Absolute Hits of the 90's

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of …)
co-producer:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
producer:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
instruments:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
vocals:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
contains samples by:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1999) and Lautstark (in 1999)
produced for:
Syndicate
samples:
Mambo No. 5 by Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 50)
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)
lyricist:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Peer Musikverlag
is based on:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
Lou Bega3.653:41
2Go West
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Pete Gleadall and Bob Kraushaar
additional producer:
Brothers in Rhythm
producer:
Brothers in Rhythm
mixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
remixer:
Brothers in Rhythm and Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1993)
cover recording of:
Go West
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis (Victor Edward Willis)
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Leosong Copyright Service Ltd., Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.
version of:
À l'ouest
Pet Shop Boys4.25:02
3Believe
producer:
Brian Rawling and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
mixer:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1998)
produced for:
Metro (production company) and Rive Droite Music Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Dreamhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2000 winner), RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 9), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 159) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 337)
recording of:
Believe
lyricist:
Brian Higgins (British producer and song writer) and Matt Gray (UK techno DJ/producer, former video game composer)
composer:
Brian Higgins (British producer and song writer) (in 1998), Matt Gray (UK techno DJ/producer, former video game composer) (in 1998), Stuart McLennan (in 1998), Paul Michael Barry (songwriter/musician) (in 1998), Tim Powell (Songwriter and producer, ex-Xenomania) (in 1998) and Steve Torch (in 1998)
publisher:
Rive Droite Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Cher3.754:00
4What Is Love
producer:
Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello
mixer:
Gary Jones (British recording engineer)
lead vocals:
Nester Alexander Haddaway
arranger:
Dee Dee Halligan and Alex Trime
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jive Records (may or may not be the company behind the Jive imprint; not for release label use!) (in 1992) and Coconut Records (Canadian) (in 1993)
recording of:
What Is Love
lyricist:
Junior Torello
composer:
Dee Dee Halligan
publisher:
A la Carte Music, Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964-2001) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Haddaway3.44:30
5Romeo
Blå Øjne3:58
6Back 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
7Mmmbop
programming and engineer:
Mac Quale (US composer)
additional producer:
Stephen Lironi
executive producer:
Steve Greenberg (Record producer)
producer:
The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set):
Zac Hanson
guitar:
Isaac Hanson
keyboard:
Taylor Hanson
vocals:
Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 61)
recording of:
MMMbop
writer:
Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zachary Hanson
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Heavy Harmony Music, Jam N Bread Music, Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Hanson3.54:30
8Scatman
producer:
Antonio Nunzio Catania (Italian producer, composer and musician) and Ingo Kays
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1994)
recording of:
Scatman (Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop)
lyricist and composer:
Antonio Nunzio Catania (Italian producer, composer and musician) and John Larkin
publisher:
BMG UFA (not for release label use! this is a music publisher), Edition Scales, EMI Music Publ. Germany (GmbH & Co. KG) and Iceberg Publ. DK
Scatman John3.53:34
9Vill Ha Dig
Drömhus3:46
10Achy Breaky Heart
producer:
Jim Cotton and Joe Scaife
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 2011)
music videos:
Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 464)
cover recording of:
Achy Breaky Heart
lyricist and composer:
Donald L. Tress
Billy Ray Cyrus2.653:25
11Coco Jamboo
recording of:
Coco Jamboo
lyricist:
Rainer Gaffrey and Delroy Rennalls
composer:
Rainer Gaffrey, Kai Matthiesen and Delroy Rennalls
publisher:
Hanseatic (publisher) and Jetzt kommz musikverlag
Mr. President3:40
12Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing
engineer:
Simon Cotsworth
producer:
Richard Bull (drums, percussion, engineer)
mixer:
Jeremy Allom
bass:
Randy Hope-Taylor
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Kevin Robinson (Trumpeter and music director)
guitar and keyboard:
Jean‐Paul Maunick (British musician Jean‐Paul Maunick)
keyboard:
Graham Harvey and Peter Hinds (keyboard player, producer and songwriter)
membranophone:
Andy Gangadeen (UK drummer)
membranophone and percussion:
Richard Bull (drums, percussion, engineer)
percussion:
Thomas Dyani
saxophone:
Patrick Clahar
trombone:
Fayyaz Virji
vocals:
Maysa (US jazz vocalist Maysa Leak)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!)
recorded at and mixed at:
Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Incognito5:21
13Informer
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O'Brien (single: "Informer")), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O'Brien (single: "Informer")), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow4:30
14No Tengo Dinero
recording engineer and producer:
Kenneth Bager (Danish DJ, musician and record producer), Jan Elhøj and Michael Pfundheller
engineer:
Mads Nilsson
executive producer:
Kenneth Bager (Danish DJ, musician and record producer)
trumpet:
Lars Vissing
vocals:
Los Umbrellos (Danish latin pop/dance act with English and Spanish lyrics)
arranger:
Kenneth Bager (Danish DJ, musician and record producer), Jan Elhøj and Michael Pfundheller
recording of:
No Tengo Dinero
writer:
Al Agami, Jay Balmorian (Swedish song writer), Richie Balmorian and Μάνος Χατζιδάκις (Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer)
Los Umbrellos23:37
15Saturday Night
recording engineer and mixer:
Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva
producer:
Larry Pignagnoli
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A La Mode (in 1994), Energy Prod. SRL (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994) and Labelle Music (publisher and production company) (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Labelle Studio
recording of:
Saturday Night
lyricist:
Larry Pignagnoli
composer:
Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva
publisher:
A La Mode, B. Mikulski Publ. and Labelle Music (publisher and production company)
Whigfield3.154:09
16What’s Up
recording engineer:
David Tickle and Mark Hensley
additional engineer:
Jessie Kanner (late 1980s–mid 1990s assistant engineer/mixer), Kent Mactke, Laurent Tardy and Paul Dieter (American sound engineer and producer.)
producer and mixer:
David Tickle
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
bass and background vocals:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Dawn Richardson (in 1992)
guitar:
Louis Metoyer (in 1992) and Roger Rocha (in 1992)
piano:
Laurent Tardy (in 1992)
lead vocals:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1992), The Bunker (in 1992) and The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
The Bunker
music videos:
What’s Up? by 4 Non Blondes
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 46) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 486)
recording of:
What’s Up? (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Stuck in the Throat
4 Non Blondes3.754:57
17Mmm 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 Dummies3.953:59
18Kalinka
Infernal3:46
19Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
miscellaneous support:
Bonnie Brewster (task: girl crowd), Andrea M. Majied (task: girl crowd) and Susan McCall (task: girl crowd)
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks, Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
executive producer:
Louis J Pearlman
producer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
writer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
publisher:
Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Backstreet Boys3.153:44
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part of:Absolute Hits of the (EVA Records (Denmark)) (number: 90) (order: 5)
Wikidata:Q18646865 [info]