Nature’s Best: 40 NZ Number Ones 1970–2013

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cheryl Moana Marie
John Rowles3:01
2Out in the Street
Space Waltz3:03
3Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life
Mark Williams3:46
4Montego Bay
producer and mixer:
Jay Lewis (producer/engineer/guitarist)
mixed at:
United Western Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Montego Bay
writer:
Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom (US singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Cheezburger Music Co., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and United Artists (publisher)
Jon Stevens2:49
5I Got You
engineer and producer:
David Tickle
bass:
Nigel Griggs
drums (drum set):
Malcolm Green (UK/Australian drummer)
guitar:
Neil Finn
keyboard:
Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner (New Zealand keyboardist, singer, songwriter & producer)
percussion:
Noel Crombie
vocals:
Neil Finn and Tim Finn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1980) and Mushroom Records (in 2006)
recording of:
I Got You
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 11)
Split Enz3.53:28
6The Bridge
Dean Waretini3:29
7Counting the Beat
producer:
David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1981) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 2002)
recording of:
Counting the Beat
writer:
Bones Hillman, Phil Judd and Buster Stiggs
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 1981) and APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 4)
The Swingers3:03
8See Me Go
The Screaming Meemees3:39
9Poi E
producer:
Dalvanius (New Zealand entertainer and songwriter)
recording of:
Poi E
writer:
Ngoi Pēwhairangi
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 37)
Dalvanius Prime & Pātea Māori Club3:51
10Room That Echoes
Peking Man3:47
11Slice of Heaven
producer:
Dave Dobbyn and Bruce Lynch
bass:
Ian Belton (Australian bassist)
guest performer:
Dave Dobbyn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dobbynesq Holdings Ltd., On the Ball Productions Ltd. & Co. and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1987)
recording of:
Slice of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Dave Dobbyn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Native Tongue Music Publishing
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 7)
Dave Dobbyn3.54:38
12Don’t Dream It’s Over
recording engineer:
Tchad Blake and Dennis Kirk
assistant engineer:
Glen Holguin (engineer)
producer:
Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Michael Frondelli
bass:
Nick Seymour (Nicholas More Seymour)
congas, mbira [kalimba] and shakers:
Jorge Bermudez
drums (drum set):
Paul Hester (Australian drummer for Crowded House/Split Enz)
electric guitar [Gibson Les Paul Goldtop] and lead vocals:
Neil Finn
electric guitar [Tom Anderson “S” Style]:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
keyboard and organ:
Mitchell Froom
background vocals:
Noel Crombie, Jim Gilstrap, Andy Milton and Joe Satriani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 5)
recording of:
Don’t Dream It’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing and Roundhead Music (Neil Finn)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 2)
Crowded House3.93:55
13The Game of Love
Tex Pistol3:16
14Sweet Lovers
The Holidaymakers3:45
15Nobody Else
Rikki Morris4:13
16Melting Pot
When the Cats Away3:46
17Escaping
Margaret Urlich4:33
18Trippin’
Push Push4:00
19Can’t Get Enough
Supergroove3:24
20George
Headless Chickens4:12
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hip Hop Holiday
Three the Hard Way3:40
2How Bizarre
additional engineer and additional mixer:
Rick Huntington
engineer and producer:
Alan Jansson
accordion:
Hershal Herscher
guitar:
Lee Baker (NZ guitarist)
trumpet:
George Chisholm (jazz trombonist (1915-1997))
background vocals:
Sina Saipaia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music NZ Ltd. (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (in 1995)
recording of:
How Bizarre
writer:
Pauly Fuemana and Alan Jansson
publisher:
Lamont Music
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 34)
OMC3.953:47
3Chains
vocals:
Che Fu (New Zealand hip hop, R&B and reggae)
DLT & Ché-Fu4:51
4Without a Doubt
Ché-Fu4:06
5Silly Love Songs
Ardijah5:53
6Lydia
Fur Patrol4:14
7Sophie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cement Records (New Zealand / Goodshirt label) (in 2001)
recording of:
Sophie
publisher:
Goodshirt
writer:
Goodshirt
Goodshirt3:44
8Stand Up
recording engineer:
Chris Macro
producer:
P‐Money (NZ hip hop producer and turntablist)
mixer:
Chris Chetland and P‐Money (NZ hip hop producer and turntablist)
bass guitar:
Chip Matthews
guitar family:
Evan Short
vocals:
Scribe (New Zealand rapper Malo Luafutu)
recording of:
Stand Up
composer:
Malo Luafutu and Peter Wadams
Scribe4:14
9Getting Stronger
recording of:
Getting Stronger
writer:
F. Tupa'i and L. Tupa'i
Adeaze & Aaradhna3:05
10Swing
producer:
Beat Kamp Muzik
recording of:
Swing (a.k.a. Make Your Hips Swing)
writer:
Aaron Fabian Ngawhika, Demetrius Chris Savelio (NZ hip hop MC Demetrius Savelio) and Nathan Holmes (NZ hip hop producer Nathan Holmes)
composer:
Nathan Holmes (NZ hip hop producer Nathan Holmes), Aaron Ngawhika and Demi Savelio
Savage3:32
11Always on My Mind
recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Glen Nathan and Tiki Taane (NZ dub/reggae/electronic musician Tiki Taane)
composer:
Tiki (NZ dub/reggae/electronic musician Tiki Taane)
Tiki Taane2:56
12Everything
recording engineer and mixer:
Evan Short
producer:
P‐Money (NZ hip hop producer and turntablist)
bass guitar:
Evan Short
guest vocals:
Vince Harder
recording of:
Everything
composer:
Vince Harder, Sam Hansen (New Zealand rapper Sam Hansen) and Peter Wadams
P‐Money & Vince Harder3:41
13Brother
producer:
FBI (hip hop producers, aka "French Beats International")
mixer:
Benjamin Wollner
guest vocals:
Gin Wigmore
vocals:
Deach (New Zealand R&B musician), Tyree (NZ hip hop artist) and Young Sid
music videos:
Brother by Smashproof feat. Gin Wigmore
recording of:
Brother
composer:
Sid Diamond (NZ rapper Young Sid), Fred Fa'afou, Stany Kibulu, Marc Gremillon (French Beats International) and Tyree Tautogia
Smashproof & Gin Wigmore3:51
14Black Box
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 2009)
recording of:
Black Box
writer:
Wayne Hector, Jonas Jeberg, Lucas Secon (producer/songwriter Lucas Secon) and Mich Hansen
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd (not for release label use! use “BMG” (post 2008) instead.), Bug Music (music publishing), Cutfather Publishing Limited, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Stan Walker3:28
15Young Blood
recording of:
Young Blood (The Naked and Famous song)
writer:
Aaron Phillip Short, Thomas Brading Powers and Alisa Xayalith (The Naked and Famous member)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Limited
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 2010)
The Naked and Famous3:35
16Something in the Water
producer:
Brooke Fraser
mixer:
Joe Zook (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brooke Fraser Limited (in 2011)
recording of:
Something in the Water
lyricist and composer:
Brooke Fraser
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Brooke Fraser43:02
17Rise Up 2.0
SIX604:11
18Love Love Love
recorded at:
Kourawhero Hall (community hall) in Auckland, Auckland (Auckland Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Love Love Love
writer:
Dave Peter Baxter (performs as "Avalanche City")
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 2011)
Avalanche City3:14
19Bones
producer:
Aeon Manahan
recording of:
Bones
writer:
Virginia Blackmore and Aeon Manahan
Ginny Blackmore4:00
20It’s Worth It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 2013 to present)
Jackie Thomas3:14

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part of:Nature’s Best (New Zealand compilation series) (number: 7) (order: 7)