Big Softies (New Zealand)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Great Pretender
Freddie Mercury3:28
2Love Letters
Alison Moyet2:51
3There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recording of:
There’ll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry)
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond and Billy Ocean
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Billy Ocean34:52
4Back to Life
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
Soul II Soul3:46
5Heartbreaker
cover recording of:
Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin song)
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Dionne Warwick4:18
6Easy
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1977), Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1977) and Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 2009)
recording of:
Easy
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores3.754:09
7Being With You
Smokey Robinson4:08
8What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Tina Turner3:49
9Hard to Say I’m Sorry
Chicago3:42
10Miss You Like Crazy
Natalie Cole3:54
11Sexual Healing
recording of:
Sexual Healing
writer:
Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz (American author)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
Marvin Gaye4:04
12How Bout Us
Champaign4:36
13Would I Lie to You?
Charles & Eddie4:33
14Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.52:04
15He’s So Shy
recording of:
He’s So Shy
writer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., Snow Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Pointer Sisters3:39
16Sad Eyes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) (in 1979) and EMI Records (EMI Records Japan, a division of Universal Music Japan, 2014–present) (in 2002)
recording of:
Sad Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Robert John (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Six Continents Music Publishing Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Robert John4:13
17After the Love Has Gone
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music Inc., Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Noted for the Record
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Earth, Wind & Fire43:38
18Love Train
The O’Jays2:55
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Still Waiting
Diana Ross3:45
2If You Don’t Know Me by Now
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3:22
3Betcha by Golly Wow
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Avco Record Corp. (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Betcha by Golly, Wow (fka “Keep Growing Strong”)
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Linda Creed
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
The Stylistics3:47
4You Are My Lady
recording of:
You Are My Lady
writer:
Barry Eastmond
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Freddie Jackson54:43
5Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & the Pips4:36
6(Sittin on’) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding2:41
7When Will I See You Again
The Three Degrees3:00
8What’s Become of the Broken Hearted
Jimmy Ruffin2:53
9Hold Back the Night
The Trammps3:49
10Misty Blue
Dorothy Moore3:34
11You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Lou Rawls3:32
12Have You Seen Her?
The Chi‐Lites5:11
13Tell It Like It Is
Aaron Neville2:41
14Shining Star
The Manhattans4:40
15Rainy Night in Georgia
Brook Benton3:50
16Ms. Grace
The Tymes3:24
17Gonna Make You an Offer You Can’t Refuse
Jimmy Helms3:39
18Sweet Inspiration
The Yandall Sisters3:03