Past Tense: The Best of Sparks

~ Release by Sparks (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wonder Girl
Sparks2:19
2Girl From Germany
Sparks3:30
3This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
producer:
Muff Winwood (Bass player, songwriter, producer)
mixer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
bass:
Martin Gordon
drums (drum set):
Dinky Diamond
guitar:
Adrian Fisher
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ron Mael
vocals:
Russell Mael
music videos:
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us (silent film version) by Sparks and This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us (version 2) by Sparks
recording of:
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Sparks3.73:04
4Amateur Hour
producer:
Muff Winwood (Bass player, songwriter, producer)
mixer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
bass:
Martin Gordon
drums (drum set):
Dinky Diamond
guitar:
Adrian Fisher
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ron Mael
vocals:
Russell Mael
recording of:
Amateur Hour
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Sparks43:36
5Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
producer:
Muff Winwood (Bass player, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
Sparks42:29
6Something for the Girl With Everything
producer:
Muff Winwood (Bass player, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Something for the Girl With Everything
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
Sparks4.452:17
7Get in the Swing
producer:
Tony Visconti
recording of:
Get in the Swing
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
Sparks4:06
8Looks, Looks, Looks
Sparks2:34
9Big Boy
Sparks3:28
10Forever Young
engineer:
Lenny Roberts (producer/engineer)
producer:
Ron Mael, Russell Mael and Terry Powell
arranger:
Al Capps (American record producer, arranger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist; Born: Allan Alfonzo Capps) and Ron Mael
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Forever Young
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Sparks3:25
11Tryouts for the Human RaceSparks6:07
12The Number One Song in HeavenSparks57:27
13When I'm With You
Sparks4:06
14Tips For Teens
Sparks3:34
15Funny Face
Sparks3:26
16Angst in My Pants
engineer and producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass:
Leslie Bohem
drums (drum set):
David Kendrick
guitar:
Bob Haag
keyboard:
Ron Mael
synthesizer:
James Goodwin (Sparks)
vocals:
Russell Mael
engineered at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Angst in My Pants
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Sparks43:29
17I Predict
recording of:
I Predict
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Sparks2:53
18Cool Places
Sparks & Jane Wiedlin3:24
19I Wished I Looked a Little Better
Sparks3:00
20With All My Might
Sparks3:43
21Change
Sparks5:26
CD 2