Profile: The Ultimate Sparks Collection

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Tracklist

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CD 1: Keep Left
#TitleRatingLength
1Wonder Girl
producer:
Todd Rundgren
recording of:
Wonder Girl
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
42:23
2(No More) Mr. Nice Guys5:50
3Girl From Germany3.353:31
4I Like Girls
2:54
5This 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 (US rock and pop duo, The Mael Brothers) and This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us (version 2) by Sparks (US rock and pop duo, The Mael Brothers)
recording of:
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
3.753:07
6Barbecutie
recording of:
Barbecutie
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
53:11
7Amateur 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.
43:39
8Talent Is an Asset
recording of:
Talent Is an Asset
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
3:24
9Lost and Found
recording of:
Lost and Found
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
3.353:22
10Hasta Manana, Monsieur3:52
11Propaganda
producer:
Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Propaganda
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
30:22
12At Home, At Work, At Play
3:10
13Something 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
4.52:19
14Never 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
42:30
15Achoo
producer:
Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Achoo
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
33:33
16Get in the Swing
recording of:
Get in the Swing
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
4:34
17Looks, Looks, Looks
2:36
18Happy Hunting Ground
producer:
Tony Visconti
recording of:
Happy Hunting Ground
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
3:46
19Big Boy
engineer:
Godfrey Diamond
associate producer:
Jeffrey Lesser
producer:
Rupert Holmes
recording of:
Big Boy
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
3:30
20Nothing to Do
engineer:
Godfrey Diamond
associate producer:
Jeffrey Lesser
producer:
Rupert Holmes
recording of:
Nothing to Do
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
3:08
21Over the Summer
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:
Over the Summer
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:51
22A 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
3:43
CD 2: Keep Right
#TitleRatingLength
1Beat the Clock
recording of:
Beat the Clock
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
4:26
2The Number One Song in Heaven57:31
3Tryouts for the Human Race6:08
4When I'm With You4:07
5Funny 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
3:29
6Tips for Teens
recording of:
Tips for Teens
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:36
7Upstairs
3:44
8Angst 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
43:33
9Sextown U.S.A.
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
recording of:
Sextown U.S.A.
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:03
10I Predict
recording of:
I Predict
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
2:56
11Moustache
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:
Moustache
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:33
12Modesty Plays
3:06
13Cool Places
vocals:
Jane Wiedlin
recording of:
Cool Places
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:26
14All You Ever Think About Is Sex3:35
15With All My Might
recording of:
With All My Might
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
3:44
16Change
5:28
17Music That You Can Dance To
4:24
18So Important
engineer:
John Thomas (Engineer)
producer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
recorded at:
The Pentagon Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
So Important
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
4:33