The Absolute Hits

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Tracklist

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13 am
assistant recording engineer:
John Nielsen (engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Tomei
producer:
Matt Serletic
assistant mixer:
Malcolm Springer
mixer:
Greg Archilla and Matt Serletic
editor:
Don C. Tyler (mastering engineer, electronic music producer, graphic designer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Brian Yale
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Doucette (member of Matchbox Twenty)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kyle Cook (member of Matchbox Twenty)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Adam Gaynor
background vocals [BG’s]:
Kyle Cook (member of Matchbox Twenty) and Adam Gaynor
vocals:
Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (from 2005 to present)
recorded at:
Triclops Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
House of Blues Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
3 A.M.
writer:
John Goff (Orlando guitarist/producer, worked with Rob Thomas), Jay Stanley (Orlando guitarist for Tabitha's Secret), Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty) and Brian Yale
Matchbox203.53:47
2Fly
performer:
Super Cat (dancehall deejay)
recording of:
Fly
writer:
Sugar Ray (US alternative rock band) and William Maragh (dancehall deejay)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Wild Apache Music Publishing, Inc. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Sugar Ray feat. Super Cat4:53
3I Wanna Be Down
Brandy4:55
4Are You That Somebody?
recording engineer:
Senator Jimmy D (engineer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
background vocals:
Playa
other vocals [rap]:
Timbaland
arranger:
Static Major (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1998) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Are You That Somebody by Aaliyah (American R&B singer) feat. Timbaland
a cappella versions:
Are You That Somebody? (a cappella) by Aaliyah (American R&B singer)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 80) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 238)
recording of:
Are You That Somebody?
writer:
Stephen Garrett (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static) and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Black Fountain Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Herbalicious Music, Virginia Beach Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Aaliyah3.754:28
5Foolish Games (single version)
engineer:
John Holbrook
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Jay Baumgardner and John Holbrook
bass guitar [bass]:
Craig Young (american session bass player)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
piano:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
strings arranger:
Richard Benbow and Simon Warner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1994, in 1997) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
recorded at:
The Complex in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
Foolish Games by Jewel (singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher)
recording of:
Foolish Games
lyricist and composer:
Jewel (singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Wiggly Tooth Music
Jewel34:01
6I’ll Be
recording of:
I'll Be
composer:
Edwin McCain
Edwin McCain34:28
7Barely Breathing
recording of:
Barely Breathing
writer:
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik3.654:16
8Missing (Todd Terry club mix)
additional producer:
Todd Terry (US house DJ, producer and remixer)
producer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
remixer:
Todd Terry (US house DJ, producer and remixer)
remix of:
Missing (“Amplified Heart” album original mix) by Everything but the Girl
recording of:
Missing
lyricist:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Everything but the Girl54:11
9The World I Know
assistant recording engineer:
Jimmy Godsey, Malcolm Springer, Steve Robillard and Bjorn Thorsrud (producer, engineer/programmer)
engineer:
Greg Archilla
producer:
Ed Roland and Matt Serletic
assistant mixer:
Ryan Freeland
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar [bass] and background vocals:
Will Turpin
cello:
Steve Sidgursen (cellist)
double bass:
Janet Clippard
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Shane Evans
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Ed Roland
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ross Childress
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dean Roland
percussion:
Luis Enrique (Luis Enrique Mejía López, Nicaraguan singer and composer)
viola:
David Chappel (violist)
violin:
John DiPuccio (violinist) and Jerry Miller (violin)
orchestrator:
Matt Serletic
produced for:
Rising Storm Productions
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States, Granny's Studio in Reno, Nevada, United States, Kiva Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Streeterville Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The World I Know
lyricist:
Ed Roland
composer:
Ross Childress and Ed Roland
publisher:
Roland/Lentz Music (from 1995 to present)
Collective Soul4.654:18
10For You I Will
Monica3.54:56
11Not Tonight (remix)
Lil’ Kim feat. Left Eye, Da Brat, Missy Elliott & Angie Martinez4:15
12I Love You Always Forever
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 408)
recording of:
I Love You Always Forever
lyricist and composer:
Donna Lewis
publisher:
donna lewis ltd and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Donna Lewis3.84:00
13Hold My Hand
assistant engineer:
Wade Norton
engineer, producer and mixer:
Don Gehman
assistant mixer:
Liz Sroka
acoustic guitar and percussion:
Mark Bryan and Darius Rucker
bass guitar and clavinet:
Dean Felber
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jim “Soni” Sonefeld
electric guitar:
Mark Bryan
background vocals:
David Crosby
vocals:
Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim “Soni” Sonefeld
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1994) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
recorded at:
N.R.G. Recording Services in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hold My Hand
writer:
Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim Sonefeld
Hootie & the Blowfish44:16
14Return of the Mack (C & J edit)
additional producer:
Cutfather & Joe
producer:
Phil Chill and Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison3.53:33
15I Can Love You Like That
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 388)
cover recording of:
I Can Love You Like That
writer:
Maribeth Derry (songwriter), Steve Diamond (songwriter, musician and producer) and Jennifer Kimball (songwriter)
All‐4‐One44:23
16Mania
Babel Fish3:37