Al Stewart - The Best of Al Stewart

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Album Details

Title: The Best of Al Stewart
Artist: Al Stewart
Release Date: 1986
Re-Released On: 3/28/2007
Label: Arista, EMI Music Distribution
Duration: 64:09
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, lyrics/libretto
UPCs: 078221843324, 724385556128
Genre: Rock
Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, British Folk-Rock, Art Rock
Moods: Elegant, Laid-Back/Mellow, Literate, Precious, Soft, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Earnest, Enigmatic, Intimate, Melancholy, Poignant, Soothing, Sophisticated, Whimsical, Wistful, Delicate, Eccentric, Gentle, Organic, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Theatrical, Ambitious, Amiable/Good-Natured
Total Copies: 7
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Time Passages
Running Man
Delia's Gone [*]
Roads to Moscow
Song on the Radio
Midnight Rocks
Lord Grenville [*]
Merlin's Time
Nostradamus, Pt. 1/The World Goes to Riyadh/Nostradamus, Pt. 2 [Live]
On the Border [Live]
Year of the Cat

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2007	CD	EMI Music Distribution	855561
------	CD	Arista	ARCD-8433

Other Editions

The Best of Al Stewart: Centenary Collection

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Album Review

Eleven songs from Al Stewart's albums Past, Present and Future (1974) through Live Indian Summer (1981), remastered in 1992, which gives it more than decent sound. "Roads to Moscow" is drawn from Past, Present and Future (the inlay card erroneously lists Live Indian Summer), and "Year of the Cat" is the hit studio version, but the producers have chosen live versions of "Nostradamus" (which emphasizes its Tommy-like central riff) and "On the Border," rather than their superior originals, probably to retain the value of the original albums. Includes full lyrics (but no instrumental credits) and notes by David Dasch, which may explain too much, removing the mystery from some of the material. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Al Stewart	Producer, Composer, Vocals
Alan Parsons	Producer
Chris Desmond	Producer
Dani Porges	Toning, ?
David Dasch	Liner Notes
Jeff Birnbaum	Project Coordinator
John Anthony	Producer
Luke O'Reilly	Executive Producer
Peter White	Composer
Susan Mendola	Art Direction

Member Reviews

Michelle B. wrote on 7/22/2007...

My CD has different artwork but the playlist is exactly the same.