Absolute Hits: Driving Rock Ballads

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Way It Is
recording of:
The Way It Is
lyricist and composer:
B.R. Hornsby
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Zappo Music (from 1986 to present)
Bruce Hornsby & the Range54:20
2Africa
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Rising Storm Music, Spirit Two Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Toto4:47
3Kyrie
recording of:
Kyrie
lyricist:
John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages)
composer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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
Mr. Mister4:22
4Burning Heart
engineer:
Phil Bonanno, Mike Clink and Larry Millas
producer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985)
recording of:
Burning Heart
writer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Limited (do not use this as a release label!) and Famous Music Publishing Limited
Survivor4.153:50
5Runaway Train
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
recording of:
Runaway Train
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
Soul Asylum4.454:24
6Wherever You Will Go
assistant recording engineer:
Tiago Becker and Valente Torres
recording engineer:
Marc Greene (engineer) and David Thoener
producer:
Marc Tanner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
additional keyboard:
Paul Mirkovich
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Matt Laug
guitar, mandolin, sampler [loops] and sitar:
Aaron Kamin
percussion:
Aaron Kamin, Matt Laug and Satnam Ramgotra
synthesizer [synth strings]:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
tabla:
Satnam Ramgotra
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Wherever You Will Go
writer:
Alex Band (singer‐songwriter and frontman of The Calling) and Aaron Kamin
The Calling3.953:29
7Hazy Shade of Winter
producer:
Rick Rubin (American record producer and 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)
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
Bangles4.62:48
8I Drove All Night
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1989)
cover recording of:
I Drove All Night
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Cyndi Lauper4.454:09
9Keep On Loving You
assistant engineer:
Tom Cummings (engineer) and Jeff Eccles
engineer:
Kevin Beamish
co-producer:
Alan Gratzer
producer:
Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath
acoustic guitar:
Kevin Cronin
bass:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set):
Alan Gratzer
guitar:
Gary Richrath
Hammond organ:
Neal Doughty
background vocals:
Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1980)
recording of:
Keep On Loving You
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin
publisher:
Fate Music and Taiyō Music
REO Speedwagon3.753:19
10More Than a Feeling
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
Tom Scholz (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
drums (drum set):
Sib Hashian (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
vocals:
Brad Delp (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976) 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 1976)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston4.753:22
11Telephone Line
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Dick Plant (engineer), John Richards (engineer) and Duane Scott
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass and background vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1976-07)
cello:
Melvyn Gale (in 1976-07) and Hugh McDowell (in 1976-07)
clavinet, Moog and piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1976-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1976-07)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (in 1976-07) and Richard Tandy (in 1976-07)
violin:
Mik Kaminski (in 1976-07)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1976-07)
conductor:
Louis Clark (in 1976-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1974), Jet Records (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1976, in 2005)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-07), De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-07)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
edited at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Telephone Line (in 1976-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) 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)
Electric Light Orchestra4.54:36
12Jessie’s Girl
recording of:
Jessie’s Girl
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield3:14
13Because the Night
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Jimmy Iovine and Shelly Yakus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
recording of:
Because the Night
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen
lyricist:
Patti Smith (in 1977) and Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music
Patti Smith4.83:19
14Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
producer:
Rick Chertoff and Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1992)
recording of:
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
lyricist and composer:
Sophie B. Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Broken Plate Music Inc. (in 1992) and The Night Rainbow Music (publisher) (in 1992)
Sophie B. Hawkins3.354:16
15Through the Barricades
recording of:
Through the Barricades
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
Spandau Ballet5:23
16Sara Smile
recording of:
Sara Smile
writer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Daryl Hall & John Oates4.253:09
17You’re the Voice
recording engineer and mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Michael Wickow (engineer)
producer:
Ross Fraser
recording of:
You’re the Voice
writer:
Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
publisher:
David Platz Music Scandinavia AB and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
John Farnham4.154:58
18Always the Sun
engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer) and The Stranglers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
music videos:
Always the Sun by The Stranglers
recording of:
Always the Sun
writer:
Brian Duffy (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., Complete Music Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Plumbshaft-Ltd.
The Stranglers44:06
19Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
recording of:
Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
writer:
Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White (Spin Doctors)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Spin Doctors3:54
20Don’t Stop Believin’
assistant engineer:
Wally Buck
engineer:
Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson and Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
bass guitar:
Ross Valory
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Smith (American drummer most associated with Journey)
guitar:
Neal Schon
keyboard and piano:
Jonathan Cain
background vocals:
Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon and Ross Valory
lead vocals:
Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 133)
recording of:
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey song)
writer:
Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) and Neal Schon
publisher:
Lacey Boulevard Music and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
sub-publisher:
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), 日音 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Journey4.054:11

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part of:Absolute (Crimson Productions) (order: 6)