Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe

~ Release by Nick Lowe (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1So It Goes
recording engineer and mixer:
Barry Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) and Jake Riviera
bass guitar:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1976, in 1977)
recording of:
So It Goes
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
4.652:31
2Heart of the City
recording of:
Heart of the City
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation), Rock Music Co., Ltd. and Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 2008)
3.52:01
3(I Love the Sound of) Breaking Glass
recording engineer:
Barry Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
bass guitar:
Andrew Bodnar (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
guitar:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
piano:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer)
tambourine:
Roger Bechirian
background vocals:
Roger Bechirian and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass
lyricist:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
composer:
Andrew Bodnar (bass player), Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
43:12
4Little Hitler
recording engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar and solo guitar:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Dave Edmunds
background vocals:
Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Little Hitler
lyricist and composer:
Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
3.53:00
5No Reason
recording engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Andrew Bodnar (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
guitar:
Martin Belmont and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
organ and piano:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer)
recording of:
No Reason
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
43:32
636 Inches High
recording engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Andrew Bodnar (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
guitar:
Martin Belmont and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
organ and piano:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer)
recording of:
36 Inches High
lyricist and composer:
Jim Ford (Singer-songwriter)
3.352:58
7Marie Provost
recording engineer:
Barry Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
bass guitar, guitar and piano:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
organ:
Roger Bechirian
background vocals:
Dave Edmunds
recording of:
Marie Provost
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
42:48
8American Squirm
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
electric bass guitar [8-string bass]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Bruce Thomas
guitar:
Billy Bremner
background vocals:
Billy Bremner and Elvis Costello
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
American Squirm
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
42:31
9Cracking Up
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Cracking Up
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
3.52:58
10Big Kick, Plain Scrap
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Big Kick, Plain Scrap
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
32:28
11Born Fighter
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
harmonica:
Huey Lewis
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Born Fighter
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
23:09
12Switchboard Susan
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Switchboard Susan
lyricist and composer:
Mickey Jupp
23:48
13Without Love
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
42:28
14Cruel to Be Kind
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd. (in 1979)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 84) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 152)
recording of:
Cruel to Be Kind
writer:
Ian Gomm and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
4.353:28
15When I Write the Book
recording of:
When I Write the Book
writer:
Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) and Terry Williams (drummer)
43:17
16Heart
recording engineer and producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
engineer:
Aldo Bocca
recorded at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Heart
writer:
Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) and Terry Williams (drummer)
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music, Inc.
43:42
17Raging Eyes
engineer:
Paul Cobbold and Paul Bass (UK bassist)
producer:
Roger Bechirian and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Ragin' Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music, Inc.
22:38
18Time Wounds All Heels
engineer:
Paul Cobbold and Paul Bass (UK bassist)
producer:
Roger Bechirian and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
background vocals [harmonies and harmonics]:
Carlene Carter and Simon Climie
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Time Wounds All Heels
lyricist and composer:
Carlene Carter, Simon Climie and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Plangent Visions Music, Inc.
22:45
19Maureen
recording of:
Maureen
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
33:06
20Half a Boy & Half a Man
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Half a Boy, Half a Man
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
42:56
217 Nights to Rock
cover recording of:
Seven Nights to Rock
writer:
Buck Trail, Henry Glover and Louis Innis
32:47
22She Don’t Love Nobody
recording of:
She Don’t Love Nobody
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Careers
33:23
23The Rose of England
recording of:
Rose of England
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
33:27
24I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock ’n’ Roll)
recording of:
I Knew the Bride
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation) and Rock Music Co., Ltd.
44:27
25Lovers Jamboree
bass:
John David (British songwriter/producer/bassist aka John Williams) (in 1987)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer) (in 1987)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Mickey Gee (in 1987)
keyboard:
Geraint Watkins (in 1987)
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1987)
recording of:
Lovers Jamboree (in 1987)
writer:
Paul Carrack and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
33:41

Credits

Release

manufactured by:CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.)
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)
copyrighted (©) by:Demon Records Ltd. (80s UK new wave/reissues) (from 1989 to present)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Stiff Records Ltd. (from 1976 until 1977)
Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd. (from 1978 until 1982)
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (from 1983 until 1989)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2659455 [info]