Essential Pogues is a greatest hits album by The Pogues, released in November 1991.
Track listing "The Sunny Side of the Street" (Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer) "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" (MacGowan) "Lorelei" (Phil Chevron) "Thousands Are Sailing" (Chevron) "White City" (MacGowan) "Fairytale of New York" (MacGowan, Finer) "Fiesta" (MacGowan, Finer, Kotscher, Lindt) "Rain Street" (MacGowan) "Turkish Song of the Damned" (MacGowan, Finer) "Summer in Siam" (MacGowan) "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" (Finer) "Blue Heaven" (MacGowan, Hunt) "Honky Tonk Woman" (Jagger, Richards) "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (Long Version)" (MacGowan)
Personnel Shane MacGowan - lead vocals, guitar Terry Woods - cittern, vocals Philip Chevron - guitar, vocals Spider Stacy - tin whistle, vocals Andrew Ranken - drums Jem Finer - banjo, saxophone Darryl Hunt - bass guitar Kirsty MacColl - vocals on "Fairytale of New York" James Fearnley - accordion
Other musicians Cait O'Riordan - bass, vocals Siobhan Sheahan - harp on "Fairytale of New York" Henry Benagh - fiddle Elvis Costello - acoustic guitar Brian Clarke - alto saxophone on "Fiesta" Joe Cashman - tenor saxophone on "Fiesta" Eli Thompson - trumpet on "Fiesta" Chris Lee - trumpet Paul Taylor - trombone Ron Kavana - tenor banjo, mandolin on "Thousands Are Sailing"
Notes Tracks produced by Steve Lillywhite except tracks 1, 8, and 10 - Joe Strummer
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