The Best of 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 band The Call, released in the United States on July 8, 1997, by Warner Resound. ^[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, bass guitar, organ, lead vocals, producer
• Tom Ferrier – Guitar, backing vocals
• Scott Musick – Percussion, drums
• Jim Goodwin – Horn, keyboard, backing vocals, producer
• Greg Freeman – Bass guitar

Compilation personnel

• Dan Russell – Compilation producer
• Barry Landis – Executive producer
• Danny Horrid – Mastering
• Pat Johnson – Photography
• Thom Jurek – Liner notes
• Elvis Wilson – Design
• Bill Winn – Mastering

Additional personnel

• Bono – Backing vocals (6)
• Eli Braden – Guitar (9)
• Bruce Cockburn – Guitar (8, 11)
• Peter Gabriel – Backing vocals (2)
• Garth Hudson – Keyboard (13)
• Joel Jaffe – Sound engineer
• Jim Keltner – Drums (8, 11)
• 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. "The Best of the Call". AllMusic . Retrieved April 10, 2025.