No Doubt - The Singles 1992-2003

Artist:

No Doubt

UPC:

602498611265

Description:

No Doubt: Gwen Stefani (vocals); Tom Dumont (guitar, keyboards); Eric Stefani (piano, keyboards); Tony Kanal (keyboards, bass); Adrian Young (drums, percussion).
Additional Personnel includes: Lady Saw, Bounty Killer (vocals); Gabriel McNair (trombone, piano, keyboards); Stephen Bradley (trumpet, keyboards); Matthew Wilder (keyboards); Stuart Price, Sly Dunbar (programming).
Producers include: Glen Ballard, Nellee Hooper, Matthew Wilder, Sly & Robbie, Jerry Harrison.
Compilation producer: Cindy Cooper.
Includes liner notes by Paris Montoya and Tom Lanham.
Personnel: Gwen Stefani, Lady Saw (vocals); Tom Dumont (guitar, keyboards, programming); Melissa "Missy" Hasin (cello); Tony Kanal (saxophone, keyboards, bass guitar, programming); Andy Potts, Django Stewart, Eric Carpenter (saxophone); Don Hammerstedt, Phil Jordan , Stephen Bradley (trumpet); Gabrial McNair (trombone, piano, Mellotron, keyboards, synthesizer); Alex Henderson (trombone); Eric Stefani (piano, keyboards); Matthew Wilder (keyboards); Adrian Young (drums, percussion); Stephen Perkins (steel drum); Fabien Waltman, Philip Steir , Sly Dunbar, Stuart Price, Ned Douglas (programming).
Audio Mixers: Jack Joseph Puig; Mark "Spike" Stent; Paul Palmer.
Liner Note Authors: Paris Montoya; Tom Lanham.
Photographers: Sonya Farrell; Nicole Frantz; Stephanie Hsu; Frank Ockenfels; Chris Cuffaro; David LaChapelle; Jeffrey Bender; Dan Arsenault; F. Scott Schafer; Joseph Cultice.
No Doubt`s strength has always been in its singles, from the band`s early phase as a ska/punk-pop ensemble to their latter-day status as pop chart-toppers. This 15-song collection features all of the band`s hits, which are sequenced remarkably well. Gwen Stefani and the boys kick things off in an appropriately energetic fashion with their breakthrough single, "Just a Girl." The 1980s-influenced keyboard line of this jaunty track leads wonderfully into the group`s deft cover of Talk Talk`s `80s-pop classic "It`s My Life," which sports a muscular, fuzzed-out bass backing and seems tailor-made for Stefani`s plaintive vocals.
The mood shifts to a dancehall vibe with the ultra-catchy "Hey Baby," and the track listing continues like a giddy roller coaster ride, including the spry "Sunday Morning," the reggae-tinged "Underneath It All," the guitar-heavy "Spiderwebs," and the melancholy "Don`t Speak." And as a fitting nod to No Doubt`s long-time fans, this sure-footed retrospective closes with the rhythmic workout of "Trapped in a Box" from their self-titled first album, bringing the band`s musical legacy full circle.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Just a Girl
2. It`s My Life
3. Hey Baby - (featuring Bounty Killer)
4. Bathwater
5. Sunday Morning
6. Hella Good
7. New
8. Underneath It All - (featuring Lady Saw)
9. Excuse Me Mr.
10. Running
11. Spiderwebs
12. Simple Kind of Life
13. Don`t Speak
14. Ex-Girlfriend
15. Trapped in a Box

Album Information

Release Date:

11/25/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Hardcore/Punk

Subgenre:

Ska

Label:

Interscope (USA)

Catalog Number:

000149502

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Bounty Killer; Lady Saw; Sly Dunbar; Matthew Wilder

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