The Best World Instrumental Hits, Volume 2

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The House of the Rising Sun
Edward Simoni3:24
2El Condor Pasa
Anthony Ventura3:45
3Lily Was Here
recording engineer:
Steve McLaughlin (British producer, engineer, musician and film producer)
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
mixer:
Gary Bradshaw
guest saxophone:
Candy Dulfer
guitar:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (in 1989) and Eligible Music Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
Lily Was Here
composer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Eligible Music Ltd.
Candy Dulfer3.84:22
4Battle Sonata
engineer:
Stuart Sawney
producer:
Rick Wakeman
bass guitar and guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drum machine:
Stuart Sawney
instruments:
Anabel Blakeney
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
lead vocals:
Chrissie Hammond (has worked with Rick Wakeman)
recording of:
Battle Sonata
writer:
Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman3:54
5Villa California
Nicolas de Angelis4:07
6Theme From Paradise
Fausto Papetti3:18
7Je ne suis que de l'amour
Paul Mauriat2:56
8So Close to You
Francis Goya3:29
9Comme toi
Caravelli et Son Grand Orchestre3:44
10Brasilia
Ricky King3:00
11Petite Fleur
Henry Arland3:10
12Contradanza
programming and engineer:
Gareth Cousins
producer:
Mike Batt
guitar family:
Clem Clempson
keyboard:
Mike Batt
violin:
Vanessa‐Mae
conductor:
Mike Batt
arranger:
Mike Batt
recording of:
Contradanza
composer:
Mike Batt
Vanessa‐Mae3.653:52
13La Cumparcita
Pedro Carmona-Álvarez2:30
14Tequila
cover recording of:
Tequila
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Flores (Daniel Flores)
The Ventures2:48
15Luna Latina
Gil Ventura3:39
16Amore Mio
Accordeon Stars3:15
17Moonlight Sonata
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 1) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 2)
part of:
Two Piano Sonatas, op. 27
Liona Boyd3:00
18Lucifer
assistant engineer:
Patrick Jauneaud and Dave Siddle (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
keyboard:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist) and Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
David Paton (of Pilot) and Chris Rainbow
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera
conductor and chorus master:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
Lucifer
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
The Alan Parsons Project4.254:57
19Winds of Change
Adam Lambert4:03
20Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Michel Legrand2:46
21Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Hugo Strasser2:32
22Color of the Night
Brian McKnight3:00
23Ave Maria
Rockets3:50
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chi mai
Ennio Morricone5:09
2Un homme et une femme
vocals:
Pierre Barouh and Nicole Croisille
recording of:
Un homme et une femme (sans lyrics)
composer:
Francis Lai (French composer)
Francis Lai32:46
3Vibrations
recording of:
Vibrations
writer:
Bob Bogle, Melvin Taylor (US blues guitarist) and Don Wilson (US guitarist, member or The Ventures)
The Ventures3:07
4Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball3:01
5Sous le ciel de Paris
Ph. Datheil3:14
6The Phantom of the Ooera
Acoustic Sound Orchestra4:17
7Delilah
Ricky King2:19
8Mamy Blue
producer:
André Borly
recorded at:
Studio des Dames in Paris, Île-de-France, France
instrumental cover recording of:
Mamy Blue (English version)
lyricist and composer:
Hubert Giraud
translator:
Phil Trim
translated version of:
Mamy Blue (French version)
Paul Mauriat2:50
9Hernando's Hideaway
Peter Hamilton Orchestra2:56
10Theme of Nadja
The Spotnicks2:42
11The War of the Worlds
Jeff Wayne4:01
12Estate Violenta
Fausto Papetti2:35
13Las Patillas
Conquistador2:43
14I Just Called to Say I Love You
instrumental cover recording of:
I Just Called to Say I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 winner)
Francis Goya3:51
15Hotel California
recording of:
Hotel California
writer:
Don Felder, Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Cass County Music, Red Cloud Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), Fingers Music (publisher) (in 1976), Long Run Music (publisher) (in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1976)
is based on:
Això és Fàcil
James Last5:46
16Girl
The Gino Marinello Orchestra2:59
17The Boxer
Anthony Ventura4:44
18Moonlight Reggae
Diego Modena4:41
19Woman in Love
Francisco Garcia3:48
20Brasilia Carnaval
Paul Mauriat2:46
21Pink Panther Theme
recording engineer:
Jim Malloy
producer:
Joe Reisman
tenor saxophone:
Plas Johnson (on 1963-09-16)
orchestra:
The Henry Mancini Orchestra (on 1963-09-16)
conductor:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger) (on 1963-09-16)
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-09-16)
recording of:
The Pink Panther Theme (on 1963-09-16)
orchestrator and composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Northridge Music, Inc. and 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 61)
Henry Mancini4.12:41
22Strangers in the Night
recording of:
Strangers in the Night
lyricist:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Leeds Music, Roosevelt Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Richard Clayderman3:18
23Dim
Lalo Schifrin2:51

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ASIN:UK: B003ZYVQYW [info]

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part of:The Best World Instrumental Hits (Higher Octave Music) (number: 2) (order: 2)