Despite critical raves at the time and the undeniable high quality of the songs, the Dwight Twilley Band never quite achieved the success they so sorely deserved. XXI collects the finer moments of the band's brief recording career, which only ran from 1976 to 1978, as well as highlights from Twilley's solo work, spanning from 1979 to late 1995. This 21-track compilation offers a good sampling of album favorites, the hits ("I'm On Fire" and "Girls" -- both peaked at number 16), some lost should-of-been hits ("Shark" and "Somebody to Love"), a never-before-released song from an aborted 1994 album and a newly recorded track, "That Thing You Do." For fans, the rarities and song-by-song commentary by Twilley make XXI an essential addition. For those unfamiliar with Twilley and company's perfect pop, there is no better place to start. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide
Peter Smith (Drums), Bill Pitcock (Producer), Phil Seymour (Percussion), Susan Cowsill (Vocal Harmony), Susan Cowsill (Harmony), Alicia Bergman (Cover Photo), Cheryl Pawelski (Executive Producer), Jimmie Haskell (Conductor), Dwight Twilley (Guitar), Marlene Bergman (Design), Dwight Twilley (Vocals (Background)), Bob Schaper (Producer), Richard Podolor (Producer), Jimmy May (Guitar), Mark Smith (Engineer), Tom Petty (Guitar), Lynda Burdick (Photography), Dwight Twilley (Guitar (Acoustic)), Roger Lynn (Bass), Leon Russell (Bass), Marc Duram (Bass), Michael Baird (Drums), David Provost (Bass), Zox (Photography), Roger Lynn (Keyboards), Dwight Twilley (Keyboards), Mike Baird (Drums), Roger Lynn (Guitar), Chuck Plotkin (Producer), Bill Cooper (Engineer), Bill Padgett (Drums), Billy Burnette (Vocals (Background)), Joe Klein (Engineer), Dwight Twilley (Guitar (Electric)), Max Twilley (Engineer), John Leslie Hug (Producer), Susan Cowsill (Vocals (Background)), Bob Gianetti (Bass), Phil Seymour (Producer), Kenny Lee Lewis (Bass), Dwight Twilley (Sequencing), Val Garay (Producer), Bob Gianetti (Vocals (Background)), David White (Keyboards), Roger Harris (Engineer), Tom Cartwright (Executive Producer), Dwight Twilley (Producer), Dwight Twilley (Harmony), Bob Gianetti (Harmony), Phil Seymour (Vocal Harmony), Pete Welding (Liner Editor), Dwight Twilley (Piano), Dwight Twilley (Vocals), Jim Lewis (Bass), Bill Pitcock (Guitar), Bill Pitcock (Bass), Clay Rose (Engineer), Waddy Wachtel (Guitar), Bill Inglot (Producer), Jim Lewis (Drums), Jan Allison (Editing), Max Twilley (Producer), Jerry Naifeh (Drums), Mark Smith (Producer), David White (Bass), Jimmy Iovine (Mixing), Bill Padgett (Percussion), Johnny "Tub" Johnson (Guitar), Bob Gianetti (Vocal Harmony), Phil Seymour (Bass), Rocky Burnette (Vocals (Background)), Tom Petty (Vocal Harmony), Gary Heery (Photography), Dwight Twilley Band (Performer), Bob Schaper (Engineer), Phil Seymour (Guitar), Johnny "Tub" Johnson (Bass), Leon Russell (Piano), Phil Seymour (Harmony), John Leslie Hug (Guitar), Noah Shark (Producer), Roger Lynn (Engineer), Steve Forman (Percussion), Zox (Layout Concept), Jack Nitzsche (Vocals (Background)), Bill Pitcock (Guitar (Acoustic)), John Cowsill (Drums), Geoff Workman (Mixing), David White (Engineer), Steve Goldstein (Keyboards), Kenny Lewis (Bass), Phil Seymour (Drums), Dan Hersch (Mastering), Jerry Naifeh (Percussion), Jerry Scheff (Bass), John Leslie Hug (Guitar (Acoustic)), Phil Seymour (Vocals (Background)), Jack Nitzsche (Producer), Leon Russell (Percussion), Dwight Twilley (Vocal Harmony), Noah Shark (Engineer), Jan Allison (Vocals (Background)), Danny Johnson (Guitar), Guy Babylon (Keyboards), Richard Bosworth (Engineer), Craig Krampf (Drums), Alan Pasqua (Keyboards), Ron Wolfson (Photography), Val Garay (Engineer), Jim Barth (Engineer)
