The Masterplan (album)

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The Masterplan is a compilation album by English rock band Oasis, comprising B-sides which never made it onto an album. It was first released in late 1998. The Masterplan reached #2 in the UK where it went platinum, and #51 in the United States. However, it did gain top spot in various charts around the world, going on to sell in excess of 2 million copies. Four songs from the album appear on compilation album Stop the Clocks.

Noel Gallagher revealed in the Autumn of 2005 that a follow-up to The Masterplan could be released in 2006. He told NME magazine that "The only thing we’ve got that might be in the pipeline next year will be another B-sides album, all the B-sides from Standing… to this lot."

Track listing

All tracks written by Noel Gallagher, unless stated otherwise.

No.	Album track	Length	From Single	Composer
1	"Acquiesce"	4:24	"Some Might Say"
2	"Underneath the Sky"	3:21	"Don't Look Back in Anger"
3	"Talk Tonight"	4:21	"Some Might Say"
4	"Going Nowhere"	4:39	"Stand by Me"
5	"Fade Away"	4:13	"Cigarettes & Alcohol"
6	"The Swamp Song"	4:19	"Wonderwall"
7	"I Am The Walrus" (Live)	6:25	"Cigarettes & Alcohol"	Lennon/McCartney
8	"Listen Up"	6:21	"Cigarettes & Alcohol"
9	"Rockin' Chair"	4:35	"Roll With It"/"Morning Glory"
10	"Half the World Away"	4:21	"Whatever"
11	"(It's Good) To Be Free"	4:18	"Whatever"
12	"Stay Young"	5:05	"D'You Know What I Mean?"
13	"Headshrinker"	4:38	"Some Might Say"
14	"The Masterplan"	5:22	"Wonderwall"

Miscellanea

• The album was originally meant to be only released in areas such as the United States, where it was only possible to find the tracks on European import singles which can be very expensive.
• The versions of "Listen Up" and "I Am the Walrus" are edits of their original releases on the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single. "Listen Up" has 8 bars edited out during the guitar solo (4:3–4:39). "I Am the Walrus", with a fade-out, finishes at 6:25, whereas the original runs fully to a natural conclusion at 8:14.
• "I Am the Walrus" was given its correct recording location and date on the sleevenotes. On its original release on the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single, the location listed was the Glasgow Cathouse, in June 1994. However, in promotional interviews for The Masterplan, Noel revealed that it was actually recorded at the soundcheck for a gig at a Sony Music seminar at Gleneagles, Scotland, in February 1994. He said the credit was changed because he thought "recorded at a Sony seminar" would "look shit".
• Chris Griffiths was given a co-writing credit for "Rockin' Chair". On its original release on the "Roll with It" single in 1995, Noel Gallagher was credited as the sole songwriter.
• "Acquiesce" was released as a radio single in the United States, and a promotional video was created for this purpose. It consisted of a live performance of the song from Manchester's G-MEX, recorded on December 14, 1997, and various bits of behind-the-scenes footage of the band on tour. For the video, both Liam's and Noel's vocal tracks were overdubbed over the originals recorded live in Manchester.
• All of the B-Sides from the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and "Some Might Say" singles appear on this album.

Charts

• Billboard (North America)

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1998	The Billboard 200	51
1998	Top Canadian Albums	11

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1998	"Acquiesce"	Modern Rock Tracks	24

External links

• Official Oasis website
• Oasis Australia