Anthologyland
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Anthologyland is a compilation album containing material from the New Wave
band, The Motels
, plus work by Warfield Foxes (an earlier incarnation), and solo work by Martha Davis, including a couple of duets with Sly Stone
and Ivan Neville
. This two disc album is a collection of alternate takes, demonstrations, live recordings, outtakes, and sound track releases.
Disc One
Disc Two
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band, The Motels
The Motels
The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Their song "Total Control" reached #4 on the Australian charts in 1980...
, plus work by Warfield Foxes (an earlier incarnation), and solo work by Martha Davis, including a couple of duets with Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Sly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
and Ivan Neville
Ivan Neville
Ivan Neville is a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers....
. This two disc album is a collection of alternate takes, demonstrations, live recordings, outtakes, and sound track releases.
Track listing
- All tracks are performed by The Motels, unless otherwise listed.
- Song verson and year are taken from the CD's liner notesLiner notesLiner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
.
Disc One
- "Every Day Star" (demo, by Warfield Foxes, 1974/5) (Chuck Wada) – 3:36
- "Route 66" (live, 1979) (Nelson Riddle) – 2:19
- "Boys" (outtake, 1979) (Martha Davis) – 3:59
- "Total Control" (live, 1979) (Martha Davis, Marty Jourard) – 5:52
- "The Big HurtThe Big Hurt (song)"The Big Hurt" is a pop song, that was a hit Toni Fisher in 1959. The song was written by her husband, Wayne Shanklin. The song went to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart in the United States...
" (live, 1980) (Wayne ShanklinWayne ShanklinWayne Shanklin was an American music performer, composer, arranger, and producer....
) – 2:58 - "Celia" (live, 1980) (Martha Davis) – 3:08
- "Counting" (live, 1979) (Martha Davis) – 4:28
- "Amigo" (outtake, 1979) (Michael Goodroe) – 3:52
- "Careful" (alternate take, 1980) (Marty Jourard, Michael Goodroe) – 3:32
- "Danger" (alternate take, 1980) (Martha Davis, Tim McGovern) – 3:27
- "Slow Town" (from CarefulCareful (album)Careful is the second studio album by the band The Motels, recorded between March and May, 1980 and released in June, 1980.-Track listing:#"Danger" - 3:26#"Envy" - 3:26...
, 1980) (Martha Davis) – 4:19 - "Lost But Not Forgotten" (outtake, 1981) (Martha Davis) – 4:27
- "Only The Lonely" (alternate/early version, 1981) (Martha Davis) – 3:25
- "Mission Of Mercy" (live, 1985) (Martha Davis) – 3:00
- "Some Things Never Change" (demo, ~1982) (Martha Davis) – 3:28
Disc Two
- "Surrender" (outtake, 1982) (Martha Davis) – 2:45
- "Room At The Top" (outtake, 1983) (Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein) – 4:12
- "Mystery D.J." (outtake, 1983) (Martha Davis, Bernie TaupinBernie TaupinBernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...
) – 3:39 - "Suddenly Last SummerSuddenly Last Summer (song)"Suddenly Last Summer" is a song by The Motels released as a 7" single in September 1983, backed with "Some Things Never Change." The song reached number 1 on the U.S...
" (alternate take, 1983) (Martha Davis) – 4:33 - "Remember The Nights" (live on Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, 1984) (Martha Davis, Scott ThurstonScott ThurstonScott Troy Thurston is an American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and session musician. He is currently a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in which he sings harmony vocals and plays guitar, keyboards, and harmonica....
)- 3:25 - "Love and AffectionLove and Affection"Love and Affection" is a song by Joan Armatrading. Her fourth single, and her third for A&M Records, it was her first chart success. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1976. One of her best known recordings, it has been described as a "deceptively feisty ballad... an instant...
" (Martha Davis & Sly StoneSly StoneSly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
, from the film Soul ManSoul Man (film)Soul Man is a comedy film made in 1986 about a man who undergoes racial transformation with pills to qualify for a Black only scholarship at Harvard Law School. It stars C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross, James Earl Jones, Leslie Nielsen, James B...
, 1986) (Joan ArmatradingJoan ArmatradingJoan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist...
) - 4:32 - "Nightmares" (Martha Davis, from the film Night of the CreepsNight of the CreepsNight of the Creeps is a 1986 zombie horror film written and directed by Fred Dekker, starring Tom Atkins, Jason Lively, Steve Marshall and Jill Whitlow. The film is notable as an earnest attempt at a B movie and a homage to the genre...
, 1986) (Martha Davis, Kevin GilbertKevin GilbertKevin Matthew Gilbert was an American songwriter, musician, composer, producer and collaborator born in Sacramento, California, later living in San Mateo, California where he attended Junipero Serra High School...
) - 4:38 - "In The Jungle (Concrete Jungle)" (from the film TeachersTeachers (film)# "Teacher, Teacher" - 38 Special# "Cheap Sunglasses" - ZZ Top# "Foolin' Around" - Freddie Mercury# "I Can't Stop the Fire" - Eric Martin# "Edge of a Dream" - Joe Cocker# " Teacher" - Ian Hunter# "One Foot Back in Your Door" - Roman Holliday...
, 1984) (The Motels) - 3:59 - "I Can't Believe" (Martha Davis, from the film Miracle BeachMiracle BeachMiracle Beach is a 1992 fantasy/comedy film starring Dean Cameron, Ami Dolenz, and Pat Morita.-Synopsis:Scotty McKay is just an every day beach-bum who used to have it all, when he finds a genie called Jeannie who just happens to be attractive. Her mission is to assist Scott...
, 1992) (Martha Davis, Eric AllamanEric AllamanEric Allaman is an American composer who has worked in , Television, Theater and Ballet. His career as a film composer began when he co-composed the score to Ridley Scott’s, “Legend” with Tangerine Dream...
) - 2:42 - "Take My Breath AwayTake My Breath AwayAmerican pop singer Jessica Simpson covered "Take My Breath Away" and released it as the third single from the album In This Skin in 2004. Her version was produced by Billy Mann. Simpson chose to cover this song because she felt that it was the theme song of her relationship with her then husband,...
" (demo by Martha Davis, for the film Top GunTop GunTop Gun may refer to:* Top Gun is a 1986 film starring Tom Cruise.**Top Gun , soundtrack to the movie**Top Gun , a number of games based on the movie...
, 1986) (Giorgio MoroderGiorgio MoroderHansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
, Tom WhitlockTom WhitlockThomas "Tom" Ross Whitlock is a songwriter and lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song "Take My Breath Away" from the film Top Gun, which he co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder.-Early life:...
) - 3:52 - "We Never Danced" (from the film Made in HeavenMade in Heaven (film)Made in Heaven is a 1987 feature film directed by Alan Rudolph, script from Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon, and produced by Lorimar Productions. The film stars Timothy Hutton and Kelly McGillis and has cameos by Tom Petty, Ric Ocasek, Ellen Barkin and Neil Young...
, 1987) (Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
)- 4:23 - "Next In Line" (demo, by Martha Davis, 1986) (Martha Davis) - 4:31
- "Save The Last Dance For Love" (B-Side to Shame, 1985) (Martha Davis) - 4:22
- "Shame" (demo, by Martha Davis, 1984) (Martha Davis) - 4:47
- "CrazyCrazy (Willie Nelson song)"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a #2 country hit in 1962....
" (demo, by Martha Davis, 1989) (Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
) - 2:38 - "You Got What It Takes" (Martha Davis) (Martha Davis & Ivan NevilleIvan NevilleIvan Neville is a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers....
, from the film A Smile Like YoursA Smile Like YoursA Smile Like Yours is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by Keith Samples and starring Greg Kinnear and Lauren Holly. The film centers on a couple as they try to conceive a child. The film was produced by Rysher Entertainment and released by Paramount Pictures. The title song was performed by...
, 1997) - 3:23 - "Coco And John" (hidden track by Martha Davis) (Martha Davis) - 3:18