''Don't Look Back – The Very Best of The Korgis'' is a two disc

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The Korgis The Korgis are a British pop band known mainly for their hit single "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" in 1980. The band was originally composed of singer/guitarist/keyboardist Andy Davis (born Andrew Cresswell-Davis 10 August 1949) and singe ...

. It was released by

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in the UK in 2003. ''Don't Look Back'' compiles all three of the group's albums ''

'', ''

Dumb Waiters ''Dumb Waiters'' is the second studio album by English pop band the Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1980. The album peaked #40 at UK chart and includes the singles "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", UK #5, U.S. #18, ...

'', and ''

Sticky George ''Sticky George'' is the third studio album by English pop band, The Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1981. The album includes the singles "That Was My Big Mistake", "All the Love in the World", "Don't Say That It's Ove ...

'' in chronological order, including a few alternate versions, single edits as well as the rare 1982 non-album single "Don't Look Back", produced by

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. The compilation has extensive liner notes based on an interview with James Warren and was produced in collaboration with the band.

Track listing

Disc one

#"Young 'n' Russian" (Davis, Ridlington, Warren) – 3:12 #"If I Had You" (Davis,

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) - 3:55 #* Album version #"I Just Can't Help It" (Davis) - 3:43 #"Chinese Girl" (Davis) - 2:19 #"Art School Annexe" (Davis) - 3:37 #"Boots and Shoes" (Davis, Warren) - 4:32 #"Dirty Postcards" (Warren) - 4:45 #"O Maxine" (Warren) - 2:39 #"Mount Everest Sings the Blues" (Warren) - 2:32 #"Cold Tea" (Warren) - 3:50 #* Edited version. #* Tracks 1-10 from 1979 album ''

'' #"Silent Running" (Warren) - 3:05 #"Love Ain't Too Far Away" (Davis) - 3:29 #"Perfect Hostess" (Davis) - 3:21 #"Drawn and Quartered" (Warren) - 3:20 #"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (Warren) - 4:15 #* Original version. #"Intimate" (Davis) - 3:08 #"It's No Good Unless You Love Me" (Warren) - 3:24 #* Tracks 11-17 from 1980 album ''

Disc two

#"If It's Alright With You Baby" (Warren) - 3:45 #* Single edit. #"Dumb Waiters" (Warren) - 2:42 #"Rover's Return" (Davis) - 3:34 #"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (Warren) - 4:22 #* Alternate version. #* Tracks 1-4 from 1980 album ''

'' #"That Was My Big Mistake" (Davis, Warren) - 4:17 #* Edited version. #"All the Love in the World" (Davis, Warren) - 3:40 #* Single edit. #"Sticky George" (Harrison, Warren) - 3:36 #"Can't We Be Friends Now" (Warren) - 4:01 #"Foolishness of Love" (Harrison) - 3:31 #"Domestic Bliss" (Gordon, Harrison, Warren) - 3:15 #"Nowhere to Run" (Davis, Warren) - 5:17 #* Alternate version. #"Contraband" (Warren) - 3:18 #"Don't Say That It's Over" (Warren) - 2:50 #"Living on the Rocks" (Warren) - 3:32 #* Tracks 5-14 from 1981 album ''

'' #"Don't Look Back" (Warren) - 4:12 #"Xenophobia" (Warren) - 2:27 #* Tracks 15 & 16 from 1982 7" single "Don't Look Back" #"Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" - 3:51 #* DNA '93 Housey 7" remix

Personnel

* James Warren -

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* Andy Davis - vocals,

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, electric guitar *

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- keyboards,

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s * Stuart Gordon -

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, mandolin, percussion,

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* Glenn Tommey - keyboards * David Lord - keyboards * Bill Birks - drums, percussion * Al Powell - drums * Manny Elias - drums *

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- drums * Kenny Lacey - percussion * David Lord - percussion, keyboards * Stephen Paine - programming * Keith Warmington -

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

* Steve Buck -

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* Dave Pegler -

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

* Chantelle Samuel -

bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

* Stephanie Nunn -

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* Huw Pegler -

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* Jo Mullet -

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* Jo Pomeroy - backing vocals * Ali Cohn - backing vocals * The Korgettes (Sheena Power & Jo Mullet) - backing vocals

Production

- producers * David Lord -

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, producer,

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and

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* Glenn Tommey - assistant engineer *

- producer track 15, disc 2 * Paul Bevoir -

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* Jon Smith - compilation coordination * Steve Hammonds - compilation coordination * Masterpiece – audio remastering

Release history

* 2003 Music Sanctuary/Castle Music CMDDD 673

References

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