Pop Classics, Volume 1

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Human
co-producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
background vocals:
Susan Ann Sulley
background vocals and spoken vocals and spoken vocals:
Joanne Catherall
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey
mixed at:
Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Human
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
The Human League44:28
2Coming Home (Jeanny, part 2: Ein Jahr danach)
Falco5:31
3Abracadabra
music videos:
Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band (American rock band)
recording of:
Abracadabra
lyricist and composer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Sailor Music
Steve Miller Band4.43:39
4Weekend
producer:
Earth and Fire and Gerrit-Jan Leenders
recording of:
Weekend (Earth and Fire)
lyricist and composer:
Gerard Koerts
Earth and Fire4.53:32
5Driver’s Seat
acoustic guitar:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
bass guitar:
Chris Birkin
drums (drum set):
Luigi Salvoni
guitar:
Mick Dyche and Loz Netto
vocals:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
recording of:
Driver’s Seat (Sniff ’n’ the Tears song)
composer:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
Sniff ’n’ the Tears43:58
6Blinded by the Light
producer:
Manfred Mann (the person) and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creature Music Ltd.
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
cover recording of:
Blinded by the Light (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band53:48
7Lucky Man
Emerson, Lake & Palmer4:37
8Follow You, Follow Me
assistant producer:
Pierre Geoffroy Chateau
producer:
Genesis (English rock band) and David Hentschel
assistant mixer:
Steve Short (sound engineer & producer)
bass guitar and guitar:
Mike Rutherford (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
keyboard:
Tony Banks (Genesis) (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Relight Studio in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Follow You Follow Me (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
lyricist:
Mike Rutherford
composer:
Tony Banks (Genesis), Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Concord Copyrights (BMI), Concord Sounds, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Michael Rutherford Ltd., Philip Collins Ltd., Gelring Ltd. (Publishing company Associated with Genesis) (in 1978) and Hit and Run Music (in 1978)
Genesis4.053:57
9The More You Live, the More You Love
producer:
Steve Lovell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1984) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The More You Live, the More You Love
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
A Flock of Seagulls4:07
10Drive
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Mike Shipley
bass:
Benjamin Orr
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Drive by The Cars
recording of:
Drive
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Lido Music, Inc.
The Cars43:52
11Angel of Mine
Frank Duval & Orchestra4:14
12Virginia Plain
engineer:
Andy Hendriksen (in 1972-03)
producer:
Peter Sinfield
bass:
Rik Kenton (production music composer) (in 1972-03)
arranger:
Roxy Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.G. Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972), Virgin EG Records Ltd. (in 1972), Virgin EMI Records (division of Universal Music UK, 2013–2020) (in 1999) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Command Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-03)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 3) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 348)
recording of:
Virginia Plain (in 1972-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
arranger:
Roxy Music
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, E.G. Music Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher), TRO-Total Music, Inc. and Buggane Music, Ltd. (in 1972)
Roxy Music42:58
13Don’t Go
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
producer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
vocals:
Alison Moyet
recording of:
Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Mega Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo4.753:06
14It’s So Easy
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Dan Dugmore
bass guitar [bass]:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
clavinet:
Don Grolnick
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
background vocals:
Peter Asher, Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt), Linda Ronstadt and Waddy Wachtel
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977, in 2017) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cover recording of:
It’s So Easy (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 1958)
Linda Ronstadt4.352:28
15Born to Be Wild
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 129)
recording of:
Born to Be Wild
lyricist and composer:
Mars Bonfire
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Manitou Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Steppenwolf4.153:28
16Metal Guru
recording of:
Metal Guru
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Westminster Music
T. Rex2:26
17School’s Out
engineer:
Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Bob Ezrin
drums (drum set):
Neil Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
electric guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
guitar and background vocals:
Reggie Vincent
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972, in 1974) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 319)
recording of:
School’s Out
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper4.153:27