Golden Greats (Ian Brown album)

Golden Greats
Studio album by Ian Brown
Released	11 August 1999
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	55:34
Label	Polydor
Producer	Ian Brown
Ian Brown chronology
Unfinished Monkey Business (1998) Golden Greats (1999) Music of the Spheres (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
NME	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Austin Chronicle	[5]
The Independent	(Mixed)[6]
Yahoo! Music	[7]

Golden Greats is the second solo album released by Ian Brown, the ex-frontman of The Stone Roses. Despite the title, the album is not a compilation, but rather, a studio album. It was described by NME as "a left-field masterpiece and Brown's best work for a decade",^[2] contains soaring sonic textures and electronic dance beats; it is less song-oriented than Unfinished Monkey Business. Golden Greats showcases a diverse usage of instruments including strings, mellotron and organs.

Track 10, "Babasónicos", is the name of an actual Argentine band that collaborated with Brown on the song.

Track listing

1. "Gettin' High" (Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim) – 4:01
2. "Love Like a Fountain" (Brown) – 5:14
3. "Free My Way" (Brown) – 4:19
4. "Set My Baby Free" (Brown, Anif Akinola)– 4:26
5. "So Many Soldiers" (Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills) – 5:16
6. "Golden Gaze" (Brown, Simon Wolstencroft, Mike Bennett, McCracken, Wills) – 3:56
7. "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 5:06
8. "Neptune" (Brown, Sylvan Richardson Jnr.) – 3:32
9. "First World" (Brown, Ibrahim) – 5:07
10. "Babasónicos" (Brown, Diego Tuñon, Walter Kebleris)– 4:05

2005 US Release Bonus Tracks:

1. "Dolphins Were Monkey (Single Version)" - 2:55
2. "Dolphins Were Monkeys (Unkle Vs. South Remix)" - 7:09
3. "Billie Jean" - 3:36
4. "Thriller" - 3:23
5. "Love Like a Fountain (Infected By Scourge of the Earth)" - 3:35

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