The Best of Gary Numan

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

Tracklist

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CD 1: Disc One, BEGA 150CD 1
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1Cars
3:48
2We Are Glass
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1980)
recording of:
We Are Glass
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Numan Music Ltd.
4:42
3Are 'Friends' Electric?
assistant engineer:
Harvey Ishiki
engineer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer)
producer:
Gary Numan
mixer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer), Gary Numan and Rikki Sylvan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set):
Jess Lidyard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
recording of:
Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd., Andrew Heath Music (publisher) (from 1979 to present) and Beggars Banquet (from 1979 to present)
4.355:18
4My Love Is a Liquid
recording of:
My Love Is a Liquid
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
3:28
5Music for Chameleons
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Pino Palladino
membranophone:
Chris Slade
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1982)
partial recording of:
Music for Chameleons
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Numan Music Ltd.
3:36
6Complex
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
viola:
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
recording of:
Complex
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Andrew Heath Music Ltd., Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
3.53:09
7Me! I Disconnect From You
recording of:
Me! I Disconnect From You
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
3:20
8Love Needs No Disguise
producer:
Dramatis and Simon Heyworth
solo vocals:
Gary Numan
recording of:
Love Needs No Disguise
writer:
Rrussell Bell, Denis Haines, Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) and Cedric Sharpley
4:34
9Bombers3:51
10The Joy Circuit
recording engineer:
Graeme Myhre
producer:
Gary Numan
mixer:
Nick Smith (British producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Cedric Sharpley
guitar:
Rrussell Bell and Gary Numan
Minimoog, piano and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
viola:
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
violin:
R Bell
recorded at and mixed at:
Rock City Studios in Shepperton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Joy Circuit
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
5:10
11We Are So Fragile
recording of:
We Are So Fragile
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Andrew Heath Music (publisher) (from 1979 to present) and Beggars Banquet (from 1979 to present)
2:51
12Films
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
later releases:
Films (remix) by Gary Numan
recording of:
Films
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
34:08
13Warriors
producer:
Gary Numan
recording of:
Warriors
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
4:04
14That's Too Bad
engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
recording of:
That’s Too Bad
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
3:19
15Everyday I Die
recording of:
Everyday I Die
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
2:23
16On Broadway
producer:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-09-28)
live cover recording of:
On Broadway (Mann/Weil/Leiber/Stoller version for The Drifters) (in 1979)
additional writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems‐Col, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
On Broadway (original Mann/Weil version)
4:26
17Please Push No More
recording of:
Please Push No More
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
9:52
CD 2: Disc Two, BEGA 150CD 2
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1Cars (93' Sprint)
recording of:
Cars
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
3:50
2We Take Mystery to Bed
assistant engineer:
Sean Lynch (producer & recording engineer)
engineer:
Nick Smith (British producer & engineer)
producer:
Gary Numan
drums (drum set):
Chris Slade
fretless bass:
Pino Palladino
guitar and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
keyboard:
Roger Mason (Australian keyboardist) and Gary Numan
percussion:
Chris Slade and John Webb (Gary Numan’s brother)
recording of:
We Take Mystery to Bed
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Numan Music Ltd.
3:37
3I Die: You Die3:42
4Down in the Park
assistant engineer:
Harvey Ishiki
engineer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer)
producer:
Gary Numan
mixer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer), Gary Numan and Rikki Sylvan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set):
Jess Lidyard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
recording of:
Down in the Park
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.54:22
5She's Got Claws
engineer:
Nick Smith (British producer & engineer)
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar and saxophone and saxophone:
Mick Karn
drums (drum set):
Cedric Sharpley
handclaps:
John Webb (Gary Numan’s brother)
piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
viola:
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1981)
recording of:
She’s Got Claws
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Numan Music Ltd.
4:55
6Stormtrooper in Drag
recording of:
Stormtrooper in Drag
lyricist:
Gary Numan
composer:
Paul Gardiner and Gary Numan
4:56
7My Shadow in Vain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1978)
recording of:
My Shadow in Vain
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
2:58
8This Wreckage
producer:
Gary Numan
bass:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Cedric Sharpley
guitar, Minimoog and synthesizer, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
handclaps:
James Freud and John Webb (Gary Numan’s brother)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1980)
recording of:
This Wreckage
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Numan Music Ltd. (in 1980)
45:22
9Sister Surprise
producer:
Gary Numan
recording of:
Sister Surprise
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
4:59
10M. E.
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
recording of:
M.E.
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
35:34
11You Are in My Vision
recording of:
You Are in My Vision
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
3:11
12Metal
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
recording of:
Metal
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
43:27
13I'm an Agent
recording engineer:
Steve Smith (UK engineer, Beggars Banquet and Gary Numan)
producer:
Gary Numan
mixer:
Jess Sutcliffe
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drum machine, guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Cedric Sharpley
electric piano:
Denis Haines
viola:
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
recorded at:
Rock City Studios in Shepperton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I’m an Agent
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
4:18
14White Boys and Heroes
recording of:
White Boys and Heroes
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
3:30
15The Life Machine
2:43
16My Centurion
5:18
17Remember, I Was Vapour
engineer:
Graeme Myhre and Nick Smith (British producer & engineer)
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
piano, synthesizer and viola:
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
lead vocals:
Gary Numan
recording of:
Remember I Was Vapour
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
5:08