Simply the Best Superstars

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The track listing and track order for this release is supported by the back cover artwork.

Annotation last modified on 2017-05-13 08:02 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crazy Little Thing Called Love
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
co-producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Brian May (Queen guitarist), Queen (UK rock group) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
bass, bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
John Deacon (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
electric guitar and solo guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
performer:
Queen (UK rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1979, in 2014), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1979, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1979, in 2014)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-06 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (in 1979)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979) 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)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.62:43
2Frozen
additional programming:
Marius de Vries
producer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist), Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
keyboard:
Marius de Vries
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
strings arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
additional arranger:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist)
music videos:
Frozen (music video) by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Frozen
writer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Warner / Chappell Music Publishing
Madonna4.26:09
3Strong Enough
recording of:
Strong Enough
writer:
Paul Michael Barry (songwriter/musician) and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
publisher:
Rive Droite Music
Cher3:40
4Life Is a RollercoasterRonan Keating3:53
5Black Eyed Boy
recording of:
Black Eyed Boy
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Robert Hodgens, Richard Hynd, Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
23rd Precinct Music Ltd. and BMG 10 Music Ltd.
Texas3:15
6What Can I Do (unplugged)The Corrs4:35
7Change the World
additional engineer:
Kyle Bess, Bill Kinsley and Thomas Russo
engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
guest background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1996)
recording of:
Change the World
writer:
Gordon Kennedy (US country/bluegrass songwriter/musician), Wayne Kirkpatrick (American songwriter, musician and producer) and Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
publisher:
Magic Beans Music, Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing (ASCAP), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), Warner/Chappell and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
Eric Clapton3.353:54
8Baby Jane
engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
co-producer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family) and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
producer:
Tom Dowd and Rod Stewart
mixer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family), Tom Dowd and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
recording of:
Baby Jane
lyricist:
Rod Stewart
composer:
Jay Davis (guitarist)
Rod Stewart4:43
9The Best
engineer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
producer:
Dan Hartman and Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
music videos:
The Best by Tina Turner
cover recording of:
The Best
writer:
Holly Knight and Michael Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tina Turner3.94:08
10Don’t Stop
recording of:
Don’t Stop
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Fleetwood Mac Music (publisher) and Gentoo Music, Inc. (in 1977)
Fleetwood Mac3:10
11You Win Again
drums (drum set) programming:
Maurice Gibb and Rhett Lawrence
membranophone programming:
Rhett Lawrence
additional engineer:
Claude 'Swifty' Achille, Ed Garcia, Ellen Fitton, Michael O’Reilly (engineer) and Ken Steiger
assistant engineer:
Scott Glasel
engineer and mixer:
Brian Tench
co-producer:
Brian Tench
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar and lead vocals:
Barry Gibb (in 1987)
additional keyboard:
Maurice Gibb (in 1987)
bass synthesizer:
Robbie Kondor (in 1987)
keyboard:
Maurice Gibb (in 1987) and Robbie Kondor (in 1987)
background vocals:
Maurice Gibb (in 1987) and Robin Gibb (in 1987)
arranger:
Bee Gees
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barry Gibb (in 1987), Maurice Gibb (in 1987) and Robin Gibb (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1987), Warner Music International Inc. (not for release label use! Warner Music Group's global recorded music division managing over 50 countries) (in 1987) and WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 1987)
recording of:
You Win Again (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Crompton Songs and Gibb Brothers Music
Bee Gees3.254:00
12Breakfast in America
sound engineer:
Russel Pope
assistant engineer:
Lenise Bent and Jeff Harris (recording engineer)
engineer:
Peter Henderson (English sound engineer)
producer:
Peter Henderson (English sound engineer) and Supertramp
bass guitar:
Dougie Thomson
drums (drum set):
Bob Siebenberg
guitar and keyboard:
Roger Hodgson
keyboard:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp)
woodwind:
John Helliwell
vocals:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Roger Hodgson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2010)
recorded at:
The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Breakfast in America
writer:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Roger Hodgson
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Delicate Music
Supertramp3.852:37
13Never Ever
additional producer:
Mystro (US DJ and producer Sean Mather) and Rickidy Raw
producer:
Magnus Fiennes and Cameron McVey
mixer:
Niven Garland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records (UK, 1947–98) (in 1997)
recording of:
Never Ever
writer:
Robert Jazayeri (aka Esmail or Afshin Jazayeri), Shaznay Lewis and Sean Mather (US DJ and producer Sean Mather)
publisher:
Rickidy Raw Productions Inc. and STL Songs Ltd.
All Saints3.756:24
14Love Is All Around
co-producer:
Graeme Duffin
conductor:
Fiachra Trench
strings arranger:
Fiachra Trench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1994)
music videos:
Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet
cover recording of:
Love Is All Around
lyricist and composer:
Reg Presley
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Wet Wet Wet3.64:01
15Kingston Town
cover recording of:
Kingston Town
lyricist and composer:
Kenrick Patrick
UB404.353:48
16Just the Way You Are
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page and Barry White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century-Fox Record Corporation (in 1978) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Yamaha Music EH(CM), Joelsongs (from 1977 to present), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1977) and Impulsive Music (in 1977)
Barry White4:45
17Hello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1983)
recording of:
Hello
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Lionel Richie3.854:07
18Candle in the Wind
engineer:
David Hentschel
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05)
music videos:
Candle in the Wind by Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 7) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 348)
recording of:
Candle in the Wind (in 1973-05)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
dedicated to:
Marilyn Monroe (US actress, model & singer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3.653:48
19Orinoco Flow
engineer:
Ross Cullum and Nicky Ryan
co-producer:
Ross Cullum and Enya
producer:
Nicky Ryan
mixer:
Jimbo Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990's-2020's)
instruments and vocals:
Enya
arranger:
Enya and Nicky Ryan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (from 1988 to present)
recorded at:
Orinoco Studios in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Orinoco Flow by Enya
recording of:
Orinoco Flow
lyricist:
Roma Ryan
composer:
Enya
publisher:
Aigle Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Enya4.24:24
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