''Anthologyland'' is a compilation album containing material from the new wave band,

The Motels The Motels are an American new wave band from Berkeley, California, that is best known for the singles "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, in 1982 and 1983, respectively. In ...

, plus work by Warfield Foxes (an earlier incarnation), and solo work by Martha Davis, including a couple of duets with

Sly Stone Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the ...

and

Ivan Neville Ivan Neville (born August 19, 1959) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers. Career He has released four solo (music), solo albums and ha ...

. This two disc album is a collection of alternate takes, demonstrations, live recordings, outtakes, and sound track releases.

Track listing

*All tracks are performed by The Motels, unless otherwise listed. *Song version and year are taken from the CD's

liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes. Origin Liner notes are desce ...

. Disc One #"Every Day Star" (demo, by Warfield Foxes, 1974/5) (Chuck Wada) – 3:36 #"Route 66" (live, 1979) (Nelson Riddle) – 2:19 #"Boys" (outtake, 1979) (Martha Davis) – 3:59 #" Total Control" (live, 1979) (Davis, Marty Jourard) – 5:52 #" The Big Hurt" (live, 1980) (

Wayne Shanklin Wayne Shanklin (June 6, 1917 – June 16, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter and producer. His best known compositions were "Jezebel", " Chanson D'Amour (Song of Love)", and " The Big Hurt". Personal life Shanklin was born June 6, 1916, i ...

) – 2:58 #"Celia" (live, 1980) (Davis) – 3:08 #"Counting" (live, 1979) (Davis) – 4:28 #"Amigo" (outtake, 1979) (Michael Goodroe) – 3:52 #"Careful" (alternate take, 1980) (Jourard, Michael Goodroe) – 3:32 #"

Danger Danger is a lack of safety and may refer to: Places * Danger Cave, an archaeological site in Utah * Danger Island, Great Chagos Bank, Indian Ocean * Danger Island, alternate name of Pukapuka Atoll in the Cook Islands, Pacific Ocean * Danger Isla ...

" (alternate take, 1980) (Davis, Tim McGovern) – 3:27 #"Slow Town" (from '' Careful'', 1980) (Davis) – 4:19 #"Lost but Not Forgotten" (outtake, 1981) (Davis) – 4:27 #"Only the Lonely" (alternate/early version, 1981) (Davis) – 3:25 #"Mission of Mercy" (live, 1985) (Davis) – 3:00 #"Some Things Never Change" (demo, ~1982) (Davis) – 3:28 Disc Two #"Surrender" (outtake, 1982) (Davis) – 2:45 #"Room at the Top" (outtake, 1983) (Davis, Steve Goldstein) – 4:12 #"Mystery D.J." (outtake, 1983) (Davis,

Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Tau ...

) – 3:39 #"

Suddenly Last Summer ''Suddenly Last Summer'' is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams, written in New York in 1957. It opened off Broadway on January 7, 1958, as part of a double bill with another of Williams' one-acts, ''Something Unspoken'' (written in London in ...

" (alternate take, 1983) (Davis) – 4:33 #" Remember the Nights" (live on

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...

, 1984) (Davis,

Scott Thurston Scott Troy Thurston (born January 10, 1952) is an American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and session musician. He was a member of the Stooges, and of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in which he sang harmony vocals and played guitar, bass, k ...

)- 3:25 #" Love and Affection" (Martha Davis &

, from the film '' Soul Man'', 1986) (

Joan Armatrading Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, (, born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received ...

) – 4:32 #"Nightmares" (Martha Davis, from the film ''

Night of the Creeps ''Night of the Creeps'' is a 1986 American science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Fred Dekker in his feature directorial debut, starring Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, and Tom Atkins. The film is an earnest attempt at a B movie a ...

'', 1986) (Davis, Kevin Gilbert) – 4:38 #"In the Jungle (Concrete Jungle)" (from the film ''

Teachers A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

'', 1984) (The Motels) – 3:59 #"I Can't Believe" (Martha Davis, from the film ''

Miracle Beach ''Miracle Beach'' (released in the Philippines as ''Genie, My Love'' and subtitled ''Hardbodies II'' in Australia) is a 1992 fantasy/comedy film starring Dean Cameron, Ami Dolenz, Felicity Waterman and Pat Morita. Plot Scotty McKay (Cameron) is j ...

'', 1992) (Davis,

Eric Allaman Eric Allaman is an American composer who has worked in film, television, theater and ballet. His career began when he co-composed the score to Ridley Scott's ''Legend'' with the German electronic group Tangerine Dream. That opportunity led to E ...

) – 2:42 #"

Take My Breath Away "Take My Breath Away" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film ''Top Gun'', performed by American new wave band Berlin. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best ...

" (demo by Martha Davis, for the film ''

Top Gun ''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an a ...

'', 1986) (

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance mu ...

Tom Whitlock Thomas Ross Whitlock (Springfield, Missouri, 1954) is an American songwriter and musician, best known for his Academy Award-and Golden Globe-winning song "Take My Breath Away", from the film ''Top Gun'', which he co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder. C ...

) – 3:52 #"We Never Danced" (from the film ''

Made in Heaven ''Made in Heaven'' is the fifteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. It was the band's first and only release so ...

'', 1987) (

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...

) – 4:23 #"Next in Line" (demo, by Martha Davis, 1986) (Davis) – 4:31 #"Save the Last Dance for Love" (B-Side to "Shame", 1985) ( Davis) – 4:22 #"

Shame Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. Definition Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...

" (demo, by Martha Davis, 1984) (Davis) – 4:47 #"

Crazy Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or t ...

" (demo, by Martha Davis, 1989) (

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...

) – 2:38 #"You Got What It Takes" (Martha Davis) (Davis &

, from the film ''

A Smile Like Yours ''A Smile Like Yours'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Keith Samples and starring Greg Kinnear and Lauren Holly. The film centers on a couple as they try to conceive a child. The film was produced by Rysher Entertainment and r ...

'', 1997) – 3:23 #"Coco and John" (hidden track by Martha Davis) (Davis) – 3:18

References

{{Authority control 2001 compilation albums The Motels albums