Name: The Greatest by Ian Brown
Brand: Ian Brown
SKU: 602498728932
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 4 (105 reviews)

COMPILATION

As Ian Brown is not exactly renowned for his lack of self-belief, The Greatest is an appropriately egotistical title for the first compilation from the Madchester scene's golden boy. Brown is always more consistent as a singles artist, and so this 2005 collection, which gathers 15 tracks from his patchy first four albums, is perhaps the ideal showcase for the former Stone Roses frontman's talents. Kicking off with three tracks from 1998's Unfinished Monkey Business, debut single "My Star" set the blueprint for his solo career, combining cod-mysticism, Middle Eastern instrumentation, and psychedelic indie rock with his trademark languid vocal delivery, a formula Brown clearly adheres to on the likes of the space rock of "Longsight M13" and the sole new composition, "All Ablaze." However, the Morricone-inspired Spaghetti western vibes of "Time Is My Everything," the authentic brass-fused reggae of "Lovebug" (previously only available on the U.S./Japan edition of 2004's Solarized), and the jangly Americana of "Corpses in Their Mouths," a bitter diatribe against former bandmate John Squire, proved that the self-described "monkey man" was no one-trick pony. All the singles are here (bar his lowest-charting release, "Whispers"), including the two Noel Gallagher collaborations ("Can't See Me," "Keep What Ya Got"), unexpected Top Five hit "Dolphins Were Monkeys," and his two guest spots with UNKLE ("Be There," "Reign"), but it's 2001's "F.E.A.R.," a haunting string-soaked slice of baggy hip-hop cleverly creating a series of acronyms from the title, that remains his defining moment. Brown very rarely lives up to his self-aggrandizing claims on his studio albums, but with only the lazy Hendrix pastiche "Forever and a Day" missing the target, this comprehensive retrospective finally puts his money where his mouth is.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo

1. My Star

by Ian Brown

Lyricist: Ian Brown
Aziz Ibrahim; Composer
Mixing: David Hyatt
Ian Brown; Production
Producer: Ian Brown
Aziz Ibrahim; Production
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Bass Guitar: Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Composer: Aziz Ibrahim
Ian Brown; Composer
Drums: Aziz Ibrahim
Simon Moore; Performer
Guitar: Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Performer: Simon Moore
Aziz Ibrahim
Ian Brown; Performer
Tabla: Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Recording: Nick Terry; Production
Recording Assistant: Nigel Luby; Production
Studio Personnel: Nigel Luby
Nick Terry
David Hyatt
Ian Brown; Production
Additional Producer: Aziz Ibrahim; Other
Composer Lyricist: Ian Brown
Aziz Ibrahim; Other

2. Corpses In Their Mouths

by Ian Brown

Lyricist: Aziz Ibrahim
Ian Brown; Composer
Guitar: Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Performer: Ian Brown
Noel N. Walters
Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Mixing: David Hyatt
Ian Brown; Production
Producer: Aziz Ibrahim
Ian Brown; Production
Composer: Aziz Ibrahim
Ian Brown; Composer
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Additional Producer: Aziz Ibrahim; Other
Background Vocals: Aziz Ibrahim
Noel N. Walters; Performer
Bass Guitar: Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Bass Guitar: Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Drums: Aziz Ibrahim; Performer
Harmonica: Ian Brown; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Recording: Nick Terry; Production
Recording Assistant: Nigel Luby; Production
Studio Personnel: David Hyatt
Nigel Luby
Nick Terry
Ian Brown; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ian Brown
Aziz Ibrahim; Other

3. Can't See Me

by Ian Brown

Bass Guitar: Kevin Bacon; Performer
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Kevin Bacon; Performer
Guitar: Kevin Bacon; Performer
Keyboard: Jonathan Hugh Quarmby
Andy Cook; Performer
Organ: Jonathan Hugh Quarmby; Performer
Performer: Ian Brown
Jonathan Hugh Quarmby
Andy Cook
Kevin Bacon; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Composer: Gary "mani" Mounfield
Ian Brown; Composer
Lyricist: Ian Brown
Gary "mani" Mounfield; Composer
Mixing: Jonathan Hugh Quarmby
Kevin Bacon; Production
Producer: Kevin Bacon
Ian Brown
Jonathan Hugh Quarmby; Production
Studio Personnel: Kevin Bacon
Jonathan Hugh Quarmby; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ian Brown
Gary "mani" Mounfield; Other

4. Be There

by Unkle, Ian Brown

Performer: Unkle
James Lavelle
Ian Brown; Performer
Featured Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Unkle; Main Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Arranger: James Lavelle; Composer
Composer: Josh Davis
Ian Brown; Composer
Lyricist: Josh Davis
Ian Brown; Composer
Producer: Unkle
James Lavelle; Production
Additional Producer: James Lavelle; Other
Composer Lyricist: Josh Davis
Ian Brown; Other

5. Love Like A Fountain

by Ian Brown

Drums: Simon Wolstencroft
Ian Brown; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tim Wills; Performer
Composer: Ian Brown; Composer
Bass Guitar: Sylvan Richardson Jr.; Performer
Lyricist: Ian Brown; Composer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Mixing Assistant: Neil Tucker; Production
Recording Assistant: Dan Bierton; Production
Bass Guitar: Sylvan Richardson Jr.; Performer
Keyboard: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Performer: Tim Wills
Sylvan Richardson Jr.
Simon Wolstencroft
Ian Brown
Dave Mccracken; Performer
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Mixing: Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Producer: Ian Brown; Production
Programmer: Dave Mccracken; Production
Recording Arrangement: Ian Brown; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Wills
Dan Bierton
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Neil Tucker; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ian Brown; Other

6. Dolphins Were Monkeys

by Ian Brown

Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Drums: Ian Brown
Dave Mccracken; Performer
Keyboard: Tim Wills
Dave Mccracken; Performer
Percussion: Inder Mathuru; Performer
Performer: Dave Mccracken
Tim Wills
Ian Brown
Inder Mathuru; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Composer: Dave Mccracken
Ian Brown
Tim Wills; Composer
Lyricist: Ian Brown; Composer
Mixing: Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Producer: Dave Mccracken; Production
Programmer: Dave Mccracken; Production
Recording: Tim Wills; Production
Recording Assistant: Dan Bierton; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Bierton
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Tim Wills; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ian Brown; Other

7. Golden Gaze

by Ian Brown

Composer: Simon Wolstencroft
Michael Bennett
Ian Brown
Dave Mccracken
Tim Wills
Mike Bennett; Composer
Lyricist: Tim Wills
Ian Brown
Mike Bennett
Simon Wolstencroft
Michael Bennett
Dave Mccracken; Composer
Drums: Ian Brown
Simon Wolstencroft; Performer
Guitar: Tim Wills; Performer
Percussion: Inder Mathuru; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Neil Tucker; Production
Keyboard: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Performer: Simon Wolstencroft
Ian Brown
Tim Wills
Dave Mccracken
Inder Mathuru; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Mixing: Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Programmer: Dave Mccracken; Production
Recording Arrangement: Ian Brown; Production
Recording Assistant: Dan Bierton; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Bierton
Neil Tucker
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Tim Wills; Production
Composer Lyricist: Michael Bennett
Dave Mccracken
Tim Wills
Ian Brown
Mike Bennett
Simon Wolstencroft; Other
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Producer: Ian Brown; Production

8. F.E.A.R.

by Ian Brown

Cello: Anthony Pleeth
Martin Loveday
Frank Schaefer
David Daniels; Performer
Lyricist: Ian Brown
Dave Mccracken
Dave Colquhoun; Composer
Background Vocals: Dan Liebermann; Performer
Double Bass: Paddy Lannigan
Mary Scully; Performer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Mixing Assistant: Damon Iddins; Production
Recording Assistant: Andy Green; Production
Guitar: Francis Dunnery
Dave Colquhoun; Performer
Keyboard: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Viola: Roger Chase
Peter Lale
Bruce White
Philip Dukes
Katie Wilkinson
Bill Hawkes; Performer
Violin: Mark Berrow
Everton Nelson
Philippa Ibbotson
David Woodcock
Emlyn Singleton
Miffy Hirsch
Maciej Rakowski
Jackie Shave
Helen Hathorn
Dermot Crehan
Boguslav Kostecki
Patrick Kiernan
Perry Montague-mason
Rita Manning; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Composer: Ian Brown
Dave Colquhoun
Dave Mccracken; Composer
Performer: Dermot Crehan
Dave Colquhoun
Dan Liebermann
Cathy Thomson
Boguslav Kostecki
Frank Schaefer
Mary Scully
Patrick Kiernan
Bill Hawkes
Perry Montague-mason
Francis Dunnery
Paddy Lannigan
Miffy Hirsch
Maciej Rakowski
Katie Wilkinson
Jackie Shave
Helen Hathorn
Emlyn Singleton
Peter Lale
David Woodcock
Anthony Pleeth
Martin Loveday
Roger Chase
Philip Dukes
David Daniels
Ian Brown
Rita Manning
Mark Berrow
Everton Nelson
Dave Mccracken
Bruce White
Philippa Ibbotson; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Cathy Thomson; Composer
Mixing: Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Wills
Andy Green
Damon Iddins
Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dave Mccracken
Ian Brown
Dave Colquhoun; Other
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Producer: Dave Mccracken; Production

9. Forever And A Day

by Ian Brown

Lyricist: Ian Brown
Francis Dunnery
Dave Mccracken; Composer
Mixing: Ian Brown
Darren Moss
Tim Wills
James Brothers; Production
Bass Guitar: Frazer Clark; Performer
Bass Guitar: Frazer Clark; Performer
Drums: Robert Maxfield; Performer
Guitar: Steve Davidson; Performer
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Keyboard: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Percussion: Inder "goldfinger" Matharu; Performer
Composer: Ian Brown
Francis Dunnery
Dave Mccracken; Composer
Performer: Tim Hutton
Inder "goldfinger" Matharu
Frazer Clark
Robert Maxfield
Steve Davidson
Dave Mccracken
Ian Brown; Performer
Trumpet: Tim Hutton; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Producer: Tim Wills
Darren Moss
James Brothers
Ian Brown; Production
Studio Personnel: James Brothers
Ian Brown
Tim Wills
Darren Moss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dave Mccracken
Ian Brown
Francis Dunnery; Other

10. Keep What Ya Got

by Ian Brown

Background Vocals: Noel Gallagher; Performer
Bass Guitar: Noel Gallagher; Performer
Bass Guitar: Noel Gallagher; Performer
Drums: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Lyricist: Ian Brown
Noel Gallagher; Composer
Electric Guitar: Noel Gallagher; Performer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Mixing Assistant: Steve Sedgewick; Production
Keyboard: Casey Brown
Dave Mccracken; Performer
Performer: Noel Gallagher
Casey Brown
Dave Mccracken
Ian Brown; Performer
Piano: Noel Gallagher; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Composer: Noel Gallagher
Ian Brown; Composer
Mixing: Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Programming: Dave Mccracken; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Sedgewick
Tim Wills
Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Noel Gallagher
Ian Brown; Other
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Producer: Ian Brown
Tim Wills
Dave Mccracken; Production

11. Time Is My Everything

by Ian Brown

Lyricist: Tim Hutton
Ian Brown; Composer
Mixing Assistant: Steve Sedgewick; Production
Bass Guitar: Tim Hutton; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tim Hutton; Performer
Drums: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Guitar: Tim Hutton; Performer
Horn: Tim Hutton; Performer
Keyboard: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Trumpet: Tim Hutton; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Composer: Ian Brown
Tim Hutton; Composer
Performer: Dave Mccracken
Ian Brown
Tim Hutton; Performer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Mixing: Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Programming: Dave Mccracken; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Wills
Steve Sedgewick
Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tim Hutton
Ian Brown; Other
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Producer: Dave Mccracken
Ian Brown
Tim Wills; Production

12. Longsight M13

by Ian Brown

Lyricist: Ian Brown
Aziz Ibrahim; Composer
Mixing Assistant: Steve Sedgewick; Production
Bass Guitar: Charlie Waddington; Performer
Bass Guitar: Charlie Waddington; Performer
Drums: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Guitar: Aziz Ibrahim
Ian Brown
Frankie Brown
Tim Wills; Performer
Keyboard: Dave Mccracken; Performer
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Composer: Ian Brown
Aziz Ibrahim; Composer
Performer: Aziz Ibrahim
Frankie Brown
Ian Brown
Tim Wills
Dave Mccracken
Charlie Waddington; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Mixing: Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Producer: Ian Brown
Dave Mccracken
Tim Wills; Production
Programming: Dave Mccracken; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Sedgewick
Tim Wills
Stephen Fitzmaurice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ian Brown
Aziz Ibrahim; Other

13. Reign

by Unkle, Ian Brown

Featured Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Unkle; Main Performer
Lyricist: Richard File
Ian Brown
Scott Engel
James Lavelle
Antony Genn; Composer
Recording Assistant: Chris Wilcock
Tom Taterson
Richard Barrie
Frank Cameli
Richard Matthews; Production
Orchestra: Gavyn Wright; Ensemble
Bass: Mani; Performer
Composer: Scott Engel
James Lavelle
Antony Genn
Richard File
Ian Brown; Composer
Bass (vocal): Mani; Performer
Drums: Luke Bullen; Performer
Keyboard: Antony Genn; Performer
Performer: Psycho-pab
Richard File
Antony Genn
Luke Bullen
Damian Taylor
Mani
Wil Malone
Ian Brown; Performer
Strings: Wil Malone; Performer
Synthesizer: Richard File; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing: Cameron Craig; Production
Producer: Rich File
James Lavelle
Antony Genn
Unkle; Production
Programmer: Richard Flack
Damian Taylor; Production
Programming: Psycho-pab
Damian Taylor; Production
Studio Personnel: Frank Cameli
Howie Weinberg
Richard Barrie
Tom Taterson
Chris Wilcock
Cameron Craig
Richard Matthews; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Lavelle
Ian Brown
Richard File
Antony Genn
Scott Engel; Other

14. Lovebug

by Ian Brown

Bass Guitar: Tim Hutton
Frazer Clark; Performer
Bass Guitar: Frazer Clark
Tim Hutton; Performer
Composer: Tim Hutton
Darren Moss
Ian Brown; Composer
Drums: Robert Maxfield; Performer
Lyricist: Tim Hutton
Darren Moss
Ian Brown; Composer
Guitar: Tim Hutton; Performer
Keyboard: Darren Moss
Tim Hutton; Performer
Percussion: Inder "goldfinger" Matharu; Performer
Performer: Tim Hutton
Ian Brown
Frazer Clark
Inder "goldfinger" Matharu
Robert Maxfield
Darren Moss; Performer
Trumpet: Tim Hutton; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Mixing: Darren Moss
Tim Wills
Ian Brown
James Brothers; Production
Studio Personnel: Darren Moss
Tim Wills
Ian Brown
James Brothers; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tim Hutton
Ian Brown
Darren Moss; Other
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Producer: Ian Brown
Tim Wills
Darren Moss
James Brothers; Production

15. All Ablaze

by Ian Brown

Lyricist: Darren Moss
Paul Da Costa
Ian Brown; Composer
Engineer: Tim Wills; Production
Bass Guitar: Paul Da Costa; Performer
Bass Guitar: Paul Da Costa; Performer
Drums: Robert Maxfield; Performer
Mixing: Darren Moss
Tim Wills
Ian Brown; Production
Guitar: Paul Da Costa; Performer
Keyboard: Darren Moss; Performer
Percussion: Inder "goldfinger" Matharu; Performer
Producer: James Brothers
Ian Brown
Tim Wills
Darren Moss; Production
Primary Artist: Ian Brown; Main Performer
Trumpet: Tim Hutton; Performer
Vocals: Ian Brown; Performer
Composer: Paul Da Costa
Darren Moss
Ian Brown; Composer
Performer: Paul Da Costa
Ian Brown
Tim Hutton
Darren Moss
Robert Maxfield
Inder "goldfinger" Matharu; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Paul Da Costa; Composer
Programmer: Darren Moss; Production
Studio Personnel: Darren Moss
Tim Wills
Ian Brown; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ian Brown
Darren Moss
Paul Da Costa; Other

Technical Specifications

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1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

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COMPILATION

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Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 0 minutes and 2 seconds

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None

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16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

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Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

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

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Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, British Invasion, Adult Alternative, Britpop, Alternative

Label

Polydor Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

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Release Date

Oct 3, 2005

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602498728932

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The Greatest

The Greatest

1. My Star

2. Corpses In Their Mouths

3. Can't See Me

4. Be There

5. Love Like A Fountain

6. Dolphins Were Monkeys

7. Golden Gaze

8. F.E.A.R.

9. Forever And A Day

10. Keep What Ya Got

11. Time Is My Everything

12. Longsight M13

13. Reign

14. Lovebug

15. All Ablaze

Technical Specifications

The Greatest

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The Greatest

1. My Star

2. Corpses In Their Mouths

3. Can't See Me

4. Be There

5. Love Like A Fountain

6. Dolphins Were Monkeys

7. Golden Gaze

8. F.E.A.R.

9. Forever And A Day

10. Keep What Ya Got

11. Time Is My Everything

12. Longsight M13

13. Reign

14. Lovebug

15. All Ablaze

Technical Specifications