The Ultimate Hit Collection: The Hits

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crush
recording engineer and producer:
Andy Goldmark
mixer:
Dave Way
additional instruments:
Jimmy Bralower
guitar:
Kevin Dukes
keyboard:
Andy Goldmark
percussion:
Alex Acuña
background vocals and lead vocals:
Jennifer Paige
arranger:
Andy Goldmark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Edel America Records, Inc. (in 1998)
recording of:
Crush
writer:
Kevin Clark (UK singer/songwriter/producer active since 1980s, married to Berny Cosgrove), Berny Cosgrove, Andy Goldmark and Mark Mueller (US songwriter)
Jennifer Paige3.453:19
2Life
recording of:
Life
writer:
Des’ree and Prince Sampson
Des’ree3:27
3Searchin’ My Soul
Vonda Shepard3:54
4Believe
producer:
Brian Rawling and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
mixer:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1998)
produced for:
Metro (production company) and Rive Droite Music Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Dreamhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2000 winner), RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 9), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 159) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 337)
recording of:
Believe
lyricist:
Brian Higgins (British producer and song writer) and Matt Gray (UK techno DJ/producer, former video game composer)
composer:
Brian Higgins (British producer and song writer) (in 1998), Matt Gray (UK techno DJ/producer, former video game composer) (in 1998), Stuart McLennan (in 1998), Paul Michael Barry (songwriter/musician) (in 1998), Tim Powell (Songwriter and producer, ex-Xenomania) (in 1998) and Steve Torch (in 1998)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd (not for release label use! use “BMG” (post 2008) instead.), Rive Droite Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Cher3.83:58
5Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
recording of:
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
writer:
Samuel Barnes (US rapper & hip‐hop producer, aka Tone), Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer), Nile Rodgers and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Jelly’s Jams, LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Treball Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Will Smith3:49
6Rollercoaster
additional producer:
Cutfather & Joe
co-producer:
Joe Belmaati and Mich Hansen
producer:
Ray Hedges
mixer:
Mads Nilsson
fiddle:
Daniel Collier (fiddler)
guitar:
Erwin Keiles
vocals:
B*Witched (Irish girl group)
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
arranger:
Martin Brannigan and Ray Hedges
mixed at:
Medley Studio (Danish production, recording, mixing and mastering studio) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Rollercoaster
writer:
Tracy Ackerman, Lindsay Armaou, Martin Brannigan, Ray Hedges, Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch and Sinéad O’Carroll
publisher:
19 Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Sugar Free Music
B*Witched43:23
7I Never Loved You AnywayThe Corrs4:26
8Immortality
recording engineer:
Jeff Balding, Dave Reitzas, Humberto Gatica, David Gleeson and John Merchant
additional drum machine programming:
Dan Shea
additional programming:
Dan Shea and Stu Brawley
drum machine programming:
Walter Afanasieff
programming:
Walter Afanasieff and Dan Shea
additional engineer:
Humberto Gatica
assistant engineer:
Chris Brooke, Tony Gonzalez (engineer), Mark Hagen, Tyson Leeper, Glen Marchese, Ethan Schofer, Stu Brawley and Greg Thompson (engineer, mixer)
audio engineer:
Dan Shea
producer:
Walter Afanasieff
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
additional keyboard:
Dan Shea
bass synthesizer, Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ] and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar [guitars]:
Michael Landau
additional background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Lynn Davis (vocalist), Jim Gilstrap and Phillip Ingram (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist)
background vocals:
Bee Gees
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff
recorded at:
Masterphonics in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Middle Ear Studio in Miami Beach, Florida, United States, Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Immortality
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Céline Dion54:11
9My All
programming:
Walter Afanasieff and Dan Shea
assistant engineer:
Ian Dalsemer
engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Mike Scott (Production music composer/engineer a.k.a. “The Wizard”)
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
additional drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Dan Shea
keyboard and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
lead vocals:
Mariah Carey
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
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) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Crave Studios in New York, United States, The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
Crave Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
My All
lyricist:
Mariah Carey
composer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Wallyworld Music
Mariah Carey3.33:51
10The Air That I BreathSimply Red4:35
11Blue Eyes
Springbok Nude Girls3:51
12Pilgrim
recording of:
Pilgrim
writer:
Eric Clapton and Simon Climie
publisher:
BMG Music, Climie Songs, E.C. Music Limited (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Readyfame Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Unichappell Music Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Eric Clapton5:46
13I Don’t Wanna Wait
recording engineer and mixer:
Roger Moutenot
producer:
Paula Cole
vocals:
Paula Cole
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Wait
lyricist and composer:
Paula Cole
publisher:
Ensign Music Publishing (in 1996) and Hingface Music (in 1996)
Paula Cole3.25:19
14Gone Till November
recording of:
Gone Till November
orchestrator:
Sonny Kompanek
lyricist and composer:
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Tete San Ko Publishing
Wyclef Jean3:28
15No No No (Part 2)
co-producer:
Jerry Duplessis and Che Greene
producer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
remixer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
guest performer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
performer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
remix of:
No, No, No, Part 1 by Destiny’s Child
samples:
Strange Games & Things by Love Unlimited Orchestra
music videos:
No, No, No, Part 2 by Destiny’s Child feat. Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
recording of:
No, No, No, Part 2
writer:
Mary Brown (US R&B vocalist), Rob Fusari, Calvin Gaines and Vincent Herbert
is based on:
No, No, No, Part 1
Destiny’s Child2.83:28
16Diva
recording of:
Diva
writer:
Tcvika Pick (Tzvika Pik) and Yoav Ginai
Dana International3:01
17I AmSuggs3:46
18Sunmachine
mixer:
Dario G and Mark Tucker (engineer)
recording of:
Sunmachine
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Scott Rosser (musician, songwriter, producer), Paul Spencer (UK dance producer, member of Dario G) and Stephen Spencer
Dario G4:19
19Highway to Hell
cover recording of:
Highway to Hell
lyricist and composer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
N.Y.C.C.4:47