The Best Album Tracks... Ever!

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Tracklist

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1The Great Gig in the Sky
assistant engineer:
Peter James (sound engineer)
engineer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
Pink Floyd
mixer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set):
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) (from 1972-09 until 1973-01)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Waters (from 1972-09 until 1973-01)
Hammond organ and piano:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist) (from 1972-09 until 1973-01)
pedal steel guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1972-09 until 1973-01)
lead vocals:
Clare Torry (on 1973-01-21)
spoken vocals:
Gerry O’Driscoll (on 1973-01-21) and Patricia “Puddy” Watts (on 1973-01-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1973), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1992), EMI Records Ltd (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2003), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011), Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd (in 2023)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1973-01)
recording of:
The Great Gig in the Sky (from 1972-09 until 1973-01)
composer:
Clare Torry and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
KPM (music publisher), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., World Copyrights Ltd. and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
version of:
The Mortality Sequence
Pink Floyd4.34:47
2Tubular Bells
oboe:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
spoken vocals:
Vivian Stanshall
edit of:
Tubular Bells, Part One by Mike Oldfield
recording of:
Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme from Mike Oldfield's album 'Tubular Bells')
composer:
Mike Oldfield
version of:
Tubular Bells, Part Two
partial recording of:
Tubular Bells, Part One
composer:
Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield24:43
3Paranoid Android
recorded in:
United Kingdom (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
recording engineer and producer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer) and Radiohead
programming:
Thom Yorke
assistant engineer:
Jon Bailey (engineer), Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Chris Scard
mixer and editor:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
bass guitar and bass synthesizer:
Colin Greenwood (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
drums (drum set):
Philip Selway (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
effects and background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
glockenspiel, keyboard, mellotron and organ:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
percussion:
Colin Greenwood (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Philip Selway (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
strings arranger:
Radiohead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2017)
music videos:
Paranoid Android by Radiohead
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 20) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 256)
recording of:
Paranoid Android (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
Radiohead4.46:25
4Bitter Sweet Symphony
recording engineer:
Chris Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
additional producer and additional mixer:
Chris Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham, The Verve and Youth (producer/bassist Martin Glover)
lead vocals:
Richard Ashcroft
orchestra:
The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
additional strings arranger:
Wil Malone
samples:
The Last Time by The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
music videos:
Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 18), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 22) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 382)
recording of:
Bitter Sweet Symphony
lyricist and composer:
Richard Ashcroft
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
The Verve4.355:59
5Champagne Supernova
recording engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
guest electric guitar and guest background vocals:
Paul Weller
lead vocals:
Liam Gallagher (English musician, lead singer of Oasis)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
music videos:
Champagne Supernova by Oasis (1991–2009 Britpop)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 39) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 174)
recording of:
Champagne Supernova
composer:
Noel Gallagher
Oasis3.77:29
6Sorted for E’s & Wizz
programming:
Matthew Vaughan (UK producer)
assistant engineer:
Julie Gardner and Pete Lewis (engineer)
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-06-19 until 1995-07-28)
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sorted for E’s & Wizz (from 1995-06-19 until 1995-07-28)
lyricist:
Jarvis Cocker
writer and composer:
Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey (producer; Pulp bassist), Russell Senior and Mark Webber (Guitarist with Pulp)
premiered at:
Glastonbury Festival 1995, day 2: Pyramid Stage (1995-06-24)
Pulp43:41
7Praise You
samples:
Take Yo’ Praise by Camille Yarbrough
recording of:
Praise You
writer:
Norman Cook and Camille Yarbrough
publisher:
Maat Music Inc., Polygram Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Fatboy Slim3.853:48
8Safe From Harm
producer:
Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) and Massive Attack
mixer:
Jeremy Allom, Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) and Massive Attack
additional vocals:
Robert Del Naja
vocals:
Shara Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Circa Records Ltd. (not an imprint; for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1991)
samples:
Stratus by Billy Cobham
music videos:
Safe From Harm by Massive Attack directed by Baillie Walsh
recording of:
Safe From Harm
writer:
Billy Cobham, Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Shara Nelson and Andrew Vowles
Massive Attack3.855:21
9Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
producer and mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
performer:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler3:48
10Blank Expression
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Blank Expression
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Roddy Radiation and Neville Staple
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
The Specials2.352:42
11Sexy Boy
assistant recording engineer:
Jérôme Kerner (Engineer)
recording engineer:
Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin and Stéphane "Alf" Briat
producer:
Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin
assistant mixer:
Jérôme Blondel
mixer:
Stéphane "Alf" Briat
analog synthesizer [Korg MS20 & syrinx], bass guitar [basse], electric guitar [guitare électrique], talkbox [talk box] and tambourine [tambourin]:
N. Godin
drums (drum set) [batterie]:
Marlon (engineer, producer, drummer)
Rhodes piano [rhodes], analog synthesizer [syrinx], organ [orgue] and synthesizer [solina strings]:
J.B. Dunckel
solo Moog:
J.B. Dunckel and N. Godin
vocals:
J.B. Dunckel and N. Godin
recorded at:
Gang Recording Studio in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Studio Plus XXX (Closed in 2008, then bought by Talk Over) in Paris, Île-de-France, France
music videos:
Sexy Boy (Music video) by Air (French band)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 305)
recording of:
Sexy Boy
writer:
Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin
publisher:
Delabel Éditions (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Painted Desert Music Corporation and Revolvair
Air3.855:00
12Trans-Europe Express
recording of:
Trans‐Europe Express
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Ralf Hütter
translated version of:
Trans Europa Express
Kraftwerk36:39