Golden Greats (Ian Brown album) explained

Golden Greats
Type:studio
Artist:Ian Brown
Cover:Ian Brown - Golden Greats.jpg
Released:8 November 1999
Genre:
Length:45:02
Label:
Producer:Ian Brown
Prev Title:Unfinished Monkey Business
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Music of the Spheres
Next Year:2001

Golden Greats is the second solo album released by Ian Brown, first made famous by his role as frontman in the Stone Roses. It was described by NME as "a left-field masterpiece and Brown's best work for a decade", Golden Greats showcases a diverse usage of instruments including strings, mellotron and organs. A number of the tracks on the album were written by Brown whilst he was imprisoned for two months following a fracas with a flight attendant.[1]

Track 10, "Babasónicos", is the name of an actual Argentine band that collaborated with Brown on the song.

Track listing

  1. "Gettin' High" (Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim) – 4:01
  2. "Love Like a Fountain" (Brown) – 5:14
  3. "Free My Way" (Brown) – 4:19
  4. "Set My Baby Free" (Brown, Aniff Akinola) – 4:26
  5. "So Many Soldiers" (Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills) – 5:16
  6. "Golden Gaze" (Brown, Simon Wolstencroft, Mike Bennett, McCracken, Wills) – 3:56
  7. "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 5:06
  8. "Neptune" (Brown, Sylvan Richardson) – 3:32
  9. "First World" (Brown, Ibrahim) – 5:07
  10. "Babasónicos" (Brown, Diego Tuñon, Walter Kebleris) – 4:05

"Gettin' High" includes an excerpt of "Morrassi" performed by Aziz Ibrahim

2005 US release bonus tracks

Personnel

Technical

Notes and References

  1. The Stone Roses. Rolling Stone. 10 January 2016.

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