这张专辑里收入了他们前四张专辑中的最高成果,总结了他们乡村+迷幻的风格。专辑中收录了8首进入Billboard top 100的热门歌曲,而他们翻唱的Mr. Tambourine Man也是Bob Dylan唯一的一首冠军单曲。
本专辑在滚石杂志评出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第178位。
Without question, the Byrds were one of the great bands of the '60s and one of the few American bands of their time to continually turn out inventive, compelling albums. As they were recording a series of fine records, they turned out a number of classic singles that unquestionably defined their era. The Byrds' Greatest Hits does an excellent job of chronicling the peak years of their popularity before they went country-rock on 1968's Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Apart from the minor hits "It Won't Be Wrong," "Set You Free This Time," and "Have You Seen Her Face," all of the group's hit singles — from 1965's "Mr. Tambourine Man" to 1967's "My Back Pages" — are included: "All I Really Want to Do," "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)," "Eight Miles High," "5D (Fifth Dimension)," "Mr. Spaceman," and "So You Want to Be a Rock N' Roll Star." Yes, some great songs were left behind on the albums, but important cuts like "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better," "The Bells of Rhymney," and "Chimes of Freedom" are added, making this pretty close to a definitive single-disc summary of the Byrds' prime.