American Melancholy

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
assistant engineer:
Franklin Gibson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin (task: final overdubs)
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest percussion:
David Van Tieghem
guest synthesizer:
Wally Badarou
guitar and background vocals:
Tina Weymouth
keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
additionally recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
recorded at:
Blank Tapes in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
music videos:
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) by Talking Heads
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 123) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 327)
recording of:
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Index Music, Inc.
Talking Heads3.94:56
2Drive
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Drive by The Cars
recording of:
Drive
publisher:
Ric Ocasek
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing, Inc., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The Cars43:54
3Waiting for a Girl Like You
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
keyboard:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Bob Mayo (US session keyboardist & guitarist)
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Waiting for a Girl Like You
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Evansongs Ltd. (publisher) (in 1981), Somerset Songs Publishing Inc. (in 1981) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.354:52
4Take This Bottle
recording of:
Take This Bottle
lyricist:
Billy Gould and Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Billy Gould
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (music publishing company) and Give Us Our Publishing (Faith No More publishing company)
Faith No More3.24:59
5You Look Like Rain
background vocals:
Dana Colley (US saxophonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mark Sandman (from 1991 until 1992)
recording of:
You Look Like Rain
lyricist and composer:
Mark Sandman
publisher:
Head With Wings Music and Pubco
Morphine43:40
6Hello It’s Late
Stone Temple Pilots4:22
7Nocturne
Sophie B. Hawkins4:08
8City of Diamonds
Lauriana Mae3:16
9Falling Down
engineer:
Chris Moore (US producer/mixer/engineer; performs as While) and Dave Sitek
producer:
Dave Sitek
acoustic guitar:
Jaleel Bunton (from 2007-04 until 2007-05)
banjo, bell, guitorgan, piano, reed organ [pump organ] and synthesizer:
Sean Antanaitis (from 2007-04 until 2007-05)
drums (drum set) and tom-tom:
Ryan Sawyer (from 2007-04 until 2007-05)
guitar and sampler:
Dave Sitek (from 2007-04 until 2007-05)
slide guitar:
Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer) (from 2007-04 until 2007-05)
tambourine and vibraphone:
Sean Antanaitis (from 2007-04 until 2007-05) and Ryan Sawyer (from 2007-04 until 2007-05)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 2007)
lead vocals:
Scarlett Johansson (from 2007-04 until 2007-05)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 2007: background vocals) and Dockside Studio in Maurice, Louisiana, United States (from 2007-04 until 2007-05)
cover recording of:
Falling Down (Tom Waits song) (from 2007-04 until 2007)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Scarlett Johansson3.654:55
10Phone Call From the Moon
lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
recording of:
Phone Call From the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew3:39
11Spark (reworked greatest hits version)
recording of:
Spark
lyricist and composer:
Tori Amos
publisher:
Sword and Stone
Tori Amos4:11
12Tokyo Sunrise
recording of:
Tokyo Sunrise
writer:
PJ Bianco and LP (pop/rock artist LP Pergolizzi)
LP4:24
13Los Angeles
Anya Marina5:18
14He’ll Never Know
Laura Izibor4:34
15LA Song
assistant recording engineer:
John Gyer (engineer) and Dan Steinberg
recording engineer:
Barry Rudolph
programming:
Tal Herzberg
producer:
Oliver Leiber
assistant mixer:
Nick Marshall
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass guitar:
Oliver Leiber
chamberlin and harmonium:
Patrick Warren
drums (drum set):
David Raven (drums)
guitar:
John Shanks
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist) and Aaron Gross
lead vocals:
Beth Hart (US singer-songwriter)
orchestrator:
Beth Hart (US singer-songwriter)
recorded at:
Ollywood Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound Chamber Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Sound Image (Van Nuys) in Van Nuys, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
L.A. Song
lyricist and composer:
Beth Hart (US singer-songwriter)
Beth Hart53:56
16All I Do Is Dream of You
engineer, producer and mixer:
Stuart Brawley
lead vocals:
Emmy Rossum
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2012, in 2013)
cover recording of:
All I Do Is Dream of You (Singin’ in the Rain)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
Emmy Rossum3:16
17Marvelous Things
Eisley3:32
18Vulgar Before Me
assistant engineer:
Geoff Ott
engineer:
Kelly Gray and Jon Plum
co-producer:
Jon Plum
producer:
Candlebox and Kelly Gray
recording of:
Vulgar Before Me
lyricist and composer:
Candlebox
Candlebox43:37
19Houdini’s AngelsSeven Mary Three43:29
20Cry in the Sun
recording engineer and producer:
Dan Rothchild
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Swell Records (label associated with Better Than Ezra) (in 1993) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1995)
recording of:
Cry in the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Griffin (member of Better Than Ezra)
Better Than Ezra35:19
21Tear the Room Apart
The Favourite Sons3:51
22Drowning in Your Tears
The Rembrandts34:34
23Bed of Coals
Warren Zevon5:04
24That Lovin’ You Feelin’ Again
performer:
Roy Orbison
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1981 winner)
recording of:
That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
writer:
Roy Orbison and Chris Price (Guitarist with Roy Orbison.)
Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison4:10
25When It Rains
recording of:
When It Rains
writer:
Robert James Ritchie (American singer/rapper)
Kid Rock34:45
26Hard to Love You
The Wreckers43:53
27ME
vocals:
Paula Cole
recording of:
Me
lyricist and composer:
Paula Cole
Paula Cole2.55:01
28Movin’ in on You
electric guitar:
Nick Kirgio
percussion:
David Lynch (filmmaker)
piano:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Julee Cruise (US singer and actress)
recording of:
Movin’ in on You
lyricist:
David Lynch (filmmaker)
composer:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Julee Cruise34:04

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