The Who to release new hits collection

Set for release on December 22nd is the new 19-track hits compilation The Who - Greatest Hits. As with most of the band's compilations, their early '80s catalogue is only touched upon by two tracks -- 1981's "You Better You Bet" and 1982's "Eminence Front." Their most recent album, Endless Wire is represented with the rarely-heard single "It's Not Enough."

The tracklisting to The Who - Greatest Hits is: "I Can't Explain," "My Generation," "The Kids Are Alright," "Substitute," "Happy Jack," "Pictures Of Lily," "I Can See For Miles," "Magic Bus," "Pinball Wizard," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Baba O'Riley," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Love, Reign O'er Me," "Who Are You," "Squeeze Box," "You Better You Bet," "Eminence Front," "Real Good Looking Boy," and "It's Not Enough."

"Real Good Looking Boy," the Who's 2004 studio reunion track is both one of the highlights of the band's recent tours and the new Greatest Hits album. Pete Townshend says that he wishes the song, which references Elvis Presley, could delve further into Presley's state of mind: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "The tragedy of Elvis and the tragedy perhaps of the way that it's being presented onstage by the Who, which is, it's the tragedy that's being presented. Which is that there's this beautiful, beautiful man and if we wanted to carry it to its conclusion, what we should be doing is we should be looking at whether or not Elvis ever had any pleasure, or fun, or serenity, or contentment in the last couple of years of his life. But the appearance is that he didn't."