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Originally released on vinyl as a ten-track collectible for 2018's Record Store Day, the expanded version of Greatest Other People's Hits adds seven more songs to the England-born/American-based singer/songwriter's covers' overview. Since adopting the nom de plume John Wesley Harding ("Bob Dylan was my father, Joan Baez was my mother, and I'm their bastard son") in the '80s (he also writes, records, and performs under his birth name, Wesley Stace), Harding has carved out a unique and creatively robust career that, in addition to his over 20 LPs, includes multiple novels and stints as a festival curator, University teacher, and variety show host. Opening with a spirited romp through Roky Erickson's "If You Have Ghosts," which was released in 1981 by Roky Erickson & the Aliens and covered by Harding on a 1990 tribute compilation, most of the material on Greatest Other People's Hits has seen the light of day in one iteration or another -- his stripped-down version of Madonna's "Like a Prayer, originally issued in 1989, closes the set. Particularly interesting is the inclusion of a string of previously unreleased tracks, including such diverse choices as Alun Davies' "Old Bourbon" (with Rick Moody), the Strawbs' "Benedictine" (with the Hooters' Eric Bazilian), Lou Reed's "Think It Over," and George Harrison's "Wah Wah," all of which are newer endeavors. Those songs, along with antecedents (although sometimes difficult to track down), performances, and collaborations with the Minus 5, Fastball, and Bruce Springsteen, deliver more than enough reasons to give this collection a spin, especially for longtime fans.
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John Wesley Harding, MainArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 1990 Sire Records
PETE SEEGER, Composer - John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - The Minus Five, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
Joe Egan, Composer - John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Fastball, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Serge Gainsbourg, Composer
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Bruce Springsteen, Composer
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Rainer Ptacek, Composer
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Jimmy Silva, Composer
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
Jack Nance, Composer - John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - CONWAY TWITTY, Composer - Kelly Hogan, Duet Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Alun Davies, Composer - Rick Moody, Duet Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Eric Bazilian, Duet Vocals, FeaturedArtist - David Cousins, Composer
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Phil Ochs, Composer
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
GEORGE HARRISON, Composer - John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - The Universal Thump, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Duet Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
John Wesley Harding, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Elizabeth Barraclough, Duet Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 1990 Sire Records
Michael Fonfara, Composer - Lou Reed, Composer - John Wesley Harding, MainArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
Rob Wasserman, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Lou Reed, Composer, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - John Wesley Harding, MainArtist
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
PATRICK LEONARD, Composer - John Wesley Harding, MainArtist - M. CICCONE, Writer - P. Leonard, Writer
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 1989 Sire Records
Album review
Originally released on vinyl as a ten-track collectible for 2018's Record Store Day, the expanded version of Greatest Other People's Hits adds seven more songs to the England-born/American-based singer/songwriter's covers' overview. Since adopting the nom de plume John Wesley Harding ("Bob Dylan was my father, Joan Baez was my mother, and I'm their bastard son") in the '80s (he also writes, records, and performs under his birth name, Wesley Stace), Harding has carved out a unique and creatively robust career that, in addition to his over 20 LPs, includes multiple novels and stints as a festival curator, University teacher, and variety show host. Opening with a spirited romp through Roky Erickson's "If You Have Ghosts," which was released in 1981 by Roky Erickson & the Aliens and covered by Harding on a 1990 tribute compilation, most of the material on Greatest Other People's Hits has seen the light of day in one iteration or another -- his stripped-down version of Madonna's "Like a Prayer, originally issued in 1989, closes the set. Particularly interesting is the inclusion of a string of previously unreleased tracks, including such diverse choices as Alun Davies' "Old Bourbon" (with Rick Moody), the Strawbs' "Benedictine" (with the Hooters' Eric Bazilian), Lou Reed's "Think It Over," and George Harrison's "Wah Wah," all of which are newer endeavors. Those songs, along with antecedents (although sometimes difficult to track down), performances, and collaborations with the Minus 5, Fastball, and Bruce Springsteen, deliver more than enough reasons to give this collection a spin, especially for longtime fans.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:35
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: John Wesley Harding
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Omnivore Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC. ℗ 2018 Omnivore Recordings Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
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