100 Most Beautiful Songs

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1’74-’75
recording engineer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
engineer:
David Cook (engineer, producer)
producer:
The Connells and Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TVT Records (in 1993)
recording of:
’74–’75
lyricist and composer:
Mike Connell
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
The Connells2.84:38
2One Sweet Day
percussion programming:
Walter Afanasieff and Dan Shea
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
additional engineer:
David Gleeson
co-engineer:
Kurt Lundvall, Andy Smith (Engineer at the famous "The Hit Factory", New York.) and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
audio engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Jay Healy
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass synthesizer, keyboard and synthesizer:
Dan Shea
guitar [guitars]:
Dann Huff
keyboard, percussion and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals and lead vocals:
Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
performer:
Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 43)
recording of:
One Sweet Day
lyricist:
Mariah Carey, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men), Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman
writer:
Walter Afanasieff
composer:
Mariah Carey
publisher:
Aynaw Publishing, Black Panther Publishing Co., Ensign Music Corporation, Rye Songs, Shawn Patrick Publishing, Sony Songs Inc. and Vanderpool Publishing
Mariah Carey feat. Boyz II Men34:43
3Nothing Else Matters
assistant recording engineer:
Mike Tacci (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
recording engineer:
Randy Staub (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
producer:
James Hetfield, Bob Rock and Lars Ulrich
bass guitar:
Jason Newsted (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
orchestrator:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
music videos:
Nothing Else Matters by Metallica
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2021 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2018 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8) and SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10)
recording of:
Nothing Else Matters (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
Metallica4.456:29
4Family Portrait
recording engineer:
Oscar Ramirez (US engineer) and Wassim Zreik
producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
assistant mixer:
Dave Guerrero
mixer:
Dave “Hard Drive” Pensado (mixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Family Portrait by P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
recording of:
Family Portrait (in 2001)
lyricist and composer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter) and Scott Storch (producer)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Left Handed Lover Music, Reservoir Media Music and Scott Storch Music
P!nk4.054:56
5Insatiable
recording of:
Insatiable
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Darren Hayes
Darren Hayes2.455:16
6Crazy
programming:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff
engineer:
Ken Lomas
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
additional percussion, harmonica, mandolin and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer]:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
baritone saxophone:
Ian Putz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
instruments:
The Margarita Horns
keyboard [keyboards]:
Desmond Child, Steven Tyler and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
saxophone:
Tom Keenlyside
trombone:
Bob Rogers (Trombonist)
trumpet:
Paul Baron (trumpet player) and Bruce Fairbairn
vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
orchestrator:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1993) and Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 221)
recording of:
Crazy
writer:
Desmond Child, Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Desmobile Inc. (in 1992), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1992) and Swag Song Music, Inc. (in 1992)
Aerosmith3.95:17
7Close to You
guest vocals:
Heidi Degn (Danish singer. Mostly as a backing vocalist.)
DJ Aligator Project feat. Heidi Degn4:19
8Don’t Speak
recording engineer:
Phil Kaffel
producer:
Matthew Wilder
mixer:
Holman and Paul Palmer (engineer)
bass guitar:
Tony Kanal
cello:
Melissa Hasin
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Adrian Young (drummer for No Doubt)
guitar:
Tom Dumont
keyboard and piano:
Eric Stefani
lead vocals:
Gwen Stefani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995) and Interscope Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recorded at:
York Street Studios in Auckland, Auckland (Auckland Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Cactus Studios in California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Speak
writer:
Eric Stefani and Gwen Stefani
publisher:
Knock Yourself Out Music and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
No Doubt4.154:23
9Leave Out All the Rest
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Mike Shinoda
mixer:
Neal Avron (American engineer)
recording of:
Leave Out All the Rest
lyricist and composer:
Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Bradford Phillip Delson, David Michael Farrell, Joseph “Joe” Hahn and Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park33:20
10Life for Rent
recording engineer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer) and Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
drums (drum set) programming:
P*Nut
programming:
Mark Bates (member of the band Dusted)
producer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Rollo (Rollo Armstrong of Faithless)
mixer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
additional guitar:
Dave Randall (UK guitarist, member of Slovo)
bass guitar:
Aubrey Nunn
drums (drum set):
Andy Treacy
guitar:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Paul Herman
keyboard and piano:
Mark Bates (member of the band Dusted)
lead vocals:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
strings arranger:
Nick Ingman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2003) and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 2003)
recording of:
Life for Rent
lyricist:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Rollo Armstrong
Dido3.83:43
11You and I
assistant engineer:
Evelien Tjebbes
engineer:
Attie Bauw, Erwin Musper and Peter Kirkman
producer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Curt Cress
ebow and background vocals:
Rudolf Schenker
guest keyboard:
Luke Herzog and Koen van Baal
guest percussion:
Pitti Hecht
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States, Magic Moments Studio, Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions56:10
127 Seconds
recording engineer:
Booga Bear (in 1993-02) and Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) (in 1993-02)
miscellaneous support:
Booga Bear (task: sequenced by), Tony Cousins (mastering engineer) (task: cut by), Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) (task: sequenced by; task: cut by) and Crispin Murray (task: additional digital noodling)
programming:
Falcon (hip hop producer Christian Falk) (in 1993) and Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) (in 1993)
additional engineer:
Ronnie Lahti (Swedish musician, songwriter)
assistant engineer:
Spencer May
engineer:
Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter)
additional producer:
Falcon (hip hop producer Christian Falk)
producer:
Booga Bear and Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Booga Bear, Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter), Falcon (hip hop producer Christian Falk) and Ronnie Lahti (Swedish musician, songwriter)
editor:
Tony Cousins (mastering engineer) and Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Kristoffer Wallman (in 1993)
additional percussion:
Mark Roberts (US percussionist) (in 1993)
instruments:
Falcon (hip hop producer Christian Falk) (in 1993) and Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) (in 1993)
keyboard and solo violin:
Sacha Skarbek (in 1993)
violin:
Jonas Lindgren (violinist) (in 1993)
vocals:
Neneh Cherry (in 1993)
performer:
Neneh Cherry (in 1993) and Youssou N’Dour (in 1993)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Circa Records Ltd. (not an imprint; for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1993-02)
mixed at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Coin Record in Málaga, Málaga (Province of Málaga), Andalucía (Andalusia), Spain, CTS in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Eastcote in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, El Curtiju in San Pedro, Albacete (Province of Albacete), Castilla-La Mancha (Castile-La Mancha), Spain, Mayfair (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Power Play in New York, New York, United States, Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Soundtrade in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Westside in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edited at:
Metropolis Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
7 Seconds (in 1993)
lyricist:
Neneh Cherry and Youssou N’Dour
composer:
Cameron McVey and Jonathan Sharp (UK producer aka Jonny Dollar)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Étoile4.355:06
13Take a Bow
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
guest background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records (in 2021)
music videos:
Take a Bow by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Take a Bow
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
ECAF Music and Sony Songs Inc.
Madonna3.85:22
14Still Loving You
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Still Loving You (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4.256:27
15From the Inside
recording engineer:
Don Gilmore (American rock/nu metal music producer)
assistant engineer:
Fox Phelps
engineer:
John Ewing, Jr. (engineer)
producer:
Don Gilmore (American rock/nu metal music producer) and Linkin Park (American rock band)
assistant mixer:
Steve Sisco
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
editor:
Brian Gardner (mastering engineer “Big Bass Brian”)
drums (drum set):
Rob Bourdon
guitar:
Brad Delson
vocals:
Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2003) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 2023)
recorded at:
NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
From the Inside by Linkin Park (American rock band)
recording of:
From the Inside
writer:
Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Bradford Phillip Delson, David Michael Farrell, Joseph “Joe” Hahn and Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park3.72:54
16Lonely Day
assistant engineer:
Phillip Broussard
producer:
Daron Malakian and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
editor:
Jason Lader and Dana Nielsen
bass:
Shavo Odadjian
drums (drum set):
John Dolmayan
guitar:
Daron Malakian
keyboard:
Serj Tankian
vocals:
Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian
recording of:
Lonely Day
lyricist and composer:
Daron Malakian
System of a Down4.252:48