The Essentials

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Tracklist

1CD
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1Gloria
recording engineer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer) (from 1981 until 1982) and John Kovarek (from 1981 until 1982)
producer:
Greg Mathieson and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Laura Branigan (from 1981 until 1982)
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
music videos:
Gloria (music video) by Laura Branigan
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 448)
recording of:
Gloria (English version) (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi and Trevor Veitch
publisher:
Ed. Melodi s.r.l. Casa Editrice, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), S.I.A.E. Direzione Generale, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Sugar Song Publications, Inc.
translated version of:
Gloria (original Italian version)
54:50
2Solitaire
assistant engineer:
John Kovorek (Engineer) and John Van Nest
engineer and mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
bass guitar:
Dennis Belfield (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Doane Perry (in 1982) and Carlos Vega (in 1982)
guitar:
Michael Landau (in 1982)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1982)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker (in 1982)
background vocals:
Jim Haas (James Edwin Haas, lead vocal "Happy Days" theme song) (in 1982), Jon Joyce (vocalist) (in 1982) and Joe Pizzulo (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Laura Branigan (in 1982)
recorded at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States (in 1982) and Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States and Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Solitaire (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Solitaire (in 1982)
lyricist:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
composer:
Martine Clémenceau
is based on:
Solitaire
4:07
3Self Control
executive producer:
Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Harold Faltermeier
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (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)
music videos:
Self Control by Laura Branigan
cover recording of:
Self Control (in 1984)
lyricist:
Steve Piccolo
additional writer:
Harro Steffen
composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Raffaele Riefoli (Italian pop singer)
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Edition Sunrise Publishing Inc., Sugar Musik Verlags GmbH (publisher) and Sugarmusic Spa (publisher, do NOT use as label)
4.24:08
4The Lucky One
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
music videos:
The Lucky One (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
The Lucky One (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
14:10
5How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
assistant engineer:
John Kovorek (Engineer) and John Van Nest
engineer and mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
bass guitar:
Dennis Belfield (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Doane Perry (in 1982) and Carlos Vega (in 1982)
guitar:
Michael Landau (in 1982)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1982)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker (in 1982)
background vocals:
Jim Haas (James Edwin Haas, lead vocal "Happy Days" theme song) (in 1982), Jon Joyce (vocalist) (in 1982) and Joe Pizzulo (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Laura Branigan (in 1982)
recorded at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States (in 1982) and Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States and Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (in 1982)
writer:
Michael Bolton and Doug James (Songwriter / Composer / Keyboards)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and Is Hot Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4:29
6Spanish Eddie
assistant engineer:
Rick Butz (Engineer), Steve Krause (Steven A Krause), Peggy McAffee (Engineer) and Sam Taylor (US rock music producer, sound engineer & musician)
engineer:
Dave Concors, David DeVore, Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer), John Kovorek (Engineer), Brian Malouf, Brian Reeves, Ed Thacker, John Van Nest and Tom Whitlock
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer, Mark Spiro and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
recorded at:
Bodifications in Los Angeles, California, United States, Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Preferred Sound in Woodland Hills, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Spanish Eddie (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Spanish Eddie (in 1985)
writer:
Chuck Cochran (Nashville session pianist & composer), David Palmer (early Steely Dan vocalist) and David Palmer (lyricist, writer "Echo of a Serenade")
4:10
7I Found Someone
assistant engineer:
Rick Butz (Engineer), Steve Krause (Steven A Krause), Peggy McAffee (Engineer) and Sam Taylor (US rock music producer, sound engineer & musician)
engineer:
Dave Concors, David DeVore, Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer), John Kovorek (Engineer), Brian Malouf, Brian Reeves, Ed Thacker, John Van Nest and Tom Whitlock
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer, Mark Spiro and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
recorded at:
Bodifications in Los Angeles, California, United States, Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Preferred Sound in Woodland Hills, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Found Someone (in 1985)
writer:
Michael Bolton and Mark Mangold
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Is Hot Music Ltd.
recording of:
I Found Someone
writer:
Michael Bolton and Mark Mangold
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Is Hot Music Ltd.
4:01
8Shattered Glass
producer:
Stock, Aitken, Waterman
music videos:
Shattered Glass (music video) by Laura Branigan
cover recording of:
Shattered Glass
writer:
Steve Coe and Bob Mitchell (UK production music composer & songwriter)
3:41
9Power of Love
producer:
David Kershenbaum
cover recording of:
The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)
writer:
Mary Applegate, Wolfgang Detmann (aka Candy de Rouge), Gunther Mende and Jennifer Rush
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH, Libra Phone Music Verlag GmbH, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (until 2015-01-01), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:26
10Never in a Million Years
recording of:
Never in a Million Years
writer:
Bob Farrell, Dave Robbins (US keyboardist for Blackhawk) and Van Stephenson
4:08
11Ti Amo
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
recording of:
Ti Amo (English version by Laura Branigan) (in 1984)
composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Umberto Tozzi
translator:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
translated version of:
Ti amo
44:18
12Moonlight on Water
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
music videos:
Moonlight on Water (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Moonlight on Water
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Steve Kipner
4:39

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part of:The Essentials (Rhino single artist compilations) (order: 9)
Wikidata:Q7732520 [info]