Best of British

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 Who4.55:10
2There She Goes
engineer:
Dave Charles (British drummer as well as producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer)
mixer:
Steve Lillywhite
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), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
The La’s3.952:44
3Maggie May
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie 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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 130) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 141)
recording of:
Maggie May (in 1971-01)
writer:
Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Rightsong Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Henry (prelude to “Maggie May”)
composer:
Martin Quittenton
recording of:
Maggie May
writer:
Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Rightsong Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Rod Stewart4.45:48
4Our HouseMadness4.153:21
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 (singer, songwriter, 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:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 47) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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.
music quoted on:
Gnomeo and Juliet (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
Elton John3.56:17
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
recording of:
Tempted
lyricist:
Chris Difford
composer:
Glenn Tilbrook
Squeeze4.154:01
7As Tears Go By
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
vocals:
Marianne Faithfull
conductor:
Mike Leander
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records (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 (The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.))
guitar:
John Valentine Carruthers
keyboard:
Steven Severin and John Valentine Carruthers
lead vocals:
Siouxsie Sioux
arranger:
Siouxsie and the Banshees
recording of:
Cities in Dust
lyricist:
Siouxsie Sioux
composer:
Peter Clarke (UK drummer Peter Clarke (The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.)), Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux
Siouxsie and the Banshees4.354:09
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
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. (UK) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, William Jonathan Drayton, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
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. (UK) (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (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 Stevens43:20
12Sunflower
producer:
Brendan Lynch (London producer)
recording of:
Sunflower
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
Paul Weller24:11
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
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
vocals:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records (in 1977)
additionally recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, 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:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 472)
recording of:
Solsbury Hill
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Pentagon Lipservices Real World and Real World Music, Ltd.
Peter Gabriel4.54:24
14ConnectedStereo MCs3.85:13
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
recording of:
Bloody Well Right
lyricist and composer:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Roger Hodgson
Supertramp44:33
16Baby I Love Your WayPeter Frampton4:40