Drew's Famous Wedding Songs

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Do (Kiss the Bride)
The Hit Crew3:03
2Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler4:52
3We've Only Just Begun
engineer:
Dick Bogert (Recording and mixing engineer) and Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Jack Daugherty (American Multi-instrumentalist and music producer)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) and Danny Woodhams (Bassist, drummer, vocalist and songwriter)
clarinet:
Doug Strawn (American woodwinds and saxophonist)
drums (drum set) [Ludwig drums]:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) and Karen Carpenter
woodwind [woodwinds]:
Doug Strawn (American woodwinds and saxophonist), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Bob Messenger (Woodwind and bass player)
Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlizer pianos]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
background vocals and lead vocals [all vocals]:
Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 65) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 405)
cover recording of:
We’ve Only Just Begun
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
recording of:
We’ve Only Just Begun
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Carpenters3.43:05
4Unchained Melody
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
solo lead vocals:
Bobby Hatfield (in 1965-03)
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965, in 1968) and Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1965-03)
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 366)
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody (in 1965-03)
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH (do not use as a release label! this is a music publisher), North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
The Righteous Brothers33:35
5Tonight I Celebrate My Love
recording of:
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Lauren Wesley Music (BMI-affiliated), Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Peabo Bryson3:30
6Through the Eyes of Love
Carole Bayer Sager4:14
7Don't Know Much
recording engineer and mixer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
electric guitar:
Mike Landau
percussion:
Mike Fisher (Percussionist)
piano:
Don Grolnick
guest vocals:
Aaron Neville
vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
orchestra:
Skywalker Symphony Orchestra
performer:
Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Don’t Know Much
writer:
Barry Mann, Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ATV Music, Brain Tree Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., MCA Music Ltd. and Snow Music
Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville33:34
8With You I'm Born Again
recording of:
With You I’m Born Again
lyricist:
Carol Connors
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Check Out Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Billy Preston3:28
9Never Gonna Let You Go
Sérgio Mendes4:39
10I'll Be There
cover recording of:
I’ll Be There
writer:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter), Hal Davis, Berry Gordy and Willie Hutch
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
part of:
MJ: The Musical
live cover recording of:
I’ll Be There
writer:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter), Hal Davis, Berry Gordy and Willie Hutch
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Mariah Carey4:11
11Here and Now
recording of:
Here and Now
writer:
David L. Elliott and Terry Steele
publisher:
D.L.E. Music, EMI April Music Inc., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Ollie Brown Sugar Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Luther Vandross5:12
12I Will Always Love You
engineer:
David Reitzas, Bill Schnee and Peter Yianilos
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Whitney Houston
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
mixer:
David Reitzas
creative direction:
Rickey Minor (bass player, music director, composer, music producer)
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 60), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 59), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 60) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 94)
cover recording of:
I Will Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Whitney Houston4.54:29
13The Rose
recording of:
The Rose
lyricist and composer:
Amanda McBroom
publisher:
Cedos Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bette Midler3:48
14Save 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 Williams3.353:37
15I Do (Kiss the Bride) (instrumental)
The Hit Crew3:04
16Trumpet Voluntary
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2:50
17Here Comes the Bride
Richard Wagner3:05
18Ave Maria
The Hit Crew2:00
19The Wedding March
Richard Wagner1:53

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ASIN:US: B000005VG0 [info]