American Top 40: The Best of Pop, Rock & Soul

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Tracklist

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1Secret Rendezvous
recording engineer and mixer:
Jon Gass
additional engineer:
Bob Brown (recording, mixing and mastering engineer)
assistant engineer:
Toni Greene (engineer), John Guggenheim and Fred Howard (engineer)
executive producer:
Benny Medina and Leonard Richardson (US hip-hop producer)
producer:
L.A. & Babyface (US R&B songwriting/production duo)
bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
Kayo (Kevin Roberson)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
L.A.
keyboard [keyboards] and solo guitar:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Carmen Carter, O'Bryan Burnett II, Daryl Simmons and Karyn White
mixed for:
Ratstyle Productions
produced for:
La'Face, Inc. (production company)
recorded at:
Silverlake Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Studio Masters in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Elumba Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Secret Rendezvous
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), D. Simmons and L.A. Reid
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Green Skirt Music (publisher), Hip Trip (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
Karyn White5:36
2Giving You the Benefit
recording of:
Giving You the Benefit
writer:
Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
Pebbles5:37
3Live and Learn
recording of:
Live and Learn
writer:
Jake Carter (member of US band Joe Public), Joe Sayles, Nathan Sayles, Kevin Scott (member of Joe Public) and Dwight Wyatt
Joe Public3:57
4That’s What Love Can Do
recording of:
That's What Love Can Do
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Boy Krazy13:20
5I Feel for You
bass, drum machine and guitar:
Reggie Griffin (in 1984)
chromatic harmonica:
Stevie Wonder (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone (in 1984)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) (in 1984), David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) (in 1984), Reggie Griffin (in 1984) and Philippe Saisse (in 1984)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Chaka Khan (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1984)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 395)
cover recording of:
I Feel for You (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Chaka Khan3.755:45
6The Glamorous Life
recording of:
The Glamorous Life
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Girlsongs (publisher)
Sheila E.4.356:34
7Power of Love / Love Power
synthesizer programming:
Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist) and Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
bass guitar and keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
piano:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
wind chime:
Paulinho DaCosta (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Lisa Fischer (American vocalist), Cissy Houston, Genobia Jeter, Pat Joyner, Darlene Love, Paulette McWilliams, Marcus Miller (jazz musician), Kevin Owens, Tamira C. Sanders, Fonzi Thornton and Brenda White‐King
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
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 1991)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Power of Love / Love Power
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician), Luther Vandross and Teddy Vann
medley of:
Love Power
medley of:
Power of Love
Luther Vandross46:41
8Dreams
producer:
Richie Fermie
mixer:
John Brough
guitar:
Paul Noble (member of "Warm Jets")
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go Beat Ltd. (in 1993) and Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recording of:
Dreams (in 1993)
writer:
Tim Laws and Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd., Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Gabrielle33:40
9Tell Me What You Want Me to Do
Tevin Campbell5:01
10Do What You Do
recording of:
Do What You Do
writer:
Ralph Dino and Larry Di Tomaso
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Jermaine Jackson4:48
11Roni
recording of:
Roni
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Darnell Bristol (R&B songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Hip Chic Music, Hip Trip Music (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
Bobby Brown5:54
12Seasons Change
recording of:
Seasons Change
lyricist and composer:
Lewis A. Martineé
Exposé4:18
13I Want You
recording of:
I Want You
writer:
Nathaniel Pierre Jones and Juliet Roberts (British jazz, rock, and house music singer)
Juliet Roberts5:00
14Casanova
recording of:
Casanova
lyricist and composer:
Reggie Calloway
publisher:
Calloco Music and Hip Trip Music (publisher)
LeVert24:04
15Hold On
additional recording engineer:
Glen Ballard, Tom Biener, Julie Last, Clif Magness, Gabriel Moffat and Rail Jon Rogut
recording engineer and mixer:
Francis Buckley
assistant engineer:
Dan Bosworth (engineer), Ric Butz, Darryl Dean Dobson, Graig Johnson and Bill Malina
producer:
Glen Ballard
additional guitar:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
bass:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Michael Landau
keyboard:
Glen Ballard and Randy Kerber
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
percussion arranger:
Glen Ballard
vocals arranger:
Glen Ballard and Wilson Phillips
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 312)
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Glen Ballard, Chynna Phillips and Carnie Wilson
publisher:
Get Out Songs, Smooshie Music, Aerostation Corporation (in 1990), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (in 1990), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1990, in 2003), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1990, in 2003), Wilphill Music (in 1990) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 2003)
Wilson Phillips4.54:23
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