An album of Duran Duran covering their "influences" was never something even the most dedicated fan wanted to hear, yet the band had the audacity to record Thank You, a collection of the group's favorite songs.
Featuring songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan and Sly Stone, Thank You works best when the band realizes the monumental silliness of its cover, as on "White Lines," which is performed with Grandmaster Flash himself, and the acoustic blues rendition of Public Enemy's "911 Is a Joke." Or it works when the band can reinvent material like Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" into a slick MOR ballad.
When Thank You doesn't work, it's because the band doesn't quite get what made the original version special ("Lay Lady Lay" and "Watching the Detectives").
Too many plain, mediocre songs (the Doors' "Crystal Ship") prevent the album from being either unintentionally funny or genuinely successful.
The record is solely a curiosity and not a very interesting one at that.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White LinesMelvin Glover, Sylvia Robinson | Duran Duran | Play | 05:32 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 2 | I Wanna Take You HigherSylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart | Duran Duran | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Perfect DayTessa Niles, Harry Nilsson | Duran Duran | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Watching the DetectivesElvis Costello | Duran Duran | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Lay Lady LayBob Dylan | Duran Duran | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | 911 Is a JokeWilliam Drayton, Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee | Duran Duran | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | SuccessDavid Bowie, Ricky Gardiner, Iggy Pop | Duran Duran | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Thank YouJimmy Page, Robert Plant | Duran Duran | Play | 06:35 | 15 MB | 42 MB |
| 9 | I Wanna Take You HigherSylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart | Duran Duran | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | Crystal Ship | Duran Duran | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Ball Of Confusion | Duran Duran | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | I Wanna Take You Higher Again | Duran Duran | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 53 mins | 123 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 354 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bowie | Composer |
| 2 | Terry Bozzio | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 3 | Elvis Costello | Composer |
| 4 | Warren Cuccurullo | Guitar |
| 5 | John Densmore | Composer |
| 6 | The Doors | Composer |
| 7 | William Drayton | Composer |
| 8 | Duran Duran | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 10 | Steve Ferrone | Drums |
| 11 | Flo & Eddie | Guest Artist |
| 12 | Ricky Gardiner | Composer |
| 13 | Melvin Glover | Composer |
| 14 | Grandmaster Flash | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Grandmaster Melle Mel | Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Robby Krieger | Composer |
| 18 | Abe Laboriel, Jr. | Drums |
| 19 | Ray Manzarek | Composer |
| 20 | Melle Mel | Guest Artist |
| 21 | Jim Morrison | Composer |
| 22 | Tessa Niles | Composer |
| 23 | Harry Nilsson | Composer |
| 24 | Lee Oskar | Guest Artist |
| 25 | Jimmy Page | Composer |
| 26 | Robert Plant | Composer |
| 27 | Iggy Pop | Composer |
| 28 | Anthony J. Resta | Drums |
| 29 | Sylvia Robinson | Composer |
| 30 | Eric Sadler | Composer |
| 31 | Keith Shocklee | Composer |
| 32 | Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart | Composer |
| 33 | Barrett Strong | Composer |
| 34 | Roger Taylor | Guest Artist |
| 35 | Tony Thompson | Drums |
| 36 | Norman Whitfield | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |