The Very Best of Rock 1987‐89

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

Tracklist

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1Don’t Go
recording of:
Don’t Go
writer:
Fiachna Ó Braonáin, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Peter O’Toole (bassist and mandolinist)
Hothouse Flowers3:39
2The Doctor
co-producer:
Rodney Mills
producer:
Charlie Midnight and Eddie Schwartz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
recording of:
The Doctor
writer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”), Charlie Midnight and Eddie Schwartz
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., High Frontier Music, Janiceps Music, Round Hill Works, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16) and Windecor Publishing
sub-publisher:
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), 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), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers43:46
3Heart and Soul
engineer:
Jerry Napier
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass:
Paul Jackson (T'Pau bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Tim Burgess (T'Pau drummer)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and other instruments [some bits]:
Ron Rogers (Ronald Phillip Rogers, T'Pau)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Chetwood
other instruments [other bits] and solo guitar [guitar solos]:
Taj Wyzgowski
vocals:
Carol Decker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Siren Records Ltd. (company and copyrights holder. File NO releases) (in 1987)
produced for:
RTB Audio Visual Productions USA (Also credited as R.T.B. Audio Visual Productions Inc., RTB Audio Visual Productions (USA) Inc. and other similar variants)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 69)
recording of:
Heart and Soul
writer:
Carol Decker and Ron Rogers (Ronald Phillip Rogers, T'Pau)
publisher:
AMP Publishing Ltd and Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.
T’Pau4.254:17
4Knocking at Your Back Door
engineer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
producer:
Roger Glover
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1984-08)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1984-08)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1984-08)
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Jon Lord (in 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (in 1984-08)
recorded at:
Le Mobile in Carlsbad, California, United States (in 1984-08)
mixed at:
Tennessee Tonstudio in Hamburg, Germany
partial recording of:
Knocking at Your Back Door (in 1984-08)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), EMI April Music Inc., Miracle Prestige International Ltd, Rugged Music, Ltd. and Thames Overtures Ltd.
Deep Purple34:02
5You Are the Girl
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe Barbaria
engineer:
Joe Barbaria and Jamie Chaleff
additional producer:
Greg Hawkes
producer:
Ric Ocasek
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You Are the Girl
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
The Cars43:56
6When the Children Cry
assistant engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
guitar:
Vito Bratta
lead vocals:
Mike Tramp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)
recording of:
When the Children Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vito Bratta
writer:
Mike Tramp
White Lion3.54:18
7Rock of Life
recording of:
Rock of Life
writer:
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield3:30
8Said She Was a Dancer
recording of:
Said She Was a Dancer
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
publisher:
Rare Blue Music, Inc. and Salamander & Son Limited
Jethro Tull3:41
9I Don’t Mind at All
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1987)
recording of:
I Don’t Mind at All
writer:
Brent Bourgeois and Lyle Workman
Bourgeois Tagg2:34
10Brother of Mine A) The Big Dream B) Nothing Can Come Between Us C) Long Lost Brother of Mine
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer)
engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft) and Chris Kimsey
producer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1989)
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Brother of Mine
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Bill Bruford, Geoff Downes (English keyboardist), Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Warners
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe310:20
11Mean Man
recording of:
Mean Man
lyricist and composer:
Blackie Lawless
W.A.S.P.4:46
12Girls on Top
recording of:
Girls on Top
writer:
Cris Bonacci and Kim McAuliffe
Girlschool3:51
13Sick of It
recording of:
Sick of It
writer:
Paul Court (of "The Primitives")
The Primitives3:14
14Boom Boom
producer:
DumDum Boys and Roger Valstad
recording of:
Boom boom (in 1989)
writer:
Persi Iveland (Per Christian Iveland; bassist and songwriter; member of Wannskrækk) and Kjartan Kristiansen
publisher:
manus ("no publisher")
DumDum Boys2:51
15Battleship Chains
engineer and producer:
Jeff Glixman
bass guitar:
Rick Price (Georgia Satellites)
drums (drum set):
Mauro Magellan
guitar:
Dan Baird (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, Georgia Satellites founder) and Rick Richards (US rock/metal guitarist)
lead vocals:
Dan Baird (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, Georgia Satellites founder)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
cover recording of:
Battleship Chains
lyricist and composer:
Terry Anderson
publisher:
Funzalo (BMI-affiliated)
The Georgia Satellites3.752:56