Best Woman 2012

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Baby I Love U
recording of:
BABY I LOVE U
lyricist:
TEE (Japanese rapper/performer)
composer:
HIRO (Japanese composer Hiromasa Fusakawa), RYOSUKE IMAI (Ryosuke Imai) and TEE (Japanese rapper/performer)
translator:
Che’Nelle
publisher:
日音 (NICHION INC.)
translated version of:
ベイビー・アイラブユー
Che’Nelle5:22
2It Doesn’t Stop
recording of:
It Doesn’t Stop
lyricist and composer:
Maia Hirasawa
publisher:
愛印音楽出版 (Love Seal Music Publication)
Maia Hirasawa2:37
3S&M
assistant recording engineer:
Bobby Campbell (American mixing/audio engineer, based in Los Angeles, CA) and Robert Campbell (Rihanna)
recording engineer:
Josh Gudwin, Josh Gudwin (lead vocals [vocal recording engineer]), Kuk Harrell, Kuk Harrell (lead vocals [vocal recording engineer]), Mikkel S. Eriksen, Marcos Tovar (engineer), Marcos Tovar (engineer) (lead vocals [vocal recording engineer]), Sandy Vee and Miles Walker (engineer)
additional engineer, assistant engineer and additional assistant mixer:
Damien Lewis
additional producer:
Veronika Bozeman (lead vocals; task: vocal)
producer:
V. Bozeman (lead vocals [vocal producer]), Josh Gudwin (task: vocal), Kuk Harrell (lead vocals, lead vocals [vocal producer]; task: vocal), Stargate (Yalon Adot & Hanan Elcaslasi), StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team), Marcos Tovar (engineer) (task: vocal) and Sandy Vee
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer) and Sandy Vee
instruments:
Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Sandy Vee
background vocals:
Esther Renay Dean
lead vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
produced for:
45th & 3rd Music LLC and Empire Artist Management
recorded at:
Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States, The Bunker Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
The Bunker Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France and The Ninja Beat Club (Phil Tan's studio) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 12)
recording of:
S&M
writer:
Ester Dean, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Sandy Wilhelm (French electro DJ/producer, key track “Promised Land”)
publisher:
Dat Damn Dean Music, Dipiù S.r.l., Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mikkel Songs Inc., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Victor Music Arts, ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), 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) and 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)
Rihanna3.84:03
4Not Myself TonightChristina Aguilera3:05
5Go to the River
recording of:
Go to the River
lyricist:
Yael Naïm (French-Israeli singer-songwriter)
composer:
David Donatien and Yael Naïm (French-Israeli singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Lili Louise Musique, Warner Chappell Music France, 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)
Yael Naïm4:13
6Heart of Glass
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
remixer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1978), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1978), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1978, in 1981, in 2002) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981)
remix of:
Heart of Glass by Blondie (US rock band)
recording of:
Heart of Glass
writer:
Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation and Rare Blue Music Inc (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
version of:
Once I Had a Love
Blondie44:31
7Teenage Dream
programming and producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
assistant engineer:
Tucker Bodine, Tatiana Gottwald and Tim Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Emily Wright
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
vocals:
Katy Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Playback Recording Studio in Santa Barbara, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 17), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 32), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 38), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 40), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 75) and Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 102)
recording of:
Teenage Dream
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Łukasz Gottwald, Max Martin (Swedish record producer), Bonnie McKee and Katy Perry
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, MXM Music AB, Prescription Songs, Songs of Pulse Recording (BMI), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Bonnie McKee Music (in 2010), CYP Two Publishing (in 2010), Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated) (in 2010), Maratone AB (in 2010), Matza Ball Music (in 2010), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2010) and Where da Kasz At (in 2010)
sub-publisher:
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)), 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Katy Perry3.653:47
8Dreamgirls
cover recording of:
Dreamgirls
lyricist:
Tom Eyen
composer:
Henry Krieger
publisher:
August Dream Music Ltd., Dreamettes Music, Dreamgirls Music, Miroku Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
part of:
Dreamgirls (1981 Henry Krieger musical)
Brenda Vaughn2:58
9We R Who We R
programming and producer:
Ammo (American musician, songwriter and producer Joshua Coleman), benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
assistant engineer:
Tatiana Gottwald and Jeremy Levin
engineer:
Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Emily Wright
assistant mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
instruments:
Ammo (American musician, songwriter and producer Joshua Coleman), benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
background vocals:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Rani Hancock, Sam Holland (sound engineer), Lukasz Gottwald and Emily Wright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (in 2025)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
engineered at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
We R Who We R by Ke$ha (Kesha, American singer fka Ke$ha)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 30)
recording of:
We R Who We R
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Łukasz Gottwald, Jacob Kasher Hindlin (American songwriter, producer), Joshua Coleman (American musician, songwriter and producer Joshua Coleman) and Kesha Sebert (Kesha, American singer fka Ke$ha)
publisher:
DTCM Blvd., Dynamite Cop Music, Each Note Counts, J. Kasher Publishing, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Kevinthecity Publishing, Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Matza Ball Music, Prescription Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Where da Kasz At, エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing Inc.) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Ke$ha4.053:24
10What You Want
assistant engineer:
Nathan Yarborough
engineer:
Paul Fig
producer:
Nick Raskulinecz
assistant mixer:
Zach Blackstone
mixer:
Randy Staub
vocals:
Amy Lee (singer and keyboardist of Evanescence)
mixed at:
Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
music videos:
What You Want by Evanescence
recording of:
What You Want
lyricist:
Amy Lee (singer and keyboardist of Evanescence)
composer:
Evanescence
publisher:
BMG Firefly, BMG Platinum Songs US, Garbage Jones Music, Professor Screweye Publishing, Sweet T 666 Music and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Evanescence3.653:40
11According to YouOrianthi3.63:18
12All the Lovers
drum machine programming:
Jim Eliot (UK singer-songwriter, composer, record producer)
additional producer:
Stuart Price
producer:
Jim Eliot (UK singer-songwriter, composer, record producer)
assistant mixer:
David Emery
mixer:
Stuart Price
bass, keyboard and piano:
Jim Eliot (UK singer-songwriter, composer, record producer)
additional background vocals:
Mima Stilwell
background vocals and lead vocals:
Kylie Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2010)
produced for:
Solar Management Ltd.
mixed at:
Tracques (Stuart Price’s studio, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
additionally produced at:
Tracques (Stuart Price’s studio, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
All the Lovers
writer:
Jim Eliot (UK singer-songwriter, composer, record producer) and Mima Stilwell
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Kylie Minogue3.53:19
13Heaven Is a Place on Earth
recording engineer:
Steve McMillan
drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter) and Rick Nowels
additional engineer:
Stacy Baird and Robert Feist
assistant engineer:
Matthew Freeman (engineer), Clark Germaine, Brian Scheuble and Joe Schiff
additional producer:
Robert Feist (other vocals [vocal]) and Ellen Shipley (other vocals [vocal])
producer:
Rick Nowels
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars]:
Rick Nowels
additional guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
additional guitar [guitars]:
Michael Landau
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Thomas Dolby
additional percussion:
Jimmy Bralower and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
bass:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kenny Aronoff and Curly Smith (Jo Jo Gunne musician)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Dan Huff, John McCurry and Rick Nowels
guitar [air guitar] and lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
keyboard [keyboards]:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter) and Rick Nowels
piano [acoustic piano]:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Rhett Lawrence
vocals:
Beth Anderson (US pop vocalist), Charlotte Caffey, Donna Davidson, Donna Delory, Edie Lehmann, Rick Nowels, Michelle Phillips and Ellen Shipley
arranger:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1987), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1987), Virgin Records Ltd (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1987) and Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States and Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
American Recording and Ocean Way Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 400)
recording of:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), BMG Rights Management (see annotation), Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Spirit Music Publishing Limited, Virgin Songs, Inc., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1987)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc.
Belinda Carlisle4.154:06
14Suddenly I See
assistant engineer:
Graham Deas
engineer:
Bruno Ellingham
producer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
mixer:
Ren Swan
baritone guitar and bass:
Arnulf Lindner
cajón, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Luke Bullen
guitar:
KT Tunstall
vocals:
KT Tunstall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jaydone Ltd. ("record company trading as Relentless Records") (in 2004)
mixed at:
Metrophonic in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
produced at:
Nam Studios in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Suddenly I See
lyricist and composer:
KT Tunstall
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
KT Tunstall3.63:19
15Smile (explicit version)
engineer:
Darren Lewis, Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola) and Mike Pelanconi
producer:
Darren Lewis, Future Cut and Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
assistant mixer:
Dan Porter
mixer:
Future Cut and Mike Pelanconi
bass guitar:
Clive Hunte
drums (drum set):
Paul Powell
keyboard:
Darren Lewis, John Ellis (UK session bassist/keyboardist/vocalist/producer) and Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
saxophone:
Michael Rose (Saxophonist)
trombone:
Trevor Edwards
trumpet:
Eddie Thornton
lead vocals:
Lily Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 6)
recording of:
Smile
lyricist:
Lily Allen, Darren Lewis and Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
additional writer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
composer:
Jackie Mittoo
publisher:
Sparta Florida Music Group and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) 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)
is based on:
Free Soul
Lily Allen3.73:14
16I Wanna Be Your Lover
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Your Lover
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Corinne Bailey Rae3:28
17Love Love Love
recording of:
Love Love Love
lyricist and composer:
Tristan Prettyman
publisher:
Etswigshop Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Tristan Prettyman3:25
18Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)
producer:
Frank Peterson
guitar:
Peter Weihe (in 1996-10)
keyboard:
Peter Murray (pianist and keyboardist) (in 1996-10) and Michael Soltau (in 1996-10)
soprano vocals:
Sarah Brightman (in 1996-10)
vocals:
Andrea Bocelli (tenor)
conductor:
Mike Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals) (in 1996-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EastWest Records GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Nemo Studio (Hamburg) in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996-10)
recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”) (in 1996-10)
additional lyricist:
Frank Peterson
lyricist:
Lucio Quarantotto
composer:
Francesco Sartori
publisher:
Sugar Music MV and Sugar S.r.l. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Con te partirò (completely Italian lyrics; no “time to say goodbye”)
Sarah Brightman44:06

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Music Japan Inc. (2007‐06‐30 to 2013‐04‐01 – record company, do NOT USE as release label – check the back cover or CD surface for the imprint) (in 2012)
ASIN:JP: B0078PUI70 [info]

Release group

part of:WOMAN (Japanese VA compilation series, published by EMI Music Japan) (order: 1)