The Essential Adam Ant

by Adam Ant

Overview

Prior to the 2003 release of The Essential Adam Ant, there hadn't been a career-spanning hits compilation on his career apart from the 1999 Sony International set The Very Best of Adam and the Ants. This 17-track collection shares 15 songs with that 22-song collection (as well as the same cover picture), so it would seem to be pretty much interchangeable, but that isn't the case. Even though this is shorter, this is the preferable collection since it has a logical chronological sequence and includes two essential songs: the sexy menace of "Physical (You're So)" and the deliriously intoxicating "Home in the Country," one of his greatest and most underrated cuts. In contrast, the only song from The Very Best Of that should have been here is "Car Trouble," and while that's one of his finest, it's not a deciding factor in making one collection better than the other. Song for song, from the angular post-punk of "Zerox" to the lovely adult pop of "Wonderful," The Essential Adam Ant takes every step right, and the result is the best summation of his career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/01/2003
Label:	Legacy / Epic/Legacy
UPC:	0696998694224

Tracks

1. Zerox
2. Kings of the Wild Frontier
3. Dog Eat Dog
4. Antmusic
5. Physical (You're So)
6. Stand and Deliver
7. Prince Charming
8. Ant Rap
9. Friend or Foe
10. Goody Two Shoes
11. Desperate But Not Serious
12. Place in the Country
13. Strip
14. Puss'n Boots
15. Apollo 9
16. Room at the Top
17. Wonderful

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Adam Ant   Primary Artist,Bass,Piano,Stick,Vocals,Marimba,Percussion,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Adam and the Ants   Primary Artist
Kevin Mooney   Bass
Andrew Warren   Bass
Chris Hughes   Drums
Phil Collins   Drums,Percussion
Jeff Daly   Saxophone
Chris DeNiro   Vocals,Bass
Bogdan Wiczling   Stick,Drums
Martin Drover   Trumpet
David Barbe   Drums
Marco Pirroni   Guitar,Vocals
Matthew Ashman   Guitar,Keyboards
Terry Lee Miall   Drums

Technical Credits

Tony Fletcher   Liner Notes
Chris Hughes   Producer
Tony Visconti   Producer
David Tickle   Producer
Jeff Magid   Compilation Producer
John Reynolds   Producer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Mastering
Hugh Padgham   Engineer,Producer
Phil Collins   Producer
Adam Ant   Composer,Producer
B.C. Kagan   Cover Photo
Risa Zaitschek Noah   Design
Howard Fritzon   Art Direction
Adam and the Ants   Composer
Marco Pirroni   Composer,Producer
Andre Cymone   Composer,Producer
Bonnie Hayes   Composer
Ross Cullum   Engineer
Patti Matheny   Compilation Producer
Lynn Goldsmith   Photography