Exposure (Gary Numan album)
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Exposure - The Best of Gary Numan 1977–2002 is a compilation album by Gary Numan
featuring tracks from his Beggars Banquet
years together with later and newly re-recorded material in non-chronological order.
The twelve page colour booklet contains pictures of Gary from the years in question and liner notes by executive producer Steve Malins. Some errors relating to the track listing were made (see below).
CD2
Gary Numan
Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
featuring tracks from his Beggars Banquet
Beggars Banquet
- Personnel :The Rolling Stones* Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, harmonica on "Parachute Woman"* Keith Richards – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar on "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man", backing vocals, lead vocals on opening of "Salt of the Earth"* Brian...
years together with later and newly re-recorded material in non-chronological order.
The twelve page colour booklet contains pictures of Gary from the years in question and liner notes by executive producer Steve Malins. Some errors relating to the track listing were made (see below).
Track listing
CD1- "Films" - 4:10
- "I Die: You DieI Die: You Die"I Die: You Die" is a Gary Numan single from 1980. Released shortly before his fourth album, Telekon, it continued the anthemic style Numan had begun earlier in the year with "We Are Glass". The composer himself described the two singles as "Much the same thing...
" - 3:43 - "Are 'Friends' Electric?Are 'Friends' Electric?"Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song written by Gary Numan, released under the name of his then-band Tubeway Army as a single and on the album Replicas...
" - 5:23 - "Pure" - 5:09
- "Dead Heaven" - 5:22
- "Down in the ParkDown in the Park"Down in the Park" is a 1979 single written and recorded by Gary Numan with his band Tubeway Army. The first cut from the album Replicas, it was not a hit when released but has long been a critical and fan favourite and for many years was described by Numan as his best composition.-Style:Like the...
" - 4:24 - "Me! I Disconnect from You" - 3:23
- "Metal" - 3:30
- "She's Got ClawsShe's Got Claws"She’s Got Claws" is a 1981 song by Gary Numan. It was the first and only single released from his 1981 album Dance. The song signalled a different musical style for Numan, featuring jazz-influenced saxophone and fretless bass, as well as a new image comprising trilby hat and pinstriped suit,...
" - 4:56 - "Magic" - 4:45
- "We Are GlassWe Are Glass"We Are Glass" is a Gary Numan single released in 1980. Its up-tempo beat, scratchy guitars and pitch-bending synthesizer effects made it a prime example of the synthpop of the time....
" - 4:46 - "Music For Chameleons" (12") - 6:57
- "My Shadow In Vain" (New version) - 3:19
- "Everyday I Die" (New version) - 4:20
CD2
- "My Jesus" - 5:45
- "CarsCars (song)Fear Factory, an American industrial metal band, recorded a version of "Cars" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, Obsolete. The song was only included as a bonus track on the limited edition digipak re-release of Obsolete and would be instrumental in breaking Fear...
" - 3:58 - "Dominion Day" - 4:50
- "Complex" - 3:11
- "We Are So Fragile" - 2:53
- "Rip" - 5:04
- "M.E." - 5:37
- "We Take Mystery (To Bed)We Take Mystery (To Bed)"We Take Mystery " is a 1982 song by the British musician Gary Numan. Released as the second single from his I, Assassin album, it reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart...
" - 3:41 - "Dark" - 4:30
- "Remember I Was Vapour" - 5:11
- "Listen To My Voice" - 5:12
- "Deadliner" - 4:30
- "Exposure" - 2:47
- "Voix" - 4:44
- "A Prayer For The Unborn" (Andy Gray Mix) - 8:34