Hit Singles II

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Contact
recording of:
Contact (Platinum Blonde song)
writer:
David Bendeth, Mark Holmes (lead singer of Platinum Blonde) and Kenny MacLean
Platinum Blonde4:01
2If You Let Me Stay
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
additional engineer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
bass:
Sean Oliver
drums (drum set):
Bruce Smith (UK drummer & producer for Pop Group, Slits, P.I.L., etc.)
guitar:
Pete Glenister
keyboard:
Nick Plytas
percussion:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
background vocals:
Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing) and Tony Jackson (British funk / soul musician, singer / songwriter, producer and arranger)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
recording of:
If You Let Me Stay
lyricist and composer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.53:17
3System Of Survival
recording of:
System of Survival
lyricist and composer:
Skylark (Doobie Brothers support artist)
Earth, Wind & Fire4:11
4Hazy Shade Of Winter
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1987)
music videos:
Hazy Shade of Winter by The Bangles
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 3)
cover recording of:
A Hazy Shade of Winter
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
The Bangles4.62:49
5Julian
Alta Moda3:33
6Sugar Free
Wa Wa Nee4:06
7Notorious
recording of:
Notorious
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Todd Cerney, Paul Dean (Canadian guitarist), Mike Reno and Richie Sambora
Loverboy4:42
8Carrie
recording engineer and mixer:
Wally Buck and Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
John Levén
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ian Haugland
guitar:
John Norum
keyboard:
Mic Michaeli
background vocals:
Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Norum
lead vocals:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
produced for:
Elson Music Vision, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Carrie (Europe song)
writer:
Mic Michaeli and Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
Europe44:34
9Lost In Emotion
recording of:
Lost in Emotion
writer:
Curtis Bedeau, Gerard Charles, Hugh Clarke (bass guitar player, member of Full Force), Brian George (US funk/hip-hop musician aka B-Fine), Lucien George and Paul George (American)
publisher:
Forceful Music
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam4:40
10Betcha Say That
recording of:
Betcha Say That
writer:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player), Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist) and Rafael Vigil
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine3:43
11La Bamba
recording engineer:
Larry Levine and Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Bob Keane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Del-Fi Records Inc. (in 1958)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 19), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 346)
recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens) (on 1958-11-17)
miscellaneous support:
Ritchie Valens (task: adapted by)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and EMI Longitude Music
version of:
La bamba
Ritchie Valens4.652:06
12Back In The U.S.S.R.
recording engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) (in 1987)
associate engineer:
Tim Leitner
producer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Brian Ruggles
mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer), Bradshaw Leigh and Brian Ruggles
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music video for:
Back in the U.S.S.R. by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
live cover recording of:
Back in the U.S.S.R. (in 1987)
written in:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (in 1968)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Billy Joel32:43
13Waiting For A Miracle
recording of:
Waiting for a Miracle
writer:
Bruce Cockburn (Canadian singer‐songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Rotten Kiddies Music, LLC
Bruce Cockburn4:50
14Seeing You Again
Dan Fogelberg4:33
15That's What Love Is All About
producer:
Keith Diamond
lead vocals:
Michael Bolton
recording of:
That’s What Love Is All About
writer:
Michael Bolton and Eric Kaz
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Is Hot Music Ltd. and Kaz Music Company
Michael Bolton4:00
16Can't We Try
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1987)
recording of:
Can't We Try
lyricist and composer:
Beverly Chapin-Hill and Dan Hill (Canadian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
A Question of Material Music, EMI April Music Inc., If Dreams Had Wings Music Ltd. and Scoop Music Ltd.
Dan Hill24:02
17Great Dirty World
producer:
David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Canada Ltd. (not for release label use! aka “CBS Disques”) (in 1987)
recording of:
Great Dirty World
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Gowan
Gowan4:50