Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records: The First Fifty Years

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1Like a Prayer
additional engineer:
Michael Vail Blum
assistant engineer:
Stacy Baird, Robert Salcedo and Joe Schiff
engineer and mixer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
bass guitar:
Guy Pratt
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Johnny Yuma Recording in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Saturn Sound in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Smoketree Studios in Chatsworth, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 55) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 300)
recording of:
Like a Prayer
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Orangejello Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), 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), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Johnny Yuma Music (publisher) (in 1988), Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1989 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Madonna4.155:40
2O.G. Original Gangster
Ice‐T4:43
3The Humpty Dance
Digital Underground4:41
4Personal Jesus
engineer:
Dennis Mitchell (engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Personal Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Depeche Mode4.13:45
5Crazy
producer:
Trevor Horn
guitar:
Chrissie Schefts
guitar [wah-wah pedal guitar]:
Kenji Suzuki (Simply Red)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1990, in 1991), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Crazy (Seal song)
writer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) and Guy Sigsworth
publisher:
Beethoven Street Music Ltd and Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Seal4.15:56
6Wicked Game
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
mixer:
Mark Needham
recording of:
Wicked Game (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Isaak
publisher:
C. Isaak Music Publishing Co. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Chris Isaak4.354:48
7Losing My Religion
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass and keyboard:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
electric guitar and mandolin:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
guest acoustic guitar:
Peter Holsapple
vocals:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
arranger:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens Ltd. (in 1991) and R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1991)
music videos:
Losing My Religion (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 112), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 115), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 169) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 349)
recording of:
Losing My Religion
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
R.E.M.4.24:28
8Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
music videos:
Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares) by Travis Tritt
recording of:
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
writer:
James Travis Tritt
premiered by:
Travis Tritt
publisher:
Post Oak Publishing (Publishing firm linked with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and affiliated toBMI) and Sony ATV Publishing
Travis Tritt3.52:33
9I Wanna Sex You Up
recording of:
I Wanna Sex You Up
writer:
Bryan Abrams, Bessie Regina Norris (American soul and R&B singer), Mark Calderon, Willie Clarke, Elliot Straite, Kevin Thornton and Sam Watters
publisher:
Boybig Publishing, Color Me Blessed Music, EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Hifrost Publishing and Hip City Music Inc.
Color Me Badd4:22
10Baby Got Back
programming, engineer, producer and mixer:
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot
guest vocals:
Amy Dorsey
arranger:
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 327)
recording of:
Baby Got Back
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot
publisher:
Mix-A-Lot Publishing and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot3.74:23
11Jump Around
producer:
DJ Muggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
samples:
Harlem Shuffle by Bob & Earl and Shoot Your Shot by Jr. Walker & the All Stars
music videos:
Jump Around by House of Pain
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 442)
recording of:
Jump Around
writer:
Dave Appell, Kal Mann, Larry Muggerud and Erik Schrody
House of Pain4.153:39
12Remedy
recorded in:
United States
engineer:
Brendan 'Bud' O'Brien and Brendan "Bud" O'Brien (engineer)
producer:
The Black Crowes and George Drakoulias
bass:
Johnny Colt
drums (drum set):
Steve Gorman
guitar:
Marc Ford and Rich Robinson
keyboard:
Eddie Harsch
vocals:
Chris Robinson (US rock and roll singer, in The Black Crowes)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def American Recordings, Inc. (in 1991) and American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1992)
music videos:
Remedy (Music video) by The Black Crowes
recording of:
Remedy
writer:
Chris Robinson (US rock and roll singer, in The Black Crowes) and Rich Robinson
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Enough To Contend With Songs (in 1992)
The Black Crowes3.755:25
13Kiko and the Lavender Moon
assistant engineer:
John Paterno
engineer and mixer:
Tchad Blake
assistant mixer:
Dan Bosworth (engineer)
performer:
Los Lobos (Chicano rock band)
recording of:
Kiko and the Lavender Moon
writer:
David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez (Los Lobos)
Los Lobos43:35
14Under the Bridge
engineer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
bass:
Flea (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
guitar:
John Frusciante
guest choir vocals:
Gail Frusciante
lead vocals:
Anthony Kiedis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1991) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 33), BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 328)
recording of:
Under the Bridge
lyricist:
Anthony Kiedis
composer:
John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Michael Peter Balzary (US bassist) and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Moebetoblame Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Artemis Music
Red Hot Chili Peppers4.34:28
15Tears in Heaven
recording engineer:
Ed Cherney and Jeff DeMorris
producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Ed Cherney and Alex Haas (Trance remixer/producer. Member of Cypher 7)
bass:
Nathan East
drum machine:
Jimmy Bralower
guitar and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Eric Clapton
Irish harp / clàrsach [celtic harp]:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
pedal steel guitar:
Jay Dee Maness (American pedal steel guitarist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
synthesizer:
Randy Kerber
vocals:
Eric Clapton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States and The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Tears in Heaven
writer:
Eric Clapton and Will Jennings
publisher:
Blue Sky, EC Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Eric Clapton3.44:35
16Constant Craving
producer:
k.d. lang, Ben Mink and Greg Penny
accordion and piano:
Teddy Borowiecki
electric bass guitar:
David Piltch
guitar family and violin:
Ben Mink
membranophone:
Randall Stoll (drummer)
percussion:
Graham Boyle (drummer)
vibraphone:
Gary Burton (jazz vibraphonist and composer)
additional vocals:
Sue Leonard
vocals:
k.d. lang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Vancouver Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Constant Craving (music video) by k.d. lang
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 14)
recording of:
Constant Craving
lyricist and composer:
k.d. lang and Ben Mink
publisher:
Bumstead Publishing and Zavion Music
k.d. lang3.84:35
17The Long Cut
recording of:
The Long Cut
writer:
Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy
Uncle Tupelo3:25
18If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)
producer:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
mixer:
Bob Power
drums (drum set):
David Gamson
instruments and vocals:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1993)
recording of:
If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)
lyricist and composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
Me’Shell NdegéOcello34:32
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