New Music For Amnesiacs: The Essential Collection

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Wonder Girl
producer:
Todd Rundgren
recording of:
Wonder Girl
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
42:19
2Girl From Germany3:28
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.
3.73:03
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.
43:35
5Propaganda
producer:
Muff Winwood (Bass player, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Propaganda
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
30:22
6At Home, at Work, at Play
3:07
7Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
recording of:
Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
2:28
8Something 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
4.452:16
9Looks, Looks, Looks
2:33
10Get in the Swing
producer:
Tony Visconti
recording of:
Get in the Swing
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
4:05
11Big Boy
engineer:
Godfrey Diamond
associate producer:
Jeffrey Lesser
producer:
Rupert Holmes
recording of:
Big Boy
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
3:28
12Nothing to Do
engineer:
Godfrey Diamond
associate producer:
Jeffrey Lesser
producer:
Rupert Holmes
recording of:
Nothing to Do
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
3:06
13A Big Surprise
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:
A Big Surprise
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:40
14Forever 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
3:25
15The Number One Song in Heaven57:28
16Beat the Clock
recording of:
Beat the Clock
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
4:21
17When I'm With You (LP single version)
4:06
18Tips for Teens
recording of:
Tips for Teens
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:33
19Funny Face
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Funny Face
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:27
20Angst in My Pants
3:28
21I Predict
recording of:
I Predict
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
2:53
22Popularity
producer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
recording of:
Popularity
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:51
CD 2