Best of British

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Tracklist

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1Baba O'Riley
associate producer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
The Who
guest violin:
Dave Arbus (in 1971-05)
piano:
Pete Townshend (in 1971-05)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1971-05)
recording of:
Baba O’Riley (in 1971-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc., Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd., Towser Tunes, Inc. and TRO Essex Japan, A-Division
The Who5:10
2There She GoesThe La’s2:44
3Maggie MayRod Stewart5:48
4Our HouseMadness3:21
5Tiny Dancer
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone (on 1971-08-09)
bass guitar:
David Glover (on 1971-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope (on 1971-08-09)
electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye (on 1971-08-09)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (on 1971-08-09)
steel guitar:
BJ Cole (on 1971-08-09)
background vocals:
Tony Burrows (on 1971-08-09), Roger Cook (on 1971-08-09), Lesley Duncan (on 1971-08-09), Dee Murray (on 1971-08-09), Nigel Olsson (on 1971-08-09), Barry St. John (on 1971-08-09), Terry Steele (on 1971-08-09), Liza Strike (on 1971-08-09) and Sue Glover & Sunny Leslie (on 1971-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd.
recorded at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-08-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 387)
recording of:
Tiny Dancer (on 1971-08-09)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John6:17
6TemptedSqueeze4:01
7As Tears Go By
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
vocals:
Marianne Faithfull
conductor:
Mike Leander
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records (in 1964)
recording of:
As Tears Go By
writer:
Mick Jagger, Andrew Loog Oldham and Keith Richards
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Marianne Faithfull2:38
8Cities in the DustSiouxsie and the Banshees4:09
9She Came in Through the Bathroom WindowJoe Cocker3:04
10Black SteelTricky5:42
11Wild World
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass guitar:
John Ryan (in 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
guitar and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (in 1970-07)
guitar [2nd]:
Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
solo violin:
John Rostein (in 1970-07)
vocals:
Cat Stevens (in 1970-07)
strings arranger:
Del Newman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (in 1970), Island Records Ltd. (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 1970)
recording of:
Wild World (in 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc., Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Cat Stevens3:20
12Sunflower
bass guitar:
Marco Nelson
drums (drum set):
Steve White
flute:
Jacko Peake
guitar, mellotron, Moog and lead vocals:
Paul Weller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (in 1993)
recorded at:
Finsbury Park in Haringey, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1996-06-09)
recording of:
Sunflower
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
publisher:
Stylist Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers
Paul Weller4:11
13Solsbury HillPeter Gabriel4:24
14ConnectedStereo MCs5:13
15Bloody Well RightSupertramp4:33
16Baby I Love Your WayPeter Frampton4:40