Released 11 August 1999 | Length 55:34 Release date 11 August 1999 | |
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Ian brown gettin high
Golden Greats is the second solo album released by Ian Brown, a first made famous by his role as frontman in The Stone Roses. Despite the title, the album is not a compilation, but rather, a studio album. It was described by NME as "a left-field masterpiece and Brown's best work for a decade", contains soaring sonic textures and electronic dance beats; it is less song-oriented than Unfinished Monkey Business. Golden Greats showcases a diverse usage of instruments including strings, mellotron and organs. A number of the tracks on the album were written by Brown whilst he was imprisoned for two months following a fracas with a flight attendant.
Contents
Track 10, "Babasónicos", is the name of an actual Argentine band that collaborated with Brown on the song.
Track listing
- "Gettin' High" (Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim) – 4:01
- "Love Like a Fountain" (Brown) – 5:14
- "Free My Way" (Brown) – 4:19
- "Set My Baby Free" (Brown, Anif Akinola)– 4:26
- "So Many Soldiers" (Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills) – 5:16
- "Golden Gaze" (Brown, Simon Wolstencroft, Mike Bennett, McCracken, Wills) – 3:56
- "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 5:06
- "Neptune" (Brown, Sylvan Richardson Jnr.) – 3:32
- "First World" (Brown, Ibrahim) – 5:07
- "Babasónicos" (Brown, Diego Tuñon, Walter Kebleris)– 4:05
Songs
1Gettin' High4:02
2Love Like a Fountain4:37
3Free My Way4:55