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1I Know
drums (drum set) programming:
David Harris (Dionne Farris) and John "Jay" Mitchell (John "Jay" Mitchell, drum programming)
bass:
Milton Davis and Randy D. Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Parish Wintersmith
guitar and background vocals:
David Harris (Dionne Farris)
keyboard:
Tim Heintz and David Kahne
vocals:
Dionne Farris
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1994 to present)
recording of:
I Know
lyricist:
Milton Davis
composer:
Milton Davis and William DuVall (Comes With the Fall / Alice in Chains)
Dionne Farris4.53:48
2The Freshmen
The Verve Pipe4:30
3In the House of Stone and Light
Martin Page4:10
4Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
additional recording engineer:
David Vartanian
recording engineer:
Tommy Lipnick
engineer:
Dan Harjung
producer:
Crash Test Dummies and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
editor:
Patrick Murphy (engineer)
accordion, keyboard [keyboards], piano and background vocals [back-up vocals]:
Ellen Reid (Canadian keyboardist and singer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars] and lead vocals:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music Canada Inc. (in 1991, in 1993) and BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (in 1993)
recorded at:
DV Productions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Mindscape in Chicago, Illinois, United States and Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
mixed at:
Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
produced at:
God of Thunder Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
music videos:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies
recording of:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
lyricist and composer:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Door Number Two Music (in 1993), Dummies Productions Inc. (in 1993) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1993)
Crash Test Dummies3.953:57
5I’ll Stand by You
engineer:
Steve Williams (UK recording engineer, aka Syco)
producer:
Ian Stanley
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Copley and J.F.T. Hood
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Adam Seymour
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994, in 2000) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
recording of:
I’ll Stand by You
writer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
B. Steinbereg Music, Clive Banks Songs, D. Barry Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hynde House of Hits Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L and Kobalt Publishing Ltd.
Pretenders3.554:00
6Run Away
producer:
Olaf Jeglitza, Quickmix and Jürgen Wind
recording of:
Run Away
writer:
Olaf Jeglitza, Quickmix and Jürgen Wind
publisher:
Maxximum Songs
Real McCoy44:05
7Now & Forever
engineer and mixer:
Bill Drescher (Producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Richard Marx
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], mandolin and solo guitar [guitars]:
Bruce Gaitsch (American guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger)
bass:
Nathan East
strings:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Farhad Behroozi, Charlie Bisharat (US violinist), Henry Corbett, Gail Cruz, Pavel Farkas, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Jerry Goodman and Sid Page
lead vocals:
Richard Marx
strings arranger:
Dick Marx
recording of:
Now and Forever
lyricist and composer:
Richard Marx
Richard Marx33:34
8I Believe
engineer:
Kevin W. Smith (American engineer, mixer and producer from Los Angeles) (task: remix)
additional producer:
David Kershenbaum
producer:
Emosia
remixer:
David Kershenbaum
strings arranger:
C. P. Roth
recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Jeff Pence, Matthew Senatore and Eliot Sloan
Blessid Union of Souls4.354:29
9Hold On
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Kevin Savigar, Stephanie Tyrell, Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist) and Jamie Walters
Jamie Walters44:25
10I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me
recording of:
I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Realsongs
Exposé3:51
11She Drives Me Crazy
engineer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1989)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 77)
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Fine Young Cannibals43:36
12Sirius/Eye in the Sky
recording of:
Eye in the Sky
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
recording of:
Sirius
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
The Alan Parsons Project56:31
13I’ll Always Love You
producer:
Ric Wake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recording of:
I'll Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy George (songwriter)
publisher:
Auspitz Music and Lucky Break Music
Taylor Dayne4:19
14So Close
engineer:
Ross Hogarth
producer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
mixer:
Paul Lani
guest bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
guest guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Waddy Wachtel
guest keyboard:
Benmont Tench
guest membranophone and percussion:
Kenny Aronoff
recording of:
So Close
lyricist:
George Green (American lyricist) and Daryl Hall
additional composer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
composer:
Daryl Hall
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., EEG Music, Full Keel Music Co. (Publishing company - affiliated to ASCAP), Hot Cha Music Co., Kortchmar Music and New Jersey Underground Music Inc.
Daryl Hall & John Oates34:41
15So Help Me Girl
synclavier programming:
Simon Franglen (English score composer)
engineer:
Felipe Elgueta
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
assistant mixer:
Marnie Riley
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
guitar [guitars]:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
background vocals:
Joey Diggs and Will Wheaton
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1997)
arranged for and produced for:
Chartmaker Inc.
recorded at:
Chartmaker Studios in Malibu, California, United States
mixed at:
Barking Doctor in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
cover recording of:
So Help Me Girl
writer:
Howard Perdew and Andy Spooner
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Limited
Gary Barlow4:30
16Everybody Plays the Fool
background vocals:
Arnold McCuller and Aaron Neville
whistling:
Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
Everybody Plays the Fool
writer:
J.R. Bailey (singer and songwriter), Rudy Clark (US songwriter) and Ken Williams (songwriter)
publisher:
Trio Music Company, Alley Music Corp. (in 1991) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1991)
Aaron Neville4:27
17Let the River Run
engineer:
Tim Leitner
producer:
Rob Mounsey and Carly Simon
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mickey Curry
guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (American guitarist and singer/songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Rob Mounsey
background vocals [background singers]:
Vivian Cherry, Frank Floyd (US soul disco funk singer), Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Kasey Cisyk, Frank Simms, Vaneese Thomas and Kurt Yaghjian
lead vocals:
Carly Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hit Factory, NYC (The Hit Factory) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Let the River Run
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music and TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP)
part of:
The 61st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1988 winner)
Carly Simon3:43
18Four Leaf Clover
recording of:
Four Leaf Clover
lyricist and composer:
Abra Moore
Abra Moore53:33