The Best of The Specials

~ Release by The Specials (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Gangsters
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
version of:
Al Capone
4.252:49
2A Message to You Rudy
producer:
Elvis Costello
guest trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 132)
cover recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
42:53
3Nite Klub
producer:
Elvis Costello
background vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
recording of:
Nite Klub
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
33:23
4Concrete Jungle
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Concrete Jungle
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
43:19
5Too Much Too Young
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
live recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
3.752:06
6Blank 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.
2.352:44
7Doesn't Make It Alright
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Doesn't Make It Alright
writer:
Jerry Dammers and Lynval Golding
43:28
8Rude Boys Outa Jail
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rude Boys Outa Jail
writer:
Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
2:41
9Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rat Race
composer:
Roderick James Byers
3.253:10
10Man at C&A
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Man at C&A
writer:
Jerry Dammers and Terry Hall
2.53:39
11Do Nothing
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Do Nothing
lyricist and composer:
Lynval Golding
33:41
12Stereotypes
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Stereotype
composer:
Jerry Dammers
47:26
13International Jet Set
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
International Jet Set
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
35:40
14Friday Night, Saturday Morning
producer:
John Collins (producer)
recording of:
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
lyricist and composer:
Terry Hall
4.253:34
15Why?
recording of:
Why? (The Specials)
composer:
Lynval Golding
2:56
16Ghost 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)
4.56:01
17What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
music videos:
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (music video) by The Special A.K.A. (ska band)
recording of:
Girlfriend
recording of:
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
writer:
Jerry Dammers
44:52
18Racist Friend
executive engineer:
Dick Cuthell
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
recording of:
Racist Friend
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Dick Cuthell and Jerry Dammers
4:04
19War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same)
recording of:
War Crimes
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
34:03
20Nelson 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)
2.754:17