Essential Pogues

Essential Pogues
Greatest hits album by The Pogues
Released	19 November 1991[1]
Genre	Celtic punk, folk punk, Celtic rock, folk rock
Label	Island Records (Polygram Records)
Producer	Various
The Pogues chronology
The Best of The Pogues (1991) Essential Pogues (1991) Waiting for Herb (1993)

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Essential Pogues is a greatest hits album by The Pogues, released in November 1991.

Track listing

1. "The Sunny Side of the Street" (Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer)
2. "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" (MacGowan)
3. "Lorelei" (Phil Chevron)
4. "Thousands Are Sailing" (Chevron)
5. "White City" (MacGowan)
6. "Fairytale of New York" (MacGowan, Finer)
7. "Fiesta" (MacGowan, Finer, Kotscher, Lindt)
8. "Rain Street" (MacGowan)
9. "Turkish Song of the Damned" (MacGowan, Finer)
10. "Summer in Siam" (MacGowan)
11. "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" (Finer)
12. "Blue Heaven" (MacGowan, Hunt)
13. "Honky Tonk Woman" (Jagger, Richards)
14. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (Long Version)" (MacGowan)

Personnel

• Shane MacGowan - lead vocals, guitar
• Terry Woods - cittern, vocals
• Philip Chevron - guitar, vocals
• Spider Stacy - tin whistle, vocals
• Andrew Ranken - drums
• Jem Finer - banjo, saxophone
• Darryl Hunt - bass guitar
• Kirsty MacColl - vocals on "Fairytale of New York"
• James Fearnley - accordion

Notes

• Tracks produced by Steve Lillywhite except tracks 1, 8, and 10 - Joe Strummer

References