Classic Tearjerkers

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Tracklist

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1Think Twice
recording of:
Think Twice
writer:
Andy Hill (English producer & songwriter) and Peter Sinfield
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Pillarview B.V.
Céline Dion24:03
2I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.352:59
3She’s Out of My Life
recording of:
She’s Out of My Life
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bahler
publisher:
Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Kidada Music, Inc. (publisher), Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers
Michael Jackson3:30
4Holding Back the Years
recording of:
Holding Back the Years
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
Simply Red34:21
5Killing Me Softly
recording engineer and mixer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Warren Riker
engineer:
Warren Riker
co-producer:
Jerry Duplessis and Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
producer:
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
lead vocals:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
performer:
Fugees
arranger:
Lauryn Hill
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) (from 1996 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Booga Basement Studio in Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest, Fool Yourself by Little Feat, Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack, Memory Band by Rotary Connection and The Day Begins (1972 stereo mix) by The Moody Blues with The London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
part of:
Flak: Best Cover Songs of the 90's and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 359)
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Platz Music Publishng, Rodali Music and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
Fugees4.254:42
6Un-Break My Heart
recording of:
Un-Break My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Realsongs
Toni Braxton4:01
7Heartbreaker
recording of:
Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin song)
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
recording of:
Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick song)
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., 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
Dionne Warwick4:09
8Spotlight
recording of:
Spotlight
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Chimere Smith
Jennifer Hudson2.53:39
9Broken Strings
recording engineer:
Joao Nazario, Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer), Ren Swan and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
programming and producer:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
assistant mixer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
bass:
Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer)
drums (drum set):
Ash Soan
guitar:
Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer) and Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer)
music videos:
Broken Strings by James Morrison (UK singer) feat. Nelly Furtado
recording of:
Broken Strings
writer:
James Morrison (UK singer), Fraser T. Smith and Nina Woodford
publisher:
BMG Blue
James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado4.54:07
10If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time
R. Kelly4:22
11Sign Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
strings arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
recording of:
Sign Your Name
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer) and Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.54:28
12Can’t Stay Away From You
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric C. Schilling
producer:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player), Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist) and Rafael Vigil
vocals:
Gloria M. Estefan
arranger:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player) and Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Can’t Stay Away From You
lyricist and composer:
Gloria M. Estefan
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine3.53:51
13Time After Time
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
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: 494)
recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Cyndi Lauper4.353:51
14Eternal Flame
recording of:
Eternal Flame
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
translated version of:
Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)
Bangles3:46
15Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
engineer:
Bo Reimer
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
cello:
Åsa Forsberg and Samuli Örnströmer
double bass:
Michael Karlsson (double bassist)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Jojje Wadenius and Esbjörn Öhrwall
viola:
Åsa Stove Paulsson, Torbjörn Bernhardsson (violist), Elisabeth Arnberg Ranmo, Ulf Forsberg (violinist), Hans Åkeson (violist) and Svein H. Martinsen
violin:
Tomas Andersson (Swedish classical violinist), Annette Mannheimer and Monika Stanikoliska
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
orchestra:
SNYKO
conductor:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
strings arranger:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
additionally recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
writer:
Herbert Crichlow and Max Martin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Megasong Publishing A/S, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Backstreet Boys3.453:52
16Gone
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Guarnieri and Jeremy Welch
recording engineer:
Alan Armitage and Yasu (engineer)
producer:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
assistant mixer:
Tony Flores (engineer)
mixer:
Peter Mokran
editor:
Chris Haggerty
guitar family:
Michael Thompson (guitar/bass/mandolin player, related to Austin Peay State University)
other instruments:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
piano:
Mike Lang (American pianist and composer)
strings:
The Hampton String Quartet
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake
strings arranger:
Robin Wiley (Austin, Texas singer/songwriter)
arranger:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
recording of:
Gone
writer:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
publisher:
Tennman Tunes and WaJeRo Sound
*NSYNC34:44
17I Cried for You
additional engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
engineer:
Steve Sale
producer:
Mike Batt
piano:
Mike Batt
lead vocals:
Katie Melua
arranger:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
recording of:
I Cried for You
lyricist and composer:
Katie Melua
Katie Melua3:30
18Dream Catch Me
music videos:
Dream Catch Me by Newton Faulkner
recording of:
Dream Catch Me
writer:
Newton Faulkner, Crispin Hunt and Gordon Mills (UK based engineer and producer)
Newton Faulkner3.353:54
19She’s Like the Wind
assistant engineer:
Dan Nebenzal
engineer:
Carmine Rubino
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer)
lead vocals:
Patrick Swayze
vocals:
Wendy Fraser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1987)
recorded at:
Michael Lloyd Studio in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
She’s Like the Wind (music video) by Patrick Swayze
recording of:
She’s Like the Wind
writer:
Patrick Swayze (in 1984) and Stacy Widelitz (in 1984)
publisher:
Plainview Diner Music and Very Tony Music
Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser53:43
20All by Myself
edit of:
All by Myself by Eric Carmen
recording of:
All by Myself
lyricist:
Eric Carmen
composer:
Eric Carmen and Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (ended), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Round Hill Works, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (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
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Eric Carmen44:25
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