20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Traffic

by Traffic

Overview

Traffic's installment of 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection rounds up ten of the group's biggest songs, concentrating heavily on their first two albums, with the first seven coming from Mr. Fantasy or Traffic, which isn't an entirely bad thing, because that's when the band concentrated on individual tunes more than long, extended jams. It's also when classics like "Paper Sun," "Dear Mr. Fantasy," "Feelin' Alright," "You Can All Join In," and "Pearly Queen" were recorded, and those are what propels this collection and makes it worthwhile as a sampler. The only tracks casual fans would wish are here are "Glad" (which really should be here) and "Freedom Rider," but if they want those that badly, they should spend the extra money and get the comprehensive 15-track collection Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic. Many may find they'd rather stick with this very fine mid-priced sampler. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/2003
Label:	Island / Universal
UPC:	0044007702024

Tracks

1. Paper Sun
2. Heaven Is in Your Mind
3. Dear Mr. Fantasy
4. You Can All Join In
5. Feelin' Alright
6. Pearly Queen
7. 40,000 Headmen
8. Shanghai Noodle Factory
9. Empty Pages
10. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Traffic   Primary Artist
Jim Capaldi   Tambourine,Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Dave Mason   Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Shakkai,Tamboura,Harmonica,Mellotron,Guitar (Bass)
Chris Wood   Flute,Organ,Vocals,Saxophone,Percussion
Steve Winwood   Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Harpsichord,Guitar (Bass)
Rebop Kwaku Baah   Percussion
Jim Gordon   Drums
Rick Grech   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Dave Mason   Composer
Mike Fink   Design
Michael Putland   Cover Art
Jeff Willens   Mastering
Monique McGuffin   Production Coordination
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Dave Thompson   Liner Notes
Chris Wood   Composer
Steve Winwood   Composer,Producer
Jimmy Miller   Composer,Producer
Larry Fallon   Composer
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
Chris Blackwell   Producer
Vartan   Art Direction
Jim Capaldi   Composer