Greatest Hits

~ Release by Joy Division (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The cover picture is from the 1998 "Heart and Soul" box set.
Track 1, 3, 9, 13, 14, 16 and 19 from "Substance"
Track 2 previously unreleased
Track 4 from "Licht und Blindheit"
Track 5 from "A Factory Sample"
Track 6 from "Still"
Track 7, 8 and 15 from "An Ideal For Living"
Track 10, 17 and 18 from "Closer"
Track 11 and 12 from "Unknown Pleasures"
Track 20 from "John Peel Session"

Tracklist

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1Love Will Tear Us Apart
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
bass:
Peter Hook
drums (drum set):
Stephen Morris
guitar:
Bernard Albrecht
vocals:
Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
3:30
2The Drawback
recording of:
The Drawback
writer:
Warsaw
1:48
3These Days
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
These Days
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
3:28
4Dead Souls
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dead Souls
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
4:59
5Digital
engineer:
John Brierley and Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett and Laurie Latham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Digital
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
2:45
6Sound of Music
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett
recording of:
Sound of Music
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
3:58
7No Love Lost
producer:
Joy Division
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
No Love Lost
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
3:43
8Warsaw
producer:
Joy Division
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Warsaw
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
2:26
9She's Lost Control
producer:
Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
She’s Lost Control
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (ended), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.
4:59
10Isolation
assistant engineer:
Michael Johnson
engineer:
John Caffery and Martin Hannett
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory (in 1987)
recorded at:
Britannia Row in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Isolation
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
2:56
11Disorder
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Disorder (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
live recording of:
Disorder
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3:33
12Shadowplay
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
bass guitar and background vocals:
Peter Hook (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stephen Morris (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
guitar and keyboard:
Bernard Sumner (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fractured Music and Warner Music UK (in 2019)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
recording of:
Shadowplay (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3:58
13Transmission
producer:
Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 20)
recording of:
Transmission
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
3:39
14Novelty
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Novelty
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
4:04
15Leaders of Men
producer:
Joy Division
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Leaders of Men
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
2:37
16Atmosphere
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Atmosphere by Joy Division
recording of:
Atmosphere
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
4:13
17Decades
assistant engineer:
Michael Johnson
engineer:
John Caffery and Martin Hannett
producer:
Martin Hannett
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory (in 1987)
recorded at:
Britannia Row in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Decades
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
6:16
18Passover
assistant engineer:
Michael Johnson
engineer:
John Caffery and Martin Hannett
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory (in 1987)
recorded at:
Britannia Row in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Passover
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
4:48
19From Safety to Where…?
producer:
Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
From Safety to Where
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
2:29
20Love Will Tear Us Apart (John Peel session)
producer:
Tony Wilson
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
3:21