The Best Virgin Album…Ever!

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Love Is the Drug
recording of:
Love Is the Drug
lyricist:
Bryan Ferry
composer:
Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music)
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., E.G. Music Inc., Universal Music–MGB Songs and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1975)
Roxy Music3:59
2Someone, Somewhere in Summertime
engineer:
Peter Walsh (UK producer)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Peter Walsh (UK producer)
bass guitar:
Derek Forbes
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Mel Gaynor
effects:
Charlie Burchill and Michael MacNeil
guitar:
Charlie Burchill
keyboard:
Michael MacNeil
lead vocals:
Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
arranger:
Peter Walsh (UK producer)
recording of:
Someone Somewhere in Summertime
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) and Michael MacNeil
Simple Minds34:36
3Human
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 League3:47
4My Girl
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
recording of:
My Girl
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness3.852:39
5Sense
producer:
Ian Broudie and Simon Rogers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recording of:
Sense
writer:
Ian Broudie and Terry Hall
The Lightning Seeds54:11
6Days
cover recording of:
Days
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
Kirsty MacColl2:59
7Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
Soul II Soul3:49
8Manchild
recording of:
Manchild
writer:
Neneh Cherry, Robert Del Naja and Cameron McVey
Neneh Cherry3:51
9Age of Loneliness (Carly’s Song)
recording of:
Age of Loneliness (Carly’s Song)
lyricist and composer:
Curly M.C.
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1994)
Enigma4:58
10Not a Dry Eye in the House (LP version)
recording of:
Not a Dry Eye in the House
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Meat Loaf5:48
11A Time and Place
recording of:
A Time and Place
writer:
B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
Mike + the Mechanics4:52
12One More Night
assistant engineer:
Steve Chase
engineer:
John Jacobs (UK producer/engineer) and Hugh Padgham
producer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Hugh Padgham
bass guitar [bass]:
Lee Sklar
drum machine [Roland 808], keyboard [keyboards], background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals [vocals]:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
guitar [guitars]:
Daryl Stuermer
solo saxophone [sax]:
Don Myrick
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1985), Warner Music International Inc. (not for release label use! Warner Music Group's global recorded music division managing over 50 countries) (in 1985), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985) and Philip Collins Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Old Croft in Surrey, England, United Kingdom and The Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
One More Night
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem Music, Imagem Music NL and Philip Collins Ltd.
Phil Collins44:47