Now That’s What I Call Music! 50

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Can’t Get You Out of My Head
drum machine programming:
Rob Davis (songwriter/producer was in Mud)
engineer and mixer:
Tim Orford
producer:
Rob Davis (songwriter/producer was in Mud) and Cathy Dennis
electric guitar and keyboard:
Rob Davis (songwriter/producer was in Mud)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Kylie Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
produced for:
19 Productions
music videos:
Can’t Get You Out of My Head (music video) by Kylie Minogue
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 45) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 207)
recording of:
Can’t Get You Out of My Head
lyricist:
Cathy Dennis
composer:
Rob Davis (songwriter/producer was in Mud)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Toxic Songs Ltd., Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Limited (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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)
Kylie Minogue3.853:51
2Uptown Girl
mastering:
Dick Beetham
assistant engineer:
Daniel Pursey (engineer)
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Daniel Pursey (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
bass:
Steve Pearce (UK bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
guitar family:
Friðrik Karlsson
instruments:
Frizzy Karlsson
piano:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
trumpet:
Guy Barker
additional background vocals:
Andy Caine
performer:
Brian, Kian, Mark (Mark Feehily), Nicky and Shane
arranger:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2001)
music video for:
Uptown Girl by Westlife
cover recording of:
Uptown Girl (in 2001)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 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)
Westlife2.353:05
3Hey Baby!
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pro Sound GmbH (from 2000 until 2001) and EMI Austria GmbH (in 2001)
music videos:
Hey Baby (taxi version) by DJ Ötzi (Austrian entertainer and schlager singer)
cover recording of:
Hey! Baby
writer:
Bruce Channel and Margaret Cobb
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Gerig Musikverlag (Musikverlage Hans Gerig KG), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.), CBS Unart Catalog, Inc. (in 1961) and Le Bill Music (in 1961)
DJ Ötzi23:36
4Mambo No. 5
music videos:
Mambo No. 5 by Bob the Builder (BBC Children’s TV character voiced by Neil Morrissey)
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (“Bob the Builder” lyric version)
writer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
version of:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
Bob the Builder23:12
5Chain Reaction
producer:
Graham Stack and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
mixer:
Graham Stack, Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member) and Walter Turbitt
percussion [Brazilian percussion]:
Luis Jardim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 2001) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2001)
music videos:
Chain Reaction by Steps (British Euro-Pop group)
cover recording of:
Chain Reaction
composer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Gibb Brothers Music
Steps2.93:57
6Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance
writer:
Richard Breen, Jason Paul Brown (Five), Sean Conlon, Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer), Martin Harrington, Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician) and Richard “Biff” Stannard
publisher:
Biffco Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Five33:36
7Take Me Home
cover recording of:
Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)
writer:
Michelle Aller, Sophie Ellis‐Bextor and Bob Esty (disco songwriter - producer from Massachusetts)
publisher:
Right Song Inc. and Rondor Music
is based on:
Take Me Home
Sophie Ellis‐Bextor23:13
8Perfect Gentleman
edit of:
Perfect Gentleman by Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
recording of:
Perfect Gentleman
writer:
Jerry Duplessis, Hope Harris (Hope Harris, vocalist, wyclef jean related), Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Harry Tait
quotes lyrics from:
No Sex
Wyclef Jean23:17
9What Would You Do?
recording of:
What Would You Do?
writer:
Robert Pardlo and Ryan Toby
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hot-Ish Music, Inc. and Pladis Music
is based on:
The Next Episode
City High3.652:55
10If You Come Back
additional producer:
Pete Craigie
producer:
Ray Ruffin
music videos:
If You Come Back by Blue (UK boy band)
recording of:
If You Come Back
writer:
Nicole Formescu, Ian Oliver Hope and Ray Ruffin
Blue2.253:23
11Turn Off the Light
programming and producer:
Nelly Furtado and Track & Field
mixer:
Brad Haehnel
guitar:
Field (Canadian producer, songwriter & musician) and James McCollum (Canadian guitarist/songwriter)
turntable:
Field (Canadian producer, songwriter & musician)
additional background vocals:
Track
background vocals and lead vocals:
Nelly Furtado
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Turn Off the Light
lyricist and composer:
Nelly Furtado
publisher:
Nelstar Publishing
Nelly Furtado4.254:38
12Heaven Is a Halfpipe
recording of:
Heaven Is a Halfpipe
writer:
Roy C. Hammond (US southern soul singer & songwriter), johne. Necro, Matthew and Geoff Turney
publisher:
MNO Music, OPM Den Music, Shakey Lo Music and Street Tuff Tunes
OPM2.54:01
13Bohemian Like You
producer:
David Sardy (American score composer) and Courtney Taylor-Taylor
mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
bass and keyboard:
Zia McCabe
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Brent DeBoer
guest organ:
Erik Gavriluk
guitar:
Peter Holmström and Courtney Taylor-Taylor
slide guitar:
Troy Stewart
vocals:
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
music videos:
Bohemian Like You by The Dandy Warhols
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 449)
recording of:
Bohemian Like You
lyricist and composer:
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher (affiliated with PRS)) and Dandy Warhols Music (BMI)
The Dandy Warhols4.23:32
14Smooth Criminal
assistant engineer:
Justin Harvey
engineer and editor:
James Murray (US engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Baumgardner
assistant mixer:
Dan Certa
additional editor:
John Ewing (engineer) and Brian Virtue
drums (drum set):
Mike Cosgrove
electric bass guitar [bassadilla], guitar and background vocals:
Tye Zamora
electric guitar:
Terence Corso
lead vocals:
Dryden Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
SKG Music LLC (for copyrights use only, company associated with Dreamworks Records) (in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
NRG Recording Services in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 6) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 355)
cover recording of:
Smooth Criminal
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music
Alien Ant Farm4.33:27
15Fat Lip
music videos:
Fat Lip (music video) by Sum 41
recording of:
Fat Lip
writer:
Dave Baksh, Steve Jocz and Deryck Whibley
publisher:
EMI April Music Canada, EMI April Music Inc. and Rectum Renovator Music
Sum 4143:01
16A Little Respect
music videos:
A Little Respect by Wheatus
cover recording of:
A Little Respect
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
Wheatus33:27
17Sing
assistant engineer:
Darrell Thorp (record producer, mixer and engineer)
engineer:
Steve Orchard (producer and engineer) (strings)
producer and mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
strings:
Millennia Strings
strings arranger:
Joby Talbot (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Independiente Ltd (company behind Independiente for copyright and other purposes) (in 2001) and Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) (in 2021)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
Air Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings)
music videos:
Sing by Travis (Scottish alternative rock band)
recording of:
Sing
lyricist and composer:
Fran Healy
Travis3.853:46
18Ain’t It Funny
recording engineer:
Fabian Marasciullo, Glen Marchese and Robert Williams (engineer)
programming:
Jose Sanchez and Dan Shea
assistant engineer:
David Swope
additional producer:
Peter Wade Keusch
producer:
Cory Rooney and Dan Shea
mixer:
Jim Annunziato, Dan Hetzel, Richie Jones, Peter Wade Keusch and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
guitar:
René Toledo
trumpet:
Ángel Fernández (Trumpet player)
background vocals:
Cory Rooney and Shalene Thomas
lead vocals:
Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2001)
recording of:
Ain’t It Funny
writer:
Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo) and Cory Rooney
publisher:
Cori Tiffani Publishing, Nuyorican Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Jennifer Lopez3.354:02
19Take My Breath Away
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
producer and mixer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
arranger:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
music videos:
Take My Breath Away by Emma Bunton
recording of:
Take My Breath Away (Emma Bunton song)
writer:
Emma Bunton, Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Emma Bunton2.353:38
20Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)
music videos:
Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) by Gabrielle (British singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) (in 2001)
writer:
Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer-songwriter) and Jonathan Shorten
Gabrielle2.153:24
21(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One
recording of:
(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Dick Dallas, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Larry Mullen, Jr. and Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist)
medley of:
One
medley of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Lighthouse Family2.53:48
22What If
vocals:
Kate Winslet
music videos:
What If by Kate Winslet
recording of:
What If
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
publisher:
Rokstone Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Kate Winslet2.54:04
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Credits

Release

mastering:Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
compiler:Ashley Abram
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/759144 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00005S2RJ [info]