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 (1987) Ltd. (in 2011), 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 (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 Floyd4.354:47
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 its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2017)
music videos:
Paranoid Android by Radiohead
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 20), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time: pub_2012-10-25 (number: 38) 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 Verve4.455:59
5Champagne Supernova
recording engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
guest electric guitar and guest background vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Liam Gallagher (English musician, lead singer of Oasis)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth
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
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gallagher
Oasis3.87:29
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 (from 1995-06-19 until 1995-07-28)
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush
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
engineer and mixer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1998)
samples:
Take Yo’ Praise by Camille Yarbrough
music videos:
Praise You by Fatboy Slim
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
mixed at:
Studio Plus XXX (Closed in 2008, then bought by Talk Over) in Paris
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