Great Romantic Hits of the 70s and 80s

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Packaging is a 5-part case (fatter than a Fatbox) used by Reader's Digest for multi-disc releases. Need a name for this.

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Feelings (Part 1)
2▶CD: Feelings (Concluded) / Country Favourites (Part 1)
3▶CD: Country Favourites (Concluded) / True Love Ways
4▶CD: Heartbreakers / Romantic Moods and Memories (Part 1)
5▼CD: Romantic Moods and Memories (Concluded) / Shadows in the Moonlight (Part 1)
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1Memory
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1984)
cover recording of:
Memory (Cats) (in 1984)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) 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)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) 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)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Johnny Mathis3:05
2Heaven Help My Heart
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
vocals:
Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1984)
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Heaven Help My Heart (Chess) (in 1980)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd.
part of:
Chess (full musical)
Elaine Paige3:33
3For Your Eyes Only
producer:
Christopher Neil
vocals:
Sheena Easton
conductor:
Bill Conti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1981)
recording of:
For Your Eyes Only (in 1981)
lyricist:
Michael Leeson
composer:
Bill Conti
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2), James Bond themes and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 nominee)
Sheena Easton3.53:02
4I Know Him So Well
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roll Over Records Ltd. (in 1986)
cover recording of:
I Know Him So Well (Chess) (in 1986)
lyricist:
Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
The Shadows4:16
5Tell Me It’s Not True
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Tell Me It’s Not True (Blood Brothers) (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Willy Russell (English composer)
publisher:
Willy Russell Music
part of:
Blood Brothers
Barbara Dickson3:46
6Bright Eyes
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tembo Records Ltd. (in 1980)
cover recording of:
Bright Eyes (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
April Music, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967–2001), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., SBK Songs Ltd., Watership Productions Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Roger Whittaker3:56
7Only Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Enterprises Ltd. (predecessor of BBC Worldwide Ltd.) (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Only Love (in 1986)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
version of:
L’Amour en héritage
Marti Webb4:16
8He Was Beautiful
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
He Was Beautiful (in 1979)
lyricist:
Cleo Laine (in 1973)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
Robbins Music Co. Ltd.
version of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
Iris Williams3:58
9What I Did for Love
vocals:
Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday and Fayette Pinkney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1976) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976)
cover recording of:
What I Did for Love (from “A Chorus Line”) (in 1976)
lyricist:
Edward Kleban
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
publisher:
American Compass Music Corp., Chappell Morris Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
A Chorus Line (Marvin Hamlisch musical)
The Three Degrees3:41
10Dreamin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recording of:
Dreamin’ (in 1980)
lyricist:
Leo Sayer
composer:
Alan Tarney
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Cliff Richard3:42
11One of Those Nights
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1981)
recording of:
One of Those Nights (in 1981)
writer:
Mike Burns (songwriter Michael Gerard Burns), Steve Glen and David Most
publisher:
RAK Publishing Ltd. and Stave and Nickelodeon Music
Bucks Fizz4:28
12When He Shines
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
When He Shines (in 1981)
writer:
Dominic Bugatti and Peter Vale (writer/arranger)
publisher:
Pendulum Music (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sheena Easton3:57
13Three Times a Lady
producer:
Jack Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jon Mat Records, Inc. (in 1980)
cover recording of:
Three Times a Lady (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Brockman Enterprises, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Johnny Mathis4:18
14Tonight I Celebrate My Love
recording engineer:
Alan R. Hirshberg (in 1983)
engineer:
Howard Wolin and Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Dick Bogart (Recording and mixing engineer) and Russ Terrano
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega (in 1983)
guitar:
Paul Jackson (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) (in 1983)
piano:
Randy Kerber (in 1983)
vocals:
Peabo Bryson (in 1983) and Roberta Flack (singer and pianist) (in 1983)
arranger:
Michael Masser and Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
orchestrator:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983)
recorded at:
A&M Records Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983) and Studio Sound in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Motown Hitsville (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (in 1983)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Lauren Wesley Music (BMI-affiliated), Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack3.753:33
15Nights in White Satin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roll Over Records Ltd. (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Nights in White Satin (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
The Shadows4:28
16Solitaire
associate producer:
Karen Carpenter
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Solitaire (in 1975)
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Kirshner, Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of SJL RSL Music Company, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 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)
Carpenters34:43
17Shadows in the Moonlight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recording of:
Shadows in the Moonlight (in 1978)
writer:
Charlie Black (US country songwriter) and Rory Bourke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Rhythm Ranch Music Co.
Anne Murray43:32
18Your Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tembo Records Ltd. (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Your Song (in 1978)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), 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)
Roger Whittaker4:34
6▶CD: Shadows in the Moonlight (Concluded) / Love Will Keep Us Together

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copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
licensed from:A&M Records, Ltd.
BBC Enterprises Ltd. (predecessor of BBC Worldwide Ltd.)
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996)
Castle Communications PLC (not for label use, copyright holder)
CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.)
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint)
David Soul
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records)
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5026121 [info]