Absolute

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) (7″ version)
recording of:
Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:36
2Absolute
drum machine programming:
Fred Maher
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
EBN (synthesizer programmer) and J.J.
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Gary Langan
bass guitar:
Wil Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jnr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), David Gamson and Green
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, B.J. Nelson (backing singer) and Fonzi Thornton
vocals:
Green
arranger:
Gamson and Green
recording of:
Absolute
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
publisher:
Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
34:24
3The Word Girl (Flesh and Blood) (edit)
recording of:
The Word Girl
writer:
David Gamson and Green Gartside
publisher:
Jouissance Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) (in 1985), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (in 1985)
3:19
4Perfect Way
recording of:
Perfect Way
writer:
David Gamson and Green Gartside
publisher:
Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:02
5Hypnotize (short version)
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
EBN (synthesizer programmer)
engineer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
David Gamson, Green Gartside and Fred Maher
mixer:
Gary Langan
drums (drum set):
Fred Maher
guitar:
Nick Moroch (US guitarist)
keyboard:
David Gamson
background vocals:
B.J. Nelson (backing singer)
vocals:
Green
performer:
Green Gartside, Fred Maher, Nick Moroch (US guitarist) and B.J. Nelson (backing singer)
recording of:
Hypnotize
writer:
David Gamson and Green Gartside
publisher:
Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:34
6Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry for Loverboy)
recording of:
Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)
writer:
David Gamson and Green Gartside
4:22
7Boom There She Was (US mix)
recording of:
Boom! There She Was
writer:
David Gamson and Green Gartside
4:16
8Umm
recording of:
Umm
writer:
Green Gartside and Lee Majors (Harold Lee)
4:13
9Tinseltown to the Boogiedown (radio edit)
recording of:
Tinseltown to the Boogiedown
writer:
Green Gartside, Lee Majors (Harold Lee) and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
4:03
10Die Alone
recording of:
Die Alone
writer:
Green Gartside
4:22
11Brushed With Oil, Dusted With Powder
recording of:
Brushed With Oil, Dusted With Powder
writer:
Green Gartside
5:50
12Skank Bloc Bologna
recording of:
Skank Bloc Bologna
5:51
13The “Sweetest Girl”
recording of:
Sweetest Girl
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
6:17
14Asylums in Jerusalem
recording of:
Asylums in Jerusalem
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
3:15
15Jacques Derrida
recording of:
Jacques Derrida
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
5:00
16She’s a Woman (Little Way Different 7″)
cover recording of:
She’s a Woman
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:28
17A Day Late and a Dollar Short
recording of:
Day Late and a Dollar Short
3:14
18A Place We Both Belong
recording of:
A Place We Both Belong
3:10