Best of Traffic

Best of Traffic
Best of Traffic
Compilation album by Traffic
Released	October 19, 1969
Recorded	1967–1968
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	40:31
Label	Island
Producer	Jimmy Miller
Alternate U.S. Album Cover

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Allmusic	^[1]

Best of Traffic is a compilation album by the band Traffic. It was released shortly after one of the band's many break ups in 1969.^[2] The U.S. LP version of the compilation had a different cover design and replaced "Smiling Phases" with a shortened version of "You Can All Join In" (faded at 3:12).

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paper Sun"	Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood	4:17
2.	"Heaven Is in Your Mind"	Capaldi / Winwood / Chris Wood	4:16
3.	"No Face, No Name, No Number"	Capaldi / Winwood	3:29
4.	"Coloured Rain"	Capaldi / Winwood / Wood	2:42
5.	"Smiling Phases"	Capaldi / Winwood / Wood	2:45
6.	"Hole in My Shoe"	Dave Mason	2:52

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Medicated Goo"	Winwood, Jimmy Miller	3:10
8.	"40,000 Headmen"	Capaldi / Winwood	3:14
9.	"Feelin' Alright"	Mason	3:02
10.	"Shanghai Noodle Factory"	Winwood / Capaldi / Wood / Mason / Miller / Larry Fallon	5:04
11.	"Dear Mr. Fantasy"	Capaldi / Winwood / Wood	5:45
Total length:			40:31

Personnel

Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocal on "Heaven Is in Your Mind"
Dave Mason – bass, guitar, sitar, mellotron, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright" (and "You Can All Join In" on U.S. version)
Steve Winwood – lead vocals (except on "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright", and "You Can All Join In" on U.S. version), organ, piano, bass, guitar, percussion, harpsichord, backing vocals
Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, organ, percussion, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1968-1969)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	12
US Billboard 200^[4]	48

References

^ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "The Best of Traffic - Traffic | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
^ Hill, Dave (12 February 1970). "Tribute to Traffic Really the Best". Evening Independent. p. 13-D.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Traffic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[1] Ruhlmann, William (2011). "The Best of Traffic - Traffic | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

[2] Hill, Dave (12 February 1970). "Tribute to Traffic Really the Best". Evening Independent. p. 13-D.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Billboard200_Traffic-4] "Traffic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

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Traffic
Steve Winwood Jim Capaldi Chris Wood Dave Mason Ric Grech Jim Gordon Rebop Kwaku Baah Roger Hawkins David Hood Barry Beckett Rosko Gee Randall Bramblett Michael McEvoy Walfredo Reyes Jr.
Studio albums	Mr. Fantasy Traffic Last Exit John Barleycorn Must Die The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory When the Eagle Flies Far from Home
Live albums	Welcome to the Canteen On the Road The Last Great Traffic Jam
Compilations	Smiling Phases Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic Gold
Songs	"Paper Sun" "Hole in My Shoe" "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" "Dear Mr. Fantasy" "Feelin' Alright?" "John Barleycorn" "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"
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