100 Essential Power Ballads

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

Tracklist

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1Stop
vocals:
Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Stop
writer:
Bruce Brody, Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter) and Gregg Sutton
publisher:
Doolittle Music, Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher) and WayBlue Ltd. (publisher)
Sam Brown4.5?:??
2Something Changed
assistant recording engineer:
Andy Strange
programming:
Matthew Vaughan (UK producer)
assistant engineer:
Julie Gardner (engineer) and Pete Lewis (engineer)
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer) (from 1995-06-19 until 1995-07-28, on 1995-07-22) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (on 1995-07-22)
conductor:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-06-19 until 1995-07-28) and AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1995-07-22)
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Something Changed (from 1995-06-19 until 1995-07-28)
lyricist:
Jarvis Cocker
writer:
Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey (producer; Pulp bassist), Russell Senior and Mark Andrew Webber (Guitarist with Pulp)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
Pulp3.4?:??
3Wicked Soul
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Wicked Soul
writer:
Harry Collier, Ben Langmaid and Jeff Patterson (Singer/songwriter, former member of pop-soul group 7th Heaven)
publisher:
Allzakatek Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell
Kubb4.35?:??
4Valerie
assistant engineer:
Nobby
producer:
Steve Winwood
recorded at:
Netherturkdonic Studios in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Valerie
writer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell North America
Steve Winwood4?:??
5Up Where We Belong
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Bobby Lyle
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1982) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 winner)
Jennifer Warnes & Joe Cocker3.55?:??
6House of the Rising Sun
cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
Frijid Pink?:??
7Sarah
Thin Lizzy?:??
8Black Hole Sun
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Adam Kasper
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn and Soundgarden
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1994)
mixed at and engineered at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
music videos:
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 77), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 231) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 368)
recording of:
Black Hole Sun (from 1993-07 until 1993-09)
lyricist and composer:
Christopher J Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and You Make Me Sick I Make Music (in 1994)
Soundgarden4.05?:??
9Desert Rose
vocals and performer:
Cheb Mami
recording of:
Desert Rose
additional lyricist:
Cheb Mami
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
GM Sumner (in 1999) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd. (in 1999)
Sting2?:??
10Blurry
engineer:
John Kurzweg
recording of:
Blurry
writer:
Doug Ardito (Puddle of Mudd bassist), Paul Phillips (US guitarist for Puddle of Mudd) and Wes Scantlin
Puddle of Mudd4?:??
11Życie jak poemat
Szymon Wydra & Carpe Diem?:??
12What’s Up?
recording engineer:
David Tickle (in 1992)
mastering:
Stephen Marcussen (mastering engineer)
additional engineer:
Jessie Kanner (1980s–90s assistant engineer/mixer, Lion Share Recording Studios), Kent Mactke, Laurent Tardy and Paul Dieter (American sound engineer and producer.)
engineer:
Mark Hensley
producer and mixer:
David Tickle
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
bass:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Dawn Richardson (in 1992)
guitar:
Louis Metoyer (in 1992) and Roger Rocha (in 1992)
vocals:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992) and Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992, in 1993)
recorded at:
Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1992), The Bunker (in 1992) and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
The Bunker
recording of:
What’s Up? (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC (since 2021; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Stuck in the Throat and Stuck in the Throat Music
4 Non Blondes4.35?:??
13Woman in Chains
edit of:
Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears feat. Oleta Adams
recording of:
Woman in Chains
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing
Tears for Fears & Oleta Adams4?:??
14Erase/Rewind
assistant engineer:
Lars Göransson (1970s Swedish folk singer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Tore Johansson
bass guitar:
Magnus Sveningsson
drums (drum set):
Bengt Lagerberg
guitar:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
keyboard:
Lars-Olof Johansson
lead vocals:
Nina Persson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group)
mixed at and engineered at:
Country Hell in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
produced at:
Country Hell in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
recording of:
Erase/Rewind
lyricist:
Nina Persson
composer:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
The Cardigans3.75?:??
15Bones
recording engineer and mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), The Killers (American rock band) and Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
music videos:
Bones by The Killers (American rock band)
recording of:
Bones
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Killers2.5?:??
16If I Could Turn Back Time
recording engineer and mixer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
additional engineer:
Guy Roche
assistant engineer:
Ken Allardyce, Mario Luccy, Craig Porteils (producer, engineer) and Duane Seykora
producer:
Guy Roche and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
additional guitar:
Gene Black and Glenn Sciurba
bass guitar:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Mark T. Williams
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
Alan Pasqua and Guy Roche
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Robin Beck, Desmond Child, Jimmy Demers, Jean McClain and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Cher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1989), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 386)
recording of:
If I Could Turn Back Time
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Realsongs (in 1989)
Cher3.75?:??
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