Greatest Ever! Soft Rock

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1I’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:
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
2Drive
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 Cars43:54
3Is This Love?
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
mixer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Neil Murray (British bass guitar player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Aynsley Dunbar
guest keyboard:
Don Airey and Bill Cuomo
guitar and background vocals:
John Sykes
keyboard:
Don Airey
lead vocals:
David Coverdale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Whitesnake Productions (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1987)
mixed at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Is This Love (Whitesnake song)
writer:
David Coverdale and John Sykes
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Whitesnake Music Overseas Ltd., 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 (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
Whitesnake4.154:44
4Wonderful Life
producer:
Dave Dix (Dave Dix)
music videos:
Wonderful Life by Black (UK indie pop musician Colin Vearncombe)
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist and composer:
Colin Vearncombe
Black4.44:48
5Always the Last to Know
Del Amitri4:20
6It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over
engineer:
David Domanich and Henry Hirsch
producer:
Lenny Kravitz
mixer:
Henry Hirsch
guest horn:
The Phenix Horns
Rhodes piano, bass guitar, drums (drum set), guitar and sitar and lead vocals:
Lenny Kravitz
horn and strings arranger:
Lenny Kravitz
recording of:
It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz4.23:57
7Cry for Help
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colauita (drummer)
guitar:
Hywell Maggs (Production music composer)
organ and synthesizer:
Dave West (UK session keyboards)
percussion [latin percussion]:
Jacob Andersen (Danish percussionist)
additional vocals:
The Andraé Crouch Choir
lead vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
recording of:
Cry for Help
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Rob Fisher (British keyboardist and half of the 80s synthpop duo Naked Eyes)
publisher:
Cruz Music (Rick Astley's label) and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Rick Astley54:51
8You Do Something to Me
recording of:
You Do Something to Me
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Solid Bond Productions Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
Paul Weller3:38
9Wouldn’t It Be Good
recording engineer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) (in 1983)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Nik Kershaw (in 1983)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey and Nik Kershaw
arranger:
Nik Kershaw
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1984)
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Good (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Nik Kershaw
publisher:
Arctic King, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Imagem Music UK, Imagem Songs Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Mamal, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Nik Kershaw4.54:29
10Hole Hearted
assistant engineer:
Craig Doubet
engineer:
Bob St. John
producer:
Nuno Bettencourt
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Pat Badger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Paul Geary
guitar, keyboard, percussion and piano and background vocals:
Nuno Bettencourt
background vocals and lead vocals:
Gary Cherone
recording of:
Hole Hearted
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
Extreme33:37
11Cry
producer:
Godley & Creme and Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Cry
writer:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
publisher:
St. Anne’s Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Godley & Creme43:55
12Leaving Me Now
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
recording of:
Leaving Me Now
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould and Mark King
publisher:
BMG Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Island Visual Arts, Level 42 Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Level 4213:33
13Lay Your Hands on Me
recording engineer:
Terry Becker (engineer) and James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional engineer:
Knut Bohn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Nile Rodgers and Alex Sadkin
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
guest background vocals:
East Harlem Hobo Choir
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
recording of:
Lay Your Hands on Me
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins34:23
14Driftwood
producer and mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Independiente Ltd (company behind Independiente for copyright and other purposes) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Rak Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998-11)
mixed at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999-01)
recording of:
Driftwood (in 1998-11)
lyricist and composer:
Fran Healy
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Travis43:35
15America
additional engineer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
engineer:
Sam Miller (alias of Hanno Leichtmann)
producer:
Razorlight
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
12 string guitar, mellotron, organ and Rhodes piano:
Björn Ågren (guitarist)
bass and piano:
Carl Dalemo
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Andy Burrows (songwriting drummer)
guitar:
Björn Ågren (guitarist), Johnny Borrell and Carl Dalemo
vocals:
Johnny Borrell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
additionally engineered at:
British Grove Studios (Owned and built by Mark Knopfler) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
America
writer:
Johnny Borrell and Andy Burrows (songwriting drummer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Razorlight3.34:08
16Hush
engineer:
Ian Taylor (Rock Producer/Engineer)
producer:
Stephen Harris (mixer/producer) and Crispian Mills
cover recording of:
Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South (until 1967)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Ufa (not for release label use! this is a music publisher) and Lowery-Chappell Music
Kula Shaker4.652:55
17I Miss You
recording engineer:
Ryan Hewitt
producer:
Jerry Finn
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
bass guitar:
Mark Hoppus
drums (drum set):
Travis Landon Barker (American producer and drummer of blink-182)
guitar:
Tom DeLonge
keyboard:
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (power pop/electronic musician, sometimes credited simply as Roger Manning)
vocals:
Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 235)
recording of:
I Miss You
writer:
Travis Barker (American producer and drummer of blink-182), Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus
publisher:
Beat Poet Music, EMI April Music Inc., Fun With Goats, Hi My Name Is Mark and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
blink‐1824.353:47
18The Power of Love
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Paul Rutherford (Member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
conductor:
Stuart Bruce
strings arranger and additional arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; also referred to as Zang Tumb Tuum or Zang Tuum Tumb) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Power of Love
writer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson, Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter) and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. and Rubet Music Publishing, Inc.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3.855:30
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