The Traveling Wilburys Collection

The Traveling Wilburys Collection
Box set by Traveling Wilburys
Released	11 June 2007
Recorded	1987–1990
Genre	Folk rock, rock
Length	1:26:46 (3 CDs)
Label	Wilbury Record Co. Rhino Entertainment
Producer	Otis Wilbury, Nelson Wilbury, Clayton Wilbury, Spike Wilbury
Traveling Wilburys chronology
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990) The Traveling Wilburys Collection (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A–[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Record Collector	[6]

The Traveling Wilburys Collection is a 2007 box set compilation album comprising both albums by the Traveling Wilburys, a DVD with their videos and a documentary about the group. The set was released 11 June 2007 by Rhino, in association with Wilbury Records.^[7] The album went straight to number 1 in several countries.

Disc listings

Disc one: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

All songs written by the Traveling Wilburys.

1. "Handle with Care" – 3:20
2. "Dirty World" – 3:30
3. "Rattled" – 3:00
4. "Last Night" – 3:48
5. "Not Alone Any More" – 3:24
6. "Congratulations" – 3:30
7. "Heading for the Light" – 3:37
8. "Margarita" – 3:15
9. "Tweeter and the Monkey Man" – 5:30
10. "End of the Line" – 3:30
11. "Maxine" – 2:49
    • Previously unreleased bonus track, with additional backing vocals by Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison and a guitar solo by Jeff Lynne added in 2007.
12. "Like a Ship" – 3:30
    • Previously unreleased bonus track, with additional backing vocals by Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison and a guitar solo by Dhani Harrison added in 2007.

Disc two: DVD

1. The True History of the Traveling Wilburys documentary (24 minutes)
2. "Handle With Care" (video)
3. "End of the Line" (video)
4. "She's My Baby" (video)
5. "Inside Out" (video)
6. "Wilbury Twist" (video)

Disc three: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3

All songs written by the Traveling Wilburys, except where noted.

1. "She's My Baby" – 3:14
2. "Inside Out" – 3:36
3. "If You Belonged To Me" – 3:13
4. "Devil's Been Busy" – 3:18
5. "7 Deadly Sins" – 3:18
6. "Poor House" – 3:17
7. "Where Were You Last Night?" – 3:03
8. "Cool Dry Place" – 3:37
9. "New Blue Moon" – 3:21
10. "You Took My Breath Away" – 3:18
11. "Wilbury Twist" – 2:56
12. "Nobody's Child" (Cy Coben, Mel Foree) – 3:28
    • Bonus track, previously released on Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal.
13. "Runaway" (Del Shannon, Max D. Crook) – 2:30
    • Bonus track, originally released as the B-side to "She's My Baby" in the UK. Remixed, with a new clavioline solo replacing the original guitar/harmonica tracks recorded in 1990.

Vinyl edition track listings

The Vinyl Edition features the originally released Vol. 1 and Vol. 3 Plus a Bonus 12" featuring:

1. "Handle With Care (Extended Version)"
2. "Like a Ship"
3. "Maxine"
4. "End of the Line (Extended Version)"
5. "Nobody's Child"
6. "Not Alone Anymore (Remix)"
7. "Runaway"

Formats

The set is available in four different configurations:^[8]

• The standard package features both albums with bonus tracks, a bonus DVD with a 24-minute documentary and the music videos produced by the band, and a 16-page collectible book.
• The deluxe edition set is linen-bound and features both albums with bonus tracks, the bonus DVD, and a 40-page collectible book with photos, original liner notes, and new liner notes. The deluxe edition is limited to 50,000 copies worldwide and includes a uniquely numbered certificate of authenticity.
• A vinyl edition features both albums on vinyl with an additional 12-inch disc featuring bonus tracks, a collectible album-sized book, additional postcards and posters, and an exclusive remix of "Not Alone Anymore".
• A digital bundle was also released and features downloadable editions of the albums with bonus tracks, video content and an interactive booklet.

Personnel

Traveling Wilburys

• Nelson & Spike Wilbury (all tracks) – lead guitar, mandolin, sitar, vocals
• Clayton & Otis Wilbury (all tracks) – guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals, lead guitar on "Maxine"
• Charlie & Muddy Wilbury (all tracks) – guitar, bass, vocals
• Lucky & Boo Wilbury (all tracks) – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Lefty Wilbury (most tracks) – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

• Buster Sidebury – drums, percussion
• Jim Horn – saxophones
• Ray Cooper – percussion
• Ian Wallace – tom toms on "Handle With Care"
• Gary Moore – lead guitar on "She's My Baby"
• Dhani Harrison – lead guitar on "Like A Ship", backing vocals on "Maxine" and "Like A Ship"

Release history

Charts

Though the original issues enjoyed success, this re-release reached even greater heights, quickly topping the UK Albums Chart, the Australian ARIA Charts, Ireland's Albums Chart, New Zealand's Albums Chart, Apple's iTunes, and Amazon's pre-order and sales list. In its first week, the set sold over 110,000 copies in the United Kingdom and 269.000 copies worldwide. In the United States, the set managed to peak at #9 in Billboard's Billboard 200 album chart, beating the record held by the Nirvana box set With the Lights Out for highest debut of a box set, although Nirvana's sold more copies (119,000). It also set the biggest first week UK sales for a box set. Over 1,827,000 copies have been sold worldwide to date, equating to over 5.8 million discs total.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart on June 30, 2007 at number 9, with sales of 77,787 copies. It remained on the chart for 13 weeks.

References

External links

• Official Traveling Wilburys website
• The Traveling Wilburys