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This double set replaces both previously released RCA multi-disc overviews of Guess Who hits. As of its appearance in late 2003, both the flawed triple-CD 56-track The Ultimate Collection and 1988's excellent Track Record compilations were out of print. This release tries, and generally succeeds, as a comprehensive overview of the band's glory years. In fact, it's the only one to kick off with two pre-Burton Cummings nuggets: 1964's "Shakin' All Over" and a rare 1966 garage rocking psychedelic single, "It's My Pride." Collectors will also appreciate an early 1968 version of "When Friends Fall Out," a song re-recorded three years later for the American Woman album. From there on, this is a sturdy if unremarkable collection of fairly obvious selections, some of them, such as "Heartbroken Bopper," "Glamour Boy," and "Hang On to Your Life," reproduced in difficult to find single mixes. Of minor note, "Smoke Big Factory" from the underrated Rockin' makes its first appearance on a hits album, as do the Winter/Wallace co-penned "Cardboard Empire" from #10 and "Samantha's Living Room," an excellent cut written and sung by Don McDougal and culled from the terrific Artificial Paradise. Audio remastering, track annotation (with detailed recording dates, a helpful addition), and liner notes are all up to industry standards, something that could not be said of the muddled The Ultimate Collection. That leaves the 39- cut Anthology as an excellent introduction to the band for those who want to dig deeper than the many interchangeable single "best-of" discs that glut the market.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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Bob Burns, Producer - Chad Allan, Arranger - Johnny Kidd, Composer - Johnny Kidd, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1964 Ranbach Music Ltd.
Bob Burns, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1966 Ranbach Music Ltd.
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1968 Ranbach Music Ltd.
Ben McPeek, Director - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally Recorded 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Ben McPeek, Conductor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) Released Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally Recorded 1969. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bachman, Composer - Bachman, Lyricist - Cummings, Composer - Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kale, Composer - Kale, Lyricist - Peterson, Composer - Peterson, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally Recorded 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Elliot Federman, Mastering Engineer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer - Randy Bachman, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1976 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Mastering Engineer - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Winter, Composer - Winter, Lyricist
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Mastering Engineer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Kurt Winter, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally Recorded 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Music
Cummings, Composer - Cummings, Lyricist - Elliot Federman, Mastering Engineer - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Winter, Composer - Winter, Lyricist
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Cummings, Composer - Elliot Federman, Mastering Engineer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer - Winter, Composer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally Recorded 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Kurt Winter, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Ben McPeek, Conductor - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Kurt Winter, Lyricist - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally Released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian Christian, Recording Engineer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally Recorded 1971. All rights reserved by BMG Music
DISC 2
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Ben McPeek, Conductor - Brian Christian, Recording Engineer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Kurt Winter, Lyricist - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
Originally Released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer - Winter, Composer - Winter, Lyricist
(P) 1972 BMG Music
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Brian Christian, Recording Engineer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Kurt Winter, Lyricist - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Brian Christian, Recording Engineer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Kurt Winter, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1972 BMG Music
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Bill Wallace, Composer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Don McDougall, Composer - Garry Peterson, Composer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Don McDougall, Composer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Stanley Winistock, Violin - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Ben McPeek, Director - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Bill Wallace, Composer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - The Guess Who, Performer
(P)1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1974 BMG Music
Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer - Kurt Winter, Lyricist - The Guess Who, Performer - William Wallace, Composer - William Wallace, Lyricist
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Brian Christian, Recording Engineer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Domenic Troiano, Composer - Domenic Troiano, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Brian Christian, Recording Engineer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Domenic Troiano, Composer - Domenic Troiano, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Lindsay, Re-Issue Producer - Burton Cummings, Composer - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Domenic Troiano, Composer - Domenic Troiano, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Lurch, Re-Mastering Engineer - Steve Clarkson, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1975 BMG Music
Ben McPeek, Director - Burton Cummings, Lyricist - Cummings, Composer - Domenic Troiano, Composer - Domenic Troiano, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - The Guess Who, Performer
(P) 1975 BMG Music
Album review
This double set replaces both previously released RCA multi-disc overviews of Guess Who hits. As of its appearance in late 2003, both the flawed triple-CD 56-track The Ultimate Collection and 1988's excellent Track Record compilations were out of print. This release tries, and generally succeeds, as a comprehensive overview of the band's glory years. In fact, it's the only one to kick off with two pre-Burton Cummings nuggets: 1964's "Shakin' All Over" and a rare 1966 garage rocking psychedelic single, "It's My Pride." Collectors will also appreciate an early 1968 version of "When Friends Fall Out," a song re-recorded three years later for the American Woman album. From there on, this is a sturdy if unremarkable collection of fairly obvious selections, some of them, such as "Heartbroken Bopper," "Glamour Boy," and "Hang On to Your Life," reproduced in difficult to find single mixes. Of minor note, "Smoke Big Factory" from the underrated Rockin' makes its first appearance on a hits album, as do the Winter/Wallace co-penned "Cardboard Empire" from #10 and "Samantha's Living Room," an excellent cut written and sung by Don McDougal and culled from the terrific Artificial Paradise. Audio remastering, track annotation (with detailed recording dates, a helpful addition), and liner notes are all up to industry standards, something that could not be said of the muddled The Ultimate Collection. That leaves the 39- cut Anthology as an excellent introduction to the band for those who want to dig deeper than the many interchangeable single "best-of" discs that glut the market.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 39 track(s)
- Total length: 02:27:35
- Main artists: The Guess Who
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - BMG Heritage
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment
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