The Very Best of Mick Jagger

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The Very Best of Mick Jagger
Compilation album by Mick Jagger
Released	1 October 2007
Recorded	1968–2007
Genre	Rock
Length	72:04
Label	WEA/Rhino
Producer	Mick Jagger, Lenny Kravitz, Rick Rubin, John Lennon, Bill Laswell, David A. Stewart, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Jack Nitzsche, Matt Clifford, Marti Frederiksen, Peter Tosh, Robert Shakespeare
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Mick Jagger chronology
Alfie (2004) The Very Best of Mick Jagger (2007)

The Very Best of Mick Jagger, the first overview of Mick Jagger's solo career, was released worldwide on 1 October 2007 (October 2 in the U.S.) on WEA/Rhino Records.

The collection includes singles, album tracks, and collaborations with John Lennon, David Bowie, Bono, Lenny Kravitz, Peter Tosh, Ry Cooder, David A. Stewart and Jeff Beck among others. It include three previously-unreleased songs:

• "Too Many Cooks", produced by John Lennon and recorded by Jagger in 1973 in Los Angeles. The track features guitarists Danny Kortchmar and Jesse Ed Davis, keyboardist Al Kooper, bassist Jack Bruce, drummer Jim Keltner and, on backing vocals, singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Bill Wyman was present at the session but did not play on the track.

• "Checking up on My Baby", recorded in 1992 with L.A. blues band, The Red Devils.

• "Charmed Life", recorded while Jagger was working on Wandering Spirit with producer Rick Rubin. Jagger had sketched it out (with his daughter Karis Jagger on backing vocals), but then decided the track didn't fit with the rest of the album. The version on Very Best is remixed by producer Ashley Beadle. The song was also released as a promo single with various remixes, and reached the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot Dance Singles chart in early 2008.

A special edition with DVD was also released with more than 72 minutes of content, includes an extensive interview with Mick Jagger from early/mid 2007, nine videos and more stuff.

Jagger has promoted the album through interviews including a special for Rolling Stone ^[1], a comprehensive Q&A with fans on the BBC web site ^[2] and TV appearances. He also re-launched his web site ^[3] with audio, video, photos and more information about this compilation and his solo work in general.

The album debuted in the UK chart at #57 with sales of nearly 4,000 copies and in the U.S chart at #77 selling 11,846 copies during the first week. It has sold 45,000 copies in the U.S since its release.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 DVD bonus track tisting 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "God Gave Me Everything" (Mick Jagger, Lenny Kravitz) – 3:32 (2001)
2. "Put Me in the Trash" (Jagger, Jimmy Rip) – 3:34 (1993)
3. "Just Another Night" (Jagger) – 5:15 (1985)
4. "Don't Tear Me Up" (Jagger) – 4:12 (1993)
5. "Charmed Life" (Jagger) – 3:35 (1992 & 2007)
6. "Sweet Thing" (Jagger) – 4:18 (1993)
7. "Old Habits Die Hard" (Jagger, David A. Stewart) – 4:24 (2004)
8. "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin Gaye, Ivory Joe Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – 3:18 (1985)
9. "Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)" (Angelo Bond, Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne) – 4:04 (1973)
10. "Memo from Turner" (Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:03 (1970)
11. "Lucky in Love" (Jagger, Carlos Alomar) – 5:02 (1985)
12. "Let's Work" (Jagger, David A. Stewart) – 4:44 (1987)
13. "Joy" (Jagger) – 4:40 (2001)
14. "Don't Call Me Up" (Jagger) – 5:13 (2001)
15. "Checkin' up on My Baby" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 3:21 (1992)
16. "(You Got To Walk And) Don't Look Back" (Smokey Robinson, Ronnie White) – 5:17 (1978)
17. "Evening Gown" (Jagger) – 3:32 (1993)

[edit] DVD bonus track tisting

1. "Interview With Mick Jagger" (2007) – 35:45
2. "God Gave Me Everything" (Music video) – 3:41
3. "Just Another Night" (Music video) – 4:58
4. "Sweet Thing" (Music video) – 4:15
5. "Let's Work" (Music video) – 4:08
6. "Lucky in Love" (Music video) – 4:54
7. "Don't Tear Me Up" (Music video) – 4:09
8. "Dancing in the Street" (Music video) – 2:57)
9. "Joy" (Music video, excerpt from the documentary Being Mick) – 3:07
10. "(You Got to Walk and) Don't Look Back" (Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger on Saturday Night Live, 1978) – 4:20

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2007	UK Top 75 Albums	57
2007	The Billboard 200	77

Single

Year	Title	Chart	Position
2008	Charmed Life	Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	18

ALBUM

• European Top 100 Albums: #18

• Germany: #8
• Hungary: #11
• Sweden: #22
• Austria: #25
• Japan: #26 (7,084)
• Netherlands: #27
• Italy: #32
• Argentina: #36 (CD/DVD)
• Argentina: #41 (CD)
• Greece: #42 (Int. chart)
• Swiss: #44
• Spain: #53
• USA: #77 (45,000 - March 2008)
• Canada: #87
• France: #88

[edit] References