Greatest

by Duran Duran

Overview

Twenty years since their pop music debut, Duran Duran issued another greatest-hits collection. As if 1989's Decade weren't stellar enough, this select package was much more solid. Greatest showcased the band's early days of glam rock decor and new romanticism to the alluring sophistication Duran Duran exuded throughout the '90s. The typical synth-powered pop hits are included -- "Girls on Film," "Rio," "A View to a Kill" -- as well as the signature ballads -- "Save a Prayer" -- but it might also receive criticism due to its chronological disarray. Still, that gives no reason to fret, for other goodies can be found throughout. The much-neglected "New Moon on Monday" is featured, as well as the band's mature eclecticism of such songs from the self-titled Wedding Album -- "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone." The band's experimentation with new millennium electronica found on "Electric Barbarella" again refocuses on Simon LeBon as the center of the band. A continuity blatantly obvious on Greatest and the strong commercialism that progressed throughout the band's healthy evolvement is not denied. Those chart-smashing singles from the 1980s made them a force to be reckoned with and an arena favorite. The songs are nearly ageless and they get their due here. It's a cheeky production and a definitive depiction of one of rock's biggest pop bands. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/1998
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Capitol / Emi
UPC:	0724349623927
Rank:	4731

Tracks

1. Is There Something I Should Know?
2. The Reflex
3. A View to a Kill
4. Ordinary World
5. Save a Prayer
6. Rio
7. Hungry Like the Wolf
8. Girls on Film
9. Planet Earth
10. Union of the Snake
11. New Moon on Monday
12. Wild Boys
13. Notorious
14. I Don't Want Your Love
15. All She Wants Is
16. Electric Barbarella
17. Serious
18. Skin Trade
19. Come Undone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duran Duran   Primary Artist
Nick Rhodes   Keyboards
Roger Taylor   Drums,Percussion
John Taylor   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Andy Taylor   Guitar
Simon LeBon   Vocals
Jonathan Elias   Sampling
John Barry   Conductor,Orchestra

Technical Credits

Nigel Reeve   Mastering,Coordination,Compilation Producer
Anthony J. Resta   Mixing
Daniel Abraham   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Dave Pemberton   Mixing
Bob St. John   Mixing
Jason Corsaro   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Warren Cuccurullo   Composer
Nick Rhodes   Composer
Roger Taylor   Composer,Composer
John Taylor   Composer,Composer
Terry Burch   Mastering
Cate Le Bon   Composer
Malcolm Garrett   Design
Ian Little   Mixing,Producer
John Jones   Producer
TV Mania   Producer
Sterling Campbell   Composer
Shep Pettibone   Mixing,Producer,Remix Engineer
Andy Taylor   Composer
Simon LeBon   Composer,Associate Producer
Steve Peck   Mixing
Bernard Edwards   Producer
Bob Rosa   Mixing
Bill Klatt   Engineer
Nile Rodgers   Mixing,Producer
Troy Campbell   Composer
Chris Kimsey   Producer
Colin Thurston   Producer
Duran Duran   Group,Composer,Producer
David Richards   Mixing
Jonathan Elias   Producer,Digital Sampling
John Barry   Arranger,Composer
Alex Sadkin   Mixing,Producer