Power Ballads: The Ultimate Collection

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Annotation

In the realm of music's embrace,
Where passion meets a tender grace,
There lies a genre, power untamed,
Power ballads, forever acclaimed.

Who can resist their captivating call,
From naysayers, their allure enthralls,
For in their depths, a magic resides,
Eternal anthems, where love abides.

Ultimate Power Ballads, a treasure trove,
A collection of songs that time behoves,
Gathering a hundred, each a gem,
From artists renowned, a heavenly hymn.

Classics intertwined with contemporary sound,
Embracing hearts with melodies profound,
The soaring power, the ballads pure,
45 top ten singles, emotions to endure.

Cher, Asia, Rainbow, and Kiss in the fray,
Bonnie Tyler, Rod Stewart, leading the way,
Simple Minds, T'Pau, their voices ignite,
A symphony of passion, reaching new heights.

Newer bands make their mark with grace,
Maroon 5, OneRepublic, their talents embrace,
Puddle Of Mudd, 3 Doors Down, voices strong,
Hoobastank, Soundgarden, their power prolong.

And let us not forget the pop ballads grand,
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, an iconic band,
Shania Twain, Amy Winehouse, their voices soar,
John Newman, Ronan Keating, forevermore.

Nelly Furtado, with wings she flies,
In this great collection, her voice never dies,
An enjoyable journey, melodies divine,
Irresistible ballads, forever entwined.

So let the power ballads resonate,
Their melodies and lyrics, our souls captivate,
In the realm of music's embrace, we stand,
Where power ballads forever expand.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-07 17:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blurry
Puddle of Mudd4:58
2Apologize
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Joe Zook (engineer)
additional engineer:
Chris Steffen
producer:
Greg Wells
additional bass:
Tim Myers
additional drums (drum set) [beats], additional guitar and additional piano [keys]:
Greg Wells
additional slide guitar:
Andrew DeRoberts
bass and cello:
Brent
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Eddie (OneRepublic drummer and percussionist)
guitar:
Drew (US multi-instrumentalist, member of OneRepublic), Ryan (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Zach
piano:
Ryan (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
vocals:
Ryan (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackground Records (fka Blackground Entertainment, renamed since 2000) (in 2007) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Rocket Carousel Studios (Los Angeles, CA) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Unpronounceable Symbol Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Apologize
lyricist and composer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Midnite Miracle Music and Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing
OneRepublic4.23:21
3Need You NowLady A3.93:52
4Love Is a Losing Game
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor / orchestra)
engineer:
Dom Morley
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist)
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley (cellist), Joely Koos (cellist) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
harp:
Helen Tunstall
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
piano:
Victor Axelrod
tenor saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist)
trumpet:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jonathan Thorne (viola player), Bruce White (violist) and Katie Wilkinson (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
wind instruments arranger:
Gabriel Roth and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
arranger:
Gabriel Roth (Gabriel Alexander Roth)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Love Is a Losing Game (music video - montage) by Amy Winehouse
recording of:
Love Is a Losing Game
lyricist and composer:
Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Amy Winehouse3.852:32
5Tough Love
recording engineer:
Chris “Anger Management” Sclafani
miscellaneous support:
Andrew “Schwifty” Luftman (task: production coordination) and Seif “Mageef” Hussain (task: production coordination)
programming and producer:
BenZel (Umi Takahashi and Yoko Watanabe)
assistant engineer:
Bradford B. Smith (engineer(?))
assistant mixer:
Geoff Swan
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
instruments:
BenZel (Umi Takahashi and Yoko Watanabe)
produced for:
We Will Never Make Money Music
recorded at:
Matza Ball Studio in New York, New York, United States and Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Mixsuite in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Tough Love
writer:
Benjamin Ash (pop producer from London), benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Jessie Ware (British singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Matza Ballzack Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Where da Kasz At
Jessie Ware33:27
6Cry Me Out
producer:
Mads Hauge (songwriter and producer) and Phil Thornalley
recording of:
Cry Me Out
writer:
Colin Campsie, Mads Hauge (songwriter and producer), Pixie Lott and Phil Thornalley
Pixie Lott34:04
7Too Lost in You
recording of:
Too Lost in You
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Sugababes3.53:31
8Love Me Again
recording of:
Love Me Again
writer:
Steve Booker (songwriter/producer, worked with Duffy on 'Rockferry') and John Newman (English singer)
publisher:
B Unique Limited and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
John Newman43:33
9Sugar
programming:
Ammo (Belgian-Canadian electronic band), Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Maroon 5 (American pop rock band)
assistant engineer:
John Armstrong (engineer, producer), Eric Eylands, Rachael Findlen (engineer) and Cameron Montgomery
engineer:
Clint Gibbs, Jonathan Sher, Doug McKean and Noah Passovoy
producer:
Ammo (Belgian-Canadian electronic band) and Cirkut
mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
bass synthesizer:
Dr. Luke
drums (drum set):
Cirkut and Matt Flynn (Maroon 5 drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Mickey Madden
guitar:
Jesse Carmichael, Dr. Luke and James Valentine (Maroon 5)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Ammo (Belgian-Canadian electronic band), Jesse Carmichael, Cirkut, Dr. Luke and PJ Morton
additional vocals:
Mike Posner
lead vocals:
Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
instruments technician:
Artie Smith
edit of:
Sugar (explicit) by Maroon 5 (American pop rock band)
music video for:
Sugar (music video) by Maroon 5 (American pop rock band)
recording of:
Sugar
writer:
Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Jacob Kasher Hindlen (American songwriter, producer), Joshua Coleman (American musician, songwriter and producer Joshua Coleman), Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) and Mike Posner
publisher:
Each Note Counts, J. Kasher Music, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Kevinthecity Publishing, North Greenway Productions, Oneirology Publishing, Prescription Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Sudgee 2 Music
Maroon 543:53
10Learn to Love Again
recording of:
Learn to Love Again
writer:
Andy Brown (UK country singer and frontman/guitarist of Lawson), Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Joakim Ber (Kent frontman), Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter), Eric Turner and Michel Zitron
Lawson3:22
11If You’re Not the One
recording of:
If You’re Not the One
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Bedingfield (singer- songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Daniel Bedingfield4:00
12Impossible
Shontelle3:44
13I’m Like a Bird
Nelly Furtado3:57
14Fireflies
programming, engineer and producer:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
additional producer:
Matt Thiessen
cello:
Phil Peterson (strings)
drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
additional vocals:
Matt Thiessen
music videos:
Fireflies (official music video) by Owl City
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 30) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 60)
recording of:
Fireflies
lyricist and composer:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
publisher:
Ocean City Park and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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)
Owl City4.553:43
15Other Side of the World
KT Tunstall3:29
16America
additional engineer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
engineer:
Sam Miller (alias of Hanno Leichtmann)
producer:
Razorlight
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
12 string guitar, mellotron, organ and Rhodes piano:
Björn Ågren (guitarist)
bass and piano:
Carl Dalemo
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Andy Burrows (songwriting drummer)
guitar:
Björn Ågren (guitarist), Johnny Borrell and Carl Dalemo
vocals:
Johnny Borrell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
additionally engineered at:
British Grove Studios (owned and built by Mark Knopfler) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
America
writer:
Johnny Borrell and Andy Burrows (songwriting drummer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Razorlight3.254:08
17Rewind
The Cardigans3:34
18Lay Your Hands on Me
producer:
Trevor Horn
vocals:
Lisa Stansfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988)
cover recording of:
Lay Your Hands on Me
lyricist:
Thom Hardwell
composer:
Thom Hardwell and Ian Morrow
Lisa Stansfield3.54:15
19Feel So HighDes’ree33:51
20If Tomorrow Never ComesRonan Keating3:33

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part of:The Ultimate Collection (Union Square Music, ULTIM5CD) (number: 014) (order: 11)