The Greatest Rock Album of All Time

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Life Is a Highway
engineer and mixer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others)
producer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider) (task: pre-production), Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (task: pre-production)
bass guitar [bass]:
Spider Sinneave
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mickey Curry
electric guitar and harmonica:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
organ and percussion:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
background vocals:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider), John Cody (Canadian-born singer/songwriter/producer) and Molly Johnson (Canadian jazz chanteuse)
vocals:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
drums (drum set) [drums] arranger:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
arranger:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
recording of:
Life Is a Highway
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
publisher:
PW Arrangements and Universal Music Publishing Canada
Tom Cochrane54:28
2Tonight She Comes
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
The Cars and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Tonight She Comes
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
The Cars3.353:47
3To 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. Big4.43:20
4Would I Lie to You?
engineer:
Adam Williams
producer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
assistant mixer:
Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
mixer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and Adam Williams
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Olle Romo (Swedish music producer, songwriter, and drummer)
electronic instruments and guitar:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
organ:
Benmont Tench
saxophone:
Martin Dobson
trumpet:
Dave Plews
lead vocals:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1985, in 1991), EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH (not for use as release label! © & ℗ holders or distributors since 2009/01/14) (in 2005)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 3) and RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 4)
recording of:
Would I Lie to You?
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Eurythmics4.254:24
5I Touch Myself
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Vince Caro (engineer, music editor, producer)
producer:
Divinyls (Australian rock band), Howard Shore (Canadian score composer) and David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989, in 1990) and Virgin Records (imprint + company, only for releases with Virgin RECORDS logo) (in 1990)
recorded at:
BMG Recording Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 54) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 326)
recording of:
I Touch Myself
lyricist and composer:
Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and William Steinberg
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16)
Divinyls3.53:46
6Simply Irresistible
engineer:
Tim Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Simply Irresistible
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Heavy Nova Music
Robert Palmer3.64:16
7Should've Known Better
engineer, producer and mixer:
Humberto Gatica
additional mixer:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
bass guitar [bass]:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
drums (drum set):
Prairie Prince
guitar:
Mike “Georgie” Landau
keyboard:
Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers)
background vocals:
Richard Marx, Timothy B. Schmidt and Fee Waybill
lead vocals:
Richard Marx
arranger:
Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Richard Marx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1987) and Manhattan Records (EMI Music / Universal Music; 1984–1987, relaunched 2001) (in 1987)
produced for:
Hum Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Should’ve Known Better
lyricist and composer:
Richard Marx
publisher:
BMG Monarch, EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and Chi‐Boy Music (in 1987)
Richard Marx4:12
8All Fired Up
cover recording of:
All Fired Up
lyricist and composer:
Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Pat Benatar2:38
9Hot Chilli Woman
recording of:
Hot Chilli Woman
writer:
Steve Balbi and Justin Stanley
Noiseworks3:23
10I'll Be Your Shelter
producer:
Ric Wake
recording of:
I'll Be Your Shelter
writer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Taylor Dayne4:43
11Never Let Me Go
assistant engineer:
Phil Butson (Australian producer/engineer) and Miranda McLaughlin (engineer)
engineer:
Martin Pullan (engineer)
producer:
Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri and Peter Luscombe
assistant mixer:
Nigel Derricks (engineer)
mixer:
Ian McKenzie (engineer)
bass guitar:
Joe Creighton and Richard Sega (bass)
brass:
The Brasstards (brass)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Luscombe
guitar:
Jeff Burstin and Wayne Burt
harmonica:
Anthony Harkin (harmonica)
mandolin:
Jeff Burstin
saxophone:
Joe Camilleri
violin:
Jen Anderson
background vocals:
Joe Creighton and Venetta Fields
vocals:
Joe Camilleri and Vika & Linda
recorded at:
RBX Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Sing Sing Recording Studios (fka “Sing Sing South” until 2017) in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
mixed at:
Metropolis Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Never Let Me Go (Never Let Me Go)
lyricist:
Nick Smith (Australian Guitar Player and Songwriter)
writer:
Joe Camilleri
The Black Sorrows4:02
12The Best
engineer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
producer:
Dan Hartman and Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
edit of:
The Best by Tina Turner
music videos:
The Best by Tina Turner
cover recording of:
The Best
writer:
Holly Knight and Michael Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Knighty-Knight Music, Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, Rondor Music (Australia), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tina Turner3.94:09
13Not a Day Goes By
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recording of:
Not a Day Goes By
writer:
Rick Price (Australian singer and songwriter), Pam Reswick (American songwriter) and Steve Werfel
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Rick Price4:16
14Power of Love
recording of:
The Power of Love (Back to the Future)
writer:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News), Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News)) and Huey Lewis
publisher:
Cause and Effect Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Huey Lewis Music, Hulex Music (publisher), Kinda Blue Music, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 58th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1985 nominee)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Huey Lewis & the News4:22
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