Golden Greats (Ian Brown album)


Golden Greats is the second solo album released by Ian Brown, a first made famous by his role as frontman in The Stone Roses. Despite the title, the album is not a compilation, but rather, a studio album. It was described by NME as "a left-field masterpiece and Brown's best work for a decade", contains soaring sonic textures and electronic dance beats; it is less song-oriented than Unfinished Monkey Business. Golden Greats showcases a diverse usage of instruments including strings, mellotron and organs. A number of the tracks on the album were written by Brown whilst he was imprisoned for two months following a fracas with a flight attendant.
Track 10, "Babasónicos", is the name of an actual Argentine band that collaborated with Brown on the song.

Track listing

  1. "Gettin' High" – 4:01
  2. "Love Like a Fountain" – 5:14
  3. "Free My Way" – 4:19
  4. "Set My Baby Free" – 4:26
  5. "So Many Soldiers" – 5:16
  6. "Golden Gaze" – 3:56
  7. "Dolphins Were Monkeys" – 5:06
  8. "Neptune" – 3:32
  9. "First World" – 5:07
  10. "Babasónicos" – 4:05
"Gettin' High" includes an excerpt of "Morrassi" performed by Aziz Ibrahim
;2005 US release bonus tracks

Personnel

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