100 Essential Power Ballads

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

Tracklist

1CD: Classic Rock
2CD: Hard Rock
3CD: Pop
4CD: 60s-70s
5CD: Rock I
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1Desert Rose
vocals and performer:
Cheb Mami
recording of:
Desert Rose
additional lyricist:
Cheb Mami
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
GM Sumner (in 1999) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd. (in 1999)
Sting23:57
2You Do Something to Me
producer:
Brendan Lynch (London producer) and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
mixer:
Brendan Lynch (London producer)
bass guitar:
Yolanda Charles
drums (drum set):
Steve White (Style Council drummer)
guitar, other instruments [novatron], piano and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Finsbury Park in Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-06-09)
live recording of:
You Do Something to Me (on 1996-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Solid Bond Productions Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
recording of:
You Do Something to Me
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Solid Bond Productions Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
Paul Weller43:40
3Black Velvet
producer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)
mixer:
Kevin Doyle (award-winning sound engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Alannah Myles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 6)
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), David Tyson Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Into Wishin’, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Ole Media Management LP and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Alannah Myles4.54:49
4Cats in the Cradle
engineer and mixer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer) and Randy Long
producer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer)
bass guitar:
Cordell Crockett (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Mark Davis (US drummer for Ugly Kid Joe) (in 1992)
guitar:
Klaus Eichstadt (in 1992) and Dave Fortman (in 1992)
background vocals:
Jennifer Barry (in 1992)
lead vocals:
Whitfield Crane (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1992) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle (in 1992)
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Ugly Kid Joe3.84:03
5Shout
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears4.54:05
6Take the Long Way Home
edit of:
Take the Long Way Home by Supertramp
recording of:
Take the Long Way Home
writer:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Roger Hodgson
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1979) and Delicate Music (in 1979)
Supertramp3.654:06
7Eloise
engineer and producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
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 1985), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
cover recording of:
Eloise
lyricist and composer:
Paul Ryan (UK singer, songwriter & producer) (in 1968)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range (publisher)
The Damned3.55:10
8Can’t Give You More
Status Quo3:58
9In the Heat of the Night
Diamond Head4:58
10High on Emotion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984) and A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1985)
recording of:
High on Emotion
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company) and Irving Music (BMI)
Chris de Burgh4.254:27
11Bones
recording engineer and mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), The Killers (American rock band) and Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
music videos:
Bones by The Killers (American rock band)
recording of:
Bones
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Killers2.553:49
12School
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Supertramp
bass guitar:
Dougie Thomson (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
clarinet and saxophone:
John Helliwell (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bob Siebenberg (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
guitar and piano:
Roger Hodgson (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
harmonica and keyboard:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
vocals:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) (from 1974-02 until 1974-06), John Helliwell (from 1974-02 until 1974-06) and Roger Hodgson (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
strings arranger:
Richard Hewson
recording of:
School (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Roger Hodgson
publisher:
Delicate Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Supertramp45:37
13Tearin’ Out My Heart
engineer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
producer:
Roger Glover
mixer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer) and Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1981-12)
drums (drum set):
Bob Rondinelli (in 1981-12)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1981-12)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (in 1981-12)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (in 1981-12)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1981-12)
recording of:
Tearin’ Out My Heart (in 1981-12)
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
Rainbow4:05
145.7.0.5.
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
5.7.0.5.
lyricist:
Lol Mason
composer:
Steve Broughton (drummer, with Edgar Broughton Band & Mike Oldfield)
City Boy53:14
15Lips of an AngelHinder4.254:23
16The Reason
recording engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff and Casey Stone (engineer) (strings)
additional engineer:
Eric Miller (engineer)
producer:
Howard Benson
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Chris Hesse
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Markku Lappalainen (Markku Juha Lappalainen, bass player)
guitar:
Dan Estrin
vocals:
Doug Robb
strings arranger:
Deborah Lurie
music videos:
The Reason (Music video) by Hoobastank
recording of:
The Reason
lyricist:
Doug Robb
composer:
Dan Estrin
Hoobastank43:53
6CD: Rock II