Mötley Crüe will release a new compilation, From The Beginning, on September 12th on CD and vinyl through BMG.
From The Beginning is Mötley Crüe‘s definitive collection and traces the band’s storied career from their start on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles to their current status as global rock titans. The album includes a stunning new version of the band’s revered classic Home Sweet Home, reimagined as a heartfelt duet with none other than globally beloved superstar Dolly Parton that is out everywhere now.
Bringing together two giants of American music, the new rendition of Home Sweet Home offers a powerful twist on the 1985 hit. To drive home the song’s positive message of hope, a portion of the proceeds from the single will benefit Covenant House, an organization close to the hearts of the members of Mötley Crüe. Covenant House provides safe shelter, meals, hope and more to help youth experiencing homelessness.
The members of Mötley Crüe shared in a joint statement, Home Sweet Home was first released in 1985 as a single from our Theatre Of Pain album. For an icon like Dolly Parton to sing on a song that has not only meant so much to us but to all the fans through the years, is a career high that means a lot to us. We couldn’t be happier to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Home Sweet Home in this special way, and we’re excited to share this version of the song with all the Dolly and Mötley fans around the world.”
The members add, “That we were able to unite with Dolly to raise awareness for homeless youth and the amazing work of Covenant House, which provides them safe housing and care, makes it even more special. We hope you’ll enjoy Home Sweet Home featuring Dolly Parton as much as Dolly and we enjoyed creating it.”
Dolly Parton offered, “It was an honor and a joy working in the studio on Mötley Crüe‘s 40th Anniversary re-release of Home Sweet Home. I was so pleased that they would ask me to sing on such a classic.”
From The Beginning spans four decades of Crüe anthems, kicking off with their first global single and MTV video Live Wire and winding through the years to 2024’s Top 5 Rock smash Dogs Of War. In between are the hits and fan favorites that shaped the rock genre and a generation, including Kickstart My Heart, Dr. Feelgood, Girls, Girls, Girls, Shout At The Devil, Smokin’ In The Boys Room, Wild Side and many more.
The original studio albums that featured these tracks, including the decade-plus gold, platinum and multi-platinum run of classics Too Fast For Love, Shout At The Devil, Theatre Of Pain, Girls Girls Girls and Dr. Feelgood combined have sold over 100 million albums globally, generated 10 billion streams, and dominated the charts around the world. Mötley Crüe‘s loyal fans have been there from the beginning, and their support remains as strong as ever. But with their music featured in video games, movie trailers, films, TV shows and sporting events daily, new fans continue to discover the band’s amazing catalog.
On the same day From The Beginning is available, the band returns to the Las Vegas Strip for The Las Vegas Residency. Beginning September 12th and running through October 3, these 10 shows at Park MGM will be the first and only chance for Mötley Crüe fans to see the band live in 2025.
The CD version of From The Beginning features 19 tracks, while the vinyl has been expanded to 21 songs, including Afraid and the title track of last year’s Cancelled EP.
CD track listing:
1. Live Wire
2. Take Me To The Top
3. Shout At The Devil [remastered – 2021]
4. Looks That Kill [remastered – 2021]
5. Too Young To Fall In Love [remastered – 2021]
6. Smokin’ In The Boys Room [remastered – 2021]
7. Home Sweet Home [remastered – 2021]
8. Girls, Girls, Girls
9. Wild Side
10. Dr. Feelgood
11. Without You
12. Kickstart My Heart
13. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
14. Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)
15. Primal Scream
16. The Dirt (Est. 1981)
17. Saints of Los Angeles
18. Dogs Of War
19. Home Sweet Home (feat. Dolly Parton)
2LP track listing:
Side A:
1. Live Wire
2. Take Me To The Top
3. Shout at the Devil [remastered -2021]
4. Looks That Kill [remastered – 2021]
5. Too Young To Fall In Love [remastered -2021]
6. Smokin’ In The Boys Room [remastered -2021]
Side B:
1. Home Sweet Home [remastered -2021]
2. Girls, Girls, Girls
3. Wild Side
4. Dr. Feelgood
5. Without You
Side C:
1. Kickstart My Heart
2. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
3. Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)
4. Primal Scream
5. Afraid *
Side D:
1. Saints of Los Angeles
2. The Dirt (Est. 1981)
3. Dogs Of War
4. Cancelled *
5. Home Sweet Home (feat. Dolly Parton)
* LP-only tracks
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and guitarist John 5 made guest appearances on Bygones, a song from Parton‘s Rockstar album.
Bygones, which also features Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford, debuted atop the Mediabase Classic Rock Songs chart in June 2023.
4 Responses
Dolly is becoming very popular in the Rock world! Saw Ace a couple of weeks ago and he was wearing a Dolly Parton t-shirt! As far as “Home Sweet Home,” it’s for a good cause, but I just can’t listen to any other version other than the original! Not even the 1991 version! There are some songs that just don’t get remade by anybody in any way, shape, or form, not even by the original artists!
Nothing from “New Tattoo” and only one song from “Generation Swine.” This is a very boring and uninspired release. Just because they have Dolly doesn’t make this anymore appealing. Motley should have stayed retired.
Generation Swine is a very good album much better than Saints! If I was to guess I would say none of them talk or even like each other at all. They are going to ride out the greatest hits tour and that’s all.
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