Why the Long Face

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: Why the Long Face
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1You Dreamer
recording of:
You Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:50
2Message of Love
recording of:
Message of Love
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:05
3I’m Not Ashamed
recording of:
I’m Not Ashamed
writer:
Don Robey and Joseph Scott (Joseph Wade Scott)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
recording of:
I’m Not Ashamed
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:13
4Sail Into Nothing
recording of:
Sail Into Nothing
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
3:47
5Thunder & Lightning
recording of:
Thunder & Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
3:38
6Send You
recording of:
Send You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:11
7One in a Million
recording of:
One in a Million
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
5:05
8God’s Great Mistake
recording of:
God’s Great Mistake
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country)
4:48
9Wildland in My Heart
recording of:
Wildland in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:04
10Take You to the Moon
recording of:
Take You to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:55
11Far From Me to You
recording of:
Far From Me to You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:11
12Charlotte
recording of:
Charlotte
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
3:54
13Post Nuclear Talking Blues
recording of:
Post Nuclear Talking Blues
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
3:21
14Blue on a Green Planet
recording of:
Blue on a Green Planet
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
4:54
2▼CD: Why the Long Face (bonus Tracks)
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1I’m Not Ashamed (single edit)
recording of:
I’m Not Ashamed
writer:
Don Robey and Joseph Scott (Joseph Wade Scott)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
3:46
2One in a Million (1st Visit)
recording of:
One in a Million
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
5:21
3Monday Tuesday Girl
3:56
4In a Big Country (acoustic version)
recording of:
In a Big Country
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Big Country Music Ltd., BMG Gold Songs, EMI 10 Music and Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1983)
3:16
5Crazytimes
recording of:
Crazy Times
4:05
6Blue on a Green Planet (Cool version)
recording of:
Blue on a Green Planet
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
4:40
7You Dreamer (single edit)
engineer and mixer:
Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
producer:
Big Country and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass and background vocals:
Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mark Brzezicki
guitar:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
vocals:
Stuart Adamson
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
You Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
33:39
8Ice Cream Smile
3:54
9Magic in Your Eyes
2:59
10Bianca
recording of:
Bianca
4:41
11Hardly a Mountain (HITW Tapes)
recording of:
Hardly a Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
3:58
12Golden Boy Loves Golden Girl (HITW Tapes)
recording of:
Golden Boy Loves Golden Girl
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:39
13Can You Feel the Winter (HITW Tapes)
recording of:
Can You Feel the Winter
6:36
14I’m Eighteen
recording of:
I’m Eighteen
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Ezra Music Corp., Famous Chappell, Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
22:55
15Vicious
recording of:
Vicious
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Champs Élysées Nouv Société, Chappell S.A., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dunbar Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Spirit One Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:15
16On the Road Again
recording of:
On the Road Again
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter) and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., SBK United Partnership Ltd., Songs of Peer (publisher; see also Songs of Peer, Ltd.) and United Partnership Ltd.
4:22
17All Go Together (acoustic version)
recording of:
All Go Together
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
3:21
3▼CD: Eclectic
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1River of Hope
live recording of:
River of Hope (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
recording of:
River of Hope
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:06
2King of Emotion
live recording of:
King of Emotion (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recording of:
King of Emotion
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
4:10
3Big Yellow Taxi
live cover recording of:
Big Yellow Taxi (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Siquomb Pub. Corp.
cover recording of:
Big Yellow Taxi
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Siquomb Pub. Corp.
3:50
4The Buffalo Skinners
live recording of:
Buffalo Skinners (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
recording of:
Buffalo Skinners
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
5:58
5Summertime
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:57
6The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
live cover recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
cover recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:44
7Eleanor Rigby
live cover recording of:
Eleanor Rigby (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Publishing Co. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Eleanor Rigby
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Publishing Co. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
3:47
8Winter Sky
live recording of:
Winter Sky (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
recording of:
Winter Sky
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
4:06
9Sling It
live cover recording of:
Sling It! (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harley
recording of:
Sling It!
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harley
3:04
10I’m on Fire
live cover recording of:
I’m on Fire (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
recording of:
I’m on Fire
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
2:39
11Where the Rose Is Sown
live recording of:
Where the Rose is Sown (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1984)
recording of:
Where the Rose is Sown
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1984)
4:10
12Come Back to Me
live recording of:
Come Back to Me (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
recording of:
Come Back to Me
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
4:43
13Ruby Tuesday
live cover recording of:
Ruby Tuesday (from 1996-03-20 until 1996-03-21)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
cover recording of:
Ruby Tuesday
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
4:16
14Teenage Lament
recording of:
Teenage Lament ’74
writer:
Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:54
15Down on the Corner
recording of:
Down on the Corner
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Concord Music Group (formed in 2004 with the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records) and Jondora Music
2:49
16Hey Hey My My
5:04
17You Dreamer (acoustic version)
recording of:
You Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:09
18I’m Not Ashamed (acoustic version)
recording of:
I’m Not Ashamed
writer:
Don Robey and Joseph Scott (Joseph Wade Scott)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
3:45
4▼CD: Demos
#TitleRatingLength
1You Dreamer
recording of:
You Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:45
2Message of Love
recording of:
Message of Love
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
3:40
3I’m Not Ashamed
recording of:
I’m Not Ashamed
writer:
Don Robey and Joseph Scott (Joseph Wade Scott)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
4:41
4Sail Into Nothing
recording of:
Sail Into Nothing
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:31
5Thunder & Lightning
recording of:
Thunder & Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:00
6Send You
recording of:
Send You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
5:17
7God’s Great Mistake
recording of:
God’s Great Mistake
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country)
5:53
8Wildland in My Heart
recording of:
Wildland in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:03
9Take You to the Moon
recording of:
Take You to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:41
10Far From Me to You
recording of:
Far From Me to You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
4:27
11Charlotte
recording of:
Charlotte
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
4:03
12Post Nuclear Talking Blues
recording of:
Post Nuclear Talking Blues
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
2:59
13Crazytimes
recording of:
Crazy Times
4:34
14What About Peace
recording of:
What About Peace
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
3:30
15Normal
2:25
16God’s Great Mistake (alternate version)
recording of:
God’s Great Mistake
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country)
3:11