Besterberg: The Best of Paul Westerberg
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Besterberg: The Best of Paul Westerberg is a compilation album of recordings by Paul Westerberg
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Included are singles, two out-takes from Eventually, B-sides and soundtrack contributions.
Paul Westerberg
Paul Westerberg is an American musician, best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s. He launched a solo career after the dissolution of that band...
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Included are singles, two out-takes from Eventually, B-sides and soundtrack contributions.
Track listing
All songs by Paul Westerberg except otherwise noted.- "Dyslexic Heart" – 4:31
- "Knockin' on Mine" – 3:45
- "World Class Fad" – 3:31
- "Runaway Wind" – 4:26
- "Things" – 3:22
- "Seein' Her" – 2:59
- "Man Without Ties" – 3:28
- "A Star Is Bored" – 3:55
- "Stain Yer Blood" – 3:02
- "Love Untold" – 4:18
- "Once Around the Weekend" – 4:06
- "Angels Walk" – 3:30
- "It's a Wonderful Lie" – 2:49
- "Lookin' Out Forever" – 3:43
- "Nowhere Man" (Lennon/McCartneyLennon/McCartneyThe Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...
) – 3:30 - "High Time" – 3:02
- "Let the Bad Times Roll" – 3:45
- "What a Day (For a Night)" – 3:15
- "All That I Had" – 4:27
- "C'mon, C'mon, C'mon" – 2:43
Personnel
- Matthew Abels – project assistant
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Kim Biggs – art direction, design
- Michael Bland – percussion
- Kristin Callahan – photography
- Charmony Brothers – vocals (background)
- Keith Christopher – bass
- Reggie Collins – discographical annotation
- Luther Covington – guitar
- Sheryl Farber – editorial supervision
- Josh Freese – percussion, drums
- Lou Giordano – producer
- Dan Hersch – remastering
- Darren Hill – compilation producer
- Bill Inglot – remastering
- Suzie Katayama – accordion, cello
- Dennis Keeley – cover photo
- Josh Kelly – drums, vocals (background)
- Scott Litt – producer
- Brian MacLeod – drums
- Hayley Madden – Photography
- Kenny Nemes – project assistant
- Brendan O'Brien – acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, keyboards, producer
- Frank Okenfels – photography
- Randy Perry – project assistant
- John Pierce – bass
- Zeke Pine – bass
- Ron Pownall – photography
- Rick Price – bass, mandolin, vocals (background)
- Elrod Puce – maracas, triangle, vocals (background), handclapping
- Glenn Schwartz – project assistant
- Jim Steinfeldt – photography
- Benmont Tench – keyboards
- Miranda Penn Turin – photography
- Henry Twiddle – drums
- Michael Urbano – percussion, drums
- Becky Wagner – project assistant
- Matt Wallace – percussion, vocals (background), producer
- Don Was – bass, producer, acoustic bass
- Tanya Welsch – project assistant
- Paul Westerberg – acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, piano, drums, keyboards, vocals, vocals (background), melodica, producer, slide guitar, compilation producer, instrumentation
- Mason Williams – compilation producer