The Best of INXS [Rhino]

by INXS

Overview

Following a year after Rhino's double-disc set Shine Like It Does, Rhino's The Best of INXS trumps the 1994 set Greatest Hits in the single-disc sweepstakes, but just barely. Over the course of 21 tracks, this does have nearly all of the hits, plus many of the bigger album tracks. What dents this a bit is the lack of a logical, chronological sequencing, along with a few absent key tracks, such as "The Stairs." For most of the audience, these songs won't be consciously missed, yet it does suggest that this could have been assembled better than it was. Nevertheless, it's perfectly serviceable as a collection of highlights, presenting all the group's big hits, from "Original Sin" to "Beautiful Girl," all on one platter, albeit not in chronological order. The band would have been better-served by a straight chronological listing -- particularly because lousy tunes like "Taste It" arrive so early in the album -- but apart from that, this is en enjoyable overview, containing all the biggest hits on one disc. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/15/2002
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227825126
Rank:	16738

Tracks

1. Need You Tonight
2. What You Need
3. By My Side
4. Taste It
5. New Sensation
6. The One Thing
7. Disappear
8. Never Tear Us Apart
9. Original Sin
10. Mystify
11. This Time
12. Suicide Blonde
13. Beautiful Girl
14. The Gift
15. Listen Like Thieves
16. Devil Inside
17. Bitter Tears
18. Not Enough Time
19. Salvation Jane
20. Tight
21. Don't Change

Album Credits

Performance Credits

INXS   Primary Artist
Kim Liat Edwards   Vocals (Background)
Sunil DeSilva   Percussion
Garry Beers   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Andrew Farriss   Guitar,Keyboards
Chrissie Hynde   Vocals
Frank Simms   Vocals (Background)
Jon Farriss   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Sean Kelly   Vocals (Background)
Norma Lewis   Vocals (Background)
Tim Farriss   Bass,Guitar,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Kirk Pengilly   Guitar,Vocals,Saxophone,Synthesizer
James Morrison   Brass
Deni Hines   Vocals (Background)
Jenny Morris   Vocals (Background)
Michael Hutchence   Vocals
Daryl Hall   Vocals (Background)
David Spinner   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Andrew Southam   Photography
Komeka Freeman   Project Assistant
Michael Halsband   Photography
Randy Perry   Project Assistant
Jason Porcaro   Engineer
Eugene Adebari   Photography
Dan Jones   Research Consultant
William Motzing   String Arrangements
Tim Scanlin   Liner Note Coordination
Garry Beers   Composer
Andrew Farriss   Composer,Lyricist,Liner Notes,Remastering,Creative Consultant,String Arrangements
Nick Launay   Producer,Mixing,Engineer
Cory Frye   Editorial Supervision
Nile Rodgers   Producer
Niven Garland   Mixing,Engineer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing
Chris Kimsey   Engineer
Karen Ahmed   Producer
Emily Cagan   Producer
Greg Allen   Design,Art Direction
Steve Woolard   Project Assistant
David Nicholas   Engineer
Jon Farriss   Composer,Lyricist,Liner Notes
Mark Opitz   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Remixing,Remastering
Julian Mendelsohn   Remixing,Remix Engineer
Tim Farriss   Composer,Liner Notes
Andrew Scott   Engineer
Steve Churchyard   Engineer
INXS   Composer,Producer
Kirk Pengilly   Composer,Liner Notes
Jason Corsaro   Engineer
David McLees   Producer
Michael Hutchence   Composer,Lyricist
David Eugene Edwards   Producer
Gary Peterson   Discographical Annotation
Ann Odell   String Arrangements
Don Bartley   Remastering
David Walsh   Engineer
Chris Thomas   Composer,Producer