try, Try"; additional production and mixer on "Ava Adore" and "Perfect"
• Alan Moulder – Producer and mixer on "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", "1979", "Zero", and "Tonight, Tonight"; mixer on "The Everlasting Gaze", "Stand Inside Your Love" and "Real Love"
• Brad Wood – Additional production on "Ava Adore"
• Ted de Bono – Producer on "Landslide"
• 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

References