WDR 2: Die größten Hits aller Zeiten

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1Music
engineer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Bob Marshall (bassist/songwriter, worked with John Miles) (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
guitar, keyboard, synthesizer and lead vocals:
John Miles (UK singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist) (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
percussion:
Barry Black (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10) and SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10)
recording of:
Music (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
lyricist and composer:
John Miles (UK singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist)
publisher:
Velvet Music (John Miles)
John Miles4.45:52
2Supergirl
producer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
mixer:
O.l.a.f. Opal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 2000)
recording of:
Supergirl
writer:
Uwe Bossert, Rea Garvey, Mike Gommeringer, Sebastian Padotzke and Philipp Rauenbusch
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH and B612 Publishing
Reamonn4.43:47
3Wind Him UpSaga5:50
4Time to Wonder
recording of:
Time to Wonder
lyricist:
Kai Wingenfelder
composer:
Christof Stein‐Schneider, Kai Wingenfelder and Thorsten Wingenfelder
publisher:
BMG-Ufa (not for release label use! this is a music publisher) and Edition Fury
Fury in the Slaughterhouse4:25
5Ships
recording of:
Ships
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
was commissioned by:
10 Music (publisher)
Big Country3:59
6Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), 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 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 21) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:43
7Kissing the Sheets
Cultured Pearls4:03
8A Woman’s Heart
recording of:
A Woman’s Heart
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
Chris de Burgh3:34
9Africa
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer), Greg Ladanyi, Jamie Ledner, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), 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
acoustic guitar:
Timothy B. Schmit
bass:
David Hungate and Michael Porcaro
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) and gong:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar and guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
instruments:
Lenny Castro
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
keyboard and piano:
David Paich
marimba:
Joe Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro, Jeff Porcaro and Joe Porcaro
recorder:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), David Paich and Timothy B. Schmit
lead vocals:
Jean-Michel Byron, Bobby Kimball and David Paich
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
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), 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) 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 1982, in 1983)
music videos:
Africa by Toto (US rock group)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 105) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 452)
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Rising Storm Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
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)
Toto4.14:57
10The Impossible DreamAlphaville4:50
11Heaven Was Her Name
Orange Blue3:39
12More Than a Feeling
assistant engineer:
Bruce Hensal, Deni King (engineer) and Doug Rider
engineer:
Warren Dewey and Tom Scholz
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
assistant mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tom Scholz (from 1975 until 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sib Hashian (from 1975 until 1976)
lead vocals and lead vocals [Harmony]:
Brad Delp (from 1975 until 1976)
arranger:
Brad Delp and Tom Scholz
co-arranger:
Jim Masdea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) 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 1976)
recorded at:
Foxglove Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States (in 1975), Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
earliest release:
More Than a Feeling by Boston (US rock band)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 39), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 63), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 194), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 212) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 500)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975 until 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston3.94:42
13Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer) (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1974), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1974), 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)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Lynyrd Skynyrd4.14:41
14Paradise by the Dashboard Light
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard and other vocals [lascivious effects]:
Jim Steinman
keyboard and piano:
Roy Bittan
saxophone:
Edgar Winter
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Marvin Lee and Todd Rundgren
background vocals and lead vocals [featured female vocal]:
Ellen Foley
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
spoken vocals [baseball play-by-play]:
Phil Rizzuto
performer:
Ellen Foley
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977)
recording of:
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
Meat Loaf4.28:28
15Dignity
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
bass guitar:
Ewen Vernal (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dougie Vipond (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
guitar:
Graeme Kelling (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
keyboard:
James Prime (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
background vocals:
Lorraine McIntosh (vocalist for Deacon Blue) (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
lead vocals:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter) (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
recording of:
Dignity (from 1986-12 until 1987-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
ATV Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Deacon Blue4.254:01
16The Final Countdown
recording engineer and mixer:
Wally Buck and Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
John Levén
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ian Haugland
guitar:
John Norum
keyboard:
Mic Michaeli
background vocals:
Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Norum
lead vocals:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1986) 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 1986)
produced for:
Elson Music Vision, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music video for:
The Final Countdown by Europe (Swedish band)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 66) and Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 155)
recording of:
The Final Countdown
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Seven Doors Music
Europe4.055:09
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