The Very Best Of


Tracks (click the tracks for lyrics):
1 Living In The Past 3:39
2 Aqualung 6:35
3 Sweet Dream 4:02
4 The Whistler 3:28
5 Bungle In The Jungle 3:35
6 The Witch's Promise 3:49
7 Locomotive Breath 4:24
8 Steel Monkey 3:36
9 Thick As A Brick 3:00
10 Bourée 3:44
11 Too Old To Rock'N'Roll: Too Young To Die (Edited version) 3:54
12 Life Is A Long Song 3:16
13 Songs From The Wood 4:51
14 A New Day Yesterday 4:08
15 Heavy Horses (Edited version) 3:19
16 Broadsword 4:59
17 Roots To Branches 5:11
18 A Song For Jeffrey 3:17
19 Minstrel In The Gallery (Edited version) 3:49
20 Cheerio 1:10
Release date: 14. May 2001 (UK) and 03. July 2001 (USA)
Recording location/date: Various.
Guest musicians: Maddy Prior (backing vocals on track 11), Steve Bailey (bass on track 17).
Production: Various.
Cover Concept by: -
Cover Art by: Bogdan Zarkowski
Musicians: 
Ian Anderson (flute, balalaika, mandolin, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals) plays on all tracks
Martin Barre (electric guitar, lute) plays on all tracks except track 18
Clive Bunker (drums, glockenspiel, percussion) plays on tracks 1 - 3, 6 - 7, 10, 14 and 18
Glenn Cornick (bass, Hammond organ) plays on tracks 1, 3, 6, 10, 14 and 18
John Evans (celeste, piano, organ, synthesizers) plays on tracks 2, 4 - 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 19
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (bass, backing vocals) plays on tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 19
Barriemore Barlow (drums, marimba, glockenspiel, bells, nacres, tabor) plays on tracks 4 - 5, 9, 11 - 13, 15 and 19
David Palmer (orchestral arrangement and conducting, piano, organ, synthesizers) plays on tracks 3 - 4, 13 and 15
John Glascock (bass, vocals) plays on tracks 4, 11, 13 and 15
Dave Pegg (electric bass, acoustic bass) plays on tracks 8, 16 and 20
Gerry Conway (drums, percussion) plays on tracks 16 and 20
Peter-John Vettese (piano, synthesizer) plays on tracks 16 and 20
Doane Perry (drums, percussion) plays on track 17
Andy Giddings (keyboards) plays on track 17
Mick Abrahams (electric guitar) plays on track 18