The Best of Allan Holdsworth: Against the Clock is a double compilation album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released on 17 May 2005 through Universal Music (Japan), Alternity Records (US) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe). The second disc contains predominantly SynthAxe-based compositions, which formed the basis of much of Holdsworth's recordings in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Track listing Disc one
Disc two
Personnel
Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe, spoken vocals (track 9), production Naomi Star – vocals (track 17) Rowanne Mark – vocals (tracks 19, 22) Steve Hunt – keyboard (tracks 2–4, 21) Chad Wackerman – keyboard (track 9), drums (tracks 1, 7–9, 16, 22, 25), production Alan Pasqua – keyboard (tracks 11, 13) William Edward Childs – keyboard (track 12) Gordon Beck – digital piano (tracks 5, 6) Gary Husband – drums (tracks 2–4, 11, 13, 21 Kirk Covington – drums (tracks 5, 6) Gary Novak – drums (tracks 10, 23) Tony Williams – drums (track 12) Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (tracks 14, 17, 19) Jimmy Johnson – bass (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 11–14, 17, 19, 22, 25) Skúli Sverrisson – bass (tracks 3, 4, 21) Gary Willis – bass (tracks 5, 6) Bob Wackerman – bass (track 9) Dave Carpenter – bass (tracks 10, 18, 20, 23) Biff Vincent – Roland Octapad (track 16) Claire Holdsworth – spoken vocals (track 9) Jeffrey Ocheltree – sound effects (track 9) John England – sound effects (track 16) Derek Wilson – executive production Christopher Hoard – executive production
References
External links In Review: Allan Holdsworth "Against The Clock" at Guitar Nine Records