The Collection

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Annotation

This Compilation ℗ & © 2009 Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
Made in the EU.

There are several errors within the booklet:
Track 7: All Tomorrow's Parties (7" Version) 5:17
The timing for the 7" release is 4:13 & not 5:17, which is the 12" version. Furthermore, the edition on this compilation is from the CD 'Assemblage'.

Track 9: Don't Rain On My Parade 2:45
The timing for the 7" release is 2:54 & not 2:45.

Track 15: Life In Tokyo (12" Version) 7:09
The track is the Special Remix version which appeared on the cassette 'Assemblage Special Edition Double Play ', catalogue #s ZCHAN 1 & ZCHAN 001. The running time is 6:15 and not 7:09; that was the original 1979 12" Long/Disco version.

Track 16: All Tomorrow's Parties (12" Version) 4:13
The timings for the 12" release is 5:17 & not 4:13 which is the single version.

Annotation last modified on 2020-07-12 16:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Quiet Life (7″ version)
producer:
Simon Napier-Bell and John Punter
recording of:
Quiet Life
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
publisher:
Chadwick Nomis Ltd. and Opium (Arts) Ltd.
3:36
2Visions of China
keyboard programming:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
flute [African flute], fretless bass and suona [dida]:
Mick Karn
guitar:
David Sylvian
keyboard and tape:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
violin:
Simon House
vocals:
Yuka Fujii and David Sylvian
recording of:
Visions of China
lyricist:
David Sylvian
composer:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan) and David Sylvian
publisher:
Chadwick-Nomis Ltd and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
4.653:41
3Ghosts
keyboard programming:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
producer:
Japan (UK new wave band) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
bass, flute [African flute], fretless bass and suona [dida]:
Mick Karn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
guitar:
David Sylvian
keyboard and tape:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
violin:
Simon House
vocals:
Yuka Fujii and David Sylvian
recording of:
Ghosts
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
publisher:
Chadwick-Nomis Ltd and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
4.54:34
4I Second That Emotion
producer:
John Punter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (U.K.) Ltd. (1987–1996) (in 1981) and Hansa Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
cover recording of:
I Second That Emotion
writer:
Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
3.653:46
5Life in Tokyo
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
recording of:
Life in Tokyo
writer:
Giorgio Moroder and David Sylvian
53:32
6European Son
producer:
Japan (UK new wave band), Simon Napier-Bell and John Punter
remixer:
John Punter
recording of:
European Son (Japan)
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
3:39
7All Tomorrow’s Parties (7″ version)
producer:
Japan (UK new wave band), Simon Napier-Bell and John Punter
remixer:
John Punter
cover recording of:
All Tomorrow’s Parties
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
4:15
8Adolescent Sex
recording of:
Adolescent Sex
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
53:45
9Don’t Rain on My Parade
cover recording of:
Don’t Rain on My Parade
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Broadway Tunes LLC dba Songs of Funny Girl, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
part of:
Funny Girl (Broadway musical)
2:55
10In Vogue
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer and mixer:
John Punter
recording of:
In Vogue
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
6:30
11The Unconventional
recording of:
The Unconventional
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
3:01
12Communist China
producer:
Ray Singer
recording of:
Communist China
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
2:46
13Suburban Berlin
producer:
Ray Singer
recording of:
Suburban Berlin (from 1978-06 until 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
5:01
14Halloween
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer and mixer:
John Punter
recording of:
Halloween
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
4:24
15Life in Tokyo (12″ version)
recording of:
Life in Tokyo
writer:
Giorgio Moroder and David Sylvian
6:15
16All Tomorrow’s Parties (12″ version)
remixer:
John Punter
cover recording of:
All Tomorrow’s Parties
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
5:17