Best of British

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Tracklist

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1Baba O'Riley
associate producer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
The Who
guest violin:
Dave Arbus (in 1971-05)
piano:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1971-05)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-05)
recording of:
Baba O’Riley (in 1971-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Towser Tunes, Inc. and TRO Essex Japan, A-Division
The Who4.65:10
2There She Goes
engineer:
Dave Charles (British drummer as well as producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer)
mixer:
Steve Lillywhite
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Power (of The La’s and Cast)
drums (drum set):
Chris Sharrock
electric guitar:
John Byrne (John 'Boo' Byrne, electric guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lee Mavers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1988)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 45), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 62) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 418)
recording of:
There She Goes (The La’s)
lyricist and composer:
Lee Mavers
publisher:
Go! Discs Music Ltd. (publisher) and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
The La’s42:44
3Maggie May
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
compilation of:
Henry by Rod Stewart and Maggie May (without “Henry” prelude) by Rod Stewart
music videos:
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 130) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 141)
recording of:
Henry (prelude to “Maggie May”) (in 1971-01)
composer:
Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer)
recording of:
Maggie May (in 1971-01)
publisher:
Rod Stewart
writer:
Mike Peters, Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Rod Stewart4.155:48
4Our House
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 13) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 29)
recording of:
Our House
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness3.93:21
5Tiny Dancer
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone (on 1971-08-09)
bass guitar:
David Glover (bass guitarist) (on 1971-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope (on 1971-08-09)
electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye (on 1971-08-09)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (on 1971-08-09)
steel guitar:
BJ Cole (on 1971-08-09)
background vocals:
Tony Burrows (on 1971-08-09), Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) (on 1971-08-09), Lesley Duncan (on 1971-08-09), Dee Murray (on 1971-08-09), Nigel Olsson (on 1971-08-09), Barry St. John (on 1971-08-09), Terry Steele (on 1971-08-09), Liza Strike (on 1971-08-09) and Sue Glover & Sunny Leslie (on 1971-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-08-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 387)
recording of:
Tiny Dancer (on 1971-08-09)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3.556:17
6Tempted
producer:
Roger Bechirian and Elvis Costello
bass:
John Bentley (UK bassist, member of Squeeze)
drums (drum set):
Gilson Lavis
guitar:
Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
keyboard and lead vocals:
Paul Carrack
background vocals:
Elvis Costello and Glenn Tilbrook
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 82)
recording of:
Tempted
lyricist:
Chris Difford
composer:
Glenn Tilbrook
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Illegal Songs Inc.
Squeeze4.154:01
7As Tears Go By
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
vocals:
Marianne Faithfull
conductor:
Mike Leander
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) (in 1964)
recording of:
As Tears Go By
writer:
Mick Jagger, Andrew Loog Oldham and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Marianne Faithfull42:38
8Cities in the Dust
recording engineer and engineer:
Julian Standen
producer:
Siouxsie and the Banshees
mixer:
Steve Churchyard
bass guitar:
Steven Severin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Budgie (UK drummer Peter Clarke of The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.)
guitar:
John Valentine Carruthers
keyboard:
Steven Severin and John Valentine Carruthers
lead vocals:
Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
arranger:
Siouxsie and the Banshees
recording of:
Cities in Dust
lyricist:
Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
composer:
Peter Clarke (UK drummer Peter Clarke of The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.), Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
Siouxsie and the Banshees4.34:09
9She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
cover recording of:
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Joe Cocker3:04
10Black Steel
producer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Tricky (UK trip hop producer Adrian Thaws)
drums (drum set) and guitar:
FTV
vocals:
Martina Topley‐Bird and Tricky (UK trip hop producer Adrian Thaws)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
publisher:
Bring the Noize Inc. and Def American Songs, Inc.
Tricky3.955:42
11Wild World
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass guitar:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”) (in 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
guitar and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
guitar [2nd]:
Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
solo violin:
John Rostein (in 1970-07)
vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
strings arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1970), Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
recording of:
Wild World (in 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Cat Stevens3.93:20
12Sunflower
bass guitar:
Marco Nelson
drums (drum set):
Steve White (Style Council drummer)
flute:
Jacko Peake
guitar, mellotron, Moog and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Finsbury Park in Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-06-09)
recording of:
Sunflower
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Stylist Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers
Paul Weller2.54:11
13Solsbury Hill
additional recording engineer:
Jim Frank, Keith Grant (classical recording engineer), Dave Harris (Recording engineer at Morgan Studios, London), Rod O’Brien, Robert Hrycyna and Robert Stasiak
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
programming:
Larry Fast (American synthesizer player and composer)
producer:
Bob Ezrin
acoustic guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Steve Hunter (rock guitarist)
banjo and classical guitar:
Robert Fripp
bass and tuba:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
bones and percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
electric guitar and guitar:
Robert Fripp and Steve Hunter (rock guitarist)
flute and recorder:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
keyboard:
Jozef Chirowski and Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
synthesizer:
Larry Fast (American synthesizer player and composer)
vocals:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records (in 1977) and Peter Gabriel Ltd. (UK record and music publishing company associated with Peter Gabriel) (in 1977)
additionally recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Stage (Nimbus 9 Studios) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 472)
recording of:
Solsbury Hill
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
publisher:
Ear Pieces, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Hit & Run Music, Intersong Music, Pentagon Lipservices Real World and Real World Music, Ltd.
Peter Gabriel4.54:24
14Connected
assistant engineer:
Neil Douglas and Elliot Singerman
engineer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
producer:
Stereo MC’s
additional keyboard:
James Hallawell
brass:
Kick Horns
additional vocals:
Cath Coffey, Verona Davis, Andrea Groves and Jennifer Ismail
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Let Me Let Me Be Your Lover by Jimmy “Bo” Horne
recording of:
Connected
writer:
Rob Birch (Stereo MCs), Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Nick Hallam and Jimmy “Bo” Horne
publisher:
EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Harrick Music, Longitude Music Co. and Virgin Music Ltd.
Stereo MCs3.855:13
15Bloody Well Right
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Supertramp
bass guitar:
Dougie Thomson
clarinet and saxophone:
John Helliwell
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bob Siebenberg
guitar and piano:
Roger Hodgson
harmonica and keyboard:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp)
vocals:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp), John Helliwell and Roger Hodgson
strings arranger:
Richard Hewson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2014)
recording of:
Bloody Well Right
lyricist and composer:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Roger Hodgson
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Supertramp44:33
16Baby I Love Your Way
recording of:
Baby, I Love Your Way
lyricist and composer:
Peter Frampton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Nuages Artists Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Peter Frampton4:40