Against All Odds

~ Release by Mariah Carey featuring Westlife (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (single edit)
producer:
Mariah Carey and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer) and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
guitar:
Paul Gendler
keyboard:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
strings:
Richard Niles
additional background vocals:
Wayne Hector and Mary Ann Tatum
background vocals and lead vocals:
Mariah Carey
background vocals and lead vocals:
Westlife
performer:
Brian, Mariah Carey, Kian, Mark (Mark Feehily), Nicky, Shane and Westlife
vocals arranger:
Mariah Carey
cover recording of:
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc US, EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Worldtrax Music Inc., Filmtrax Copyright Holdings Inc, Imagem CV, Imagem Sounds Collins, Philip Collins Ltd., Effectsound Ltd. (publisher) (in 1984), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1984), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1984) and Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1984)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), 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)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
Mariah Carey featuring Westlife33:21
2Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (album version)
membranophone programming:
Xavier Smith
assistant engineer:
Alessandro R.A. Benedetti, Manuel Farolfi, Xavier Smith and Brad Yost
engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
producer:
Mariah Carey, Jam & Lewis and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer) and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
cello:
Josh Koestenbaum and Daryl Skobba (classical cellist)
guitar:
Paul Gendler and Mike Scott (funk and R&B guitarist)
instruments:
Jam & Lewis, Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
keyboard:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon) and James Wright (US producer, musician, singer and songwriter aka Big Jim)
strings:
Richard Niles
viola:
Alice Preves and Tamas Strasser
violin:
John Kennedy (violinist), Thomas Kornacker, Brenda Mickens, David Mickens, Elsa Nilsson (classical violinist), James Riccardo (classical violinist) and Michal Sobieski (Classical violinist)
additional background vocals:
Wayne Hector and Mary Ann Tatum
background vocals:
Westlife
background vocals and lead vocals:
Mariah Carey
strings arranger:
Lee Blaske
vocals arranger:
Mariah Carey
recorded at:
Capri Digital Studios in Capri, Napoli, Campania, Italy and Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
mixed at:
Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
cover recording of:
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc US, EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Worldtrax Music Inc., Filmtrax Copyright Holdings Inc, Imagem CV, Imagem Sounds Collins, Philip Collins Ltd., Effectsound Ltd. (publisher) (in 1984), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1984), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1984) and Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1984)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), 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)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
Mariah Carey43:25

Credits

Release group

part of:100 Worst Pop Records (Channel 4, 2004) (number: 16) (order: 16)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/905386 [info]
Wikidata:Q69660434 [info]