Past Tense: The Best of Sparks

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Computer Girl
  3:13
• 2
  Wonder Girl
  2:19
• 3
  (No More) Mr. Nice Guys
  5:47
• 4
  Girl From Germany
  3:30
• 5
  Beaver O'Lindy
  3:45
• 6
  This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
  3:04
  3.9 ★
• 7
  Amateur Hour
  3:36
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Here in Heaven
  2:47
• 9
  Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
  2:29
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Something for the Girl With Everything
  2:17
  4.5 ★
• 11
  Achoo
  3:32
  3.0 ★
• 12
  Get in the Swing
  4:06
• 13
  In the Future
  2:14
• 14
  Looks, Looks, Looks
  2:34
• 15
  I Want to Hold Your Hand
  2:55
• 16
  Big Boy
  3:28
• 17
  I Bought the Mississippi River
  2:28
  3.4 ★
• 18
  Occupation
  5:13
• 19
  Those Mysteries
  5:01
• 20
  Tryouts for the Human Race
  6:07
  5.0 ★
• 21
  Beat the Clock
  4:24
  5.0 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  The Number One Song in Heaven
  7:27
  5.0 ★
• 2
  When I'm With You (single version)
  4:06
• 3
  Tips for Teens
  3:34
• 4
  Funny Face
  3:26
• 5
  Angst in My Pants
  3:28
• 6
  I Predict
  2:52
• 7
  Sherlock Holmes
  3:37
• 8
  Cool Places

  Sparks with Jane Wiedlin
  3:24
• 9
  Popularity
  3:52
• 10
  I Wish I Looked a Little Better
  3:00
• 11
  With All My Might
  3:43
• 12
  Change
  5:26
• 13
  Music That You Can Dance To
  4:22
• 14
  So Important
  4:31
• 15
  Singing in the Shower

  Sparks with Les Rita Mitsouko
  4:24
  5.0 ★
• 16
  National Crime Awareness Week (Psycho cut)
  3:29
• 17
  When Do I Get to Sing "My Way"
  4:38
• 18
  (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (radio edit)
  3:46
• 19
  Let's Go Surfing
  5:02
• CD 3
• 1
  Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
  3:36
• 2
  The Calm Before the Storm
  4:04
• 3
  It's a Knockoff
  3:42
• 4
  The Rhythm Thief
  5:20
• 5
  My Baby's Taking Me Home
  4:43
• 6
  Suburban Homeboy
  2:57
• 7
  Dick Around
  6:36
• 8
  Perfume
  5:00
• 9
  Islington N1
  2:35
• 10
  Good Morning
  3:54
• 11
  Lighten Up, Morrissey
  4:16
• 12
  Two Hands, One Mouth
  5:26
• 13
  Piss Off (Original Sparks Version)
  4:21
• 14
  Johnny Delusional

  F·F·S
  3:12
• 15
  Missionary Position
  4:18
• 16
  Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)
  4:32
• 17
  I Wish You Were Fun
  4:05
• 18
  Check Out Time 11am
  3:33

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Release credits

• Adrian Fisher
  guitar [6-8]
• Bill Price
  mix [6-8]
• Catherine Ringer
  mix [15], vocal [15]
• Dinky Diamond
  drums (drum set) [6-8]
• Fred Chichin
  mix [15]
• Giorgio Moroder
  producer [1.20-21, 2.1]
• Godfrey Diamond
  engineer [17]
• Jane Wiedlin
  vocal [8]
• Jeffrey Lesser
  associate [17]
• Jesse Johnson
  mix [15], performer [15]
• Les Rita Mitsouko
  producer [15]
• Martin Gordon
  bass [6-8]
• Muff Winwood
  producer [6-11]
• Peter Martensen
  mix [15]
• Ron Mael
  keyboard [3.16, 1.6-8]
• Rupert Holmes
  producer [17]
• Russell Mael
  vocal [2.15, 3.16, 1.6-8]
• Sparks
  guest [15]
• Thaddeus James Lowe
  producer [5]
• Tony Visconti
  engineer [15], guest [15], producer [1.12-13, 2.15]
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Issues

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  Past Tense: The Best of Sparks

  3x CD
  8 November 2019
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  Past Tense: The Best of Sparks

  2x CD
  8 November 2019