Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology explained
| Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology |
| Type: | Compilation album |
| Artist: | the B-52's |
| Cover: | The B-52s - Nude on the Moon.jpg |
| Released: | January 15, 2002 |
| Length: | 2:36:49 |
| Label: | Warner Brothers, Rhino |
| Producer: | Chris Blackwell, Rhett Davies, the B-52's, David Byrne, Steven Stanley, Tony Mansfield, Shep Pettibone, Nile Rodgers, Don Was, Moby & Tom Durack |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Funplex |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology is a two-CD compilation album containing 35 songs recorded by American new wave band the B-52's between the years 1979 and 1998. This compilation includes live recordings of "Quiche Lorraine" and "Whammy Kiss", and a previously unreleased outtake version of "Queen of Las Vegas". The title is a reference to the 1961 film Nude on the Moon.
Track listing
All information as per liner notes.
Disc two
Personnel
All information as per liner notes.
The B-52's
- Kate Pierson – vocals, keyboards, keyboard bass, guitar, bird calls
- Fred Schneider – vocals, keyboard bass, toy piano, percussion, walkie talkie
- Keith Strickland – vocals, guitars, keyboards, keyboard bass, bass, sitar, harmonica, marimba, drums, percussion, programming, Claire sounds
- Cindy Wilson – vocals, bongos, tambourine, guitar
- Ricky Wilson – vocals, guitar, keyboards, keyboard bass, bass, smoke alarm
Additional musicians
- Pat Irwin – guitar, keyboards (disc 1, tracks 12, 18; disc 2, tracks 14, 17)
- Tracy Wormworth – bass (disc 1, track 12; disc 2, track 15)
- Zachary Alford – drums (disc 1, tracks 12, 18; disc 2, track 14)
- David Byrne – guitar (disc 1, track 13)
- Steve Scales – percussion (disc 1, tracks 13, 14)
- Yogi Horton – drums (disc 1, track 14)
- Sara Lee – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (disc 1, track 18; disc 2, tracks 7–14, 17)
- Richard Hilton – keyboards (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13, 15), programming (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
- Tommy Mandel – keyboards (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
- Philippe Saisse – keyboards (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
- Leroy Clouden – drums (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
- Sonny Emory – drums (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (disc 2, track 14)
- Charley Drayton – drums (disc 2, tracks 9, 11, 12, 17)
- Uptown Horns – horns (disc 2, tracks 9, 11, 12)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (disc 2, track 14)
- David McMurray – sax (disc 2, track 14)
- Sterling Campbell – drums (disc 2, track 15)
Technical
- Chris Blackwell – producer (disc 1, tracks 1–6)
- Robert Ash – engineer (disc 1, tracks 1–6)
- Rhett Davies – co-producer (disc 1, tracks 7–11), engineer (disc 1, tracks 7–11)
- Tom Durack – engineer (disc 1, track 12; disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13, 18), mixer (disc 1, track 13; disc 2, tracks 7–13, 16, 18), co-producer (disc 2, track 17)
- David Byrne – producer (disc 1, tracks 13–14)
- Butch Jones – engineer (disc 1, tracks 13–14)
- Steven Stanley – producer, engineer (disc 1, tracks 15–17)
- The B-52's – producer (disc 1, track 18), co-producer (disc 2, track 17)
- Tony Mansfield – producer (disc 2, tracks 1–6)
- Tony Phillips – engineer (disc 2, tracks 1–6)
- Steve Peck – engineer (disc 2, tracks 1–6)
- Michael Hutchinson – engineer (disc 2, tracks 1–6)
- Shep Pettibone – additional production (disc 2, tracks 1, 4), remixer (disc 2, track 1)
- Nile Rodgers – producer (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13), mixer (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
- Don Was – producer (disc 2, tracks 9, 11, 12, 16)
- Dave Cook – engineer (disc 2, tracks 9, 11, 12)
- Ed Cherney – mixer (disc 2, track 16)
- Moby – remix & additional production (disc 2, track 16)
- Patrick Dillett – engineer, mixer (disc 2, track 18)
Compilation
- Bradford Cobb & Gary Stewart – compilation producers
- Hillary Bratton – compilation assistance
- Bill Inglot – sound producer
- Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot – remastering
- Jo Motta – product management
- Reggie Collins – discographical annotation
- Shawn Amos & Leigh Hall – liner notes
- Julee Stover & Steven Chean – editorial supervision
- Julie Vlasak & Hugh Brown – art direction/design
- Lynn Goldsmith – cover photos
- Amy Utstein & Randy Perry – project assistance
