The Best Female Album in the World Ever

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)
music videos:
Big Girls Don’t Cry (personal version) by Fergie (American singer)
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 22) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 78)
recording of:
Big Girls Don’t Cry
writer:
Fergie (American singer) and Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
Fergie3.94:30
2Dreams
producer:
Richie Fermie
mixer:
John Brough
guitar:
Paul Noble (member of "Warm Jets")
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go Beat Ltd. (in 1993) and Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recording of:
Dreams (in 1993)
writer:
Tim Laws and Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd., Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Gabrielle33:41
3Luka
sound engineer:
Robin Danar
engineer:
Steve Addabbo and Rod O’Brien
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
solo guitar:
Jon Gordon (guitarist, music director, producer, composer)
background vocals:
Shawn Colvin
vocals:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1987)
recorded at:
duo Music Exchange in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Luka
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Suzanne Vega4.353:49
4Love Me Like You Do
programming and producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 2014) and Ali Payami (in 2014)
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: engineered for mix) and Sam Holland (sound engineer) (in 2014)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea (in 2014)
editor:
Peter Carlsson (engineer) (in 2014)
bass, drums (drum set), keyboard and percussion:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 2014) and Ali Payami (in 2014)
cello:
David Bukovinszky (in 2014)
strings:
Mattias Bylund (in 2014)
violin:
Mattias Johansson (violinist) (in 2014)
background vocals:
Peter Carlsson (engineer) (in 2014), Robin Fredriksson (of Mattman & Robin) (in 2014), Oscar Görres (in 2014), Oscar Holter (in 2014), ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) (in 2014), Mattias Larsson (Bass guitarist of Takida) (in 2014), Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 2014), Ali Payami (in 2014) and Ludvig Söderberg (in 2014)
strings arranger:
Mattias Bylund (in 2014)
recorded at:
MXM Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 2014)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States (in 2014)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 13)
recording of:
Love Me Like You Do (in 2014)
writer:
Ilya Salmanzadeh (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer), Savan Kotecha, Max Martin (Swedish record producer), Ali Payami and Tove Lo
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, MXM Music AB, Universal Pictures Music, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB and Wolf Cousins
Ellie Goulding4.054:10
5All Good Things (Come to an End)
producer:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills) and Timbaland
drums (drum set):
Timbaland
guitar:
Dan Warner (Melbourne guitarist singer songwriter)
background vocals:
Jim Beanz
recording of:
All Good Things (Come to an End)
lyricist:
Nelly Furtado
composer:
Nelly Furtado, Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay), Nate Hills (US producer Nate Hills) and Timothy Mosley
Nelly Furtado4:17
6Say What You Want
recording of:
Say What You Want
lyricist and composer:
Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
EMI 10 Music
Texas4:39
7All I Wanna Do
engineer:
Blair Lamb
producer:
Bill Bottrell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1993) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1993)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 405)
recording of:
All I Wanna Do
writer:
David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician) and Kevin Gilbert (singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Ignorant Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Old Crow Music (Sheryl Crow’s publishing label), Reservoir One America, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp. and Zen of Iniquity
Sheryl Crow3.94:32
8Bubbly
acoustic guitar, bass and synthesizer:
Mikal Blue
drums (drum set):
Victor Indrizzo
electric guitar:
Jaco Caraco (production music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007) and Universal Republic Records (2006–2012) (in 2007)
engineered at:
Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks, California, United States
produced at:
Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 21)
recording of:
Bubbly
writer:
Colbie Caillat and Jason Reeves (American folk songwriter)
Colbie Caillat4.43:14
9Insensitive
recording engineer:
Ed Cherney and Duane Seykora
assistant engineer:
Ronnie Rivera and Raymond Taylor-Smith
co-producer:
Jann Arden (Canadian singer‐songwriter)
producer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Dave Resnik
bass:
Mike Lent (Canadian bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kenny Aronoff
guitar:
Bob Foster (Canadian songwriter, guitarist & music director)
background vocals:
Jann Arden (Canadian singer‐songwriter) and Dillon O'Brian
lead vocals:
Jann Arden (Canadian singer‐songwriter)
arranger:
Jann Arden (Canadian singer‐songwriter), Ed Cherney and C.J. Vanston
background vocals arranger:
Dillon O'Brian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1994)
recorded at:
Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Brooklyn Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Insensitive
publisher:
Anne Loree
lyricist and composer:
Anne Loree
publisher:
Frankly Shirley Music and PolyGram Songs (Canada)
Jann Arden3.754:15
10Scars to Your Beautiful
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Bergman
recording engineer:
Oak (known as “Oak of the Knightwritaz”)
miscellaneous support:
Tanisha Broadwater and Donnie Meadows
drum machine programming:
Pop Wansel
programming:
Sebastian Kole, Oak (known as “Oak of the Knightwritaz”) and Pop Wansel
assistant producer:
Kevin “Batos” Guardado
producer:
@Oakwud (known as “Oak of the Knightwritaz”), @Pop Wansel and Sebastian Kole
assistant mixer:
Daniela Rivera (engineer)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
keyboard:
Sebastian Kole and Oak (known as “Oak of the Knightwritaz”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, United States (in 2015)
mixed at:
Ninja Beat Club (Phil Tan's studio) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 2015)
part of:
Canada’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 6), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017 (number: 30), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 44) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Scars to Your Beautiful
writer:
Alessia Caracciolo, Andrew Wansel, Coleridge Tillman and Warren Felder (known as “Oak of the Knightwritaz”)
Alessia Cara3.853:52
11A Thousand Miles
additional recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
recording engineer:
Tal Herzberg and Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present)
engineer:
Tal Herzberg
producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jack Joseph Puig
piano and lead vocals:
Vanessa Carlton
conductor:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
concertmaster:
Endre Granat (Hungarian violinist)
music videos:
A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 94)
recording of:
A Thousand Miles
lyricist and composer:
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton3.453:57
12That Don't Impress Me MuchShania Twain4:28
13Next to Me
programming and producer:
Craze & Hoax, James Murray (British electronic music composer & producer) and Mustafa Omer (UK producer, formerly MC Strider of Blazin' Squad)
assistant mixer:
Ben Baptie
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
electric bass guitar:
Anup Paul (British singer-songwriter, musician, producer and engineer)
instruments:
Craze & Hoax, James Murray (British electronic music composer & producer) and Mustafa Omer (UK producer, formerly MC Strider of Blazin' Squad)
piano:
Neil Cowley
background vocals:
Abeeku "Beyku" Ribeiro (MC Abeeku Ribeiro)
choir vocals:
Lorraine Barnes, Awsa Bergstrom, Crystal Jones, John Gibbons (UK backing singer), Charlene Jones, Jenny La Touche, Patsy McKay, Rebecca Jones (US singer), Roxy Harris (Roxy Harris) and Jack Vasiliou
lead vocals:
Emeli Sandé
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 88)
recording of:
Next to Me
additional writer:
Kendrick Lamar
writer:
A. K. Paul (British singer-songwriter, musician, producer and engineer), Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze and Emeli Sandé
publisher:
Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated)
Emeli Sandé2.853:17
14If I Could Turn Back Time
recording engineer and mixer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
additional engineer:
Guy Roche
assistant engineer:
Ken Allardyce, Mario Luccy, Craig Porteils (producer, engineer) and Duane Seykora
producer:
Guy Roche and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
additional guitar:
Gene Black and Glenn Sciurba
bass guitar:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Mark T. Williams
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
Alan Pasqua and Guy Roche
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Robin Beck, Desmond Child, Jimmy Demers, Jean McClain and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Cher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1989), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 386)
recording of:
If I Could Turn Back Time
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Realsongs (in 1989)
Cher3.753:54
15One of Us
recording of:
One of Us
lyricist and composer:
Eric Bazilian
Joan Osborne44:16
16Cool
additional producer:
Nellee Hooper
producer:
Dallas Austin
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Gwen Stefani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
mixed at:
The Mix Suite in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Cool by Gwen Stefani
recording of:
Cool
writer:
Dallas Austin and Gwen Stefani
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Harajuku Lover Music
Gwen Stefani43:09
17Kiss the Rain
Billie Myers4:31
18Skyscraper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) (in 2011)
recording of:
Skyscraper
writer:
Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist), Kerli Kõiv (Estonian singer‐songwriter) and Lindy Robbins (American songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Gad Songs, KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Tiny Cute Monster and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Demi Lovato3.553:42
19Wrap Your Arms Around Me
recording of:
Wrap Your Arms Around Me
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
Agnetha Fältskog25:12
20More Than One Kind of Love
Joan Armatrading4:32
21Stop Your Fussin'
assistant engineer:
Saul Raye
associate producer:
David Ricketts (of David & David)
producer:
David Tickle
vocals:
Toni Childs
recording of:
Stop Your Fussin
composer:
Toni Childs and David Ricketts (of David & David)
Toni Childs4:38
22Pearl's a SingerElkie Brooks43:40
23Save the Best for Last
producer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
additional arranger:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Save the Best for Last
writer:
Phil Galdston, Jon Lind and Wendy Waldman
publisher:
Big Mystique Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kazzoom Music, Inc., Moon and Stars Music, PolyGram Music Publishing, The International Music Network Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Vanessa Williams3.353:39
24Come Away With Me
assistant engineer:
Dick Kondas
engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Jesse Harris
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser
electric guitar:
Adam Levy (jazz guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Come Away With Me
lyricist and composer:
Norah Jones
Norah Jones3.753:15

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