Greatest Hits

~ Release by Joy Division (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The cover picture is from the 1998 "Heart and Soul" box set.
Track 1, 3, 9, 13, 14, 16 and 19 from "Substance"
Track 2 previously unreleased
Track 4 from "Licht und Blindheit"
Track 5 from "A Factory Sample"
Track 6 from "Still"
Track 7, 8 and 15 from "An Ideal For Living"
Track 10, 17 and 18 from "Closer"
Track 11 and 12 from "Unknown Pleasures"
Track 20 from "John Peel Session"

Annotation last modified on 2020-09-12 13:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Love Will Tear Us Apart
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
bass:
Peter Hook
drums (drum set):
Stephen Morris (New Order)
guitar:
Bernard Albrecht
vocals:
Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 179)
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4.53:30
2The Drawback
recording of:
The Drawback
writer:
Warsaw (Joy Division before they changed their name)
1:48
3These Days
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recording of:
These Days
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
2.53:28
4Dead Souls
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dead Souls
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
54:59
5Digital
engineer:
John Brierley and Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett and Laurie Latham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Digital
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
42:45
6Sound of Music
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett
recording of:
Sound of Music
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
3:58
7No Love Lost
producer:
Joy Division
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recording of:
No Love Lost
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
43:43
8Warsaw
producer:
Joy Division
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Warsaw
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
4.52:26
9She's Lost Control
producer:
Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
She’s Lost Control
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.
4.654:59
10Isolation
assistant engineer:
Michael Johnson (UK recording engineer and producer)
engineer:
John Caffery (producer and engineer) and Martin Hannett
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory (Records/Communications) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Britannia Row (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Isolation
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
42:56
11Disorder
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Disorder (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
live recording of:
Disorder
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:33
12Shadowplay
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
bass guitar and background vocals:
Peter Hook (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stephen Morris (New Order) (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
guitar and keyboard:
Bernard Sumner (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) (in 2019)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
recording of:
Shadowplay (from 1979-04-01 until 1979-04-17)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4.83:58
13Transmission
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 20)
recording of:
Transmission
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
4.653:39
14Novelty
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Novelty
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
34:04
15Leaders of Men
producer:
Joy Division
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Leaders of Men
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
42:37
16Atmosphere
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Atmosphere by Joy Division
recording of:
Atmosphere
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
4.254:13
17Decades
assistant engineer:
Michael Johnson (UK recording engineer and producer)
engineer:
John Caffery (producer and engineer) and Martin Hannett
producer:
Martin Hannett
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory (Records/Communications) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Britannia Row (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Decades
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
46:16
18Passover
assistant engineer:
Michael Johnson (UK recording engineer and producer)
engineer:
John Caffery (producer and engineer) and Martin Hannett
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
lead vocals:
Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory (Records/Communications) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Britannia Row (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Passover
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
3.54:48
19From Safety to Where…?
producer:
Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
From Safety to Where
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
32:29
20Love Will Tear Us Apart (John Peel session)
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3:21