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by the American
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Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released five albums from 1996 to 2011 before effec ...
. It was released on
Virgin Records Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwid ...
on June 28, 2005.


Details

The album, a two-disc compilation of non-album tracks and previously unreleased recordings spanning the group's entire career, contain two brand new songs, "Maureen" and "The Girl I Can't Forget", as well as the first official release of the group's 1999 version of
Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
's " ...Baby One More Time". Also featured is a rare live version of the
Electric Light Orchestra The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop, classical a ...
song, "
Can't Get It Out of My Head "Can't Get It Out of My Head" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and originally recorded by Electric Light Orchestra (also known as ELO). First released on the band's fourth album ''Eldorado'' in September 1974, the song is the second track on t ...
". According to bassist and songwriter
Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contribu ...
, "The reason we really wanted to do this compilation record is that we do like a lot of these songs and we do want people to be able to hear them. But there are also a few things that are tossed off and goofy and this seems like the proper context to present them in." Lead singer and fellow songwriter
Chris Collingwood Chris Collingwood (born October 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Life and career Collingwood was born in Britain an ...
added, "The album may not hold up thematically like some of our others, but I still really like it."


Track listing

All songs written by
Chris Collingwood Chris Collingwood (born October 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Life and career Collingwood was born in Britain an ...
and
Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contribu ...
, except where noted.


Disc 1

# "Number 45 Sunblock" – 0:21 # "Maureen" (Previously unreleased track) – 3:13 # "California Sex Lawyer" (Contribution to ''International Pop Overthrow Vol 3'' compilation) – 2:59 # "Janice's Party" (B-side from "
Radiation Vibe "Radiation Vibe" is the debut single by Fountains of Wayne, from their eponymous debut album. It was released in 1996 on Atlantic Records. Single releases "Radiation Vibe" was released as a vinyl single with "Karpet King" as the b-side. There wa ...
" single)
– 2:45 # "Karpet King" (B-side from "Radiation Vibe" single) – 4:05 # "Baby I've Changed" (B-side from "Hey Julie" single) – 2:06 # "I Know You Well" (B-side from "Denise" single & ''
Utopia Parkway ''Utopia Parkway'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released by Atlantic Records in April 1999. Background The album was written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger with the intention of em ...
'' - Japan Bonus Track)
– 3:25 # "You're Just Never Satisfied" (B-side from "Troubled Times" single) – 3:07 # "I'll Do the Driving" (B-side from "Denise" single) – 3:23 # "Nightlight" (B-side from "Red Dragon Tattoo" single) – 3:02 # "I Want You Around" (B-side from "
Survival Car "Survival Car" is the third single by Fountains of Wayne, from their eponymous debut album. It was released in 1997 and charted in the UK at No. 53 on July 26, 1997. Backing vocals on "Survival Car" were performed by Dominique Durand of Ivy, a ba ...
" single)
– 2:39 # "
Trains and Boats and Planes "Trains and Boats and Planes" is a song written by composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David. Hit versions were recorded by Bacharach himself in 1965, by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas in the same year, and by Dionne Warwick in 1966. Origi ...
" (
Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...
,
Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David ...
) (B-side from "
Stacy's Mom "Stacy's Mom" is a song by American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It is the third track on their third studio album, ''Welcome Interstate Managers'', and was released to radio as the album's first single on May 19, 2003, through S-Curve Records ...
" single)
– 3:00 # "Places" (B-side from "Barbara H." single) – 1:39 # "
Can't Get It Out of My Head "Can't Get It Out of My Head" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and originally recorded by Electric Light Orchestra (also known as ELO). First released on the band's fourth album ''Eldorado'' in September 1974, the song is the second track on t ...
" (live) (
Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of the rock music, rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. As a songwriter, h ...
) (B-side from "
Sink to the Bottom "Sink to the Bottom" is the second single by Fountains of Wayne, from their eponymous debut album. It was released in 1997 and charted in the UK at No. 42 on May 10, 1997. It also reached No. 7 in Norway in 1998. The two other tracks on the singl ...
" single)
– 3:53 # "Everything's Ruined" (Acoustic version from ''
Future Soundtrack for America ''Future Soundtrack for America'' is a benefit album for Music for America and MoveOn.org released in 2004 by Barsuk Records and McSweeney's and compiled by Spike Jonze and They Might Be Giants' founding member John Flansburgh. Each CD bore the ...
'' - Japan Bonus Track)


Disc 2

# "City Folk Morning" – 0:13 # "The Girl I Can't Forget" (Previously unreleased track) – 3:24 # " ...Baby One More Time" (
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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) (Previously unreleased track) – 3:20 # "Elevator Up" (B-side from "Stacy's Mom" single & ''
Welcome Interstate Managers ''Welcome Interstate Managers'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released by S-Curve Records on June 10, 2003. The album contains the power pop single "Stacy's Mom," which reached number 21 on the ...
'' - Japan/Spotify/iTunes Bonus Track)
– 4:10 # "Comedienne" (B-side from "Survival Car" single) – 3:39 # "Kid Gloves" (B-side from "Sink to the Bottom" single) – 3:30 # "Today's Teardrops" (
Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 hit singles, inclu ...
,
Aaron Schroeder Aaron Harold Schroeder (September 7, 1926 – December 2, 2009) was an American songwriter and music publisher. Early years Born in Brooklyn, Schroeder graduated from the school now known as the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art ...
) (B-side from "Red Dragon Tattoo" single) – 2:07 # "She's Got a Problem" (live) (B-side from "Barbara H." single) – 3:09 # "
These Days These Days may refer to: Music Albums * ''These Days'' (Bon Jovi album), and the title song (see below) ** These Days Tour, a 1995–1996 tour by Bon Jovi in support of the above album * ''These Days'' (Crystal Gayle album), 1980 * ''These ...
" (
Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...
) (B-side from "Troubled Times" single) – 2:34 # "I Want an Alien for Christmas" (Released in 1997 as a non-album single) – 2:19 # "The Man in the Santa Suit" (B-side from "I Want An Alien For Christmas" single) – 2:40 # "Chanukah Under the Stars" (B-side from "I Want An Alien For Christmas" single) – 0:15 # "Killermont Street" (
Roddy Frame Roddy Frame (born 29 January 1964) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was the founder of the 1980s new wave band Aztec Camera and has undertaken a solo career since the group's dissolution. In November 2013, journalist Brian Do ...
) (B-side from "Hey Julie" single) – 3:13 # "Half a Woman" (From unreleased ''Pinwheel Demos'' album & ''Contribution to Launch'' magazine, Issue 12) – 2:49 # "Small Favors" (Previously unreleased track) – 2:59 # "Imperia" (B-side from "Radiation Vibe" single) – 1:57


Personnel

;Fountains of Wayne *
Chris Collingwood Chris Collingwood (born October 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Life and career Collingwood was born in Britain an ...
– lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, production, engineer *
Jody Porter Jody Porter (born May 25, 1969) is an American musician. He was the lead guitarist of Grammy Award-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne. The band released four major label albums, including ''Welcome Interstate Managers'' on Virgin Recor ...
– lead guitar, backing vocals *
Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contribu ...
– bass, backing vocals, keyboards, drums, rhythm guitar, production, mixing * Brian Young – drums, percussion ;Additional Musicians * Alan Bezozi - drums * Ronnie Buttacavoli -
trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...
*
Melora Creager Melora Creager (born March 25, 1966) is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, performing artist and founder of the rock band Rasputina. Early life, beginnings and Rasputina Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and adopted by a graphic designer and ...
-
cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...
* Kris Woolsey - guitar ;Technical Personnel * Atom - assistant engineer *
Neal Casal Neal Graeme Casal (November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019) ...
- drawing, photography *
Andy Chase Andy Chase is record producer and label owner. He formed the band Ivy with Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Dominique Durand, now his wife. Chase owns Unfiltered Records and co-owned Stratosphere Sound studio with Schlesinger and James ...
- mixing * Rudyard Lee Cullers - assistant engineer *
Joseph Cultice Joseph Cultice is an American photographer. Cultice began his photography career in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was inspired by his love of rock 'n' roll and pop icons like KISS and David Bowie. His first photo shoot was with rock band The Meat Pu ...
- drawing, photography * Mike Denneen -
engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...
, producer *
Giles Duley Giles Duley (born 15 September 1971 in Wimbledon, London) is an English portrait and documentary photographer, writer, CEO and presenter. Duley also cooks, and writes about food and food politics, under the moniker The One Armed Chef. He is best ...
- drawing, photography * John Holbrook - mixing * Audrey Marpol Jackson - drawing, photography *
Tom Lord-Alge Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1963) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at The Hit Factory in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground f ...
- mixing *
Jef Mallett Jef Mallett (born 1962) is the creator and artist of the nationally syndicated comic strip ''Frazz''. He attended nursing school as well as EMT training before leaving to pursue his artistic interests. He has a longtime interest in bicycling and ...
- drawing, photography *
George Marino George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...
- mastering * Gary Maurer - engineer, mixing * Alan Miller - engineer * Frank Olinsky -
art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...
* Mario Salvati - mixing * Geoff Sanoff - engineer *
John Siket John Siket is a music producer, recording engineer, and mixer. He is best known for his work with Sonic Youth, Phish, Yo La Tengo, Dave Matthews Band, Blonde Redhead, Fountains of Wayne, Moe, Peter Murphy, Freedy Johnston Freedy Johnston ...
- engineer, mixing * Jean-Pierre Sluys - engineer * Tim Speed - engineer *
Ward Sutton Ward Sutton is an American illustrator, cartoonist and writer born in Minneapolis and based in Fort Collins, Colorado. His comic strip, "Sutton Impact" (formerly "Schlock 'n' Roll"), was published in ''The Village Voice'' from 1995 to 2007. I ...
- drawing, photography * John Travis - engineer


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