The Best Of

Tracklist

• 1
  Baba O’Riley
  5:05
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Behind Blue Eyes
  3:42
  4.0 ★
• 3
  My Generation (original mono version)
  3:16
  4.3 ★
• 4
  Pinball Wizard
  3:03
  4.4 ★
• 5
  Who Are You (edit)
  5:10
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Won’t Get Fooled Again
  8:34
  4.5 ★
• 7
  The Seeker (unedited version / Steven Wilson stereo mix)
  4:01
• 8
  Squeeze Box
  2:43
  4.2 ★
• 9
  I Can’t Explain (mono version)
  2:06
  4.0 ★
• 10
  I Can See for Miles (mono version)
  4:08
  4.5 ★
• 11
  Love Reign O’er Me
  5:48
  3.0 ★
• 12
  The Real Me
  3:20
  4.8 ★
• 13
  Bargain
  5:34
  4.3 ★
• 14
  Join Together (unedited version / Steven Wilson stereo mix)
  6:05
• 15
  5:15 (2011 mix)
  4:53
• 16
  Pictures of Lily
  2:45
• 17
  Ball and Chain
  4:29
  3.5 ★
• 18
  Zoot Suit

  The High Numbers
  2:00
• 19
  Real Good Looking Boy (live)
  5:42
• 20
  Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (mono version)
  2:41
  3.6 ★
• 21
  It’s Not Enough
  4:02
  4.0 ★
• 22
  I’m a Boy (alternate stereo version)
  3:41
• 23
  Beads on One String
  3:40
  3.6 ★
• 24
  Be Lucky
  3:18
  5.0 ★

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Who’s Next 1971

Who Are You

Who Are You 1978

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The Who by Numbers 1975

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Quadrophenia 1973

Tommy

Tommy 1969

The Who Sell Out

The Who Sell Out 1967

Release credits

• Andy Fairweather‐Low
  background vocals [5]
• Andy MacPherson
  remixer [11]
• Billy Nicholls
  producer [21]
• Bob Pridden
  additional [12], producer [21]
• Chris Lord‐Alge
  mix [21]
• Chris Parmeinter
  producer [18]
• Chris Stamp
  executive [1-2, 4, 6, 10, 12-13]
• Damon Lyon-Shaw
  engineer [4], producer [7]
• Dave Arbus
  guest [1], violin [1]
• Dave Eringa
  producer [17]
• David Sardy
  engineer [17], mellotron [17], mix [17, 23], producer [17, 23], recording [17], shakers [17], synthesizer [23], tambourine [17]
• Glyn Johns
  associate [1-2, 6, 11, 13], engineer [1, 11, 13-14], mix [1-2, 6, 13], producer [5, 8, 14], recording [1-2, 6, 13]
• James Monti
  recording [17, 23]
• Jimmy Page
  guitar [9]
• Joey Waronker
  drums (drum set) [23]
• John Entwistle
  background vocals [8, 12], bass [3, 7, 9, 14], bass guitar [1-2, 6, 10, 13, 16], brass [1-2, 13], electric bass guitar [8, 12], horn [12], vocal [1-3, 6, 9, 13]
• Jolyon Dixon
  acoustic guitar [21]
• Jon Astley
  producer [5], remixer [11]
• Keith Moon
  additional [1], drums (drum set) [1-3, 5-10, 12-14, 16, 20], percussion [1, 1-3, 6, 9-10, 12-13, 13, 16], violin [1]
• Kit Lambert
  additional [12], co [12], executive [1-2, 6, 12-13], producer [4, 10]
• Myles Clarke
  engineer [17, 21]
• Nicky Hopkins
  piano [3]
• Perry Ford
  piano [9]
• Pete Kameron
  executive [1-2, 6, 12-13]
• Pete Townshend
  accordion [8], acoustic guitar [6-8], additional [12], background vocals [8, 12], banjo [8], cello [12], co [12], electric guitar [6, 8, 12], guitar [1-4, 7, 9-10, 13, 13-14, 16-17, 20-21], keyboard [12], lead vocals [1, 4], mix [21], organ [1-2, 6, 13], piano [1, 7], producer [14, 17, 21, 23], sound effects [12], synthesizer [1-2, 6, 13, 13-14], vocal [2-3, 6, 9, 13], whistle [14]
• Peter Huntington
  drums (drum set) [21], guest [21]
• Peter Meaden
  producer [18]
• Pino Palladino
  bass [17, 23]
• Rachel Fuller
  guest [21], keyboard [21]
• Rod Argent
  piano [5]
• Rod Houison
  sound effects [12]
• Roger Daltrey
  lead vocals [1-4, 6-10, 12-14, 16-17, 21, 23]
• Ron Fawcus
  assistant [12], mix [12]
• Ron Nevison
  engineer [12], sound effects [12]
• Shel Talmy
  producer [3, 9, 20]
• Steven Wilson
  mix [7, 14]
• Stuart Ross
  bass [21], guest [21]
• The Ivy League
  background vocals [9]
• The Who
  performer [4], producer [1-2, 6-7, 11-13, 15]
• Zak Starkey
  drums (drum set) [17]
• Show all credits (40)

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  The Best Of

  Digital Media
  4 April 2025