The Essential Iron Maiden

Tracklist

1. Disc 1
2. 1PaschendaleSteve Harris and Adrian Smith8:27
3. 2RainmakerDickinson, Harris, Murray3:48
4. 3The Wicker ManDickinson, Harris, Smith4:35
5. 4Brave New WorldDickinson, Harris, Murray6:18
6. 5FuturealBlaze Bayley and Steve Harris2:56
7. 6The ClansmanSteve Harris9:00
8. 7Sign of the CrossSteve Harris11:16
9. 8Man on the EdgeBlaze Bayley and Janick Gers4:12
10. 9Be Quick or Be DeadBruce Dickinson and Janick Gers3:24
11. 10Fear of the Dark (live)Steve Harris7:53
12. 11Holy SmokeBruce Dickinson and Steve Harris3:48
13. 12Bring Your Daughter… to the SlaughterBruce Dickinson4:44
14. 13The ClairvoyantSteve Harris4:26
15. Disc 2
16. 1The Evil That Men DoDickinson, Harris, Smith4:34
17. 2Wasted YearsAdrian Smith5:06
18. 3Heaven Can WaitSteve Harris7:21
19. 42 Minutes to MidnightBruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith6:01
20. 5Aces HighSteve Harris4:30
21. 6Flight of IcarusBruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith3:52
22. 7The TrooperSteve Harris4:13
23. 8The Number of the BeastSteve Harris4:52
24. 9Run to the HillsSteve Harris3:55
25. 10WrathchildSteve Harris2:56
26. 11KillersSteve Harris and Paul Di’Anno5:02
27. 12Phantom of the OperaSteve Harris7:07
28. 13Running Free (live)Paul Di’Anno and Steve Harris8:43
29. 14Iron Maiden (live)Steve Harris4:50

Produced by

Steve Harris, Kevin Shirley, Nigel Green, Steve Harris, Martin Birch, Wil Malone, Will Malone

Recorded at

Sarm East Studios, Studio Guillaume Tell, Barnyard Studios, Cidade do Rock, Musicland Studios, Compass Point Studios, Wisseloord Studios, Battery Studios, Kingsway Studios, Long Beach Arena, Westfalenhallen

Recorded

1980–2003

Mixed by

Kevin Shirley, Nigel Green, Steve Harris, Martin Birch, Chris Marshall, Nick Basich

Mixed at

Barnyard Studios, Electric Lady Studios, Battery Studios

Engineered by

Drew Griffiths, Kevin Shirley, Denis Caribaux, Nigel Green, Les Lambert, Martin Birch, Bernd Maier, Albert Boekholt, Bruce Buchalter, Nigel Hewitt, Martin Levan, Nick Basich, Ricky DeLena

Label

Sanctuary Records

Length

2:27:47

Line-up

• Janick Gers · electric guitar
• Steve Harris · electric bass guitar, keyboard, background vocals, synthesizer, bass synthesizer
• Nicko McBrain · drums (drum set), percussion
• Dave Murray · electric guitar, guitar synthesizer
• Adrian Smith · electric guitar, background vocals, synthesizer
• Bruce Dickinson · lead vocals
• Michael Kenney · keyboard · guest
• Blaze Bayley · lead vocals · guest
• The Xpression Choir · choir vocals · guest
• Clive Burr · drums (drum set) · guest
• Paul Di’Anno · lead vocals · guest
• Dennis Stratton · electric guitar, background vocals · guest