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1The One I Love
additional recording engineer:
Gary Laney
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Steve Catania
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 149)
recording of:
The One I Love
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music, Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Tunes and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
R.E.M.4.23:16
2Halo of Flies
assistant recording engineer:
Joe Lopes (engineer)
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
executive producer:
Jack Richardson
producer:
Bob Ezrin
bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
drums (drum set):
Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present)
horn arranger and strings [string] arranger:
Bob Ezrin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1971, in 1973) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1987)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises and Nimbus 9 Productions, Ltd.
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1969-1972) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Halo of Flies
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) 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)
Alice Cooper48:19
3Say You Love Me
recording of:
Say You Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
Bright Music Ltd. (publisher) and Universal Music Careers
Fleetwood Mac4:12
4Rocky Mountain Way
producer:
Bill Szymczyk and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
bass guitar and guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano) (from 1972 until 1973) and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (from 1972 until 1973)
drums (drum set), electric piano, percussion and piano:
Joe Vitale (from 1972 until 1973)
keyboard:
Rocke Grace (from 1972 until 1973), Joe Vitale (from 1972 until 1973) and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (from 1972 until 1973)
synthesizer and lead vocals:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (from 1972 until 1973)
background vocals:
Rocke Grace (from 1972 until 1973) and Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano) (from 1972 until 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1973)
recording of:
Rocky Mountain Way (from 1972 until 1973)
writer:
Rocke Grace, Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano), Joe Vitale and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Joe Walsh3.75:14
5In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Duane Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1970-02 until 1970-07) and Butch Trucks (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
organ and piano:
Gregg Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1970-02) and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1970-07)
recording of:
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
composer:
Dickey Betts
publisher:
F.R. Betts Music Co., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
The Allman Brothers Band36:55
6If There Is Something
recording of:
If There Is Something
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
arranger:
Roxy Music
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, TRO-Total Music, Inc., Buggane Music, Ltd. (in 1972) and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1972)
Roxy Music6:35
7Free Bird
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
additional organ:
Roosevelt Gook (in 1973-04)
bass guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-04)
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer and songwriter) (in 1973-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Allen Collins (in 1973-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Gary Rossington (in 1973-03)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-03)
organ:
Al Kooper (in 1973-04)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-04)
remixer:
Al Kooper
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 19), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 26), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 191) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 407)
recording of:
Free Bird (in 1973-04)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
Lynyrd Skynyrd4.79:06
8Water of Love
engineer:
Rhett Davies
producer:
Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer)
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar:
David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
Water of Love
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
Dire Straits35:22
9Whaling Stories
Procol Harum7:04
10Bargain
recording engineer and engineer:
Glyn Johns
associate producer:
Glyn Johns
executive producer:
Pete Kameron, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp
producer:
The Who
mixer:
Glyn Johns (on 1971-06-05, on 1971-06-18)
bass guitar and brass:
John Entwistle (on 1971-04-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion and percussion:
Keith Moon (drummer) (on 1971-04-12)
guitar, guitar, organ and synthesizer, organ and synthesizer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1971-04-12)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (on 1971-04-12)
vocals:
John Entwistle (on 1971-04-12) and Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1971-04-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-12)
recording of:
Bargain (on 1971-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
The Who4.355:34
11To Cry You a Song
recording of:
To Cry You a Song
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
Jethro Tull6:14
12November Rain
bass:
Duff (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03)
drums (drum set):
Matt Sorum (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03)
guitar [Lead and Rhythm Guitars]:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03)
guitar [Rhythm Guitar]:
Izzy (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03)
keyboard [Keyboard Orchestra], piano and lead vocals:
Axl (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03)
synthesizer [Synthesizer Programmer]:
Axl (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03) and Johann (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03)
background vocals and choir vocals:
Axl (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03), Dizzy (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03), Duff (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03), Izzy (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03), Matt (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03), Shannon (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03), Reba Shaw (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03) and Stuart Bailey (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
November Rain (from 1990-01-13 until 1991-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Axl Rose
publisher:
Black Frog Music and Guns N’ Roses Music
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.), 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Guns N’ Roses4.48:55