The Best Album Tracks... Ever!

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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. (UK record company) (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, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (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 Floyd4.44:47
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 (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
drums (drum set):
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
effects and background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (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 (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
percussion:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (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:
Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 13), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 20), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 38), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 64) and Rolling Stone: 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 (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
Radiohead4.356:25
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:
Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 5), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 18), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 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”)
is based on:
The Last Time
The Verve4.35:59
5Champagne Supernova
recording engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
bass guitar:
Paul McGuigan (Oasis)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alan White (Oasis drummer)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Noel Gallagher
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Arthurs ("Bonehead", Oasis)
guest electric guitar [lead 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, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
music videos:
Champagne Supernova by Oasis (Noel & Liam Gallagher)
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
Oasis3.957:29
6Sorted for E’s & Wizz
programming:
Matthew Vaughan (UK producer)
assistant engineer:
Julie Gardner (engineer) 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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-06-19 until 1995-07-28)
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
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 Andrew 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.
is based on:
Take Yo' Praise
Fatboy Slim4.153:48
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 and 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)
engineer:
Arabella Rodriguez
producer and mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
guest lead vocals:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals and performer:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Brittania Row (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Law Music, Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler4.23:48
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, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Studio Plus XXX (Closed in 2008, then bought by Talk Over) in Paris, Île-de-France, France
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
Air45:00
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