The Best of…

~ Release by The Proclaimers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Letter From America
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
recording of:
Letter From America
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
34:02
2There’s a Touch
recording of:
There’s a Touch
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
43:12
3Let’s Get Married
recording of:
Let’s Get Married
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
44:17
4I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
accordion:
Dave Whetstone
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Donahue and Charlie Reid
bass guitar:
Phil Cranham
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
electric guitar:
Jerry Donahue
fiddle:
Steve Shaw (Steve Brennan)
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
mandolin and tin whistle:
Stuart Nisbet
steel guitar:
Gerry Hogan
vocals:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1988) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 21)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
43:37
5The Doodle Song
2:31
6I’m on My Way
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recording of:
I’m on My Way
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:35
7King of the Road
co-engineer:
Beeg Al and Chris Birkett
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
guest double bass:
Nico Bruce (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set):
Keith Burns (drummer) (in 1990)
guest guitar and guest pedal steel guitar:
Stuart Nisbet (in 1990)
guest piano:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
King of the Road (in 1990)
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
2:45
8Ghost of Love
3:11
9Throw the “R” Away
42:44
10What Makes You Cry?
recording of:
What Makes You Cry?
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
42:49
11Sunshine on Leith
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
accordion:
Dave Whetstone
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Donahue and Charlie Reid
bass guitar:
Phil Cranham
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Jerry Donahue
fiddle:
Steve Shaw (Steve Brennan)
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
mandolin and tin whistle:
Stuart Nisbet
steel guitar:
Gerry Hogan
vocals:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1988) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sunshine on Leith
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
45:15
12When You’re in Love
recording of:
When You’re in Love
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
43:14
13Cap in Hand
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
accordion:
Dave Whetstone
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Donahue and Charlie Reid
bass guitar:
Phil Cranham
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Jerry Donahue
fiddle:
Steve Shaw (Steve Brennan)
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
mandolin and tin whistle:
Stuart Nisbet
steel guitar:
Gerry Hogan
vocals:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1988) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cap in Hand
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3.653:22
14I Want to Be a Christian
recording of:
I Want to Be a Christian
lyricist and composer:
Sullivan S. Pugh
42:04
15Act of Remembrance
recording of:
Act of Remembrance
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
55:01
16Lady Luck
3:39
17Make My Heart Fly
recording of:
Make My Heart Fly
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
42:29
18The Light
recording of:
The Light
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
43:11
19The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues
33:05
20Oh Jean
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
accordion:
Dave Whetstone
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Donahue and Charlie Reid
bass guitar:
Phil Cranham
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Jerry Donahue
fiddle:
Steve Shaw (Steve Brennan)
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
mandolin and tin whistle:
Stuart Nisbet
steel guitar:
Gerry Hogan
vocals:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1988) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Oh Jean
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3.655:55

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ASIN:US: B000063984 [info]