Classic Masters (Grand Funk Railroad album)
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Classic Masters is a compilation album
from Grand Funk Railroad
. Released in 2002, it is one in a series by Capitol Records
.
It was intended to replace 1991's Capitol Collectors Series compilation, although track-wise they are identical except for one song. Both albums have 15 tracks, but Classic Masters includes "Take Me" whereas Collectors Series has "Inside Looking Out". The only other difference is the order of the tracks on the disc.
Classic Masters is 24-bit remastered whereas Collectors Series is credited as being mastered from the original stereo mixes. Classic Masters should be considered the better of the two CDs sound wise, but the Collectors Series does have better liner notes.
This CD as a sampler to the recently reissued/remastered Grand Funk catalogue on Capitol.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
from Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them...
. Released in 2002, it is one in a series by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
.
It was intended to replace 1991's Capitol Collectors Series compilation, although track-wise they are identical except for one song. Both albums have 15 tracks, but Classic Masters includes "Take Me" whereas Collectors Series has "Inside Looking Out". The only other difference is the order of the tracks on the disc.
Classic Masters is 24-bit remastered whereas Collectors Series is credited as being mastered from the original stereo mixes. Classic Masters should be considered the better of the two CDs sound wise, but the Collectors Series does have better liner notes.
This CD as a sampler to the recently reissued/remastered Grand Funk catalogue on Capitol.
Track listing
- "We're An American BandWe're an American Band (song)"We're an American Band" is a 1973 song by the band Grand Funk Railroad. It was the group's first number one single. Written by Don Brewer and produced by Todd Rundgren, the huge chart success of this single broadened Grand Funk's appeal to a much wider audience...
" (We're An American Band) (Don Brewer) – 3:26 - "Time Machine" (On Time) (Mark Farner) – 3:45
- "Walk Like a Man" (We're An American Band) (Brewer, Farner) – 4:05
- "Some Kind of WonderfulSome Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six song)"Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song written by John Ellison. It was first recorded in 1967 by the American group Soul Brothers Six, peaking at number ninety-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
" (All The Girls of The World Beware!!!) (John Ellison) – 3:22 - "Gimme ShelterGimme Shelter"Gimme Shelter" is a song by English rock band The Rolling Stones. It first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed. Although the first word was spelled "Gimmie" on that album, subsequent recordings by the band and other musicians have made "Gimme" the customary spelling...
" (Survival) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 6:18 - "Shinin' On" (Shinin' On) (Brewer, Farner) – 5:56
- "Heartbreaker" (On Time) (Farner) – 6:34
- "Rock & Roll Soul" (Phoenix) (Farner) – 3:29
- "The Loco-MotionThe Loco-Motion"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in 1988 "The...
" (Shinin' On) (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:46 - "Footstompin' Music" (E Pluribus Funk) (Farner) – 3:46
- "Mean Mistreater" (Live Album) (Farner) – 4:55
- "Feelin' AlrightFeelin' Alright"Feelin' Alright" also known as "Feeling Alright" is a song written by Dave Mason of the English rock band Traffic from their eponymous 1968 album, Traffic...
" (Survival) (Dave Mason) – 4:26 - "Take Me" (Born To Die) (Brewer, Craig Frost) – 5:06
- "Bad Time" (All The Girls of The World Beware!!!) (Farner) – 2:56
- "I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home" (Closer To Home) (Farner) – 9:59
Personnel
- Lynn Goldsmith – Photography
- Grand Funk – Producer
- Jimmy Ienner – Producer
- Terry Knight – Producer
- Cheryl Pawelski – Producer, Compilation
- Steve Roeser – Liner Notes
- Todd Rundgren – Producer
- David K. Tedds – Producer, Compilation
- Peleg Top – Art Direction
- Robert Vosgien – Remastering