2x CD

The Essential Byrds

Compilation by The Byrds

Released 2003

classic rock folk rock pop

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Mr. Tambourine Man
2:31
4.2 ★
2
I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better
2:34
4.0 ★
3
All I Really Want to Do
2:06
3.0 ★
4
The Bells of Rhymney
3:32
3.2 ★
5
Chimes of Freedom
3:53
3.6 ★
6
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
3:51
4.6 ★
7
She Don’t Care About Time (single version)
2:31
3.5 ★
8
It Won’t Be Wrong
2:00
4.0 ★
9
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
3:32
3.0 ★
10
Set You Free This Time
2:51
4.0 ★
11
He Was a Friend of Mine
2:32
4.0 ★
12
The Times They Are A‐Changin’
2:20
3.0 ★
13
Eight Miles High
3:36
4.2 ★
14
5D (Fifth Dimension)
2:34
4.0 ★
15
Wild Mountain Thyme
2:32
3.0 ★
16
Mr. Spaceman
2:11
3.8 ★
17
So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
2:08
4.2 ★
18
Have You Seen Her Face
2:41
4.0 ★
19
Time Between
1:55
4.0 ★
20
Renaissance Fair
1:54
4.0 ★
21
My Back Pages
3:10
3.5 ★
22
Dolphin’s Smile
1:58
4.0 ★
CD 2
1
Artificial Energy
2:21
3.0 ★
2
Old John Robertson (single version)
1:55
3
Goin’ Back
3:28
3.5 ★
4
Natural Harmony
2:13
4.0 ★
5
Wasn’t Born to Follow
2:04
4.0 ★
6
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
2:35
3.5 ★
7
Hickory Wind
3:34
4.0 ★
8
Nothing Was Delivered
3:26
3.0 ★
9
The Wheel’s on Fire
4:47
10
Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
3:56
3.0 ★
11
Your Gentle Way of Loving Me
2:37
4.0 ★
12
Ballad of Easy Rider
2:06
3.0 ★
13
Jesus Is Just Alright
2:12
2.0 ★
14
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (alternate mix)
4:55
15
Lover of the Bayou (live)
3:41
3.0 ★
16
Chestnut Mare
5:10
4.0 ★
17
Glory, Glory
4:03
2.0 ★
18
Jamaica Say You Will
3:28
19
I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician
2:04
3.0 ★
20
Tiffany Queen
2:42
4.0 ★
21
Antique Sandy
2:15
22
Farther Along
2:57
4.0 ★

More by The Byrds

Turn! Turn! Turn!

Turn! Turn! Turn! 1965

Mr. Tambourine Man

Mr. Tambourine Man 1965

Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde

Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde 1969

Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Sweetheart of the Rodeo 1968

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Notorious Byrd Brothers 1968

Younger Than Yesterday

Younger Than Yesterday 1967

Release credits

Alan Bisbort
liner notes
Allen Stanton
producer [13-16]
Bob Irwin
producer
Bob Johnston
producer [9-11]
Charlie Bragg
engineer [6-8]
Chris Hillman
background vocals [6], bass [2-5, 20], bass guitar [1], vocal [1-5]
Chris Hinshaw
co [17, 19], engineer [15-16], producer [18]
Clarence White
electric guitar [17], guitar [2.15-16, 1.19]
David Crosby
guitar [1-5], vocal [1-5]
David Gahr
photography
Don Hunstein
photography
Don Thompson
engineer [1.22, 2.1, 2.3-5]
Gary Usher
producer [1.17-22, 2.1-8]
Gene Clark
tambourine [1], vocal [1]
Gene Parsons
vocal [22]
Gram Parsons
lead vocals [7]
Guy Webster
photography
Howard Fritzson
art direction
Hugh Masekela
horn [17]
Jerry Hochman
associate [12-14], engineer [12-13]
Jim Dickson
producer [15-16]
Jim Gordon
drums (drum set) [3]
Kevin Kelley
drums (drum set) [8]
Larry Knechtel
instrument [17]
Merry Clayton
vocal [17]
Michael Clarke
drums (drum set) [1-5]
Michael Ochs Archives
photography
Mike Ross‐Trevor
recording [22]
Pete Seeger
arranger [6]
Roger McGuinn
12 string guitar [1-5, 13], guitar [1.21, 2.16], lead vocals [11], solo [21], vocal [2.6, 2.8, 2.15, 1.1-5]
Ron Kellum
design
Roy Halee
engineer [1.22, 2.1, 2.3-8]
Terry Melcher
co [17, 19], producer [1.1-12, 2.12-16, 2.18]
The Byrds
producer [20-22]
Van Dyke Parks
organ [14]
Vern Gosdin
acoustic guitar [17]
Vic Anesini
mastering

Issues

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The Essential Byrds
2x CD
2003
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The Essential Byrds
2x CD
2003
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The Essential Byrds
2x CD
2003
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The Essential Byrds
2x CD
2003
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The Essential Byrds
2x CD
2010
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The Essential Byrds
3x CD (limited edition 3.0)
29 August 2011
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The Essential Byrds
2x Digital Media