Golden Greats (Ian Brown album)
Golden Greats | ||||
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Studio album by Ian Brown | ||||
Released | 11 August 1999 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 45:02 | |||
Label | Polydor, Interscope (US), Koch (US) | |||
Producer | Ian Brown | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
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The Independent | (Mixed)[7] |
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Golden Greats is the second solo album released by Ian Brown, a first made famous by his role as frontman in The Stone Roses. Despite the title, the album is not a compilation, but rather, a studio album. It was described by NME as "a left-field masterpiece and Brown's best work for a decade",[3] contains soaring sonic textures and electronic dance beats; it is less song-oriented than Unfinished Monkey Business. Golden Greats showcases a diverse usage of instruments including strings, mellotron and organs. A number of the tracks on the album were written by Brown whilst he was imprisoned for two months following a fracas with a flight attendant.[9]
Track 10, "Babasónicos", is the name of an actual Argentine band that collaborated with Brown on the song.
Track listing
- "Gettin' High" (Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim) – 4:01
- "Love Like a Fountain" (Brown) – 5:14
- "Free My Way" (Brown) – 4:19
- "Set My Baby Free" (Brown, Aniff Akinola)– 4:26
- "So Many Soldiers" (Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills) – 5:16
- "Golden Gaze" (Brown, Simon Wolstencroft, Mike Bennett, McCracken, Wills) – 3:56
- "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 5:06
- "Neptune" (Brown, Sylvan Richardson) – 3:32
- "First World" (Brown, Ibrahim) – 5:07
- "Babasónicos" (Brown, Diego Tuñon, Walter Kebleris)– 4:05
"Gettin' High" includes an excerpt of "Morrassi" performed by Aziz Ibrahim
- 2005 US release bonus tracks
- "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Single Version) (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 2:55
- "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Unkle Vs. South Remix) (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 7:09
- "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson) – 3:36
- "Thriller" (Rod Temperton) – 3:23
- "Love Like a Fountain (Infected By Scourge of the Earth)" (Brown) – 3:35
Personnel
- Ian Brown - vocals, keyboards, drums, arrangements
- Aziz Ibrahim - guitar
- Tim Wills - electric guitar, piano
- Sylvan Richardson - electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, cello
- Carlos Hernán "Carca" Carcacha - guitar
- Dave McCracken - keyboards, programming
- Aniff Akinola - keyboards, drums
- Simon Wolstencroft - drums
- Dan Bierton - drums
- Diego Castellano - drums
- Inder "Goldfinger" Matharu - percussion
- Audrey Riley - cello
- Uma-T - harmonica
- DJ Peggyn - sound Fx
- Technical
- Ian Wright -cover portrait
References
- ↑ "Golden Greats by Ian Brown Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ↑ "Golden Greats". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- 1 2 "NME Album Reviews - Golden Greats". Nme.Com. 3 November 1999. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline. "Review: Ian Brown - Golden Greats (Polydor)". Friday Review. Guardian Media Group (12 November 1999): 18.
- ↑ Archived 21 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Golden Greats - Ian Brown". The Austin Chronicle.
- ↑ Nicholas Barber (7 November 1999). "CD REVIEWS: POP - Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Yahoo! UK & Ireland omg! - Celebrity Gossip | News | Photos | Videos". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "The Stone Roses". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 January 2016.