25 Years: Greatest Hits

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Label: Warner Bros. Records


Annotation last modified on 2018-10-05 19:53 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Love Shack
assistant engineer:
Martin Kunitz
engineer:
Dave Cook (US engineer and producer)
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guest horn:
Uptown Horns (US horn section, formed in 1980)
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
additionally produced at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
music videos:
Love Shack by The B‐52’s
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 40), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 243)
recording of:
Love Shack
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
The B‐52s4.25:23
2Legs
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Legs
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Co. (publisher) (in 1983)
ZZ Top4.354:34
3Dream Weaver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 25)
recording of:
Dream Weaver (Gary Wright)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1975)
publisher:
High Wave Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and WB Music Corp.
Gary Wright44:20
4Killing Me Softly
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 273) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 361)
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, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
Roberta Flack3.554:48
5Strangers in the Night
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-04-11)
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter) (on 1966-04-11)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1966-04-11)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman (on 1966-04-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC (in 1966, in 2009) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1966)
recording of:
Strangers in the Night (on 1966-04-11)
lyricist:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Leeds Music, Roosevelt Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Frank Sinatra4.12:37
6Fire & Rain
engineer:
Bill Lazerus (in 1969-12)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1969-12)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
double bass:
Bobby ‘Wild, Wild’ West (in 1969-12)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1969-12)
piano:
Carole King (in 1969-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 146) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 227)
recording of:
Fire and Rain (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
James Taylor4.33:24
7Dreams
assistant engineer:
Chris Morris (LA engineer & producer (late ’70s))
engineer:
Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut
additional producer:
Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut
producer:
Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut and Fleetwood Mac
bass guitar:
John McVie
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mick Fleetwood
guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham (guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Christine McVie
vocals:
Lindsey Buckingham (guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer), Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977) and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases) (in 2004)
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 9) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 17)
recording of:
Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Nicks
publisher:
Gentoo Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher) and Welsh Witch Music (BMI affiliated) (in 1977)
Fleetwood Mac4.34:17
8The Rose
additional producer:
Bill Gazecki
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
lead vocals:
Bette Midler (in 1979)
vocals:
Bette Midler (in 1979)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger:
Paul A. Rothchild
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
recording of:
The Rose (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Amanda McBroom
publisher:
Cedos Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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 (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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bette Midler4.23:33
9I Wanna Know What Love Is
additional engineer:
Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
assistant engineer:
Bobby Cohen (engineer), Tim Crich and Scott “Abada” Mabuchi
engineer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Alex Sadkin
additional keyboard:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
additional vocals:
Jennifer Holliday
background vocals:
Donnie Harper, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Rick Wills
choir vocals:
The New Jersey Mass Choir
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984, in 2018) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
additionally recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 65), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 205) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 476)
recording of:
I Want to Know What Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Evansongs Ltd. (publisher), Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., 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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.955:04
10Constant Craving
producer:
k.d. lang, Ben Mink and Greg Penny
accordion and piano:
Teddy Borowiecki
drums (drum set):
Randall Stoll (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
David Piltch
guitar family and violin:
Ben Mink
percussion:
Graham Boyle (drummer)
vibraphone:
Gary Burton (jazz vibraphonist and composer)
additional vocals:
Sue Leonard
vocals:
k.d. lang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Vancouver Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Constant Craving (music video) by k.d. lang
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 14)
recording of:
Constant Craving
lyricist and composer:
k.d. lang and Ben Mink
publisher:
Bumstead Publishing and Zavion Music
k.d. lang3.84:30
11Graceland
recording of:
Graceland
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1986)
Paul Simon4:51
12In the Air Tonight
assistant engineer:
Nick Launay and Karen Segal (engineer)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
assistant producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Hugh Padgham
bass guitar:
John Giblin (in 1980)
guitar:
Daryl Stuermer (in 1980)
Rhodes piano, drum machine, drums (drum set), synthesizer and vocoder and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (in 1980)
violin:
Sharokav (in 1980)
arranger:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 291)
recording of:
In the Air Tonight (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hit & Run Music (Publishers) Limited, Imagem Music, Philip Collins Ltd., Effectsound Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980, in 1981), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1980) and Pun Music, Inc. (in 1981)
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Phil Collins4.35:24
13Chuck E’s in Love
additional engineer:
Tom Knox and Roger Nichols (US mastering, recording engineer and producer)
engineer:
Loyd Clifft and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
vocals:
Rickie Lee Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Chuck E.’s in Love
lyricist and composer:
Rickie Lee Jones
publisher:
Blue Raincoat Songs Ltd., Easy Money Music, Reservoir Media Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Rickie Lee Jones4.253:30
14You’re in My Heart
producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar:
Fred Tackett
bass guitar:
Phil Chen (Chinese-Jamaican bassist)
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
piano:
John Jarvis (American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter)
synthesizer:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
violin:
Richard Greene (US fiddler)
background vocals:
Carmine Appice and Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 37)
recording of:
You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart3.84:30
15Take On Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985, in 2004)
music videos:
Take On Me (official music video, 2019 4K remaster of 1985 version with diegetic audio) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Take On Me (official music video, 1985 Steve Barron version) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 26), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
version of:
Miss Eerie
a‐ha4.43:46
16Black Velvet
producer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)
mixer:
Kevin Doyle (award-winning sound engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Alannah Myles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 6)
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), David Tyson Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Into Wishin’, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Ole Media Management LP and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Alannah Myles4.54:47
17To Be With You
assistant engineer:
Chris Kupper, David Luke (engineer), Scott Ralston, Michael Semanick and Andy Udoff
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
To Be With You by Mr. Big (American hard rock band)
recording of:
To Be With You
writer:
David Grahame and Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Dog Turner Music (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1991 to present), Tasmanian Compositions (from 1991 to present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Mr. Big4.43:24