The Best of Aldo Nova

~ Release by Aldo Nova (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Fantasy
engineer:
Louis Mercier (Canadian sound engineer), Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Billy Szawlowski
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
assistant mixer:
Ray "We Don't Know What You Do" Willard (sound engineer)
mixer:
Tony Bongiovi and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar, guitar [all guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Terry Martell
vocals:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Bobinason Studios in Québec (Quebec), Canada and Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
mixed at:
Studio A Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 78)
recording of:
Fantasy
lyricist and composer:
Aldo Caporuscio (Canadian rock musician)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
55:06
2Foolin' Yourself
engineer:
Louis Mercier (Canadian sound engineer), Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Billy Szawlowski
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
assistant mixer:
Ray "We Don't Know What You Do" Willard (sound engineer)
mixer:
Tony Bongiovi and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar, guitar [all guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Michel Lachapelle (drummer)
vocals:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Bobinason Studios in Québec (Quebec), Canada and Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
mixed at:
Studio A Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Foolin’ Yourself
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
53:36
3Ball and Chain
engineer:
Louis Mercier (Canadian sound engineer), Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Billy Szawlowski
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
assistant mixer:
Ray "We Don't Know What You Do" Willard (sound engineer)
mixer:
Tony Bongiovi and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar:
Michel Pelo (guitarist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Michel Lachapelle (drummer)
guitar [all guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Denis Chartrand
vocals:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Bobinason Studios in Québec (Quebec), Canada and Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
mixed at:
Studio A Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Ball and Chain
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
54:03
4Hot Love
engineer:
Louis Mercier (Canadian sound engineer), Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Billy Szawlowski
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
assistant mixer:
Ray "We Don't Know What You Do" Willard (sound engineer)
mixer:
Tony Bongiovi and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar:
Michel Pelo (guitarist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Michel Lachapelle (drummer)
guitar [all guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
vocals:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Bobinason Studios in Québec (Quebec), Canada and Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
mixed at:
Studio A Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hot Love
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
53:56
5You're My Love
engineer:
Louis Mercier (Canadian sound engineer), Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Billy Szawlowski
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
assistant mixer:
Ray "We Don't Know What You Do" Willard (sound engineer)
mixer:
Tony Bongiovi and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar:
Michel Pelo (guitarist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Michel Lachapelle (drummer)
guitar [all guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
vocals:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Bobinason Studios in Québec (Quebec), Canada and Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
mixed at:
Studio A Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You’re My Love
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
53:35
6Monkey on Your Back
assistant engineer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), John Babych, Barry Bongiovi, Ron Cote (engineer), Jerry Gabenelli, Richard Hilton, Craig Hutchinson and Chris Isca
engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer), Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York), Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Jim Sparling (Engineer on albums from Aldo Nova & Empyre)
executive producer:
Val Azzoli
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
mixer:
Tony Bongiovi and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
drums (drum set) [drums] and membranophone:
Billy Carmassi (Member of MacAlpine & Streetheart)
other instruments:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
vocals:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Boogie Hotel Studios in Port Jefferson, New York, United States, Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Monkey on Your Back
lyricist and composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
publisher:
ATV Music Publishing of Canada Ltd. and Les Editions Musicale Capouiscio Enrg.
4:37
7Hey Operator
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar [bass]:
David Sykes
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Billy Carmassi (Member of MacAlpine & Streetheart)
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Boogie Hotel Studios in Port Jefferson, New York, United States, Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hey Operator
composer:
Carl Dixon
3:55
8Cry Baby Cry
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Billy Carmassi (Member of MacAlpine & Streetheart)
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Boogie Hotel Studios in Port Jefferson, New York, United States, Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Cry Baby Cry
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
4:18
9Victim of a Broken Heart
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Billy Carmassi (Member of MacAlpine & Streetheart)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Denis Chartrand
strings arranger:
Denis Chartrand
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Boogie Hotel Studios in Port Jefferson, New York, United States, Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Victim of a Broken Heart
lyricist:
Tony Bruno (US songwriter)
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
4:18
10Always Be Mine
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
additional tom-tom [toms]:
Billy Carmassi (Member of MacAlpine & Streetheart)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chuck Bergi (drummer) and Chuck Burgi
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Boogie Hotel Studios in Port Jefferson, New York, United States, Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Always Be Mine
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
4:13
11Tonite (Lift Me Up)
co-producer:
Lennie Petze
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
guitar:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Paul "The Doc" Kayen
background vocals and spoken vocals [stand-up comedy]:
Michael Bolton, Peppy Castro and Bob Christianson
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Tonite (Lift Me Up)
composer:
Tom DeLuca and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
4:15
12Rumors of You
co-producer:
Lennie Petze
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
guitar:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Paul "The Doc" Kayen
background vocals:
Michael Bolton, Peppy Castro, Bob Christianson, Angela Clemmons and Fiona Flanagan (US singer-songwriter Fiona Flanagan)
spoken vocals [stand-up comedy]:
Michael Bolton, Peppy Castro and Bob Christianson
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Rumours of You
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
4:56
13Heartless
co-producer:
Lennie Petze
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Anton Fig
guitar:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Paul "The Doc" Kayen
background vocals and spoken vocals [stand-up comedy]:
Michael Bolton, Peppy Castro and Bob Christianson
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Heartless
composer:
Myles Hunter (Rock singer, songwriter, Canada)
3:18
14Fallen Angel
co-producer:
Lennie Petze
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
additional keyboard:
David LeBolt
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Allen Schwartzberg
guitar:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Paul "The Doc" Kayen
background vocals and spoken vocals [stand-up comedy]:
Michael Bolton, Peppy Castro and Bob Christianson
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Fallen Angel
composer:
Jesse Bradman and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
4:25
15Twitch
co-producer:
Lennie Petze
producer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
guitar:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Paul "The Doc" Kayen
synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Michael Rudetsky
background vocals and spoken vocals [stand-up comedy]:
Michael Bolton, Peppy Castro and Bob Christianson
arranger:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Twitch
composer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) and Michael Rudetsky
2:29