James: The Best Of by James - VitaMusik

COMPILATION

JAMES: THE BEST OF is an excellent sampling of the late output of the band that was almost too happy for Manchester. Culled mostly from James's albums from the 1990s, the 18 songs here include the smash hit "Laid," and several other UK hits that were US sleepers, including "Come Home," "Sit Down," "She's a Star," and others.

Sadly, JAMES: THE BEST OF provides only one example of the band's earlier work on Factory Records. Nevertheless, the compilation attests to the wonderful pop sensibility that characterized the James sound, as well as to the lyrical depth that helped the band develop the dedicated following that enabled its survival long after the Madchester scene had floundered. James's phenomenal staying power is well documented on JAMES: THE BEST OF.

1. Come Home

Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Composer: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Background Vocals: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Guitar: James Lawrence Gott
Saul Davies; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Performer: Mark Hunter
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
David Baynton-power
Andy (diagram) Perkins
Saul Davies; Performer
Engineer: Nick Garside; Production
Mixing: James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
Nick Garside
Timothy Booth; Production
Producer: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
Nick Garside; Production
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Trumpet: Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth; Performer
Studio Personnel: Nick Garside
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

2. Sit Down

Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Composer: Gavan Michael Whelan
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Background Vocals: James Patrick Glennie
Andy (diagram) Perkins
James Lawrence Gott; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Lyricist: James Lawrence Gott
Gavan Michael Whelan
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Guitar: James Lawrence Gott
Saul Davies; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Performer: Timothy Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
Martine Mcdonagh
Andy (diagram) Perkins
David Baynton-power
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Engineer: Nick Garside; Production
Mixing: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Nick Garside
Timothy Booth; Production
Producer: Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Nick Garside; Production
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Trumpet: Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth
Martine Mcdonagh; Performer
Studio Personnel: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
Nick Garside
James Patrick Glennie; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott
Gavan Michael Whelan; Other

3. She's A Star

Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Background Vocals: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth; Composer
Associate Producer: David Baynton-power; Production
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Guitar: James Lawrence Gott
Saul Davies; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Performer: Timothy Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
David Baynton-power
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth; Performer
Producer: Brian Eno
Stephen Hague
David Baynton-power; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

4. Laid

Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: James Gott
Saul Davies
Larry Gott; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Performer: Larry Gott
Tim Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
David Baynton-power
James Gott
Jim Glennie; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Jim Glennie
Tim Booth; Performer
Composer: Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Lyricist: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Mixing: Benedict Fenner; Production
Producer: Brian Eno; Production
Studio Personnel: Benedict Fenner; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

5. Waltzing Along

Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Adrian Oxaal
Saul Davies; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: Michael Kulas; Performer
Performer: Michael Kulas
Tim Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
Adrian Oxaal
David Baynton-power
Jim Glennie; Performer
Vocals: Tim Booth; Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Lyricist: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Producer: Brian Eno
Stephen Hague
David Baynton-power; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

6. Say Something

Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Brian Eno; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: James Gott
Larry Gott
Saul Davies; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Performer: Mark Hunter
Tim Booth
Brian Eno
Larry Gott
Jim Glennie
James Gott
David Baynton-power
Martine Mcdonagh
Saul Davies; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Tim Booth
Jim Glennie
Martine Mcdonagh; Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Composer
Lyricist: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Mixing: Benedict Fenner; Production
Producer: Brian Eno; Production
Studio Personnel: Benedict Fenner; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

7. Born Of Frustration

Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Background Vocals: James Patrick Glennie
Andy (diagram) Perkins
James Lawrence Gott; Performer
Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth; Composer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Saul Davies
James Lawrence Gott; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Performer: Timothy Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
Andy (diagram) Perkins
David Baynton-power
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Trumpet: Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth; Performer
Producer: Youth; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

8. Tomorrow

Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Background Vocals: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Lyricist: Brian Eno
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
David Baynton-power
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Composer
Associate Producer: David Baynton-power; Production
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Producer: Stephen Hague
David Baynton-power
Brian Eno; Production
Guitar: Saul Davies
James Lawrence Gott; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
David Baynton-power
Saul Davies
Mark Hunter
Brian Eno
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Performer: Timothy Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
David Baynton-power
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Brian Eno
Mark Hunter
David Baynton-power
Saul Davies
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

9. Destiny Calling

Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Adrian Oxaal
Saul Davies; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: Michael Kulas; Performer
Performer: Michael Kulas
Tim Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
Adrian Oxaal
David Baynton-power
Jim Glennie; Performer
Vocals: Tim Booth; Performer
Composer: Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
David Baynton-power
Saul Davies
Mark Hunter; Composer
Lyricist: Saul Davies
David Baynton-power
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
Mark Hunter; Composer
Producer: Ott; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mark Hunter
David Baynton-power
Saul Davies
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

10. Out To Get You

Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Saul Davies
Larry Gott; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Performer: Tim Booth
Larry Gott
Jim Glennie
David Baynton-power
Saul Davies
Mark Hunter; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Tim Booth; Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Mixing: Benedict Fenner; Production
Producer: Brian Eno; Production
Recording Assistant: Ben Findlay; Production
Studio Personnel: Benedict Fenner
Ben Findlay; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

11. Runaground

Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Michael Kulas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Saul Davies
Adrian Oxaal; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: Michael Kulas; Performer
Performer: Michael Kulas
Tim Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
Adrian Oxaal
David Baynton-power
Jim Glennie; Performer
Vocals: Tim Booth; Performer
Composer: Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie
David Baynton-power
Saul Davies
Mark Hunter; Composer
Lyricist: Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
David Baynton-power
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Composer
Mixing: Alan Douglas
Saul Davies; Production
Producer: Ott; Production
Studio Personnel: Saul Davies
Alan Douglas; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mark Hunter
David Baynton-power
Saul Davies
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Other

12. Lose Control

Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Composer: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Background Vocals: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Guitar: James Lawrence Gott
Saul Davies; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Performer: Mark Hunter
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
David Baynton-power
Andy (diagram) Perkins
Saul Davies; Performer
Engineer: Nick Garside; Production
Mixing: James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
Nick Garside
Timothy Booth; Production
Producer: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
Nick Garside; Production
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Trumpet: Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth; Performer
Studio Personnel: Nick Garside
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

13. Sometimes

Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Brian Eno; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: James Gott
Larry Gott
Saul Davies; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Performer: Mark Hunter
Tim Booth
Brian Eno
Larry Gott
Jim Glennie
James Gott
David Baynton-power
Martine Mcdonagh
Saul Davies; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Tim Booth
Jim Glennie
Martine Mcdonagh; Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Composer
Lyricist: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Mixing: Benedict Fenner; Production
Producer: Brian Eno; Production
Studio Personnel: Benedict Fenner; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

14. How Was It For You?

Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Composer: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Background Vocals: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Composer
Guitar: James Lawrence Gott
Saul Davies; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Performer: Mark Hunter
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
David Baynton-power
Andy (diagram) Perkins
Saul Davies; Performer
Engineer: Nick Garside; Production
Mixing: James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
Nick Garside
Timothy Booth; Production
Producer: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
Nick Garside; Production
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Trumpet: Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth; Performer
Studio Personnel: Nick Garside
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

15. Seven

Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Background Vocals: James Patrick Glennie
Andy (diagram) Perkins
James Lawrence Gott; Performer
Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth; Composer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Saul Davies
James Lawrence Gott; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Performer: Timothy Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
Andy (diagram) Perkins
David Baynton-power
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Trumpet: Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth; Performer
Producer: Youth; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

16. Sound

Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Saul Davies
James Gott; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Performer: Saul Davies
Tim Booth
Jim Glennie
James Gott
Andy (diagram) Perkins
Mark Hunter
David Baynton-power; Performer
Vocals: Tim Booth; Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth; Composer
Lyricist: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Mixing: Tim Palmer; Production
Producer: Youth; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Palmer; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

17. Ring The Bells

Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Composer: James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth
James Patrick Glennie; Composer
Accordion: Mark Hunter; Performer
Background Vocals: James Patrick Glennie
Andy (diagram) Perkins
James Lawrence Gott; Performer
Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
Timothy Booth; Composer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bass Guitar: James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Bells: Saul Davies; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Saul Davies
James Lawrence Gott; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Percussion: David Baynton-power; Performer
Performer: Timothy Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
Andy (diagram) Perkins
David Baynton-power
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie; Performer
Trumpet: Andy (diagram) Perkins; Performer
Violin: Saul Davies; Performer
Vocals: Timothy Booth; Performer
Producer: James
Steve "barney" Chase; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Patrick Glennie
Timothy Booth
James Lawrence Gott; Other

18. Hymn From A Village

Primary Artist: James; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Jim Glennie; Performer
Drums: David Baynton-power; Performer
Guitar: Saul Davies
Larry Gott
Adrian Oxaal; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Hunter; Performer
Performer: Larry Gott
Tim Booth
Mark Hunter
Saul Davies
Adrian Oxaal
David Baynton-power
Jim Glennie; Performer
Vocals: Tim Booth; Performer
Composer: Paul Gilbertson
James Patrick Glennie
James Lawrence Gott
Gavan Michael Whelan
Timothy Booth; Composer
Lyricist: Gavan Michael Whelan
James Lawrence Gott
James Patrick Glennie
Paul Gilbertson
Timothy Booth; Composer
Producer: Nick Garside
James; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

18 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 11 minutes and 3 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1423x1423 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

17/18 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative, Alternative, College Rock, Brit Pop, Brit Rock

Label

Virgin EMI

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 29, 1998

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

731453689824