Hopelessly (part one of a two part series)

~ Release by Rick Astley (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Hopelessly
recording of:
Hopelessly
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Rob Fisher (UK keyboardist, in Naked Eyes)
3:37
2When I Fall in Love
miscellaneous support:
Nat King Cole (task: dedicated to)
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1987)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer and mixer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Waterman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1987)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1987)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1987) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1987)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1987), Shirley Lewis (in 1987), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1987) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1987)
vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1987)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1987) and PWL Studio 2 (in 1987)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love (in 1987)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:03
3Hold Me in Your Arms
programming:
Ian Curnow
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
producer:
Ian Curnow, Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (duo)
guitar:
Robert Ahwai
keyboard:
Ian Curnow
recording of:
Hold Me in Your Arms (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
4:33
4Whenever You Need Somebody
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1988)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1988)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1988)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1988) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1988)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1988), Shirley Lewis (in 1988), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1988) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1988)
vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1988)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1987) and Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1988) and PWL Studio 2 (in 1988)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
cover recording of:
Whenever You Need Somebody (O'Chi Brown/ Rick Astley Song) (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., Hammer Music (German publisher) and Terrace Music (in 1986)
23:53

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by:BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
PWL
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2472386 [info]

Release group

single/EP which was taken from:Body & Soul