Simply The Best Nineties

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Tracklist

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1Life Is A Highway
engineer and mixer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others)
producer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider) (task: pre-production), Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (task: pre-production)
bass guitar [bass]:
Spider Sinneave
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mickey Curry
electric guitar and harmonica:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
organ and percussion:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
background vocals:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider), John Cody (Canadian-born singer/songwriter/producer) and Molly Johnson (Canadian jazz chanteuse)
vocals:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
drums (drum set) [drums] arranger:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
arranger:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
recording of:
Life Is a Highway
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
publisher:
PW Arrangements and Universal Music Publishing Canada
Tom Cochrane54:25
2Epic
engineer:
Jim “Watts” Vereecke and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Billy Gould
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer)
guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
keyboard:
Roddy Bottum
lead vocals:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1986)
music videos:
Epic by Faith No More
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 54) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 483)
recording of:
Epic
lyricist:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould and Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (music publishing company), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Vomit God Music (Mike Patton’s music publishing company)
Faith No More4.34:53
3Groove Is In The Heart
additional engineer:
Bob Power
assistant engineer:
Derek Lategan and Eddie Sancho
engineer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
additional producer and additional mixer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
producer:
Deee‐Lite
saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Fred Wesley
background vocals:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
additional arranger:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
arranger:
Deee‐Lite
samples:
Bring Down the Birds by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Get Up by Vernon Burch
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 68), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 83) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 233)
recording of:
Groove Is in the Heart
writer:
Dmitry Brill, 鄭東和, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper) and Kier Kirby
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Deee‐Lite4.23:54
4Informer
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow4:30
5If You Could Read My Mind
co-producer:
Lati Kronlund
producer:
The Berman Brothers
vocals:
Amber (Dutch vocalist Marie-Claire Cremers), Jocelyn Enriquez and Ultra Naté
instrumental versions:
If You Could Read My Mind (Instrumental) by Ultra Naté, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez
part of:
Canada’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 2)
cover recording of:
If You Could Read My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
ATV Kirshner (publisher) (ended), Early Morning Music (ended), Laetrec Music (ended), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Stars on 5433:27
6Free Your Mind
recording engineer:
Steve Counter
additional engineer:
Neil King (sound engineer) and Michael Semanick
assistant engineer:
John Jackson (engineer)
producer:
Foster & McElroy, Denzil Foster (songwriter, musician, producer) and Thomas McElroy (songwriter, musician, producer)
mixer:
Ken Kessie
arranger:
Denzil Foster (songwriter, musician, producer) and Thomas McElroy (songwriter, musician, producer)
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 2022)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
mixed at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Free Your Mind
writer:
Denzil Foster (songwriter, musician, producer) and Thomas McElroy (songwriter, musician, producer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Two Tuff Enuff Publishing and Irving Music (BMI) (from 1992 to present)
En Vogue4.754:53
7Mistadobalina
recording of:
Mistadobalina
composer:
Del the Funky Homosapien and Ice Cube
quotes lyrics from:
Zilch
Del the Funky Homosapien4:18
8Black Velvet
producer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)
mixer:
Kevin Doyle (award-winning sound engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Alannah Myles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 6)
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), David Tyson Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Into Wishin’, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Ole Media Management LP and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Alannah Myles4.54:48
9Sour Girl
producer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
bass:
Robert DeLeo
drums (drum set):
Eric Kretz
guitar:
Dean DeLeo
background vocals:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
vocals:
Scott Weiland
recording of:
Sour Girl
lyricist:
Scott Weiland
composer:
Dean DeLeo
Stone Temple Pilots4.154:18
10One Week
assistant recording engineer:
Bob MacLeod (in 1998-02) and Scott Lake (in 1998-03)
recording engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (in 1998-02) and David Leonard (US producer and engineer) (in 1998-03)
miscellaneous support:
Ed (task: Dans la Maison) and Tyler (task: Dans la Maison)
engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Barenaked Ladies (in 1998), David Leonard (US producer and engineer) (in 1998) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (in 1998)
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco (from 1998-03 until 1998-04) and Kevin Szymanski (from 1998-03-04 until 1998-04-04)
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer) (from 1998-03 until 1998-04)
acoustic guitar:
Ed (from 1998-02 until 1998-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tyler (from 1998-02 until 1998-03)
electric guitar:
Ed (from 1998-02 until 1998-03) and Kevin (from 1998-02 until 1998-03)
electric upright bass [electric double bass]:
Jim (from 1998-02 until 1998-03)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Kevin (from 1998-02 until 1998-03)
background vocals [dans la maison]:
Ed (from 1998-02 until 1998-03) and Tyler (from 1998-02 until 1998-03)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Ed (from 1998-02 until 1998-03) and Steven (Barenaked Ladies) (from 1998-02 until 1998-03)
recorded at:
Arlyn Studios (sister of Pedernales Studio) in Austin, Texas, United States (in 1998-02) and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1998-03)
mixed at:
East Iris Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1998-03 until 1998-04)
music videos:
One Week by Barenaked Ladies
recording of:
One Week (from 1998-02 until 1998-03)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Robertson
publisher:
Treat Baker Music (in 1997) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1997)
Barenaked Ladies4.12:51
11Take A Picture
recording of:
Take a Picture
lyricist and composer:
Richard Patrick
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (from 1999 to present) and Happy Ditties From Paradise (from 1999 to present)
Filter3:41
12Roam
miscellaneous support:
Budd Tunick (task: Production Manager)
programming:
Richard Hilton
additional engineer:
Paul Angelli, Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle), Patrick Dillett and Keith Freedman
engineer:
Tom Durack
producer:
Nile Rodgers
mixer:
Tom Durack and Nile Rodgers
bass guitar [bass]:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Clouden
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Hilton
vocals:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Roam
lyricist:
Robert Waldrop
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
The B‐52s3.94:52
13What It's Like
engineer:
John Gamble (member of the SD50s)
producer:
Everlast (US rapper/singer/songwriter Erik Schrody), John Gamble (member of the SD50s) and Dante Ross
mixer:
Jamie Staub
bass:
Ben Bocardo
cello:
Elizabeth Wright
guitar family:
Everlast (US rapper/singer/songwriter Erik Schrody)
viola:
John Wang
violin:
Alen C. Agadhzhanyan and Jacqueline Suzuki
strings arranger:
Giovanni Loria and SD50’s
recording of:
What It’s Like (Everlast)
lyricist and composer:
Erik Schrody
Everlast4.15:04
14To Be With You
assistant engineer:
Chris Kupper, David Luke (engineer), Scott Ralston, Michael Semanick and Andy Udoff
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
To Be With You by Mr. Big (American hard rock band)
recording of:
To Be With You
writer:
David Grahame and Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Dog Turner Music (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1991 to present), Tasmanian Compositions (from 1991 to present), 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Mr. Big4.43:29
15Stay
programming:
Marcella Detroit
additional engineer:
Lee Manning (US engineer)
assistant engineer:
Nick Addison
engineer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
producer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer), Shakespears Sister and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer), Ian Maidman and Jonathan Perkins (aka Wild Mondo)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Ian Maidman
electric guitar [guitar] and harmonica:
Marcella Detroit
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ed Shearmur (English score composer)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records 90 Ltd. (renamed as Warner Records 90 Ltd. on 2011-08-26) (in 1991) and London (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Friar Park (Friar Park Studio) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Chapel Studios (Encino, Los Angeles) in Encino, California, United States
music videos:
Stay by Shakespear's Sister
recording of:
Stay
writer:
Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Jean Guiot (composer credits pseudonym of Dave Stewart)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Island Music Ltd.
Shakespears Sister3.253:47
16I Wanna Sex You Up
recording of:
I Wanna Sex You Up
writer:
Bryan Abrams, Bessie Regina Norris (American soul and R&B singer), Mark Calderon, Willie Clarke, Elliot Straite, Kevin Thornton and Sam Watters
publisher:
Boybig Publishing, Color Me Blessed Music, EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Hifrost Publishing and Hip City Music Inc.
Color Me Badd4:23
17Return Of The Mack
additional producer:
Cutfather & Joe
producer:
Phil Chill and Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison3.53:33
18Give It Up
Cut ’n’ Move4:21