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Putting together an adequate compilation of the Human League's best moments has proved to be a thankless task. What to include? (How about all of Dare!?) Do you pay attention to the pre-coed version of the band? Do you pay any attention to anything that came after Crash? At any rate, The Very Best Of Virgin retrospective, originally released in the U.K. in 2003 with remastered sound (and a bonus disc of remixes that Americans won't miss), does a respectable job of paying mind to the group's best work through 2001's Secrets (the group's best album since Dare!). All of the expected major hits -- "Don't You Want Me," "Love Action," "(Keep Feeling) Fascination," "Human" -- are provided, as are crucial early moments ("Being Boiled," "Empire State Human") and later singles that history, for the most part, has tried to forget ("One Man in My Heart," "Heart Like a Wheel"). Once again, 1980's Travelogue goes completely ignored; while that album didn't impact the charts all that much -- even in the group's home country -- the atypically abrasive "The Black Hit of Space" or even the non-album single "Marianne" would have made a significant addition.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Ian Burden, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Rushent, Producer - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Allen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Wright, PhotographyDirector - Joanne Catherall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Susanne Sulley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Wright, ComposerLyricist - Jo Callis, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - John William Callis, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Virgin Records Limited
Ian Burden, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Rushent, Producer - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Allen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Wright, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Catherall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Susanne Sulley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Callis, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Charles Burden, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Virgin Records Limited
Ian Burden, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Rushent, Producer - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Composer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Allen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Wright, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Catherall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Susanne Sulley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Callis, Composer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Virgin Records Limited
Ian Burden, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Rushent, Producer - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Allen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Wright, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Catherall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Susanne Sulley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Callis, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
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Ian Burden, Composer - Martin Rushent, Producer - John Callis, Composer - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Composer
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Ian Burden, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Oakey, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Rushent, Producer - John Callis, ComposerLyricist - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, ComposerLyricist - Joanne Catherall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Callis, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Russell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Adrian Wright, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Ann Sulley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Virgin Records Limited
Bill Price, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Callis, Composer - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Composer - Gavin McKillop, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Renate Blauel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Ian Burden, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - David Motion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Price, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Callis, Composer - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Composer, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cook, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Wright, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Catherall, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Susanne Sulley, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Wright, Composer - Jo Callis, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allom, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gavin McKillop, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Jackson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Renate Blauel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Philip Oakey, Author, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giorgio Moroder, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Virgin Records Limited
Ian Burden, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - David Motion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Price, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Performer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Cook, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Wright, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Catherall, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Susanne Sulley, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Wright, ComposerLyricist - Jo Callis, Performer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Allom, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gavin McKillop, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Jackson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Renate Blauel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Virgin Records Limited
Ian Burden, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hodge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Human League, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Philip Wright, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Catherall, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Susanne Sulley, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Russell, Performer, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Virgin Records Limited
Philip Oakey, Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Rushent, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Callis, Composer - The Human League, MainArtist - Joanne Catherall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Susanne Sulley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Reynolds, Composer - Russell Dennett, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Sutton, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Virgin Records Limited
Ian Stanley, Producer - Dave Bascombe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Human League, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Composer - Paul Beckett, Composer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
Martyn Ware, Composer - Fred Maher, Producer - The Human League, Producer, MainArtist - Phil Oakey, Composer - Colin Thurston, Producer - Ian Craig Marsh, Composer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
Putting together an adequate compilation of the Human League's best moments has proved to be a thankless task. What to include? (How about all of Dare!?) Do you pay attention to the pre-coed version of the band? Do you pay any attention to anything that came after Crash? At any rate, The Very Best Of Virgin retrospective, originally released in the U.K. in 2003 with remastered sound (and a bonus disc of remixes that Americans won't miss), does a respectable job of paying mind to the group's best work through 2001's Secrets (the group's best album since Dare!). All of the expected major hits -- "Don't You Want Me," "Love Action," "(Keep Feeling) Fascination," "Human" -- are provided, as are crucial early moments ("Being Boiled," "Empire State Human") and later singles that history, for the most part, has tried to forget ("One Man in My Heart," "Heart Like a Wheel"). Once again, 1980's Travelogue goes completely ignored; while that album didn't impact the charts all that much -- even in the group's home country -- the atypically abrasive "The Black Hit of Space" or even the non-album single "Marianne" would have made a significant addition.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:00
- Main artists: Human League
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Marketing
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Virgin Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 2005 Virgin Records Limited
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