The Best Ever Australian Album

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Things I Love in You
Cold Chisel3:21
2Chains
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994), Sony Music Productions (for copyrights use only) (in 1994) and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1998)
recording of:
Chains
writer:
Tina Arena (in 1993-10), Pam Reswick (American songwriter) (in 1993-10) and Steve Werfel (in 1993-10)
publisher:
Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Orient Pacific Music Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., Standard Music Ltd. (publishing company associated with David Platz and Howard S. Richmond), Standard Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Tina Arena4:03
3Pash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. (from 1998 to present) and Mushroom Records International B.V. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1998)
recording of:
Pash
lyricist and composer:
Kate Ceberano and Mark Goldenberg
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
Kate Ceberano3:38
4Did It Again
membranophone programming:
Steve Anderson (UK producer, in groups Scratch Acid, Brothers in Rhythm, et al)
engineer:
Alan Bremner and Paul Wright (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Brothers in Rhythm
mixer:
Alan Bremner
bass:
Steve Walters (UK bassist)
guitar:
Steve Anderson (UK producer, in groups Scratch Acid, Brothers in Rhythm, et al) and Greg Bone
Hammond organ [Hammond B3] and keyboard:
Steve Anderson (UK producer, in groups Scratch Acid, Brothers in Rhythm, et al)
lead vocals:
Kylie Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1997)
produced for:
DMC (Disco Mix Club)
recorded at:
DMC Studios, Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Did It Again
lyricist:
Kylie Minogue
writer:
Steve Anderson (UK producer, in groups Scratch Acid, Brothers in Rhythm, et al), Kylie Minogue and Dave Seaman (UK DJ/producer)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), The International Music Network and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Kylie Minogue34:15
5What’s My Scene
bass:
Clyde Bramley
drums (drum set):
Mark Kingsmill
guitar:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner) and Brad Shepherd
harmonica:
Brad Shepherd
keyboard:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
vocals:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hoodoo Gurus Pty Ltd (in 1987)
recording of:
What’s My Scene?
writer:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Hoodoo Gurus3.353:49
6Electric BlueIcehouse4:24
7April Sun in Cuba
electric bass guitar:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon)
guitar:
Robert Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
lead vocals:
Marc Hunter
vocals:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono), Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon) and Robert Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1977)
recording of:
April Sun in Cuba
composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 10)
Dragon3:27
8Mysterious Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records International B.V. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1995)
recording of:
Mysterious Girl
writer:
Peter Andre, Glen Goldsmith, Phillip Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs and Bubbler Ranx
publisher:
Int. Music Network, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Perfect Songs (UK publisher, affiliated with BMI), Roll Over Music and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Peter Andre3:37
9What About Me?
producer:
Charles Fisher (Australian producer)
bass:
Ian Lees (Australian bassist)
brass and keyboard:
Charlie Cole (Australian keyboards)
drums (drum set):
Paul Freeland
guitar:
Garry Frost
vocals:
Alex Smith (Australian artist ex. Moving Pictures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WBE Records (label founded by Glenn Wheatley) (in 1981)
recording of:
What About Me (Moving Pictures song)
writer:
Garry Frost and Frances Swan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Warner Chapell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Moving Pictures3:32
10I Touch Myself
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Vince Caro (engineer, music editor, producer)
producer:
Divinyls (Australian rock band), Howard Shore (Canadian score composer) and David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989, in 1990) and Virgin Records (imprint + company, only for releases with Virgin RECORDS logo) (in 1990)
recorded at:
BMG Recording Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 54) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 326)
recording of:
I Touch Myself
lyricist and composer:
Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and William Steinberg
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16)
Divinyls3.53:46
11This Is It
music videos:
This Is It by Dannii Minogue
cover recording of:
This Is It
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Dannii Minogue3:41
12Run to Paradise
bass:
Ian Hulme
drums (drum set):
Lindsay Tebbutt
guitar:
Brad Carr and Mark Gable
vocals:
Mark Gable
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (in 1987)
recording of:
Run to Paradise
writer:
Brad Carr and Mark Gable
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Choirboys44:09
13Say Goodbye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Human Frailty Pty. Ltd. (in 1985)
recording of:
Say Goodbye
writer:
John Archer (guitarist in Hunters & Collectors), Doug Falconer, Jack Howard (trumpeter), Mark Seymour, Jeremy Smith (bass (Hunters & Collectors)) and Michael Waters
publisher:
Mushroom Music Publishing
Hunters & Collectors33:50
14Bad Boy for Love
producer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
bass:
Ian Riland
drums (drum set):
Dallas Royal (Digger)
guitar:
Michael Cocks and Peter Wells (Rose Tattoo guitarist)
vocals:
Angry Anderson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1977, in 1978) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1977)
recording of:
Bad Boy for Love
lyricist and composer:
Ian Rilen
publisher:
J. Albert & Son and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Rose Tattoo3:02
15Modern Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (in 1980)
recording of:
Modern Girl
writer:
James Freud
publisher:
Mushroom Music Publishing
James Freud3:21
16The Horses
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1990), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1990), Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1990) and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1991)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 30)
cover recording of:
The Horses
writer:
Walter Becker and Rickie Lee Jones
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rondor, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Daryl Braithwaite4:16
17Whaling
recording of:
Whaling
writer:
Dave Dobbyn
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 12)
DD Smash3:45
18Hit and Run
producer:
Peter Solley (English pianist, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Hit and Run
writer:
Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri and Tony Faehse
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons4:39
19That Word
Rockmelons4:09
20Tucker’s Daughter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 1989)
recording of:
Tucker's Daughter (Ian Moss song)
writer:
Ian Moss and Don Walker (Australian musician and songwriter, member of Cold Chisel)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Mushroom Music Publishing, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Ian Moss4:36