The Essential

~ Release by Fishbone (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

℗ «2014 Sony Music Entertainment»
℗ «1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment»
℗ «1985, 1987, 1990, 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment»

Countries excluded (Deezer + Spotify)

(As of 2025-07-30).

  • South America: 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands (fk)
  • Western Europe: 🇩🇪 Germany (de)
  • Northern Europe: 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen (sj)
  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
  • Oceania: 🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (cc) 🇨🇽 Christmas Island (cx) 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island (nf)
  • Polynesia: 🇨🇰 Cook Islands (ck) 🇳🇺 Niue (nu) 🇹🇰 Tokelau (tk)
Annotation last modified on 2025-07-30 12:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Party at Ground Zero
recording of:
Party At Ground Zero (Fishbone)
writer:
John Norwood Fisher, Kendall Jones and Angelo Moore
6:28
2Modern Industry (edit)
3:49
3Ugly
2:50
4Lyin’ Ass Bitch
4:15
5When Problems Arise
3:55
6A Selection
3:01
7Cholly
recording of:
Cholly
writer:
Kendall Jones and Angelo Moore
2:48
8It’s a Wonderful Life (Gonna Have a Good Time)
recording of:
It's a Wonderful Life (Gonna Have a Good Time)
writer:
Christopher Dowd, John Norwood Fisher and Angelo Moore
3:03
9Freddie’s Dead
cover recording of:
Freddie’s Dead
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
44:29
10Ma and Pa
recording of:
Ma and Pa
writer:
Kendall Jones and Angelo Moore
4.653:18
11Bonin’ in the Boneyard
4:44
12Change
recording of:
Change
writer:
Chris Dowd and Kendall Jones
42:56
13Fight the Youth (edit)
4:01
14Sunless Saturday
4:17
15Everyday Sunshine (edit)
3:57
16Lemon Meringue
recording of:
Lemon Meringue
lyricist and composer:
John Norwood Fisher
publisher:
Bouillabaisse Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
6:10
17Black Flowers (edit)
4:34
18Unyielding Conditioning (edit)
3:59
2▶Digital Media