Past Tense: The Best of Sparks

~ Release by Sparks (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wonder Girl
Sparks2:19
2Girl From Germany
Sparks3:30
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
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
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
arranger:
Tony Visconti
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Sparks3.853:04
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.
Sparks43:36
5Never 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
Sparks42:29
6Something 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
Sparks4.52:17
7Get in the Swing
producer:
Tony Visconti
recording of:
Get in the Swing
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
Sparks4:06
8Looks, Looks, Looks
Sparks2:34
9Big Boy
Sparks3:28
10Forever 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 (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Forever Young
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Sparks3:25
11Tryouts for the Human Race
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
recording of:
Tryouts for the Human Race
writer:
Ron Mael, Russell Mael and Giorgio Moroder
Sparks56:07
12The Number One Song in Heaven
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
recording of:
The Number One Song in Heaven
writer:
Ron Mael, Russell Mael and Giorgio Moroder
Sparks57:27
13When I'm With You
Sparks4:06
14Tips For Teens
Sparks3:34
15Funny Face
Sparks3:26
16Angst 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 (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Angst in My Pants
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Sparks43:29
17I Predict
recording of:
I Predict
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Sparks2:53
18Cool Places
vocals:
Jane Wiedlin
recording of:
Cool Places
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Sparks & Jane Wiedlin3:24
19I Wished I Looked a Little Better
Sparks3:00
20With All My Might
Sparks3:43
21Change
Sparks5:26
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Music That You Can Dance To
Sparks4:22
2So Important
Sparks4:31
3Singing in the Shower
engineer:
Tony Visconti
producer:
Les Rita Mitsouko and Tony Visconti
mixer:
Fred Chichin, Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time), Peter Martensen and Catherine Ringer
vocals:
Russell Mael and Catherine Ringer
guest performer:
Sparks (US rock and pop duo, The Mael Brothers) and Tony Visconti
performer:
Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time)
recording of:
Singing in the Shower
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
publisher:
Editions Six SARL (from 1988 to present) and Virgin Musique (from 1988 to present)
Sparks with Les Rita Mitsouko4:24
4National Crime Awareness Week (Psycho cut)
Sparks3:29
5When Do I Get to Sing "My Way"
Sparks4:38
6(When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (radio edit)
Sparks3:46
7Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
Sparks3:36
8The Calm Before the Storm
Sparks4:04
9The Rhythm Thief
Sparks5:20
10Suburban Homeboy
Sparks2:57
11Dick Around
Sparks6:36
12Perfume
Sparks5:00
13Good Morning
Sparks3:54
14Lighten Up, Morrissey
Sparks4:16
15Johnny Delusional
recording of:
Johnny Delusional
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
F·F·S3:12
16Missionary Position
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 2017)
recording of:
Missionary Position
writer:
Russell Mael and Ronald Mael
Sparks4:18
17Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)
keyboard:
Ron Mael
vocals:
Russell Mael
recording of:
Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
Sparks4:32
18Check Out Time 11am
Sparks3:33