Very Best Of Mick Jagger CD

Mick Jagger never achieved much commercial success with his solo material (certainly nothing that touched the hem of his work with the Rolling Stones), but across four solo albums and a number of singles and outtakes he managed to put together a respectable body of work. That work is well selected and represented on 2007's THE VERY BEST OF MICK JAGGER, the singer's first solo collection.

In contrast to the Stones' gritty, blues-drenched rock, Jagger's solo work has always been unabashedly pop, and that tendency is evident on VERY BEST. From the disco-inflected "Just Another Night" to the bouncy call-to-arms "Let's Work" to his duet with David Bowie on "Dancing In the Streets," Jagger delivers polished products that are as edible as candy. In addition to his chart hits, the set features a few choice rarities, including 1970's "Memo to Turner," and a blues-drenched cover of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Checkin' Up On My Baby." A DVD featuring interviews, videos, and live perfor

Audio Mixers: Lenny Kravitz; David Bianco; Henry Hirsch; Jack Joseph Puig; Michael Barbiero; Steve Thompson ; Tom Lord-Alge; Bob Clearmountain.

Audio Remasterer: Stephen Marcussen.

Audio Remixers: Karl Pitterson; Roy Cicala; Ashley Beedle.

Liner Note Author: Robin Eggar.

Recording information: Blue Wave Studios, St. Philip, Barbados (1973-1992); Dynamic Sounds, Kingston, Jamaica (1973-1992); EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (1973-1992); Joe Gibbs Studio, Kingston, Jamaica (1973-1992); Roxie Studios, New York, NY (1973-1992); The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (1973-1992); Wisseloord Studios, The Netherlands (1973-1992).

Photographer: Peter Lindbergh.

Arrangers: Robbie Shakespeare; Jack Nitzsche; Peter Tosh; Lenny Kravitz; Jimmy Rip.

Personnel: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, Clavinet, drum machine, percussion, background vocals); Peter Tosh (vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp, Clavinet); David Bowie (vocals); Marti Frederiksen (guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Jeff Beck (guitar, acoustic guitar); Mikey Mao Chang (guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer); Jimmy Rip (guitar, percussion); Danny Kortchmar, David A. Stewart, Donald Kinsey, Earl Slick, Frank Simes, G.E. Smith, Ally McErlaine, Paul "The Kid" Size, Jesse Ed Davis , Kevin Armstrong, Pete Townshend, Robbie Shakespeare, Brendan O'Brien (guitar); Craig Ross (acoustic 12-string guitar); Lenny Kravitz (electric guitar, drums, tambourine, background vocals); Ry Cooder (bottleneck guitar); Steve Knightley (cello); Lester Butler (harmonica); Courtney Pine, David Sanborn, Trevor Lawrence, Bill Evans , Bobby Keys (saxophone); Luther François (soprano saxophone); Stan Harrison (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Lenny Pickett (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jon Faddis (trumpet); Robert Lyn (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, organ); Billy Preston (piano, Clavinet, organ); Benmont Tench (piano, organ); Matt Clifford (piano, synthesizer, background vocals); Rob Rio (piano); Chuck Leavell (organ); Mike Rowe, Denzil Miller, Greg Phillinganes, Keith Sterling, Al Kooper, Pat Seymour, Phillip Ashley, Steve Nieve, Richard Cottle (keyboards); Guy Fletcher , Herbie Hancock, Ron Magness, Rabbit, Bill Laswell (synthesizer); David Bianco (Moog synthesizer); Wally Badarou (Synclavier); Neil Conti, Curt Bisquera, Chris Sharrock , Jim Capaldi, Jim Keltner, Omar Hakim, Anton Fier, Simon Phillips, Sly Dunbar, Bill Bateman, Ian Thomas (drums); Aiyb Dieng (shaker); Pedro Ortiz, Lenny Castro, Sticky, Ray Cooper , Jimmy Maelen, Larry McDonald (percussion); Keith Diamond, Olle Romo, Ned Douglas (programming); Jeff Pescetto, Cindy Mizelle, Craig Derry, Royce Nelson, Brenda King, Harrison College Choir (Barbados), Harry Nilsson, Karis Jagger, Sweet Singing Cava Leers, Helena Springs, Jocelyn Brown, Lynn Davis , Ruby Turner, Tessa Niles, Jean McClain, Bernard Fowler (background vocals).

Additional personnel: Dave Stewart , David Bowie, Peter Tosh, Red Devils.Rolling Stone (p.120) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Mick Jagger is one of rock's greatest singers and songwriters....He has written and recorded superb work outside the double-guitar tangle of the Rolling Stones, and this collection proves it..."