Best of Rock, Volume 2: The Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1She’s Not There
producer:
Tom Coster and Carlos Santana
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1977), RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (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.)
Santana34:04
2You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
Meat Loaf5:01
3The 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
Europe4.055:11
4Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Dub
additional engineer:
Will O'Donovan
producer:
@440 (electronic rock band)
vocals:
Mary Mary (performance name of Ian Hoxley)
arranger:
Noko (Norman Fisher Jones)
recorded at:
Apollo Control in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Apollo Control in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name from 2004–2008, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love by Van Halen (American hard rock band)
cover recording of:
Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love
lyricist and composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Iconic Roth Anthems, Mugambi Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Diamond Dave Music (in 1978), Van Halen Music (in 1978) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Apollo Four Fourty54:31
5Rocks
additional engineer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer) and Jeffrey Reed
engineer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer) and Jeff Powell (engineer)
additional producer:
George Drakoulias
co-producer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
producer:
Tom Dowd
remixer:
George Drakoulias
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creation Records Ltd. (in 1994) and Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Rocks
writer:
Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert Young (British guitarist, of Primal Scream)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Primal Scream3.63:34
6Glamour Boys
Living Colour3:42
7Two Princes
engineer:
Frank Aversa and Spin Doctors
producer:
Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
mixer:
Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
bass guitar:
Mark White (Spin Doctors)
guitar:
Eric Schenkman
Hammond organ, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Aaron Comess
guest background vocals:
John Popper
vocals:
Chris Barron
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1991), 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 1991) 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 1991)
recording of:
Two Princes (original version)
writer:
Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White (Spin Doctors)
publisher:
Mow B'jow Music, Sony Songs Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Spin Doctors4.24:15
8Burning Down the House
producer:
Tore Johansson
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
additional guitar:
Peter Masalkovski
additional keyboard:
Tore Johansson
bass guitar:
Magnus Sveningsson
drums (drum set):
Bengt Lagerberg
guitar:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
horn:
Sven Andersson (wind instruments player; saxophone, flute, horns), Jens Lindgård and Petter Lindgård
keyboard:
Lars-Olof Johansson
background vocals:
Patrik Bartosch, Maurits Carlsson, Tore Johansson, Lynette Koyana and Per Sunding
lead vocals:
Nina Persson
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
performer:
The Cardigans (Swedish rock band)
instruments arranger:
Hello Bobadee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group)
recorded at:
Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
cover recording of:
Burning Down the House
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Tom Jones2.83:38
9Footloose
producer:
Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Nathan East
bass synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
instruments:
Michael Boddicker
keyboard:
Neil Larsen and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
percussion:
Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) 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 1984)
recording of:
Footloose
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
Kenny Loggins4.13:41
10Fergus Sings the Blues
recording engineer:
Felix Kendall (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Warne Livesey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
tenor saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist) and Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Pete Beachill and Neil Sidwell
trumpet:
Guy Barker and Simon Gardener
brass arranger:
Warne Livesey and James Prime
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Fergus Sings the Blues
lyricist:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
composer:
James Prime
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Deacon Blue43:56
11Don’t Bring Me Down
recording of:
Don’t Bring Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., Jet Music Ltd. (British branch) and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
sub-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) 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 Orchestra4:06
12I Want You to Want Me
recording of:
I Want You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Gil Music Corporation, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Adult Music (in 1977) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1977)
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Cheap Trick3:41
13Who Can It Be Now?
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:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
saxophone:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1981, 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 1981), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Who Can It Be Now?
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Men at Work4.43:22
14Tuff Enuff
engineer:
Carey Taylor
producer:
Dave Edmunds
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 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 96)
recording of:
Tuff Enuff
lyricist and composer:
Kim Wilson
publisher:
Hello Mr. Wilson
Jimmy Vaughan & The Fabulous Thunderbirds3.53:22
15How Can I Refuse
Heart3:49
16Turn Me Loose
recording of:
Turn Me Loose
writer:
Paul Dean (Canadian guitarist) and Mike Reno
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dean of Music and EMI Songs
Loverboy5:38
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