The Best... In the World... Ever! Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1This Charming Man
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer / songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
music videos:
This Charming Man by The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 11) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 36)
recording of:
This Charming Man
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer / songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Smiths3.852:43
2April Skies
producer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
April Skies
writer:
Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) and William Reid (guitarist, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (in 1987)
The Jesus and Mary Chain43:12
3Supersonic
engineer:
Mark Coyle, Anjali Dutt, Dave Scott (UK sound mixer & engineer) and Roy Spong
additional producer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Mark Coyle and Oasis (1991–2009 Britpop)
mixer:
Mark Coyle
bass guitar:
Paul McGuigan (Oasis)
drums (drum set):
Tony McCarroll
guitar:
Paul Arthurs (Oasis) and Noel Gallagher
background vocals:
Noel Gallagher and Anthony Griffiths
vocals:
Liam Gallagher (English musician, lead singer of Oasis)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 25) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 337)
recording of:
Supersonic
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gallagher
Oasis4.54:40
4Fools Gold (original version)
producer and mixer:
John Leckie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silvertone Records Ltd. (company credits only; file NO releases here!) (in 1990)
music videos:
Fools Gold (Music video) by The Stone Roses
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 32) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 145)
recording of:
Fools Gold
writer:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses) and John Squire
The Stone Roses4.654:16
5Connected
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 MCs33:47
6Out of Space
engineer, producer and mixer:
Liam Howlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings (in 1992)
samples:
Critical Beatdown by Ultramagnetic MC’s and I Chase the Devil by Max Romeo & The Upsetters (Lee Perry's reggae house band)
edit of:
Out of Space by The Prodigy (UK electronic group, main member Liam Howlett)
recording of:
Out of Space
composer:
Cedric Miller, Tom Dinsdale, Simon Franks, Liam Howlett, Maurice Smith, Trevor Randolph and Keith Matthew Thornton
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing, EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. and Next Plateau
The Prodigy43:41
7Destination Eschaton
remixer:
The Beatmasters (British producer trio)
recording of:
Destination Eschaton
composer:
Colin Angus and Richard West (UK techno producer aka Mr. C)
The Shamen3:54
8True Faith '94
producer:
Stephen Hague and New Order (UK synth pop band)
mixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague
remixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague
recording of:
True Faith
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Be Music (New Order’s own publishing company), Cut Music (UK publisher), MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), Notting Hill Music (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
part of:
American Psycho
New Order3.54:26
9Leave Home
recording of:
Leave Home
writer:
Blake Baxter, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (UK producer, of Chemical Brothers)
publisher:
BMG Music, M62 and MCA Music Ltd.
The Chemical Brothers3.73:47
10Bullet
Fluke4:32
11Loaded
recording of:
Loaded (Primal Scream)
writer:
Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert Young (British guitarist, of Primal Scream)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Primal Scream34:19
12Unbelievable
producer and mixer:
Ralph Jezzard
drums (drum set):
Mark Decloedt
electric guitar and keyboard:
Ian Dench
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals)
lead vocals:
James Atkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 421)
recording of:
Unbelievable
writer:
James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench and Zac Foley
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publ. Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
EMF43:30
13Real Real Real
engineer:
Clive Goddard (engineer)
additional producer:
Ian Curnow and Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
producer:
Mike Edwards (UK guitar/keyboards for Jesus Jones)
mixer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
remixer:
Ian Curnow and Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
recording of:
Real Real Real
lyricist and composer:
Mike Edwards (UK guitar/keyboards for Jesus Jones)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
Jesus Jones43:06
14Personal Jesus
engineer:
Dennis Mitchell (engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Personal Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Depeche Mode4.13:44
15Chemical World
recording of:
Chemical World
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
Blur3:49
1615 Years
producer and mixer:
Al Scott (Oysterband, engineer, song writer)
bass guitar:
Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Heather
guitar:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers) and Simon Friend
violin:
Jon Sevink
lead vocals:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
recording of:
Fifteen Years
writer:
Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers), Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers), Simon Friend, Charlie Heather and Jon Sevink
publisher:
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) and China Records Ltd. (in 1992)
Levellers53:08
17Lenny Valentino
assistant engineer:
Giles Hall and Pete Hofmann (UK producer/mix engineer)
engineer:
Phil Vinall (UK producer)
producer:
Luke Haines and Phil Vinall (UK producer)
recording of:
Lenny Valentino
writer:
Luke Haines
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Auteurs52:17
18I Can Dream
recording engineer and producer:
Sylvia Massy and Skunk Anansie
mixer:
David Bascombe and Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Cass Lewis
drums (drum set):
Robbie France
guitar:
Ace (Member of Skunk Anansie)
lead vocals:
Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
recorded at:
Great Linford Manor in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
I Can Dream by Skunk Anansie
recording of:
I Can Dream
writer:
Len Arran and Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
Skunk Anansie43:33
19Captain Dread
recording of:
Captain Dread
writer:
Greg Roberts (British drummer)
Dreadzone4:09
20Life Forms
performer:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
recording of:
Lifeforms (vocal version)
writer:
Garry Cobain, Brian Dougans and Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
publisher:
Future Sound of London Recordings, Monumentum Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony Songs Inc.
version of:
Lifeforms
The Future Sound of London feat. Elizabeth Fraser2:50