EMI Songbook Series

The EMI Songbook Series is a series of 10 compact disc compilation albums released by EMI in 1998 - 1999. Each disc features songs specifically chosen by a notable cult figure from 20th century popular culture. The sleeve work for each disc frequently includes essays, illustrations or other contributions from the featured individual. Clive Barker compiled a CD for this series which included music from Danny Elfman, Diamanda Galás... etc. Hunter S. Thompson and Robert Crumb provided two of the most acclaimed compilations in the series.

Hunter S. Thompson's selections

Hunter S. Thompson's compilation album is titled Where Were You When the Fun Stopped? It contains eighteen tracks, listed below.[1]

1. Ballad of Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum
2. I Smell a Rat - Howlin' Wolf
3. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
4. The Hula Hula Boys - Warren Zevon
5. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
6. The Wild Side of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Hank Thompson, Tanya Tucker, Kitty Wells
7. Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
8. Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
9. Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
10. If I Had a Boat - Lyle Lovett
11. Stars on the Water - Rodney Crowell
12. Carmelita - Flaco Jimenez, Dwight Yoakam
13. Why Don't We Get Drunk - Jimmy Buffett
14. American Pie - Don McLean
15. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
16. The Weight - The Band
17. Melissa - The Allman Brothers Band
18. Battle Hymn of the Republic - Herbie Mann