2005 greatest hits album by Yo La Tengo
Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985–2003 is a best-of compilation album of songs by the band Yo La Tengo . It was available in two- or three-disc editions, the third disc being A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities 1986–2002 .
The front and rear cover art is reminiscent of The Beatles ' Second Album in style, color and layout of band photographs.
Track listing
Disc two Title Writer(s) Source 1. "The River of Water" Kaplan "The River of Water/A House Is Not a Motel" 7" single (1985) 2:31 2. "Autumn Sweater" I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One 5:19 3. "Big Day Coming" Kaplan Painful 4:14 4. "Pablo and Andrea" Electr-O-Pura 4:17 5. "Drug Test" Kaplan President Yo La Tengo 4:08 6. "Season of the Shark" Summer Sun 4:29 7. "Upside-Down" Kaplan May I Sing With Me 2:41 8. "The Summer" Hubley, Kaplan Fakebook 2:39 9. "Tears Are in Your Eyes" And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out 4:35 10. "Blue Line Swinger" Electr-O-Pura 9:30 11. "The Story of Jazz" Kaplan New Wave Hot Dogs 3:35 12. "Nuclear War (version 1)" Sun Ra Nuclear War EP (2002)7:35 13. "By the Time It Gets Dark" Sandy Denny Little Honda EP (1997)3:02
A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities 1986–2002
As indicated by its title, these songs are outtakes and rarities. (*) Indicates the track was previously unreleased.[3]
Disc three Title Writer(s) Source 1. "Stay Away from Heaven" The film The Invisible Circus (2001) 4:31 2. "Pencil Test" (*) I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One outtake (1996)3:39 3. "Almost True" (*) And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out outtake (1999)3:05 4. "Tom Courtenay (acoustic version)" Camp Yo La Tengo EP (1995)3:13 5. "Big Day Coming (demo)" (*) Kaplan previously unreleased (1992) 3:43 6. "Dreaming" (*) Sun Ra, Charles Orio, Calvin Barron previously unreleased The Cosmic Rays cover (1999) 3:37 7. "Bad Politics" Bruce Russell "Tom Courtenay" single (1994) 2:59 8. "Blue-Green Arrow" Earworm 7" (1996)5:42 9. "Decora" (acoustic)" (*) KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic session (1995) 3:06 10. "Out the Window (original version)" That Is Yo La Tengo EP (1991)4:16 11. "Weather Shy" The film The Invisible Circus 4:54 12. "Dreams" (Fleetwood Mac cover) Stevie Nicks 7" single with Chemical Imbalance magazine (1986) 4:47 13. "Autumn Sweater (Kevin Shields remix)" Autumn Sweater EP (1997)8:42 14. "Ashes on the Ground" David Fair, Mark Jickling From a Motel 6 EP (1993)5:15 15. "Mr. Ameche Plays the Stranger" Camp Yo La Tengo EP9:19 16. "Magnet" Joey Spampinato , Terry AdamsNRBQ tribute album The Q People (2004)4:10
Personnel
Yo La Tengo
Ira Kaplan – vocals, guitar, organ
Georgia Hubley – vocals, drums, organ
James McNew – bass, vocals (except as noted below)
Stephan Wichnewski – bass (disc 1: track 10, disc 2: track 11)
Dave Schramm – guitar (disc 1: track 13, disc 2: tracks 1 & 8)
Dave Rick – bass (disc 2: track 1), lead guitar (disc 3: track 12)
Additional musicians
Gene Holder – bass (disc 1: tracks 3 & 8, disc 2: tracks 5 & 8, disc 3: track 10)
Chris Stamey – guitar (disc 1: track 10)
David Henry – cello (disc 1: track 12, disc 3: track 3)
Al Greller – upright bass (disc 1: track 13)
Mike Tchang – saxophone (disc 2: track 1)
Chris Nelson – trombone (disc 2: track 1)
Roger Moutenot – bongos (disc 2: track 2)
Gary Larson trumpet – trumpet (disc 3: track 3)
Steve Michener – bass (disc 3: track 12)
Paul Niehaus – pedal steel guitar (disc 3: track 16)
References
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