Past Tense: The Best of Sparks

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Wonder Girl
  2:19
• 2
  Girl From Germany
  3:30
• 3
  This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
  3:04
  3.9 ★
• 4
  Amateur Hour
  3:36
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
  2:29
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Something for the Girl With Everything
  2:17
  4.5 ★
• 7
  Get in the Swing
  4:06
• 8
  Looks, Looks, Looks
  2:34
• 9
  Big Boy
  3:28
• 10
  Forever Young
  3:25
• 11
  Tryouts for the Human Race
  6:07
  5.0 ★
• 12
  The Number One Song in Heaven
  7:27
  5.0 ★
• 13
  When I'm With You
  4:06
• 14
  Tips For Teens
  3:34
• 15
  Funny Face
  3:26
• 16
  Angst in My Pants
  3:29
  4.0 ★
• 17
  I Predict
  2:53
• 18
  Cool Places

  Sparks & Jane Wiedlin
  3:24
• 19
  I Wished I Looked a Little Better
  3:00
• 20
  With All My Might
  3:43
• 21
  Change
  5:26
• CD 2
• 1
  Music That You Can Dance To
  4:22
• 2
  So Important
  4:31
• 3
  Singing in the Shower

  Sparks with Les Rita Mitsouko
  4:24
• 4
  National Crime Awareness Week (Psycho cut)
  3:29
• 5
  When Do I Get to Sing "My Way"
  4:38
• 6
  (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (radio edit)
  3:46
• 7
  Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
  3:36
• 8
  The Calm Before the Storm
  4:04
• 9
  The Rhythm Thief
  5:20
• 10
  Suburban Homeboy
  2:57
• 11
  Dick Around
  6:36
• 12
  Perfume
  5:00
• 13
  Good Morning
  3:54
• 14
  Lighten Up, Morrissey
  4:16
• 15
  Johnny Delusional

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

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Release credits

• Adrian Fisher
  guitar [3-4]
• Al Capps
  arranger [10]
• Bill Price
  mix [3-4]
• Bob Haag
  guitar [16]
• Catherine Ringer
  mix [3], vocal [3]
• David Kendrick
  drums (drum set) [16]
• Dinky Diamond
  drums (drum set) [3-4]
• Fred Chichin
  mix [3]
• Giorgio Moroder
  producer [11-12]
• James Goodwin
  synthesizer [16]
• Jane Wiedlin
  vocal [18]
• Jesse Johnson
  mix [3], performer [3]
• Lenny Roberts
  engineer [10]
• Les Rita Mitsouko
  producer [3]
• Leslie Bohem
  bass [16]
• Mack
  engineer [16], producer [16]
• Martin Gordon
  bass [3-4]
• Muff Winwood
  producer [3-6]
• Peter Martensen
  mix [3]
• Ron Mael
  arranger [10], keyboard [1.3-4, 1.16, 2.17], producer [10]
• Russell Mael
  producer [10], vocal [1.3-4, 1.16, 2.3, 2.17]
• Sparks
  guest [3]
• Terry Powell
  producer [10]
• Tony Visconti
  engineer [3], guest [3], producer [2.3, 1.7]
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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