Ballads Planet: The Best of Ballads

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Soldier of Fortune
recording engineer:
Martin Birch (in 1974-08)
producer:
Martin Birch and Deep Purple
mixer:
Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist), Martin Birch (in 1974-09) and Ian Paice (in 1974-09)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1974-08)
electric bass guitar:
Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist) (in 1974-08)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1974-08)
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Jon Lord (in 1974-08)
lead vocals:
David Coverdale (in 1974-08)
vocals:
Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist) (in 1974-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974) and Purple Records Ltd. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1974-08)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Soldier of Fortune (in 1974-08)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale
publisher:
Deep Purple Music (Overseas) Ltd., Deep Purple Music Ltd., Purpletuity Ltd. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Deep Purple4.23:15
2Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel3:04
3House of the Rising Sun
The Animals4:29
4Maybe Next Time
assistant engineer:
Thomas Brekling and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1980-11)
drums (drum set):
Bob Rondinelli (in 1980-11)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1980-11)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1980-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studio (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1980-11)
recording of:
Vielleicht das nächste Mal (Maybe Next Time) (in 1980-11)
composer:
Don Airey and Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Blackmore Music, BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Thames Talent Publishing Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Rainbow3.53:20
5How Can You Mend a Broken HeartBee Gees3:59
6Hotel California
engineer:
Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal and Bill Szymczyk
producer and mixer:
Bill Szymczyk
12 string guitar:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (in 1976)
12 string guitar and electric guitar:
Don Felder (in 1976)
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner (in 1976)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Don Henley (in 1976)
electric guitar:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Don Felder (in 1976), Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (in 1976), Don Henley (in 1976), Randy Meisner (in 1976) and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (in 1976)
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1976) and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 49), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 94) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 311)
recording of:
Hotel California (in 1976)
writer:
Don Felder, Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Cass County Music, Red Cloud Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), Fingers Music (publisher) (in 1976), Long Run Music (publisher) (in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1976)
is based on:
Això és Fàcil
Eagles4.556:30
7He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother
producer:
Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969) and The Hollies Ltd. (from 1969 until 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-25)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 46)
cover recording of:
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (on 1969-06-25)
writer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) and Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
publisher:
Amber Leigh Music Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cyril Shane Music, Harrison Music Corp., Heath Levy Music, Jenny Music Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Hollies3.854:15
8Whiter Shade of Pale
Procol Harum4:05
9Hideaway
Creedence Clearwater Revival3:40
10How Deep Is Your Love
producer:
Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson
bass:
Maurice Gibb (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Bryon (Welsh drummer, author) (in 1977)
electric guitar:
Alan Kendall (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Barry Gibb (in 1977)
keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Blue Weaver (in 1977)
percussion:
Dennis Bryon (Welsh drummer, author) (in 1977) and Joe Lala (in 1977)
background vocals and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Barry Gibb (in 1977), Maurice Gibb (in 1977) and Robin Gibb (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Barry Gibb (in 1977) and Robin Gibb (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barry Gibb (in 1977), Maurice Gibb (in 1977) and Robin Gibb (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1977), PolyGram International Ltd. (in 1977), PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1977), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1977) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1977)
music videos:
How Deep is Your Love (music video) by Bee Gees
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 6), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 27), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 260) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 367)
recording of:
How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song) (in 1977)
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gibb Brothers Music (in 1977)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
live recording of:
How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song)
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gibb Brothers Music (in 1977)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Bee Gees3.94:03
11Love Hurts
cover recording of:
Love Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Nazareth3:51
12Oh! Darling
recording of:
Oh! Darling
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Beatles3:25
13I Want to Know What Love Is
Foreigner4:58
14Dust in the Wind
additional engineer:
Terry Diane Becker (engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Glixman (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
producer:
Jeff Glixman (in 1977-06)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
bass guitar:
Dave Hope (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
celesta, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone and lead vocals:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
cello, viola and violin [violins]:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
chimes, drums (drum set), gong and timpani:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
percussion [additional percussion]:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07), Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
piano:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
background vocals:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
arranger:
Kansas (US prog rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977), 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 1977) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
mixed at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-08)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 39)
recording of:
Dust in the Wind (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Kerry Livgren
publisher:
Blackwood Music Publishing, Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner CBS Music Publishing and Kirshner-Warner Bros Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
adaptations:
As the Sun Rises
Kanzas4.053:25
15Loser With a Broken Heart
Chicago4:41
16Make It With You
bass guitar, guitar, strings, background vocals and lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
drums (drum set):
Michael Botts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1970) and Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 13)
recording of:
Make It With You
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Bread53:16
17Double Life
recording of:
Double Life
writer:
James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
Styx43:46
18Vital Signs
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
recording of:
Vital Signs (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
Rush3.154:46