Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian Dury
Compilation by Ian Dury
Released 10 October 2005
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Wake Up and Make Love With Me4:233.5 ★
- 2Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll3:063.8 ★
- 3Sweet Gene Vincent3:333.6 ★
- 4My Old Man3:393.0 ★
- 5Razzle in My Pocket2:581.0 ★
- 6What a WasteIan Dury & the Blockheads3:273.0 ★
- 7Rough KidsKilburn & the High Roads2:241.0 ★
- 8The Roadette SongKilburn & the High Roads3:241.0 ★
- 9Pam’s MoodsKilburn & the High Roads3:381.0 ★
- 10Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3Ian Dury & the Blockheads6:413.0 ★
- 11Hit Me With Your Rhythm StickIan Dury & the Blockheads3:433.9 ★
- 12There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever BastardsIan Dury & the Blockheads3:031.0 ★
- 13InbetweeniesIan Dury & the Blockheads5:191.0 ★
- 14Don’t Ask MeIan Dury & the Blockheads3:191.0 ★
- 15I Want to Be StraightIan Dury & the Blockheads3:193.0 ★
- 16Sueperman’s Big SisterIan Dury & the Blockheads2:501.0 ★
- 17Yes & No (Paula)Ian Dury & the Blockheads3:081.0 ★
- 18That’s Not AllIan Dury & the Blockheads2:481.0 ★
- 19Fucking AdaIan Dury & the Blockheads6:001.0 ★
- 20The Bus Driver’s Prayer1:001.0 ★
- CD 2
- 1Jack Shit GeorgeIan Dury & the Blockheads4:241.0 ★
- 2Bed o’ Roses No.9Ian Dury & the Blockheads5:201.0 ★
- 3Dance Little Rude BoyIan Dury & the Blockheads4:351.0 ★
- 4Mash It Up HarryIan Dury & the Blockheads4:441.0 ★
- 5It Ain’t CoolIan Dury & the Blockheads5:481.0 ★
- 6Books & WaterIan Dury & the Blockheads5:161.0 ★
- 7Really Glad You CameIan Dury & the Music Students4:501.0 ★
- 8Peter the PainterIan Dury & the Music Students4:041.0 ★
- 9Profoundly in Love With Pandora3:331.0 ★
- 10Poor Joey3:511.0 ★
- 11Poo‐Poo in the Prawn3:171.0 ★
- 12Clevor Trever (live, London 1990)Ian Dury & the Blockheads8:011.0 ★
- 13If I Was With a Woman (live, London 1990)Ian Dury & the Blockheads4:221.0 ★
- 14Billericay Dickie (live, London 1990)Ian Dury & the Blockheads3:241.0 ★
- 15Spasticus Autisticus (live, London 1990)Ian Dury & the Blockheads5:011.0 ★
- 16Blockheads (live, London 1990)Ian Dury & the Blockheads8:051.0 ★
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Release credits
- producer [7-8]
- engineer [7-8]
- electric bass guitar [7-9]
- background vocals [7], drums (drum set) [1-4, 11-14, 16-17, 19]
- arranger [1-2], background vocals [9], bass guitar [5], electric guitar [2], guitar [2.1-2, 2.13-15, 1.1, 1.3-5], keyboard [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.12, 2.1-2, 2.13-15], performer [1.10, 2.9], piano [11], producer [2.9, 1.13-14]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- saxophone [9]
- flute [2.1-2, 1.7-9, 1.16-17, 1.19], harmonica [16-17, 19], saxophone [2.1-2, 2.8, 2.13-15, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.7-14, 1.16-17, 1.19]
- drums (drum set) [7-9]
- guitar [1.1, 1.3-4, 2.7]
- Moog [1, 3-4]
- drums (drum set) [5], lead vocals [2.1-3, 2.5, 2.7-9, 2.13-15, 1.1-5, 1.10-14, 1.16-17, 1.19], vocal [7-9]
- producer [1.16-17, 1.19, 2.1-2]
- sound [16-17, 19]
- background vocals [7]
- saxophone [7]
- guitar [1.11-12, 1.16-17, 1.19, 2.1-2, 2.13-15]
- engineer [1-2]
- electric guitar [7-9]
- background vocals [9]
- engineer [1, 3], mix [1-2], producer [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.11, 2.3, 2.5], recording [13-14]
- background vocals [7]
- background vocals [7]
- guitar [7-8, 13-15]
- arranger [7-8], bass guitar [7-8], keyboard [7-8], orchestrator [7-8], synthesizer [7-8]
- Hammond organ [11], keyboard [1.16-17, 1.19, 2.1-2, 2.13-15]
- engineer [9]
- bass guitar [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.13-14, 1.16-17, 1.19, 2.1-2, 2.13-15], electric bass guitar [2, 11-12]
- engineer [1, 3], producer [1, 3-4]
- percussion [7-8]
- engineer [1, 3], producer [1, 3-4]
- background vocals [9]
- piano [7-9]
- engineer [1-2]
- drums (drum set) [1-2, 13-15]
- trumpet [7]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- background vocals [1-3, 5]
- guitar [1.16-17, 1.19, 2.13-15]
- percussion [13-15]
Issues
R10 October 2005
R10 October 2005