The Greatest Popsongs of the Century, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

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1Teach Me Tonight
recording engineer:
Humberto Gatica
additional engineer:
Jay Graydon
assistant engineer:
Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer)
associate producer:
Tom Canning
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
alto saxophone:
Lon Price
bass guitar:
Abe LaBoriel
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
electric guitar:
Jay Graydon and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
Rhodes piano:
Tom Canning
background vocals and lead vocals:
Al Jarreau (jazz, pop and r&b singer-songwriter)
percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Tom Canning, Jay Graydon and Al Jarreau (jazz, pop and r&b singer-songwriter)
strings arranger:
Billy Byers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Dawnbreaker Studios in San Fernando, California, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Al Jarreau4:12
2Baby, Come to Me
guest vocals:
Patti Austin
recording of:
Baby, Come to Me
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rodsongs (publisher) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Patti Austin & James Ingram3:35
3How ´Bout Us
assistant engineer:
Michael Ferraro (engineer) and Tom Miller (engineer)
engineer:
Stu Walder
associate producer:
James Mack (Composer, arranger, conductor)
producer:
Leo Graham (producer / composer / lyricist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Reed (US bassist for Champaign) and Paul Richmond (producer - songwriter - bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings, Jr.
electronic drum set [syndrums]:
Tommy Radtke
guitar [guitars]:
Michael Day and Howard Reeder
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Day and Dana Walden
percussion:
Rocky Maffit
solo alto saxophone:
Ken Soderbloom
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Dana Walden
lead vocals:
Pauli Carman
vocals:
Michael Day, Rena Jones (vocalist for Champaign), Rocky Maffit and Howard Reeder
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
James Mack (Composer, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
Champaign, Leo Graham (producer / composer / lyricist) and James Mack (Composer, arranger, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981) and 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 1981)
produced for:
B‐Line Productions
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
How ’bout Us
lyricist and composer:
Dana Walden
publisher:
April Music, Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
recording of:
How ’bout Us
lyricist and composer:
Dana Walden
publisher:
April Music, Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Champaign34:33
4Don´t Wanna Lose You
programming:
Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
additional assistant engineer:
Mauricio Guerrero (Chilean drummer) and Greg Laney
engineer:
Eric Schilling
producer:
Jorge Casas, Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Clay Ostwald
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
acoustic guitar:
Jorge Casas
electric guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
background vocals:
Jon Secada
lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
vocals:
Gloria Estefan
arranger:
Jorge Casas, Gloria Estefan and Clay Ostwald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989)
recording of:
Don’t Wanna Lose You
lyricist and composer:
Gloria Estefan
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Taiwan (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), EMI Songs Ltd., Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Gloria Estefan3.654:04
5Sign Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
strings arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), CBS Records (2006–2021) (in 1987) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
Sign Your Name
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer) and Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd., Virgin Music Ltd. and Young Terrence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.64:38
6Paradise
engineer:
Mike Pela and Ben Rogan
co-producer:
Mike Pela and Ben Rogan
producer:
Sade (Group w/ singer of same performance name)
bass guitar:
Paul S. Denman
guitar:
Gordon Hunte
keyboard:
Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer)
vocals:
Sade Adu
arranger:
Sade (Group w/ singer of same performance name)
recording of:
Paradise
lyricist:
Sade Adu
composer:
Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman
Sade44:00
7Lady
engineer:
Larry Forkner and Tommy Vicari
associate producer:
Herb Alpert
producer:
Gino Vannelli and Joe Vannelli (Canadian musician, composer and record producer)
bass pedals [organ bass] and organ:
Richard Baker (US keyboardist for Santana)
bongos and congas:
Tony Golia
drums (drum set):
Graham Lear
electric piano:
Joe Vannelli (Canadian musician, composer and record producer)
percussion:
John J. Mandel (percussionist)
synthesizer:
Richard Baker (US keyboardist for Santana) and Joe Vannelli (Canadian musician, composer and record producer)
lead vocals:
Gino Vannelli
synthesizer arranger:
Richard Baker (US keyboardist for Santana) and Joe Vannelli (Canadian musician, composer and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1974)
recording of:
Lady
lyricist and composer:
Gino Vannelli
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Giva Music 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)
Gino Vanneli53:43
8All Time High (from Octopussy)
vocals:
Rita Coolidge
recording of:
All Time High (Main Titles) (from the film "Octopussy")
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
BMG Music and EMI Songs
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Octopussy (soundtrack from the James Bond film)
Rita Coolidge43:04
9Storybook Love
Willy DeVille & Mark Knopfler4:17
10Never Gonna Let You Go
Sérgio Mendes4:15
11A Little Bit Further Away
recording of:
A Little Bit Further Away
writer:
Frank Collins
Kokomo4:00
12Josephine
recording of:
Josephine
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea4:26
13Almaz
recording of:
Almaz
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
writer:
Randy Crawford (US jazz/R&B singer Veronica Crawford)
Randy Crawford4:08
14On the Wings of Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1982)
recording of:
On the Wings of Love (in 1982)
writer:
Peter Schless (keyboardist and composer) and Jeffrey Osborne (in 1982)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Irving Music, Inc., Lincoln Pond Music, March 9 Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Jeffrey Osborne4:04
15Let´s Wait a While
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Steve Wiese
executive producer:
John McClain and Jay Senter
producer:
Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
acoustic guitar:
O’ Nicholas Raths
percussion:
Jam & Lewis
synthesizer and lead vocals:
Janet Jackson
background vocals:
Melanie Andrews and Janet Jackson
vocals arranger:
Melanie Andrews, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1986, in 2015)
recording of:
Let’s Wait Awhile
writer:
Melanie Andrews, Janet Jackson, James Samuel Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Black Ice Publishing, Flyte Tyme Tunes, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Mellie Mel, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing Inc.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Janet Jackson3.654:39
16All About the Heaven
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Steve Porcaro
assistant engineer:
John Van Nest, Ralph Osborn (engineer), Randy Pipes (Music Engineer) and Tim Gerrity (engineer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
analog synthesizer [Prophet 5] and bass:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
euphonium, slide brass instruments [slide trumpet] and trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
flute and tenor saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
French horn:
Jerry Hey
guitar:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
horn:
The Seawind Horns
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) and Richard Heath
piano:
Greg Phillinganes and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes, Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist) and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Alex Weir, Augie Johnson, George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Jim Gilstrap, Josie James, Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson), Merry Clayton, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Quincy Jones, Richard Heath, Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter), Susaye Greene-Brown and Valerie Johnson
lead vocals:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar)
vocals:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
conductor:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (strings)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
synthesizer arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger), Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
arranger:
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and The Brothers Johnson
background vocals arranger:
Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 1996)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Allen Zentz Recording in Encino, California, United States and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
All About the Heaven
writer:
Rod Temperton
The Brothers Johnson34:00
17Reunited
producer:
Freddie Perren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1978) and Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1978)
edit of:
Reunited by Peaches & Herb
recording of:
Reunited
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Peaches & Herb53:58
18After the Love Has Gone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music, Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Ninth Music and Noted for the Record
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Earth, Wind & Fire3.154:33