Besterberg: The Best of Paul Westerberg

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Besterberg: The Best of Paul Westerberg is a compilation album of recordings by Paul Westerberg.

Included are singles, two out-takes from Eventually, B-sides and soundtrack contributions.

Track listing

All songs by Paul Westerberg except otherwise noted.

1. "Dyslexic Heart" – 4:31
2. "Knockin' on Mine" – 3:45
3. "World Class Fad" – 3:31
4. "Runaway Wind" – 4:26
5. "Things" – 3:22
6. "Seein' Her" – 2:59
7. "Man Without Ties" – 3:28
8. "A Star Is Bored" – 3:55
9. "Stain Yer Blood" – 3:02
10. "Love Untold" – 4:18
11. "Once Around the Weekend" – 4:06
12. "Angels Walk" – 3:30
13. "It's a Wonderful Lie" – 2:49
14. "Lookin' Out Forever" – 3:43
15. "Nowhere Man" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:30
16. "High Time" – 3:02
17. "Let the Bad Times Roll" – 3:45
18. "What a Day (For a Night)" – 3:15
19. "All That I Had" – 4:27
20. "C'mon, C'mon, C'mon" – 2:43

Personnel

• Matthew Abels – project assistant
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Kim Biggs – art direction, design
• Michael Bland – percussion
• Kristin Callahan – photography
• Charmony Brothers – vocals (background)
• Keith Christopher – bass
• Reggie Collins – discographical annotation
• Luther Covington – guitar
• Sheryl Farber – editorial supervision
• Josh Freese – percussion, drums
• Lou Giordano – producer
• Dan Hersch – remastering
• Darren Hill – compilation producer
• Bill Inglot – remastering
• Suzie Katayama – accordion, cello
• Dennis Keeley – cover photo
• Josh Kelly – drums, vocals (background)
• Scott Litt – producer
• Brian MacLeod – drums
• Hayley Madden – Photography
• Kenny Nemes – project assistant
• Brendan O'Brien – acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, keyboards, producer
• Frank Okenfels – photography
• Randy Perry – project assistant
• John Pierce – bass
• Zeke Pine – bass
• Ron Pownall – photography
• Rick Price – bass, mandolin, vocals (background)
• Elrod Puce – maracas, triangle, vocals (background), handclapping
• Glenn Schwartz – project assistant
• Jim Steinfeldt – photography
• Benmont Tench – keyboards
• Miranda Penn Turin – photography
• Henry Twiddle – drums
• Michael Urbano – percussion, drums
• Becky Wagner – project assistant
• Matt Wallace – percussion, vocals (background), producer
• Don Was – bass, producer, acoustic bass
• Tanya Welsch – project assistant
• Paul Westerberg – acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, piano, drums, keyboards, vocals, vocals (background), melodica, producer, slide guitar, compilation producer, instrumentation
• Mason Williams – compilation producer