Rock Ballads

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jessie’s Girl
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
arranger:
Neil Geraldo, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Rick Springfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1981), BMG Music (in 1981), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981), RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981, in 2001) and Wizard Records (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 20) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 55)
recording of:
Jessie’s Girl
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
publisher:
BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Muscleman Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Portal Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Wizard Music
Rick Springfield4.453:15
2Sara
assistant engineer:
Paul Ericksen (recording engineer)
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1985) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Sara (in 1985)
writer:
Ina Wolf and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Kikiko Music and Petwolf Music
Starship4.44:51
3Without You
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Uribe (in 1971-06)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1971-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1971-06)
piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1971-06)
vocals:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster (in 1971-06)
brass and strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971, in 1991), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1971), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1971), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972) and RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 496)
cover recording of:
Without You (in 1971-06)
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, Apple Music, Apple Music Publishing Co., Inc., Apple Publishing Ltd. (, from 1970 to present), Essex Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Imagem Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Nilsson4.33:18
4White Lie (single version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1994)
recording of:
White Lie
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Somerset Songs Publishing Inc. and Stray Notes Music
Foreigner34:16
5Lost in Your Eyes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Lost in Your Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Tarka Music Company
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
The Jeff Healey Band4:18
6For the Last Time
producer:
Rory Gallagher (Irish guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Strange Music Ltd (publisher) (in 1971)
recording of:
For the Last Time
publisher:
Rory Gallagher (Irish guitarist and songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
Rory Gallagher (Irish guitarist and songwriter)
Rory Gallagher56:35
7I Put a Spell on You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gull Entertainment Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Arthur Brown4:13
8I’m a Want You Kinda Man
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CMC International Records (classic rock & heavy metal imprint) (in 1998)
recording of:
I’m a Want You Kinda Man
publisher:
Jerry McPherson
writer:
Robert White Johnson, Jerry McPherson and Johnny Van Zant
publisher:
L & K Music and Mo Miles Music
Van Zant4:51
9Couldn’t Get It Right
assistant engineer:
Colin Fairley
engineer:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
producer:
Mike Vernon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Copyrights Ltd.
recording of:
Couldn’t Get It Right
writer:
Colin Cooper, John Cuffley, Pete Haycock, Derek Holt and Richard Jones (Climax Blues Band)
publisher:
AIR Music (London) Ltd., Bleu-Disque-Music Co. Inc. (publisher), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today) and Neue Welt Musikverlag
Climax Blues Band3.253:12
10Natural Born Boogie
producer:
Humble Pie
arranger:
Humble Pie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Immediate (in 1969)
recording of:
Natural Born Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Avakak Music and Immediate Music (BMG Production Music (Germany) label [IMCD#], [IMX#])
Humble Pie44:13
11Question 67 and 69
recorded at:
Toronto Rock and Roll Revival (1969-09-13)
recorded at:
Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1969-09-13)
live recording of:
Questions 67 & 68 (on 1969-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm
publisher:
Lamminations Music
Chicago4:47
12Kiss Me Deadly
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco, Jimmy Hoyson, Brett Swain and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
engineer and mixer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
additional guest drums (drum set) and additional guest percussion:
Craig Krampf (in 1987)
bass guitar:
Donnie Nossov (in 1987)
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher (in 1987)
guitar:
Lita Ford (in 1987)
keyboard:
David Ezrin (in 1987)
guest background vocals:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) (in 1987) and Llory McDonald (in 1987)
vocals and performer:
Lita Ford (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1988) and Dreamland Records (in 1988)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1987)
mixed at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 33) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 76)
recording of:
Kiss Me Deadly (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Mick Smiley
publisher:
Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd., The Twin Towers Co. 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)
Lita Ford3.654:00
13Mistreated (single version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1989)
recording of:
Mistreated
lyricist:
Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Wolf Hoffmann, Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.) and David Reece (heavy metal vocalist)
composer:
Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH and Oktave Musikverlag (publisher)
Accept4:45
14Look of Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MSA Records (in 1989)
recording of:
Look of Love
lyricist:
Claus Lessmann
writer:
Jörg Deisinger and Gerhard Schleifer
publisher:
Miau Musik and MSA Publishing (German publisher)
Bonfire4:35
15Love Don’t Lie
engineer:
Andy Johns
producer and mixer:
Gregg Giuffria and Andy Johns
bass guitar:
Chuck Wright
drums (drum set):
Ken Mary (US hard rock / metal drummer, producer)
guitar:
Lanny Cordola (guitarist, songwriter and producer)
keyboard:
Gregg Giuffria
lead vocals:
James Christian (rock/metal vocalist (House of Lords))
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1988)
recorded at:
O’Henry Sound Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love Don’t Lie
lyricist and composer:
Stan Bush
publisher:
Holy Moly Music and Sony/ATV Melody
House of Lords4:19
16Loosen My Strings
assistant engineer:
Adam Barber
engineer:
Keith Andrews and Darren Schneider
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (from 1995-02 until 1995-10)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (from 1995-02 until 1995-10)
electric guitar:
Steve Morse (American guitarist) (from 1995-02 until 1995-10)
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Jon Lord (from 1995-02 until 1995-10)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (from 1995-02 until 1995-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1996)
recorded at:
Greg Rike Productions (Orlando, Florida) in Orlando, Florida, United States (from 1995-02 until 1995-10)
mixed at:
Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
recording of:
Loosen My Strings (from 1995-02 until 1995-10)
writer:
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Steve Morse (American guitarist) and Ian Paice
publisher:
Dislocated Music Publishing, Ltd., Rugged Music, Ltd. and Thames Overtures Ltd.
Deep Purple45:57
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Release

manufactured in:Europe
photography:Mauritius Bildagentur (German photography & stock photo company)
artwork:G&H Kommunikation
distributed by:BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
copyrighted (©) by:BMG Ariola Miller GmbH & Co. KG (in 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Ariola Miller GmbH (in 2000)
licensed from:Blue Martin Records
Charly Licensing ApS
licensed to:BMG Ariola München GmbH
Creature Music Limited
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9824577 [info]
other databases:http://www.musik-sammler.de/media/248511 [info]