Rock Anthems

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1Modern Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
Modern Girl
writer:
Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Meat Loaf44:26
2French Kissin’ in the USA
producer:
Seth Justman
vocals:
Deborah Harry
arranger:
Seth Justman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1986)
recording of:
French Kissin’ in the USA
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Lorre (US TV director, writer, producer & composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Home Grown Music (formerly Home Grown Music Network), Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher) and Theodello Profunct Publishers
Deborah Harry2.654:12
3She’s Not There
producer:
Tom Coster, David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. and Carlos Santana
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
She’s Not There
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Songs USA and Parker Music
sub-publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Music Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
Santana2.53:21
4Centerfold
engineer:
Dave Thoener
producer:
Seth Justman
arranger:
Seth Justman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1981), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1981) and EMI Catalog (in 2006)
recorded at:
Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Mix Room, Record Plant (NYC) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 38), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 73) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 314)
recording of:
Centerfold (song by The J. Geils Band)
lyricist and composer:
Seth Justman
publisher:
Center City Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Pal-Park Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The J. Geils Band43:39
5Ballroom Blitz
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
producer:
Phil Wainman
arranger:
Sweet (UK glam rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1973, in 1974, in 1975), Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1973), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at and engineered at:
Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Ballroom Blitz
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
The Sweet4.64:03
6Get It On (Bang a Gong)
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) and Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
bass guitar:
John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guitar:
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
lead vocals:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Get It On (Bang a Gong)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Musikförlaget, Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH, The Richmond Organization, TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
The Power Station3.253:47
7Wild West Hero
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1977)
guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
keyboard:
Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (in 1977)
piano:
Melvyn Gale (in 1977)
violin:
Mik Kaminski (in 1977)
conductor:
Louis Clark (in 1977)
arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1977), Epic Records (J-pop label, established 1978; use ONLY for releases by Japanese domestic artists after 2001!) (in 1978), 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 1978, in 2005) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1977)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Wild West Hero (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., 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) and 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)
Electric Light Orchestra4.354:41
8Rosanna
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer), Greg Ladanyi, Jamie Ledner, Lon LeMaster, Niko Bolas, Peggy McCreary, Al Schmitt, Terry Christian (US recording and mixing engineer) and Tom Knox
additional engineer:
Bruce Heigh (task: additional recording), David Paich (task: additional recording), Dick Gall (engineer/guitar technician) (task: additional recording) and Steve Porcaro (task: additional recording)
engineer:
Al Schmitt, Bruce Heigh, David Paich, Dick Gall (engineer/guitar technician), Greg Ladanyi, Steve Porcaro and Tom Knox
producer:
Bruce Dickinson (engineer and producer) and Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Elliot Scheiner (task: for 5.1 surround sound) and Greg Ladanyi
bass:
David Hungate and Michael Porcaro
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
Hammond organ and synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
instruments:
Lenny Castro
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Jeff Porcaro
piano:
David Paich
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
trombone:
James Pankow
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
background vocals [background vocal]:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and David Paich
lead vocals:
Jean-Michel Byron, Bobby Kimball and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
brass [horns] arranger:
Jerry Hey and David Paich
arranger:
David Paich and Jerry Hey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1982) 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 1982)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 15)
recording of:
Rosanna
lyricist and composer:
D. Paich
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Toto45:33
9Once Bitten, Twice Shy
assistant engineer:
Gary Edwards, Pete Henderson (engineer), Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios), Sean Milligan, Mike Sellers (Michael Peter Anthony Sellers; actor, author and the son of actor Peter Sellers) and Mike Stafford
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
edit of:
Once Bitten Twice Shy by Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
recording of:
Once Bitten Twice Shy
lyricist and composer:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
publisher:
April (publisher), EMI April Music Inc. and Ian Hunter Music Inc.
Ian Hunter3:54
10All the Way From Memphis
producer:
Mott the Hoople
guest saxophone:
Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1973)
recording of:
All the Way From Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
publisher:
Island Music Limited (Island Music Ltd.)
Mott the Hoople54:59
11Real Real Real
engineer:
Clive Goddard (engineer)
additional producer:
Ian Curnow and Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
producer:
Mike Edwards (UK guitar/keyboards for Jesus Jones)
mixer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
remixer:
Ian Curnow and Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recording of:
Real Real Real
lyricist and composer:
Mike Edwards (UK guitar/keyboards for Jesus Jones)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Jesus Jones3.653:08
12Unbelievable
producer and mixer:
Ralph Jezzard
drums (drum set):
Mark Decloedt (in 1990)
electric bass guitar:
Zac Foley (in 1990)
electric guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Ian Dench (in 1990)
sampler [samples]:
Derry Brownson (in 1990)
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals) (in 1990)
lead vocals:
James Atkin (in 1990)
vocals:
DJ Milf (Electronic dance music producer of the 2000s and 2010s) (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 421)
recording of:
Unbelievable (in 1990)
writer:
James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench and Zac Foley
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tusk, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
EMF3.653:32
13Motor Bikin’
engineer:
Douglas Hopkins (engineer)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
recording of:
Motor Bikin’
lyricist and composer:
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding3.352:39
14All Fired Up
assistant engineer:
Clif Norrell
engineer:
Paul Lini
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Neil Giraldo (multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer)
assistant mixer:
Tim Leitner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass guitar:
Fernando Saunders
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Neil Giraldo (multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer)
percussion:
Bo Castro
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
All Fired Up
lyricist and composer:
Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Pat Benatar54:30
15Keep On Loving You
assistant engineer:
Tom Cummings (engineer) and Jeff Eccles
engineer:
Kevin Beamish
co-producer:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
producer:
Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter) and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
bass:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set):
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
Hammond organ:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
background vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980), 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 1980), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1980, in 1981) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 67)
recording of:
Keep On Loving You (on 1980-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bucks Music Group Ltd. (Bucks Music Group), Bug Music Ltd., Fate Music, HoriPro Entertainment Group, Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
Taiyō Music
REO Speedwagon3.553:18
16Psycho Killer (live)
recording engineer:
Allen Chinowsky (in 1983-12)
mastering:
Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein
engineer:
Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson
producer:
Talking Heads
additional mixer:
Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
mixer:
Eric Thorngren
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) (in 1983-12)
recorded at:
Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983-12)
live recording of:
Psycho Killer (in 1983-12)
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Talking Heads4.54:30
17My Sharona
bass:
Prescott Niles (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Bruce Gary (in 1979-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Berton Averre (in 1979-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Doug Fieger (in The Knack) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 2002), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1979), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
My Sharona (in 1979-04)
writer:
Berton Averre and Douglas Fieger (in The Knack)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Eighties Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Small Hill Music, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia and Wise Brothers Music LLC
The Knack4.24:01
18Today
recording engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
mixer:
Mike Robinson (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
keyboard:
Simon Brenner (UK musician, member of Talk Talk)
lead vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Today
lyricist:
Mark Hollis
composer:
Simon Brenner (UK musician, member of Talk Talk), Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang), Mark Hollis and Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
Talk Talk4.153:28
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