The Essential Eddie Money
# The Essential Eddie Money

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The Essential Eddie Money is a 2003 compilation album of hits from American rock singer Eddie Money, released as part of Sony BMG's Essential series. The album includes 15 tracks from Eddie Money's eight studio albums and one greatest hits album.

## Personnel

* Eddie Money - Lead vocals, piano, keyboards, saxophone, synthesizer, backing vocals
* Angelo Arcuri - Backing vocals
* Becky West - Backing vocals
* Jenny Meltzer - Backing vocals
* Joe Pizzulo - Backing vocals
* Lynn Carter - Backing vocals
* Marc Tanner - Backing vocals
* Maureen McCormick - Backing vocals
* Ron Nevison - Backing vocals
* Sandy Sukhov - Backing vocals
* Tracy Harris - Backing vocals
* Bob Glaub, Don Cromwell, Don Schiff, John Pierce, Kenny Lee Lewis, Lonnie Turner, Ralph Carter, Randy Jackson, Robert "Pops" Popwell - Bass
* Arthur Barrow - Bass, keyboards
* Claude Gaudette - Drum programming, keyboards
* Carmine Appice, Charley Drayton, Gary Ferguson, Gene Pardue, Glenn Symmonds, Jack White, John Snyder - Drums
* Guitar – David Lewark, David Lindley, Greg Douglas*, John Corey, Marty Walsh, Steve Farris (2), Stevie Salas
* Guitar, Backing Vocals – Chuck Kirkpatrick, Tom Girvin*
* Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Richie Zito
* Guitar, Slide Guitar – John Nelson
* Horn – Tom Scott
* Keyboards – Brian Gary, Fred Webb*, Gary Chang, Jerry Deaton
* Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Jesse Harms
* Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Randy Nichols
* Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Curt Cuomo
* Keyboards, Synthesizer – Kim Bullard
* Piano – Nicky Hopkins
* Saxophone – Boney James, Danny Hall, Paul Hanson
* Vocals [2nd Vocal] – Jo Baker (tracks: 2)
* Vocals [Duet] – Ronnie Spector (tracks: 10)
* Vocals, Backing Vocals – Tommy Funderburk

Production

* Jeff Magid – Compilation producer
* Producer [Original recordings produced by] – Bruce Botnick, Chris Lord-Alge, Curt Cuomo, Eddie Money, Monty Byrom, Randy D. Jackson*, Richie Zito, Ron Nevison, Tom Dowd

## Release history

| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 2003 | Columbia Records, Legacy Records | CD, digital download | CK 89213 |
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| Australia | 2014 | Sony Music Entertainment | digital download | CK 890033048 |
