Singles

~ Release by The Specials (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Gangsters
producer:
The Specials (ska band)
recording of:
Gangsters
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
version of:
Al Capone
The Specials42:48
A2Rudi, a Message to You
producer:
Elvis Costello
guest trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 132)
cover recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
writer:
Dandy Livingstone
The Specials42:52
A3Nite Klub
producer:
Elvis Costello
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
recording of:
Nite Klub
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
The Specials43:12
A4Too Much Too Young
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials52:04
A5Guns of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Specials2:20
A6Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rat Race
composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3.353:08
A7Stereotype
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Stereotype
composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials3:49
A8International Jet Set
The Specials34:11
A9Do Nothing
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Do Nothing
composer:
Lynval Golding
The Specials3:52
B1Ghost Town
producer:
John Collins (producer)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use!)
The Specials4.55:59
B2Why?
producer:
John Collins (producer)
recording of:
Why? (The Specials)
composer:
Lynval Golding
The Specials3:54
B3Friday Night, Saturday Morning
producer:
John Collins (producer)
recording of:
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
lyricist and composer:
Terry Hall
The Specials4.353:34
B4War Crimes
recording of:
War Crimes
composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.4:03
B5Racist Friend
producer:
Dick Cuthell and Jerry Dammers
recording of:
Racist Friend
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Dick Cuthell and Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.33:48
B6Nelson Mandela
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Free Nelson Mandela
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 1984)
The Special A.K.A.34:34
B7(What I Like Most About You Is Your) Girlfriend
The Special A.K.A.4:02