Golden Greats (Ian Brown album)

Golden Greats is the second solo album released by Ian Brown, first made famous by his role as frontman in the Stone Roses. It was described by NME as "a left-field masterpiece and Brown's best work for a decade",^[6] Golden Greats showcases a diverse usage of instruments including strings, mellotron and organs. A number of the tracks on the album were written by Brown whilst he was imprisoned for two months following a fracas with a flight attendant.^[9]

Golden Greats
Studio album by Ian Brown
Released	8 November 1999
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock electronic rock alternative dance
Length	45:02
Label	Polydor Interscope, Koch (US)
Producer	Ian Brown
Ian Brown chronology
Unfinished Monkey Business (1998) Golden Greats (1999) Music of the Spheres (2001)
Singles from Golden Greats
"Love Like a Fountain" Released: 25 October 1999 "Dolphins Were Monkeys" Released: 7 February 2000 "Golden Gaze" Released: 5 June 2000

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Austin Chronicle	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Independent	(Mixed)[5]
NME	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Yahoo Music	[8]

Track 10, "Babasónicos", is the name of an actual Argentine band that collaborated with Brown on the song.

Track listing

1. "Gettin' High" (Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim) – 4:01
2. "Love Like a Fountain" (Brown) – 5:14
3. "Free My Way" (Brown) – 4:19
4. "Set My Baby Free" (Brown, Aniff Akinola) – 4:26
5. "So Many Soldiers" (Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills) – 5:16
6. "Golden Gaze" (Brown, Simon Wolstencroft, Mike Bennett, McCracken, Wills) – 3:56
7. "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 5:06
8. "Neptune" (Brown, Sylvan Richardson) – 3:32
9. "First World" (Brown, Ibrahim) – 5:07
10. "Babasónicos" (Brown, Diego Tuñon, Walter Kebleris) – 4:05

"Gettin' High" includes an excerpt of "Morrassi" performed by Aziz Ibrahim

2005 US release bonus tracks

11. "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Single Version) (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 2:55
12. "Dolphins Were Monkeys" (Unkle Vs. South Remix) (Brown, McCracken, Wills) – 7:09
13. "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson) – 3:36
14. "Thriller" (Rod Temperton) – 3:23
15. "Love Like a Fountain (Infected By Scourge of the Earth)" (Brown) – 3:35

Personnel

• Ian Brown – vocals, keyboards, drums, arrangements
• Aziz Ibrahim – guitar
• Tim Wills – electric guitar, piano
• Sylvan Richardson – electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, cello
• Carlos Hernán "Carca" Carcacha – guitar
• Dave McCracken – keyboards, programming
• Aniff Akinola – keyboards, drums
• Simon Wolstencroft – drums
• Dan Bierton – drums
• Diego Castellano – drums
• Inder "Goldfinger" Matharu – percussion
• Audrey Riley – cello
• Uma-T – harmonica
• DJ Peggyn – sound Fx

Technical

• Ian Wright – cover portrait