Best of Traffic
1969 compilation album by Traffic
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Best of Traffic is a compilation album by the band Traffic. It was released shortly after one of the band's many break ups in 1969.[2] The U.S. LP version of the compilation had a different cover design and replaced "Smiling Phases" with a shortened version of "You Can All Join In" (faded at 3:12).
| Best of Traffic | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | October 19, 1969 |
| Recorded | 1967–1968 |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock |
| Length | 40:31 |
| Label | Island |
| Producer | Jimmy Miller |
| Alternate U.S. Album Cover | |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paper Sun" | Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Heaven Is in Your Mind" | Capaldi / Winwood / Chris Wood | 4:16 |
| 3. | "No Face, No Name, No Number" | Capaldi / Winwood | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Coloured Rain" | Capaldi / Winwood / Wood | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Smiling Phases" | Capaldi / Winwood / Wood | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Hole in My Shoe" | Dave Mason | 2:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Medicated Goo" | Winwood, Jimmy Miller | 3:10 |
| 8. | "40,000 Headmen" | Capaldi / Winwood | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Feelin' Alright" | Mason | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Shanghai Noodle Factory" | Winwood / Capaldi / Wood / Mason / Miller / Larry Fallon | 5:04 |
| 11. | "Dear Mr. Fantasy" | Capaldi / Winwood / Wood | 5:45 |
| Total length: | 40:31 | ||
Personnel
- Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocal on "Heaven Is in Your Mind"
- Dave Mason – bass, guitar, sitar, mellotron, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright" (and "You Can All Join In" on U.S. version)
- Steve Winwood – lead vocals (except on "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright", and "You Can All Join In" on U.S. version), organ, piano, bass, guitar, percussion, harpsichord, backing vocals
- Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, organ, percussion, backing vocals
Charts
| Chart (1968–1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 12 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 48 |
