The Very Best of Mick Jagger

Compilation album by Mick Jagger

Released

1 October 2007

Recorded

1968–2007

Genre

Rock and roll

Length

72:04

Language

English

Label

WEA/Rhino

Producer

Mick Jagger, Lenny Kravitz, Rick Rubin, John Lennon, Bill Laswell, David A. Stewart, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Jack Nitzsche, Matt Clifford, Marti Frederiksen, Peter Tosh, Robert Shakespeare

Mick Jagger chronology

Alfie
(2004)

The Very Best of Mick Jagger
(2007)

SuperHeavy
(2011)

Singles from The Very Best of Mick Jagger

"Charmed Life"
Released: 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

The Very Best of Mick Jagger is a compilation album that was released worldwide on 1 October 2007 and the following day in the United States on WEA/Rhino Records. This 17-track release is the first ever overview of Mick Jagger's solo career.^[3]

The collection includes singles, album tracks, and collaborations with John Lennon, David Bowie, Bono, Lenny Kravitz, Peter Tosh, Ry Cooder, David A. Stewart and Jeff Beck among others. It includes three previously unreleased songs:

"Too Many Cooks", produced by John Lennon and recorded by Jagger in 1973 in Los Angeles. The track features guitarists Danny Kortchmar and Jesse Ed Davis, keyboardist Al Kooper, bassist Jack Bruce, drummer Jim Keltner and, on backing vocals, singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Neither Lennon nor Bill Wyman, who was present at the session, appear on the track.
"Checking Up on My Baby", recorded in 1992 with L.A. blues band, The Red Devils.
"Charmed Life", recorded while Jagger was working on Wandering Spirit with producer Rick Rubin. Jagger had sketched it out (with his daughter Karis Jagger on backing vocals), but then decided the track didn't fit with the rest of the album. The version on Very Best is remixed by producer Ashley Beadle. The song was also released as a promo single with various remixes, and reached the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot Dance Singles chart in early 2008.

A special edition with DVD was also released with more than 72 minutes of content, including an extensive interview with Mick Jagger from early/mid-2007, nine videos, and extras.

Jagger has promoted the album through interviews including a special for Rolling Stone,^[4] a comprehensive Q&A with fans on the BBC web site^[5] and TV appearances. He also re-launched his web site^[6] with audio, video, photos and more information about this compilation and his solo work in general.

The album debuted in the British chart at No. 57 with sales of nearly 4,000 copies and in the American chart at No. 77 selling 11,846 copies during the first week.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Year	Length
1.	"God Gave Me Everything"	Mick Jagger, Lenny Kravitz	2001	3:32
2.	"Put Me in the Trash"	Jagger, Jimmy Rip	1993	3:34
3.	"Just Another Night"	Jagger	1985	5:15
4.	"Don't Tear Me Up"	Jagger	1993	4:21
5.	"Charmed Life"	Jagger	1992	3:35
6.	"Sweet Thing"	Jagger	1993	4:18
7.	"Old Habits Die Hard"	Jagger, David A. Stewart	2004	4:24
8.	"Dancing in the Street (With David Bowie)"	Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson	1985	3:18
9.	"Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)"	Angelo Bond, Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne	1973	4:04
10.	"Memo from Turner"	Jagger, Keith Richards	1970	4:03
11.	"Lucky in Love"	Jagger, Carlos Alomar	1985	5:02
12.	"Let's Work"	Jagger, Stewart	1987	4:44
13.	"Joy"	Jagger, Bono	2001	4:40
14.	"Don't Call Me Up"	Jagger	2001	5:13
15.	"Checkin' Up on My Baby"	Sonny Boy Williamson II	1992	3:21
16.	"(You Got To Walk And) Don't Look Back"	Smokey Robinson, Ronnie White	1978	5:17
17.	"Evening Gown"	Jagger	1993	3:32
Total length:				1:12:13

Digital Download bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Charmed Life (Ashley Beedle 12" Mix)"	6:20
19.	"Charmed Life (Ashley Beedle 12" Dub)"	5:24
20.	"Everybody Knows About My Good Thing"	4:37
21.	"Say You Will (Instrumental Remix)"	5:32
22.	"Lucky in Love (Single Mix)"	4:52
23.	"Sweet Thing (Funky Guitar Mix)"	4:22
Total length:		1:43:20

DVD track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Interview With Mick Jagger (2007)"	35:45
2.	"God Gave Me Everything"	3:41
3.	"Just Another Night"	4:58
4.	"Sweet Thing"	4:15
5.	"Let's Work"	4:08
6.	"Lucky in Love"	4:54
7.	"Don't Tear Me Up"	4:09
8.	"Dancing in the Street"	2:57
9.	"Joy (Excerpt from the documentary Being Mick)"	3:07
10.	"(You Got to Walk And) Don't Look Back (Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger on Saturday Night Live, 1978)"	4:20
Total length:		72:14

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2007	UK Top 75 Albums^[7]	57
2007	The Billboard 200^[8]	77
2007	European Top 100 Albums	18

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
2007	Charmed Life	Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[9]	18

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Rolling Stone review
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r981235
↑ Andy Greene, , Rolling Stones, 20 September 2007. Accessed 20 September 2007.
↑ , BBC, 1 October 2007. Accessed 1 October 2007.
↑ , Mick Jagger, 2 October 2007. Accessed 2 October 2007.
↑ "MICK JAGGER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
↑ "Mick Jagger - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
↑ "Mick Jagger - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

Mick Jagger

Albums	She's the Boss Primitive Cool Wandering Spirit Goddess in the Doorway Alfie The Very Best of Mick Jagger

Songs	"Memo from Turner" "State of Shock" "Just Another Night" "Dancing in the Street" "Let's Work" "Sweet Thing" "Old Habits Die Hard"

Featured singles	"T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" (with will.i.am & Jennifer Lopez)

See also	The Rolling Stones Jagger/Richards SuperHeavy Performance (soundtrack) Being Mick Production The Mick Jagger Centre Chris Jagger "Moves like Jagger"

Species named for Jagger	Aegrotocatellus jaggeri – trilobite Anomphalus jaggerius – snail Jaggermeryx naida – anthracotheriidae

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