The Best of Bond… James Bond

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Tracklist

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1Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1The James Bond Fanfare
David Arnold0:31
2The James Bond Theme (Dr. No)
Monty Norman Orchestra1:47
3Under the Mango Tree (Dr. No)
recording of:
Under the Mango Tree
lyricist and composer:
Monty Norman
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Diana Coupland2:22
4From Russia With Love
producer:
George Martin
lead vocals:
Matt Monro
conductor:
John Barry
arranger:
John Barry
recording of:
From Russia With Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
From Russia With Love (score/soundtrack of the 1963 James Bond film of the same name)
Matt Monro2:33
5Goldfinger
engineer:
John Richards
producer:
John Barry and George Martin
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (in 1964-07)
conductor:
John Barry (in 1964-07)
arranger:
John Barry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Danjaq, LLC (in 1964), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1964) and United Artists Corporation (in 1964)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
recording of:
Goldfinger (in 1964-07)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Goldfinger
Shirley Bassey2:48
6Thunderball
vocals:
Tom Jones
conductor:
John Barry
recording of:
Main Title: Thunderball
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Thunderball (film score)
Tom Jones3:02
7Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Thunderball)
producer:
John Barry
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey
conductor:
John Barry
arranger:
John Barry
recording of:
Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
John Barry
part of:
Thunderball (film score)
Shirley Bassey2:14
8Casino Royale
recording of:
Casino Royale (title song of the 1967 James Bond film, more notable for its instrumental rendition)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp. and Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass2:38
9The Look of Love (Casino Royale)
Dusty Springfield3:32
10End Title (Casino Royale)
Mike Redway2:21
11You Only Live Twice
producer:
John Barry
lead vocals:
Nancy Sinatra
conductor:
John Barry
arranger:
John Barry
recording of:
You Only Live Twice
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
You Only Live Twice (from the James Bond Film)
Nancy Sinatra2:45
12On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
producer:
Phil Ramone
mixer:
John Richards (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
orchestra:
The John Barry Orchestra (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
conductor:
John Barry (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
recorded at:
CTS Studios Bayswater in Bayswater, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
recording of:
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
The John Barry Orchestra2:35
13Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown? (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service)
producer:
Phil Ramone
mixer:
John Richards (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
vocals:
Nina (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
conductor:
John Barry (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
recorded at:
CTS Studios Bayswater in Bayswater, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
recording of:
Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown (from 1969-09 until 1969-10)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
Nina3:20
14We Have All the Time in the World (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service)
producer:
John Barry and Phil Ramone
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong
conductor:
John Barry
arranger:
John Barry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
recording of:
We Have All the Time in the World (from the film "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service")
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
Louis Armstrong3:13
15Diamonds Are Forever
producer:
John Barry
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey
conductor:
John Barry
arranger:
John Barry
recording of:
Diamonds Are Forever (main title theme)
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Diamonds Are Forever (Soundtrack of the James Bond film)
Shirley Bassey2:41
16Live and Let Die
recording engineer:
Bill Price (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
producer:
George Martin (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Paul McCartney (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
mixer:
Bill Price (on 1972-10-21)
bass guitar:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
bass guitar, electric guitar and percussion, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Denny Seiwell (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
duck call and timpani:
Ray Cooper (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
electric guitar:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Henry McCullough (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Denny Seiwell (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Linda McCartney (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
orchestrator:
George Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. and MPL Communications Ltd. (in 1973)
additionally recorded at:
Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-20)
recorded at:
Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-19)
mixed at:
Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-21)
recording of:
Live and Let Die (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Kobalt Songs Music Publishing and MPL Communications Ltd.
part of:
The 46th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
Wings3:13
17The Man With the Golden Gun
producer:
John Barry
vocals:
Lulu
conductor:
John Barry
arranger:
John Barry
recording of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (The Man With the Golden Gun)
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (from the James Bond Film)
Lulu2:34
18Nobody Does It Better (The Spy Who Loved Me)Carly Simon3:28
19Moonraker
producer:
John Barry
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
conductor:
John Barry (in 1979-04)
arranger:
John Barry
recording of:
Main Title (Moonraker) (in 1979-04)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Moonraker (soundtrack of the 1979 James Bond film)
Shirley Bassey3:08
20For Your Eyes Only
producer:
Christopher Neil
vocals:
Sheena Easton
conductor:
Bill Conti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (in 1981)
recording of:
For Your Eyes Only (in 1981)
lyricist:
Michael Leeson
composer:
Bill Conti
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
Sheena Easton3:03
21Make It Last All Night (For Your Eyes Only)
producer:
Christopher Neil
conductor:
Bill Conti
performer:
Rage
recording of:
Make It Last All Night
writer:
Bill Conti and Silvia Conti
Rage3:29
22All Time High (Octopussy)
vocals:
Rita Coolidge
recording of:
All Time High (Main Titles) (from the film "Octopussy")
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
John Barry
publisher:
BMG Music and EMI Songs
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Octopussy (soundtrack from the James Bond film)
Rita Coolidge3:02
23Never Say Never Again
producer:
Michel Legrand
vocals:
Lani Hall
conductor:
Michel Legrand
recording of:
Never Say Never Again (title song of the 1983 James Bond film)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
part of:
Never Say Never Again (1983 bond film)
Lani Hall3:12
24A View to a Kill
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro
producer:
John Barry, Jason Corsaro, Duran Duran and Bernard Edwards
sampler:
Jonathan Elias
vocals:
Duran Duran
conductor:
John Barry
arranger:
John Barry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1998)
recording of:
A View to a Kill
orchestrator:
John Barry
writer:
John Barry, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor
composer:
John Barry and Duran Duran
publisher:
EMI Songs and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
A View to a Kill (from the James Bond film)
Duran Duran3:34
2Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1The James Bond Fanfare
David Arnold0:24
2The Living Daylightsa‐ha4:13
3Where Has Everybody Gone (The Living Daylights)
Chrissie Hynde3:36
4If There Was a Man (The Living Daylights)Chrissie Hynde2:49
5Licence to KillGladys Knight4:11
6Goldeneye
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom
recording engineer:
Mark “Spike” Stent
programming:
Marius de Vries
assistant engineer:
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
executive producer:
Bono and The Edge
producer:
Nellee Hooper
mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Mark “Spike” Stent
vocals:
Tina Turner
strings [orchestra] arranger:
Craig Armstrong
recording of:
GoldenEye
writer:
Bono and The Edge
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
part of:
James Bond themes
Tina Turner3:29
7The Experience of Love (Goldeneye)
producer:
Rupert Hine and Éric Serra
mixer:
Didier Lozahic
background vocals:
Rupert Hine and Noa
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. and Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc.
mixed at:
Studio Zorrino in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
The Experience of Love
lyricist:
Rupert Hine
composer and arranger:
Éric Serra
Éric Serra5:54
8Tomorrow Never DiesSheryl Crow4:52
9Surrender (Tomorrow Never Dies)
recording engineer and mixer:
David Arnold and Steve Orchard
producer:
David Arnold
performer:
k.d. lang
k.d. lang3:55
10The World Is Not Enough
assistant engineer:
Paul Forgues and Matt Lawrence
engineer:
Billy Bush
producer:
David Arnold and Garbage
mixer:
Garbage
additional bass guitar and bass:
Daniel Shulman
mixed at:
Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Metropolis Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The World Is Not Enough (The World Is Not Enough)
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
David Arnold
publisher:
BMG Music and United Lion Music, Inc.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
The World Is Not Enough (film soundtrack)
Garbage3:56
11Only Myself to Blame (The World Is Not Enough)
producer:
David Arnold
recording of:
Only Myself to Blame
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
David Arnold
publisher:
United Lion Music, Inc.
part of:
The World Is Not Enough (film soundtrack)
Scott Walker3:35
12Die Another DayMadonna4:36
13You Know My Name (Casino Royale)Chris Cornell4:01
14Another Way to Die (Quantum of Solace)Jack White & Alicia Keys4:23
15SkyfallAdele4:46
16Writing’s on the Wall (Spectre)Sam Smith4:39
17Writing’s on the Wall (instrumental version)
instrumental recording of:
Writing’s on the Wall (Sam Smith song)
writer:
Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
part of:
The 88th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), James Bond themes and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2015 winner)
Sam Smith2:10
18SpectreRadiohead3:19
19No Time to DieBillie Eilish4:02