The Ultimate Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Mad World
  3:31
  3.9 ★
• 2
  Change
  4:13
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Pale Shelter
  4:34
  4.2 ★
• 4
  The Way You Are
  4:55
• 5
  Mother's Talk
  5:06
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Shout
  6:32
  4.4 ★
• 7
  Everybody Wants to Rule the World
  4:12
  3.9 ★
• 8
  Head Over Heels
  5:02
  4.5 ★
• 9
  I Believe
  4:51
  2.8 ★
• 10
  Sowing the Seeds of Love
  6:16
  4.2 ★
• 11
  Women in Chains
  6:29
• 12
  Advice for the Young at Heart
  4:49
  3.8 ★
• 13
  Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)
  4:42
• 14
  Break It Down Again
  4:32
  4.0 ★
• 15
  Cold
  5:05
• CD 2
• 1
  Start of the Breakdown
  4:57
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Watch Me Bleed
  4:14
  3.0 ★
• 3
  The Working Hour
  6:32
  3.4 ★
• 4
  Sea Song
  3:52
• 5
  Badman's Song
  8:33
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Year of the Knife
  7:09
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Swords and Knives
  6:13
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Famous Last Words
  4:23
• 9
  Dog's a Best Friend's Dog
  3:40
• 10
  Brian Wilson Said
  4:23
• 11
  Goodnight Song
  3:53
• 12
  Ashes to Ashes
  4:31
• 13
  Bloodletting Go
  4:12
• 14
  Raoul and the Kings of Spain
  5:16
• 15
  Me and My Big Ideas
  4:34
• CD 3
• 1
  Change (extended version)
  5:59
• 2
  Pale Shelter (long version)
  7:07
  5.0 ★
• 3
  The Way You Are (extended)
  7:41
• 4
  Mother's Talk (US remix)
  4:13
  5.0 ★
• 5
  Shout (US remix)
  8:01
• 6
  Calling Out

  Curt Smith
  6:05
• 7
  Soul on Board

  Curt Smith
  5:12

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The Collection

The Collection 2003

Release credits

• Alan Griffiths
  producer [2.9-11, 1.14-15]
• Alexander A. McLelland
  background vocals [6, 8]
• Andy Caine
  additional [6]
• Andy Clark
  Hammond organ [1.12, 2.5-6], synthesizer [5]
• Andy Davis
  grand piano [1.8, 2.3]
• Annie McCaig
  background vocals [8]
• Bob Clearmountain
  remixer [4]
• Carol Kenyon
  additional [5-6]
• Chris Hughes
  conductor [3.1-2, 2.1-2, 1.1-3], drums (drum set) [6], percussion [1.1-3, 2.1-2, 3.1-2], producer [3.1, 3.4-5, 1.1-9, 2.1-3], programming [3.1-2, 1.1-3, 2.1-2]
• Curt Smith
  bass guitar [3.1-2, 1.1-3, 1.5-9, 2.1-3], keyboard [3.1-2, 1.1-3, 2.1-2], lead vocals [7], performer [6-7], vocal [1.1-3, 3.1-2]
• David Bascombe
  engineer [2.3, 1.5-9], producer [10, 12], recording [4]
• Dolette McDonald
  additional [6]
• Ian Stanley
  Hammond organ [10], keyboard [2.1-3, 3.1-2, 1.1-3, 1.5-9], programming [3.1-2, 1.1-3, 2.1-2], recording [4]
• Jerry Marotta
  drums (drum set) [3], saxophone [3]
• Kate St John
  oboe [7], saxophone [7]
• Maggie Ryder
  additional [12]
• Manny Elias
  drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.3, 1.5-9, 2.1-3, 2.3], membranophone [1-2], percussion [2], programming [2.1-2, 3.1-2, 1.1-3]
• Manu Katché
  membranophone [5]
• Marilyn David
  background vocals [8]
• Mark O’Donoughue
  engineer [2.9-11, 1.14-15]
• Mel Collins
  saxophone [3]
• Michael Barbiero
  remixer [5]
• Mike Howlett
  producer [2]
• Neil Taylor
  guitar [2.6, 1.7], solo [7]
• Nicky Holland
  additional [2.5-6, 1.12], piano [1.12, 2.7], recording [4]
• Oleta Adams
  guest [1.11, 2.5], lead vocals [2.5, 1.11], piano [5]
• Phil Palmer
  performer [2.1-2, 3.1-2, 1.1-3]
• Pino Palladino
  bass guitar [5]
• Robbie McIntosh
  guitar [5-6], slide guitar [5]
• Roland Orzabal
  background vocals [7], grand piano [9], guitar [2.1-2, 3.1-2, 1.1-3], keyboard [2.1-2, 3.1-2, 1.1-3], lead vocals [1.5-6, 1.8-9, 2.3], producer [1.14-15, 2.9-11], programming [2.1-2, 3.1-2, 1.1-3], recording [4], vocal [1-2]
• Ross Cullum
  performer [1.1-3, 2.1-2, 3.1-2], producer [1.1-4, 3.1, 2.1-2]
• Steve Thompson
  remixer [5]
• Steven Wilson
  mix [2.3, 1.5-9]
• Stevie Vann
  background vocals [5]
• Tears for Fears
  producer [12]
• Tessa Niles
  additional [5-7]
• Tim Palmer
  producer [1.13-15, 2.9-11]
• Will Gregory
  saxophone [1.9, 2.3], solo [3]
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