Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Todd Rundgren, Utopia, Bobby Womack. | | Personnel: Todd Rundgren (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion); Bobby Womack (vocals); Tom Cosgrove, Lyle Workman (guitar); Barbara Imhoff (harp); Roberta Freier, Paul Brancato, Stephen Gehl, Nathan Rubin, John Tenney (strings); Bobby Strickland , Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Mike Rose, Randy Brecker (trumpet); Jim Blinn, Barry Rogers (trombone); Vince Welnick (piano); Ralph Schuckett (Clavinet, organ, keyboards); Mark "Moogy" Klingman (organ, keyboards); Roger Powell (keyboards, background vocals); Jon Wilcox (drums, percussion, background vocals); Hunt Sales (drums, percussion); Kevin Ellman, John Guerin, John Siomos, Michael Urbano (drums); Gary Yost (tambourine); Tony Sales (percussion); Michele Gray, Richard Corey, Hope Ruff, Dennis Cooley, Cecilia Norfleet, Jeanie Tracy, Kasim Sulton, N.D. Smart II, Vicki Randle, Vicki Sue Robinson, Brent Bourgeois (background vocals). | | Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot. | | Liner Note Author: Brett Milano. | | Photographers: Lynn Goldsmith; Michael Ochs. | | For all intents and purposes, THE VERY BEST OF TODD RUNDGREN is a one-disc condensation of Rhino's 1989 two-disc history ANTHOLOGY 1968-85. Wisely, this 16-track version de-emphasizes both Rundgren's spotty later career and his '70s jazz-rock band Utopia, whose thematic records and suitelike songs need to be heard in context to fully make sense. | | Instead, THE VERY BEST OF TODD RUNDGREN focuses on the early days of the Philadelphia native's career, when he was effortlessly turning out soul-tinged pop classics like "We Gotta Get You a Woman," the impossibly wistful "Hello It's Me," and his two dead-perfect, impossible-to-improve-upon AM radio classics, the slinky "I Saw the Light" and the power-pop archetype "Couldn't I Just Tell You." In the context of these gems, even quirky later cuts like "The Want of a Nail" and "Bang the Drum All Day" sound stronger than before. |
Producer: Todd Rundgren; Utopia; Gary Peterson (Compilation) |
Musical Guests | | Utopia | | Bobby Womack |
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