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Additional catalog #6983681000-2 is located under Razor & Tie imprint.

Additional catalog #6983681000-2 is located under Razor & Tie imprint.

Annotation last modified on 2009-11-28 20:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ordinary World
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and John Jones (producer)
arranger:
Duran Duran (English rock band)
recording of:
Ordinary World
lyricist:
Warren Cuccurullo, John Nigel Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran), Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran) and Nick Rhodes
composer:
Warren Cuccurullo, Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services America Inc., American Skintrade Music Inc (from 1993 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1993 to present) and Private Parts Musicall (from 1993 to present)
Duran Duran4.655:40
2The Sign
producer:
Jonas Berggren, Douglas Carr (Swedish songwriter) and Denniz PoP
additional vocals:
Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
background vocals:
Douglas Carr (Swedish songwriter)
vocals:
Jenny Berggren, Jonas Berggren and Malin Berggren
performer:
Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mega Records (Danish euro house) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 72), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 132) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 223)
recording of:
The Sign
lyricist and composer:
Jonas Berggren
writer:
Buddha
publisher:
Megasong Publishing A/S
Ace of Base3.93:11
3Constant Craving
producer:
k.d. lang, Ben Mink and Greg Penny
accordion and piano:
Teddy Borowiecki
electric bass guitar:
David Piltch
guitar family and violin:
Ben Mink
membranophone:
Randall Stoll (drummer)
percussion:
Graham Boyle (drummer)
vibraphone:
Gary Burton (jazz vibraphonist and composer)
additional vocals:
Sue Leonard
vocals:
k.d. lang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Vancouver Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Constant Craving (music video) by k.d. lang
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 14)
recording of:
Constant Craving
lyricist and composer:
k.d. lang and Ben Mink
publisher:
Bumstead Publishing and Zavion Music
k.d. lang3.84:37
4Reason to Believe
cover recording of:
Reason to Believe
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Faithful Virtue Music Co. Inc., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Rod Stewart43:47
5Back for Good
programming:
Gary Barlow and Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer)
assistant engineer:
Steve McNichol
producer:
Gary Barlow and Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
lead vocals:
Gary Barlow
vocals:
Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and Robbie Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987-1996) (in 1995)
recording of:
Back for Good
lyricist and composer:
Gary Barlow
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Take That34:02
6How Do You Talk to an Angel
recording of:
How Do You Talk to an Angel?
writer:
Barry Coffing, Stephanie Tyrell and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
The Heights3:47
7Where Do You Go
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (from 1996 to present) and MCI (from 1996 to present)
cover recording of:
Where Do You Go
lyricist:
Peter Bischof‐Fallenstein and Franz Reuther
composer:
Franz Reuther
No Mercy14:33
8I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
recording engineer:
David Frazer (engineer)
percussion programming:
Preston Glass
synthesizer programming:
Walter Afanasieff
additional assistant engineer:
Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli (engineer), Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts (engineer)
additional engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Maureen Droney
producer:
George Michael and Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
David Frazer (engineer) and Serban Ghenea
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
percussion and tambourine:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (in 1986)
synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
additional vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven (in 1986), Jim Gilstrap (in 1986), Jennifer Hall (English actress, singer-songwriter) (in 1986), Myrna Matthews (in 1986) and Claytoven Richardson (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986) and George Michael (in 1986)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1986), Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) (in 1986)
writer:
Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher (affiliated with PRS)), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK), Little Shop of Morgansongs, Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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)
Aretha Franklin & George Michael44:02
9Touch of Grey
programming:
Bob Bralove
additional engineer:
Joe Gastwirt, Dan Healy, Justin Kreutzmann, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts (engineer) and Jeff Sterling (recording engineer)
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau and John Cutler (California producer/engineer)
producer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) and Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987) and Grateful Dead Productions (in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13) and Marin County Civic Center: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Touch of Grey (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Grateful Dead45:49
10Every Heartbeat
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
programming:
Charlie Peacock
producer:
Brown Bannister
bass:
Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
drums (drum set):
Chris McHugh
electric guitar:
Jerry McPherson
horn [horns]:
Charlie Peacock
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), Blair Masters and Charlie Peacock
saxophone:
Mark Douthit
trombone:
Barry Green (trombonist)
trumpet:
Mike Haynes (trumpet/flugelhorn)
arranger:
Brown Bannister
recording of:
Every Heartbeat (in 1990)
lyricist:
Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick (American songwriter, musician and producer) and Charlie Peacock
composer:
Charlie Peacock
Amy Grant53:33
11Love Is
associate producer:
Robert von Arx
producer:
Gerry Brown (engineer & producer), Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
performer:
Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Giant Records (imprint for “Giant Records”, Warner Bros. subsidiary) (in 1992)
recording of:
Love Is
writer:
Michael Caruso, John Keller (songwriter) and Steven Krikorian
publisher:
Checkerman Music, N.Y.M., PressmanCherryBlossom, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight54:46
12Into the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1980)
recording of:
Into the Night
miscellaneous support:
Kinny Landrum, Bobby Messano and Barry Mraz
writer:
Benny Mardones and Robert Tepper
publisher:
Papa Jack Publishing and Spirit Two Music Crescendo
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Mardones4:34
13All Around the World
producer and mixer:
Ian Devaney and Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield)
vocals:
Lisa Stansfield
arranger:
Ian Devaney and Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield)
recording of:
All Around the World
writer:
Ian Devaney, Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) and Lisa Stansfield
publisher:
Block & Gilbert and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Lisa Stansfield3.754:29
14More Than Words
recording of:
More Than Words
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
publisher:
Funky Metal Publishing
Extreme54:12
15I Wonder Why
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1991)
music videos:
I Wonder Why by Curtis Stigers
recording of:
I Wonder Why
writer:
Glen Ballard and Curtis Stigers
publisher:
Aerostation Corporation, Arlovol Music, C. Montrose’s Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Sony Tunes, Inc.
Curtis Stigers4:28
16Like a Woman
recording engineer and engineer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
producer:
Tony Rich
mixer:
Jon Gass
guitar:
Reggie Griffin
vocals:
Tony Rich
recording of:
Like a Woman
composer:
Tony Rich
The Tony Rich Project4:07
17Angel Eyes
recording of:
Angel Eyes
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter) and Fred Koller
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Lucrative Music (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
The Jeff Healey Band54:42
18Lily Was Here
recording engineer:
Steve McLaughlin (British producer, engineer, musician and film producer)
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
mixer:
Gary Bradshaw
guest saxophone:
Candy Dulfer
guitar:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Eligible Music Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
Lily Was Here
composer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Eligible Music Ltd.
Dave Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer3.754:21
▼ CD 2
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1I Know
drums (drum set) programming:
David Harris (Dionne Farris) and John "Jay" Mitchell (John "Jay" Mitchell, drum programming)
bass:
Milton Davis and Randy D. Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Parish Wintersmith
guitar and background vocals:
David Harris (Dionne Farris)
keyboard:
Tim Heintz and David Kahne
vocals:
Dionne Farris
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (from 1994 to present)
recording of:
I Know
lyricist:
Milton Davis
composer:
Milton Davis and William DuVall (Comes With the Fall / Alice in Chains)
Dionne Farris4.53:48
2In the House of Stone and Light
Martin Page4:10
3Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
additional recording engineer:
David Vartanian
recording engineer:
Tommy Lipnick
engineer:
Dan Harjung
producer:
Crash Test Dummies and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
editor:
Patrick Murphy (engineer)
accordion, keyboard [keyboards], piano and background vocals [back-up vocals]:
Ellen Reid
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars] and lead vocals:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music Canada Inc. (in 1993)
recorded at:
DV Productions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Mindscape in Chicago, Illinois, United States and Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
mixed at:
Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
produced at:
God Of Thunder Studios
music videos:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies
recording of:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
lyricist and composer:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (AU subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Door Number Two Music (in 1993), Dummies Productions Inc. (in 1993) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1993)
Crash Test Dummies3.953:57
4I'll Stand by You
engineer:
Steve Williams (UK recording engineer, aka Syco)
producer:
Ian Stanley
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Copley and J.F.T. Hood
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Adam Seymour
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994, in 2000) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
recording of:
I’ll Stand by You
writer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
B. Steinbereg Music, Clive Banks Songs, D. Barry Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hynde House of Hits Music and Kobalt Publishing Ltd.
The Pretenders3.54:00
5Run Away
producer:
Olaf Jeglitza, Quickmix and Jürgen Wind
recording of:
Run Away
writer:
Olaf Jeglitza, Quickmix and Jürgen Wind
Real McCoy44:05
6Now & Forever
engineer and mixer:
Bill Drescher (Producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Richard Marx
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], mandolin and solo guitar [guitars]:
Bruce Gaitsch (american guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger)
bass:
Nathan East
strings:
Israel Baker (violinist), Farhad Behroozi, Charlie Bisharat (US violinist), Henry Corbett, Gail Cruz, Pavel Farkas, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Jerry Goodman and Sid Page
lead vocals:
Richard Marx
strings arranger:
Dick Marx
recording of:
Now and Forever
lyricist and composer:
Richard Marx
Richard Marx33:34
7I Believe
engineer:
Kevin W. Smith (American engineer, mixer and producer from Los Angeles) (task: remix)
additional producer:
David Kershenbaum
producer:
Emosia
remixer:
David Kershenbaum
strings arranger:
C. P. Roth
recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Jeff Pence, Matthew Senatore and Eliot Sloan
Blessid Union of Souls4.354:29
8Hold On
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Kevin Savigar, Stephanie Tyrell, Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist) and Jamie Walters
Jamie Walters54:25
9I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me
recording of:
I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Realsongs
Exposé3:50
10She Drives Me Crazy
engineer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1989)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 77)
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Fine Young Cannibals43:36
11Sirius / Eye in the Sky
recording of:
Eye in the Sky
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
recording of:
Sirius
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
The Alan Parsons Project56:31
12I'll Always Love You
producer:
Ric Wake
recording of:
I'll Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy George (songwriter)
publisher:
Auspitz Music and Lucky Break Music
Taylor Dayne4:19
13So Close
engineer:
Ross Hogarth
producer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
mixer:
Paul Lani
guest bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
guest guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Waddy Wachtel
guest keyboard:
Benmont Tench
guest membranophone and percussion:
Kenny Aronoff
recording of:
So Close
lyricist:
George Green (American lyricist) and Daryl Hall
additional composer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
composer:
Daryl Hall
Hall & Oates34:41
14So Help Me Girl
synclavier programming:
Simon Franglen (English score composer)
engineer:
Felipe Elgueta
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
assistant mixer:
Marnie Riley
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
guitar [guitars]:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
background vocals:
Joey Diggs and Will Wheaton
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1997)
arranged for and produced for:
Chartmaker Inc.
recorded at:
Chartmaker Studios in Malibu, California, United States
mixed at:
Barking Doctor in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
cover recording of:
So Help Me Girl
writer:
Howard Perdew and Andy Spooner
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Limited
Gary Barlow4:30
15Everybody Plays the Fool
background vocals:
Arnold McCuller and Aaron Neville
whistling:
Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
Everybody Plays the Fool
writer:
J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark (US songwriter) and Ken Williams (songwriter)
publisher:
Trio Music Company, Alley Music Corp. (in 1991) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1991)
Aaron Neville4:27
16Let the River Run
engineer:
Tim Leitner
producer:
Rob Mounsey and Carly Simon
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mickey Curry
guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (American guitarist and singer/songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Rob Mounsey
background vocals [background singers]:
Vivian Cherry, Frank Floyd (US soul disco funk singer), Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Kasey Cisyk, Frank Simms, Vaneese Thomas and Kurt Yaghjian
lead vocals:
Carly Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hit Factory, NYC (The Hit Factory) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Let the River Run
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music and TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP)
part of:
The 61st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 61)
Carly Simon3:43
17Four Leaf Clover
recording of:
Four Leaf Clover
lyricist and composer:
Abra Moore
Abra Moore53:33

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ASIN:US: B001N84946 [info]