The Greatest Hits of 1997

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1Cassette
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Who Do You Think You Are
producer:
Absolute (UK house/garage/production/songwriting team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1997)
edit of:
Who Do You Think You Are by Spice Girls
music videos:
Who Do You Think You Are (video) by Spice Girls
recording of:
Who Do You Think You Are
writer:
Andy Watkins (Absolute, Bristol Baseline Productions, Cortex), Melanie Brown (Mel B), Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Paul Wilson (member of “Absolute”) and Victoria Beckham (née Adams)
publisher:
19 Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Spice Girls33:43
A2Barbie Girl
producer and mixer:
Delgado (Karsten Rene Dahlgaard), Johnny Jam, Claus Norreen and Søren Rasted
arranger:
Delgado (Karsten Rene Dahlgaard), Johnny Jam, Claus Norreen and Søren Rasted
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music A/S (not for release label use! Danish subsidiary of Universal Music Group) (in 1997)
music videos:
Barbie Girl by Aqua (Danish Euro‐dance group)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 48), Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 157) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 220)
recording of:
Barbie Girl
writer:
Lene Grawford Nystrøm, Claus Norreen, Søren Rasted and René Dif
publisher:
MCA Music Scandinavia AB and Warner/Chappell Music Denmark, A/S (KODA)
Aqua3.753:15
A3Don’t SpeakNo Doubt3:39
A4D’You Know What I Mean?Oasis7:05
A5As Long as You Love Me
recording of:
As Long as You Love Me
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Imagem London Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Backstreet Boys3:07
A6Star People (Forthright edit)
remixer:
Forthright (Pete Gleadall)
recording of:
Star People
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
George Michael4:06
A7Isn’t It a WonderBoyzone3:12
A8I Believe I Can FlyR. Kelly4:42
A9You’re Not Alone
recording of:
You’re Not Alone
lyricist:
Tim Kellett
composer:
Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Olive53:42
A10Encore une Fois
recording of:
Encore une fois
writer:
Thomas Alisson, Ralf Kappmeier and Sascha Lappessen (German DJ and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Sash!3:20
B1Professional Widow (Armand’s Star Trunk Funkin’ mix)
miscellaneous support:
Johnny “D” De Mairo (US electro/breaks DJ aka "Johnny D")
drum machine programming:
Alan Friedman
programming:
Alan Friedman
mastering:
Jon Astley
additional producer:
Armand van Helden
producer:
Tori Amos and Ian Stanley
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
guitar:
Steve Caton
vocals:
Tori Amos
remixer:
Armand van Helden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1996)
mixed for and produced for:
X-Mix Productions
recording of:
Professional Widow
lyricist and composer:
Tori Amos
publisher:
Sword and Stone
Tori Amos3.153:47
B2Freed From Desire
producer and mixer:
Phil Jay and Molella (Italian DJ and producer Maurizio Molella)
vocals:
Gala (Italian singer & dance act)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZYX Music (in 1996)
recording of:
Freed From Desire
writer:
Filippo Carmeni (Italian producer Phil Jay), Gala Rizzatto (Italian singer & dance act) and Maurizio Molella (Italian DJ and producer Maurizio Molella)
publisher:
Baby Angel Music S.r.l., Do It Yourself SAS (Italian company, active until 1997), Grand H. Music and Mollyville Publishing S.r.l.
Gala3.93:34
B3Closer Than Close (Mentor original radio edit)
engineer:
Rosie Gaines, Mark Mendoza (trance/house remixer/producer) and Hippie Torrales Jr
producer:
Rosie Gaines, Mark Mendoza (trance/house remixer/producer), Mentor (trance/house duo) and Hippie Torrales Jr
remixer:
Rosie Gaines, Mark Mendoza (trance/house remixer/producer), Hippie Torrales Jr and Hippie Torrales
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bigbang Records Ltd. (in 1996) and Bing Bang Records Ltd. (in 1996)
mixed for and produced for:
Mentor Productions
miscellaneous support:
Mentor Productions (task: engineered for)
recording of:
Closer Than Close
writer:
Dana Bailey, Rosie Gaines and Francis Jules
publisher:
Dredlix Music, Inc., Motown Songs, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd and Songs of PolyGram International Inc.
Rosie Gaines33:43
B4Remember Me (Sure Is Pure 7″ edit)
recording of:
Remember Me
writer:
Lex Blackmore, Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer), Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer) and Marlena Shaw
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd (PRS‐affiliated)
quotes lyrics from:
Woman of the Ghetto
Blue Boy3:11
B5C U When U Get There
guest performer:
40 Thevz
Coolio3:40
B6Everything
recording of:
Everything
additional writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer), James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Hachidai Nakamura, Linda Epstein, Rokusuke Ei, John Starks and Fred Wesley
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Dynatone Publishing Co., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Mary J. Blige3:29
B7If You Ever
guest performer:
Gabrielle (British singer‐songwriter)
East 17 feat. Gabrielle3:25
B8Love Won’t Wait
Gary Barlow3:43
B9Where Do You GoNo Mercy3.254:17
B10U Sexy Thing
Clock3:09
B11Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
guest performer:
Rod Stewart
recording of:
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
writer:
Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Control (German electronic sub-label of edel, inactive for a time, but relaunched in 2015), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Nitestalk Music, Riva Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 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)
version of:
Taj Mahal
N‐Trance feat. Rod Stewart3:39
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