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Annotation

Comes in a standard slim 2 disc Jewel case with the original artwork and booklet. The front has a big white sticker with black letters on it saying: "LIMITED FESTIVAL EDITION + bonus 6 tracks CD including B-sides/remixes". Main disc is the same as the UK & US release.

PIAS released this special 2 disc set because Moby played on 3 different festivals in Belgium and the Netherlands during the period of May and June 2000.

Mute/LCDSTUMM172 is a limited edition with bonus disc Play: The B Sides.

Annotation last modified on 2008-04-06 07:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Honey
engineer and producer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
mixer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
samples:
Sometimes by Bessie Jones
recording of:
Honey (Moby’s song)
writer:
Bessie Jones, Alan Lomax and Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.73:30
2Find My Baby
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
samples:
Joe Lee's Rock by Boy Blue, Willie Jones & Joe Lee
recording of:
Find My Baby
writer:
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) and Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.154:00
3Porcelain
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
additional vocals:
Pilar Basso
vocals and performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
samples:
Fight for Survival by Ernest Gold
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 309)
recording of:
Porcelain
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.34:01
4Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
choir vocals:
The Shining Light Gospel Choir
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.454:25
5South Side
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
vocals and performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
South Side
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.93:50
6Rushing
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Rushing
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.653:00
7Bodyrock
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
additional vocals:
Nikki D
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
samples:
Love Rap by Spoonie Gee
recording of:
Bodyrock
writer:
Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper), Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall) and Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Bobby Robinson Sweet Soul Music, Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.93:37
8Natural Blues
mixed in:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
engineer and producer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
mixer:
I Monster
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
samples:
Trouble So Hard by Vera Hall
recording of:
Natural Blues
writer:
Vera Hall, Alan Lomax and Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Trouble So Hard
3.44:14
9Machete
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
vocals and performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band
recording of:
Machete
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.83:38
107
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
7 (Moby’s song)
composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.051:03
11Run On
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
samples:
Run On for a Long Time by Bill Landford & The Landfordaires
recording of:
Run On
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.453:45
12Down Slow
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Down Slow
composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.11:36
13If Things Were Perfect
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
additional vocals:
Reggie Matthews
vocals and performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
samples:
Hospital Prelude of Love Theme by Willie Hutch
recording of:
If Things Were Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.54:19
14Everloving
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Everloving
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.453:26
15Inside
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Inside
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.34:49
16Guitar Flute & String
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Guitar Flute & String
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.452:09
17The Sky Is Broken
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
vocals:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
The Sky Is Broken
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
1.84:19
18My Weakness
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
performer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1999)
recording of:
My Weakness
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:39
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1The Whispering Wind
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
recording of:
The Whispering Wind
composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
3.356:06
2Honey (Rollo and Sister Bliss Blunt edit)
remixer:
Rollo & Sister Bliss
remix of:
Honey by Moby
recording of:
Honey (Moby’s song)
writer:
Bessie Jones, Alan Lomax and Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:03
3Spirit
engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
recording of:
Spirit
lyricist and composer:
Richard Melville Hall
34:10
4Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Ferry Corsten remix)
remixer:
Ferry Corsten
remix of:
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? by Moby
recording of:
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?
lyricist and composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:42
5Sunspot
recording engineer, engineer, producer and mixer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
recording of:
Sunspot
composer:
Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
3.56:48
6Natural Blues (Mike D remix) (edit)
remixer:
Mike D (Member of Beastie Boys)
edit of:
Natural Blues (Mike D remix) by Moby
recording of:
Natural Blues
writer:
Vera Hall, Alan Lomax and Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Trouble So Hard
4:14

Credits

Release

photography:Corinne Day (photographer)
producer:Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
contains samples by:Alan Lomax
composer:Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/539824 [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:Bodyrock
Find My Baby / Honey
Honey
Honey / Run On
Natural Blues
Porcelain
Run On
South Side by Moby featuring Gwen Stefani
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Remixes)
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? / Honey
included in:Play / 18
Play & Play: The B Sides
part of:Sarah Sharpe: Best of 99 (number: 2) (order: 2)
David Starkey: Best of 99 (number: 3) (order: 3)
The Top 20 Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2000-01) (number: 3) (order: 3)
Jimmy Smith: Best of 99 (order: 4)
Scott Sepich: Best of 99 (number: 6) (order: 6)
The SPIN Record Guide: Electronica (SPIN magazine, 2003-06) (number: 8) (order: 8)
Steve Lichtenstein: Best of 99 (number: 9) (order: 9)
Justin Stranzl: Best of 1999 (number: 14) (order: 14)
Sarah Zupko: Best of 1999 (number: 27) (order: 27)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2000) (order: 47)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Lia Kiessling)) (order: 146)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 341) (order: 341)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 341) (order: 341)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/82202 [info]
reviews:http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5344-play/ [info]
http://www.avclub.com/review/moby-emplayem-21191 [info]
other databases:http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/M/Moby/Discography/Play/ [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/moby/play/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-3162 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000243891 [info]
Wikidata:Q1064897 [info]