Golden Greats is the second studio album released by Ian Brown, first made famous by his role as frontman in the Stone Roses. It was described by NME as "a left-field masterpiece and Brown's best work for a decade", Golden Greats showcases a diverse usage of instruments including strings, mellotron and organs. A number of the tracks on the album were written by Brown whilst he was imprisoned for two months following a fracas with a flight attendant.
Track 10, "Babasónicos", is the name of an actual Argentine band that collaborated with Brown on the song.
Track listing "Gettin' High" (Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim) – 4:01 "Love Like a Fountain" (Brown) – 5:14 "Free My Way" (Brown) – 4:19 "Set My Baby Free" (Brown, Aniff Akinola) – 4:26 "So Many Soldiers" (Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills) – 5:16 "Golden Gaze" (Brown, Simon Wolstencroft, Mike Bennett, McCracken, Wills) – 3:56 "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 5:06 "Neptune" (Brown, Sylvan Richardson) – 3:32 "First World" (Brown, Ibrahim) – 5:07 "Babasónicos" (Brown, Diego Tuñon, Walter Kebleris) – 4:05
"Gettin' High" includes an excerpt of "Morrassi" performed by Aziz Ibrahim
2005 US release bonus tracks
Personnel Ian Brown – vocals, keyboards, drums, arrangements Aziz Ibrahim – guitar Tim Wills – electric guitar, piano Sylvan Richardson – electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, cello Carlos Hernán "Carca" Carcacha – guitar Dave McCracken – keyboards, programming Aniff Akinola – keyboards, drums Simon Wolstencroft – drums Dan Bierton – drums Diego Castellano – drums Inder "Goldfinger" Matharu – percussion Audrey Riley – cello Uma-T – harmonica DJ Peggyn – sound Fx Technical Ian Wright – cover portrait
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