The Best of Rufus Wainwright

~ Release by Rufus Wainwright (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ Medium 1
# Title Rating Length
1 Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
4:44
2 The Greek Song
3:58
3 California
3:25
4 The Tower of Learning
4:49
5 Grey Garden
3:09
6 Rebel Prince
3:46
7 The Consort
4:27
8 One Man Guy
3:33
9 Complainte de la butte
3:15
10 Danny Boy
3 6:14
11 In a Graveyard
2:25
12 Across the Universe
3 4:11
13 Beauty Mark
3 2:17
14 Matinee Idol
3:10
15 Instant Pleasure
3:42
16 Hallelujah
4:11
17 Baby
5:15
18 April Fools
5:02
19 Barcelona
3.5 6:54

Credits

Medium 1

acoustic guitar, castanets and chamberlin:
Rufus Wainwright (track 19)
baritone guitar, bass guitar, electronic instruments and Hammond organ:
Jon Brion (track 10)
drums:
Jim Keltner (tracks 10, 13)
double bass:
Glen Hollman (track 13)
percussion and tom-tom:
Jon Brion (track 19)
piano:
Rufus Wainwright (tracks 10, 13)
bells, celesta, crotales, temple blocks and timpani:
Jon Brion (track 13)
horn arranger:
Randy Brion (track 10)
composer:
Georges van Parys (track 9)
Leonard Cohen (track 16)
Rufus Wainwright (tracks 1, 6)
conductor:
Randy Brion (track 10)
engineer:
Greg Fidelman (track 15)
Paul Foley (track 15)
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (track 15)
David Schiffman (track 15)
lead vocals:
Rufus Wainwright (tracks 10, 13, 19)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (track 16)
Jean Renoir (track 9)
Rufus Wainwright (track 6)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (tracks 10, 13, 19)
Dave Sardy (track 15)
performer:
Rufus Wainwright (track 15)
producer:
Jon Brion (tracks 10, 13, 19)
George Drakoulias (track 15)
recording engineer:
Curt Anderson (tracks 10, 13, 19)
writer:
John Lennon (Beatle) (track 12)
Paul McCartney (track 12)
Seth Swirsky (track 15)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing (track 16)
Maclen Music Ltd. (track 12)
Master Mistress Music (track 6)
Sony/ATV Music LLC (track 16)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (track 16)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (track 16)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (track 16)
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (track 12)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (moved to Attalens in 2002) in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (track 15)
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (track 15)
cover recording of:
Across the Universe (The Beatles song) (track 12)
Hallelujah (track 16)
Instant Pleasure (track 15)
La Complainte de la butte (track 9)
is the basis for:
Another Hallelujah (track 16)
later translated versions:
Aleluya (version in Spanish) (track 16)
Alleluia (Hallelujah) (track 16)
Al·leluia (track 16)
Decembernatt (Halleluja) (track 16)
Haleliwia (track 16)
Halleluja (track 16)
Halleluja (Finnish) (track 16)
Halleluja (track 16)
Halleluja (Danish translation of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah) (track 16)
Halleluja (track 16)
Hallelujah (track 16)
Hallelujah (track 16)
Hallelujah (track 16)
L’ange Djibril (track 16)
ハレルヤ (track 16)
recording of:
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk (track 1)
Rebel Prince (track 6)