# The Best of The Call

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1997 compilation album by The Call

The Best of The Call Compilation album by The Call Released July 8, 1997 Genre Rock Length 59:17 Label Warner Resound Producer Daniel Presley Dan Russell Don Smith Barry Landis (exec.) The Call chronology Red Moon (1990) The Best of The Call (1997) To Heaven and Back (1997)

**The Best of The Call** is a compilation album released by [American rock](/source/American_rock) band [The Call](/source/The_Call_(band)), released in the United States on July 8, 1997, by [Warner Resound](/source/Warner_Music_Group).[1]

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Been, except where noted.

The Best of The Call track listing No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length 1. "Let the Day Begin" Let the Day Begin, 1989 3:51 2. "Everywhere I Go" Reconciled, 1986 4:19 3. "I Still Believe (Great Design)" Been Jim Goodwin Reconciled 5:32 4. "I Don't Wanna" Into the Woods, 1987 5:06 5. "Memory" Into the Woods 4:04 6. "What's Happened to You" Red Moon, 1990 4:11 7. "You Were There" Red Moon, 1990 4:01 8. "Become America" Previously unreleased 3:19 9. "To Feel This Way" On the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough, 1994 5:59 10. "Us" On the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough 3:45 11. "All You Hold On To" Been Peter Hayes Previously unreleased 3:19 12. "We Know Too Much" Mark Heard Orphans of God, 1994 5:49 13. "The Walls Came Down" Modern Romans, 1983 3:40 14. "Uncovered" Been Goodwin Let the Day Begin, 1989 2:22

### Notes

- Tracks 8–12 are performed solo by Michael Been.

- The Call versions of "Become America" and "All You Hold On To" were released later in 1997 on the album *To Heaven and Back*.

## Personnel

### The Call

- Michael Been – [Guitar](/source/Guitar), [bass guitar](/source/Bass_guitar), [organ](/source/Organ_(music)), [lead vocals](/source/Lead_vocalist), [producer](/source/Record_producer)

- Tom Ferrier – Guitar, [backing vocals](/source/Backing_vocals)

- Scott Musick – [Percussion](/source/Percussion), [drums](/source/Drum_kit)

- Jim Goodwin – [Horn](/source/French_horn), [keyboard](/source/Electronic_keyboard), backing vocals, producer

- Greg Freeman – Bass guitar

### Compilation personnel

- [Dan Russell](/source/Dan_Russell_(artist_manager)) – Compilation producer

- Barry Landis – [Executive producer](/source/Executive_producer)

- Danny Horrid – [Mastering](/source/Audio_mastering)

- Pat Johnson – Photography

- Thom Jurek – Liner notes

- Elvis Wilson – Design

- Bill Winn – Mastering

### Additional personnel

- [Bono](/source/Bono) – Backing vocals (6)

- Eli Braden – Guitar (9)

- [Bruce Cockburn](/source/Bruce_Cockburn) – Guitar (8, 11)

- [Peter Gabriel](/source/Peter_Gabriel) – Backing vocals (2)

- [Garth Hudson](/source/Garth_Hudson) – Keyboard (13)

- [Joel Jaffe](/source/Joel_Jaffe) – [Sound engineer](/source/Sound_engineer)

- [Jim Keltner](/source/Jim_Keltner) – Drums (8, 11)

- [Jim Kerr](/source/Jim_Kerr) – Backing vocals (2)

- Jeremy Kunz – Guitar (9)

- Ralph Patlan – Guitar (10, 12); associate producer (12)

- Daniel Presley – Producer (8, 11)

- Don Smith – Producer (4, 5)

## Release history

Date Label Format Catalog 1997 Warner Resound CD, cassette 46488[1] 2005 CD

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-2) ["The Best of the Call"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r278190). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

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