Now That’s What I Call Music! 26

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1U Got 2 Let the Music
producer:
Gianfranco Bortolotti
recording of:
U Got 2 Let the Music
writer:
Roberto Arduini (Italian producer), Marco Baroni (Italian artist from Planet Funk and other dance acts), Gianfranco Bortolotti, Pierre Feroldi (Italian DJ and producer Pierangelo Feroldi), Alex Neri, Antonio Puntillo and Steven Zucchini
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
B. Mikulski Publ. (Bernhard Mikulski Publishing) and Mhara Srl.
version of:
Sounds Like a Melody
Cappella3.53:38
2What Is Love
producer:
Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Coconut Records (Canadian) (in 1992)
recording of:
What Is Love
lyricist:
Junior Torello
composer:
Dee Dee Halligan
publisher:
A la Carte Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Haddaway3.93:56
3Maximum Overdrive
recording engineer:
Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
producer:
Jean-Paul de Coster and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
mixer:
Pete Bulkens (Belgian recording engineer)
arranger:
Peter Bauwens
recording of:
Maximum Overdrive
lyricist and composer:
Anita Dels, Filip Martens (Belgian producer, songwriter Filip Martens), Ray Slijngaard and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
publisher:
Any Kind of Music, Inc, Decos Publishing, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MSM Songs MV GmbH and Toco Australia
2 Unlimited23:24
4Mr Vain
engineer:
Torsten Fenslau (German dance producer) and Peter Zweier
producer:
Torsten Fenslau (German dance producer)
performer:
Tania Evans
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1993)
edit of:
Mr. Vain (Vain mix) by Culture Beat (German Euro‐dance duo)
recording of:
Mr. Vain
lyricist:
Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme
writer:
J. Supreme, S. Levis and N. Katzmann
composer:
Nosie Katzmann, Stephan Zick and Jay Supreme
publisher:
Control (German electronic sub-label of edel, inactive for a time, but relaunched in 2015), Edition "Get Into Magic", Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Culture Beat4.154:16
5Give It Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Momono (in 2018) and Armada Music B.V. (do not add any releases here; it is a company, not a label) (in 2025)
samples:
I Need You Now (original) by Sinnamon
recording of:
Give It Up
composer:
Dobre (Dutch house artist Gaston Steenkist) and DJ Zki
publisher:
2 Pieters, Rhythm Music (Rhythm Music Publisher) and Vernoth
The Good Men2.53:28
6Open Up
producer:
Leftfield (British electronic project)
guest lead vocals:
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
vocals:
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
recording of:
Open Up
writer:
Neil Barnes, Paul Daley and John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
publisher:
Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Leftfield & Lydon23:48
7Boom Shack‐A‐Lak
producer:
Wooligan
recording of:
Boom Shack-A-Lak
writer:
Steven Kapur and Ervin Barrington Woolley
Apache Indian2.653:47
8Feels Like Heaven
engineer and producer:
Lee Monteverde
remixer:
Johnny Jay (1950s–60s rock'n'roll artist John J. Huhta)
recording of:
Feels Like Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Rohan Heath
Urban Cookie Collective33:17
9More and More
producer:
Cyborg (Marc Kamradt & Frank Schlingloff)
recording of:
More and More
lyricist:
Nosie Katzmann and Tony Dawson-Harrison
composer:
Nosie Katzmann, Oliver Reinecke and Giora Schein
publisher:
Edition "Get Into Magic", ICM (German publisher) and Warner Chappell
Captain Hollywood Project23:08
10Free Love
producer:
Dancin’ Danny D (British DJ, producer, remixer and A&R)
recording of:
Free Love
writer:
Gerry DeVeaux (songwriter/producer), Kurtis Khaleel, Juliet Roberts (British jazz, rock, and house music singer) and Paul Anthony Taylor
Juliet Roberts23:37
11Too Young to Die
recording of:
Too Young to Die
writer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Toby Smith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jamiroquai33:11
12Don’t Be a Stranger
producer:
Nigel Lowis
arranger:
Nigel Lowis
remix of:
Don’t Be a Stranger by Dina Carroll
recording of:
Don’t Be a Stranger
writer:
Coral Gordon and Geoff Gurd
Dina Carroll34:42
13Pray
engineer:
Pete Craigie
additional producer:
Mark Beswick (task: vocal)
producer:
Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier and Jonathan Wales
lead vocals:
Gary Barlow
vocals:
Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and Robbie Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1993)
recording of:
Pray
lyricist and composer:
Gary Barlow
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and EMI-Music Publ. (do not use as a release label!)
Take That1.53:42
14Going Nowhere
producer:
Paul Jervier, Steve Jervier and Jonathan Wales
recording of:
Going Nowhere
writer:
Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer‐songwriter) and George McFarlane
Gabrielle33:34
15Gotta Get It Right
producer:
Michael Graves and Martyn Ware
recording of:
Gotta Get It Right
writer:
Steve Byrd and Lena Fiagbe
Lena Fiagbe33:37
16Wish
guest vocals:
Melissa Bell
recording of:
Wish
writer:
Charlotte Kelly (house vocalist Charlotte Kelly) and Beresford Romeo
Soul II Soul2.54:11
17So Natural
producer:
Ian Devaney
recording of:
So Natural
writer:
Ian Devaney and Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield24:42
18Play Dead
producer:
Danny Cannon
performer:
David Arnold (English score composer)
recording of:
Play Dead
writer:
David Arnold (English score composer), Björk and Jah Wobble
Björk & David Arnold2.53:37
19Heaven Help
additional engineer:
David Domanich
assistant engineer:
Greg DiGesu
engineer and mixer:
Henry Hirsch
producer:
Lenny Kravitz
acoustic guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
Lenny Kravitz
bass, piano and synthesizer:
Henry Hirsch
drums (drum set) and electric guitar:
David Domanich
electric guitar:
Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross (guitarist)
background vocals:
Gerry DeVeaux (songwriter/producer) and Angie Stone
recording of:
Heaven Help
lyricist:
Terry Britten, Gerry DeVeaux (songwriter/producer) and Lenny Kravitz
composer:
Terry Britten, Gerry DeVeaux (songwriter/producer), Henry Hirsch, Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross (guitarist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Bahama Rhythm Music Ltd., Intersongs U.S.A., Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Lenny Kravitz2.853:07
20The Tracks of My Tears
producer:
Peter-John Vettese (British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer)
cover recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Go West23:38
21That’s the Way Love Goes
recording engineer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
producer:
Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
mixer:
Dave Rideau (engineer) and Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Janet Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1993) and Virgin Records Inc. (in 2018)
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond) and Papa Don’t Take No Mess by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 216)
recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Janet Jackson, James Harris (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner), John Starks and Fred Wesley
publisher:
Black Ice Publishing, Dynatone Publishing Co. and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Janet Jackson3.64:25