A Special Collection

~ Release by The Specials (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Too Much Too Young
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
36:05
2Gangsters
producer:
The Specials AKA (ska band)
recording of:
Gangsters
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
quotes music from:
Al Capone
4.252:47
3Ghost Town
producer:
John Collins (producer)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use! see annotation)
45:59
4You're Wondering Now
producer:
Elvis Costello
cover recording of:
You’re Wondering Now
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
recording of:
You’re Wondering Now
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
32:37
5Blank Expression
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Blank Expression
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Roddy Radiation and Neville Staple
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
2.352:42
6Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rat Race
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
3.253:09
7Rude Boys Outa Jail
recording of:
Rude Boys Outa Jail
writer:
Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
24:07
8Pearl's Cafe
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
background vocals:
Go‐Go’s (all-female American rock band formed in 1978)
vocals:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
recording of:
Pearl’s Cafe
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
33:10
9Man at C&A
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Man at C&A
writer:
Jerry Dammers and Terry Hall
2.53:36
10Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
cover recording of:
Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1949)
composer:
Carl Sigman (in 1949)
33:36
11Do Nothing
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Do Nothing
lyricist and composer:
Lynval Golding
33:41
12Maggie's Farm
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
cover recording of:
Maggie’s Farm
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Special Rider Music and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.53:32
13Nelson Mandela
producer:
Elvis Costello
bass:
Gary McManus (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public)
flute:
David Heath (British composer and flautist)
guitar:
John Shipley
organ:
Jerry Dammers
saxophone:
Andy Aderinto (saxophonist)
tin whistle [penny whistle]:
Paul Speare
trumpet:
Dick Cuthell
background vocals:
Afrodiziak
lead vocals:
Stan Campbell
vocals:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1984)
music videos:
Nelson Mandela (music video) by The Special A.K.A. (ska band)
recording of:
Free Nelson Mandela
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 1984)
2.754:09
14(Dawning of a) New Era
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
(Dawning of a) New Era
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
32:26
15Concrete Jungle
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Concrete Jungle
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
43:18
16Guns of Navarone
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
live cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
3.52:18