Best of Traffic
Best of Traffic | |
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Compilation album by | |
Released | 1969 |
Recorded | 1967–1968 |
Genre | Psychedelic rock |
Length | 40:31 |
Label | Island |
Producer | Jimmy Miller |
Alternate U.S. Album Cover | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Best of Traffic is a compilation album by the band Traffic, released in 1969.
The U.S. LP version of the compilation had a different cover design and replaced "Smiling Phases" with "You Can All Join In".
Track listing
[edit]- "Paper Sun" (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi)
- "Heaven Is in Your Mind" (Capaldi, Winwood, Chris Wood)
- "No Face, No Name, No Number" (Winwood, Capaldi)
- "Coloured Rain" (Winwood, Capaldi, Wood)
- "Smiling Phases" (Winwood, Capaldi, Wood)
- "Hole in My Shoe" (Dave Mason)
- "Medicated Goo" (Winwood, Jimmy Miller)
- "40,000 Headmen" (Winwood, Capaldi)
- "Feelin' Alright" (Mason)
- "Shanghai Noodle Factory" (Winwood, Capaldi, Wood, Mason, Miller, Larry Fallon)
- "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (Winwood, Capaldi, Wood)
Personnel
[edit]- Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Heaven Is in Your Mind"
- Dave Mason – bass, guitar, sitar, mellotron, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright"
- Steve Winwood – lead vocals (except on "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright"), organ, piano, bass, guitar, percussion, harpsichord, backing vocals on "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright"
- Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, organ, percussion, backing vocals
Charts
[edit]Chart (1968-1969) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] | 12 |
US Billboard 200[3] | 48 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "The Best of Traffic - Traffic | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Traffic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.