music.wikisort.org - CompositionWho's Better, Who's Best: This Is The Very Best of The Who is a 1988 compilation album by The Who.[1] A compilation of videos also titled Who's Better, Who's Best was released in 1988 as well.
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [3] |
MusicHound Rock | 2/5[4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide |     [5] |
Tom Hull | A−[6] |
1988 album
Who's Better, Who's Best |
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Released | 18 March 1988 (U.S.A.) |
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Recorded | 1964–1980 |
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Genre | Rock |
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Length | 59:49 |
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Label | Polydor (UK), MCA (US) |
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Producer | Jon Astley, Glyn Johns, Kit Lambert, Bill Szymczyk, Shel Talmy, The Who |
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Pete Townshend, except where noted.
- "My Generation" – 3:16
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) – 2:39
- "The Kids Are Alright" – 2:45
- "Substitute" – 3:46
- "I'm a Boy" – 2:38
- "Happy Jack" – 2:12
- "Pictures of Lily" – 2:42
- "I Can See for Miles" – 4:06
- "Who Are You" (Single edit) – 5:03
- "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Single edit) – 3:38
- "Magic Bus" – 3:19
- "I Can't Explain" – 2:04
- "Pinball Wizard" – 2:59
- "I'm Free" – 2:40
- "See Me, Feel Me" – 3:30
- "Squeeze Box" – 2:40
- "Join Together" (Coda omitted) – 4:19
- "You Better You Bet" – 5:37
The track listing refers to "Won't Get Fooled Again" as an "Extended Version". The track is in fact an edited version released as a single on the American release and the full version on the British release.
The track listing for the UK CD edition included unedited versions of "The Kids Are Alright" (3:05) and "Won't Get Fooled Again" (8:31). The front cover also differed, showing the band performing live in 1973.
"Baba O'Riley" is a bonus track on CD copies.
Personnel
- Design
- Cover design, US and UK versions, by Richard Evans
- Cover photography by Ethan Russell
- Sleeve notes by Richard Barnes.[7]
Chart (1988) |
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UK Albums (OCC)[8] |
10 |
Certifications
References
- "The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Who's Better Who's Best". Thewho.com. 1 March 1988. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- AllMusic review
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1227. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- "The Who: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Rock (1960s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Who's Better Who's Best".
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- "British album certifications – The Who – Who's Better, Who's Best". British Phonographic Industry.
- "American album certifications – The Who – Who's Better, Who's Best". Recording Industry Association of America.
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Filmography | |
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Discographies |
- The Who
- Roger Daltrey
- Pete Townshend
- John Entwistle
- Keith Moon
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Tours and performances |
- 1962–1963 performances
- Tommy Tour
- The Who by Numbers Tour
- 1979 tour (1979 Cincinnati human crush)
- 1980 tour
- 2000 tour
- 2001 The Concert for New York City appearance
- 2003 The 46664 Concert appearance
- 2006–2007 tour
- Quadrophenia and More
- The Who Hits 50!
- Back to the Who Tour 51!
- 2017 Tommy & More
- Moving On! Tour
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Associated places |
- Ashdown House, Oxfordshire
- Chapel House, Twickenham
- Holmshurst Manor
- Quarwood
- Ramport Studios
- Shepperton Studios
- Tara, Chertsey
- The Wick
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На других языках
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Who's Better, Who's Best es un álbum recopilatorio del grupo británico The Who, publicado por la compañía discográfica MCA Records en marzo de 1988.
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