The Best Rock Ballads… Ever!, Volume 2

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Tracklist

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1Don’t Look Back in Anger
recording engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
bass guitar:
Paul McGuigan (Oasis)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alan White (Oasis drummer)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Noel Gallagher
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and Hammond organ:
Paul Arthurs ("Bonehead", Oasis)
piano:
Paul Arthurs ("Bonehead", Oasis) and Noel Gallagher
tambourine:
Liam Gallagher (English musician, lead singer of Oasis)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
music videos:
Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis (Noel & Liam Gallagher)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 14) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 45)
recording of:
Don’t Look Back in Anger
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gallagher
Oasis4.34:52
2Everybody’s Changing
programming and engineer:
Andy Green (producer, engineer)
producer:
Andy Green (producer, engineer) and Keane
assistant mixer:
David Treahern and Rob Haggett
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2004, in 2024)
recorded at:
Helioscentric Studios in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Everybody’s Changing by Keane
recording of:
Everybody’s Changing
writer:
Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes (Keane member) and Tim Rice‐Oxley
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Keane3.83:36
3Man of Simple Pleasures
recording of:
Man of Simple Pleasures
lyricist and composer:
Sergio Pizzorno
Kasabian3:35
4Moving
producer:
John Cornfield and Supergrass
bass guitar:
Mick Quinn
cello:
Martin Loveday (cellist) and Frank Schaefer (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Danny Goffey
guitar:
Gaz Coombes
keyboard:
Rob Coombes
viola:
Bill Benham and Andrew Parker (viola)
violin:
Patrick Kieran, Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Jackie Shave and Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
vocals:
Gaz Coombes, Danny Goffey and Mick Quinn
recording of:
Moving
writer:
Gaz Coombes, Rob Coombes, Danny Goffey and Mick Quinn
Supergrass3.154:28
5Lovesong
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan (engineer)
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
instruments:
Lol Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
music videos:
Lovesong by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 127)
recording of:
Lovesong (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Boris Williams, Laurence Tolhurst, Paul S. Thompson, Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Roger O’Donnell and Simon Gallup
publisher:
APB Music Co., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Fiction Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
adaptation of:
Chanson d’amour (Chanson d’amour (lovesong))
The Cure4.53:29
6If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
assistant engineer and assistant producer:
Lee Butler (UK engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dave Eringa
assistant mixer:
John Bailey (engineer)
12 string guitar and acoustic guitar:
James Dean Bradfield
bass guitar [bass]:
Nicky Wire
drums (drum set):
Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
Hammond organ [Hammond], mellotron and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Nick Nasmyth
percussion:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
vocals:
James Dean Bradfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next by Manic Street Preachers
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 54)
recording of:
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
Manic Street Preachers44:48
7Alcoholic
recording engineer and engineer:
Adrian Bushby
producer and mixer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
recording of:
Alcoholic
writer:
Ben Byrne, James Stelfox, James Walsh (from Starsailor) and Barry Westhead
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Starsailor42:56
8Wonderful Life
assistant mixer:
Matt Green (mix engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Theo Hutchcraft (lead singer of Hurts)
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist:
Adam Anderson and Theo Hutchcraft (lead singer of Hurts)
composer:
Adam Anderson, Joseph Cross and Theo Hutchcraft (lead singer of Hurts)
Hurts34:15
9You & I
producer and mixer:
Tom Verlaine
recording of:
You & I
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Buckley (American singer, guitarist and songwriter)
Jeff Buckley35:39
10Karma Police
recorded in:
United Kingdom (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
recording engineer and producer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer) and Radiohead
programming:
Thom Yorke
assistant engineer:
Jon Bailey (engineer), Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Chris Scard
mixer and editor:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
bass guitar and bass synthesizer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
drums (drum set):
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
effects and background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
glockenspiel, keyboard, mellotron and organ:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
percussion:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
strings arranger:
Radiohead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997) and XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2017)
music videos:
Karma Police (music video) by Radiohead
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 10) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 279)
recording of:
Karma Police (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
Radiohead4.14:24
11Sham
Archive55:05
12Tender
programming:
Damian LeGassick and Sean Spuehler
assistant engineer:
Addi 800, Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Iain Roberton (UK recording engineer)
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer), William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer) and John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
acoustic guitar, keyboard, melodica and synthesizer:
Damon Albarn
banjo, electric guitar [Lead Guitar] and saxophone:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar, double bass and background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
guest choir vocals:
London Community Gospel Choir
lead vocals:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
vocals:
London Community Gospel Choir
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
Tender
lyricist:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
Blur3.557:44
13Outside Tokyo
recording of:
Outside Tokyo
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Albion Music Ltd.
The Stranglers2:07
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