The Pop Years: The 90s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Not a reissue but a version with 10 individual cardboard sleeves instead of (5?) Jewel Cases (CRIMPOP906).

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-06 14:07 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1990
2▶CD: 1991
3▶CD: 1992
4▶CD: 1993
5▶CD: 1994
6▶CD: 1995
7▶CD: 1996
8▶CD: 1997
9▶CD: 1998
10▼CD: 1999
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1Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)
co-producer:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
producer:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
instruments:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
vocals:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
contains samples by:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1999) and Lautstark (in 1999)
produced for:
Syndicate
samples:
Mambo No. 5 by Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 50)
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)
lyricist:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peer Musik, Peer Musikverlag and Peermusic (Germany) GmbH
is based on:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
Lou Bega3.63:41
2I Try
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Way
producer:
Andrew Slater
bass:
Dave Wilder
bell and piano:
Jon Brion
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Jon Brion, Arik Marshall and Bendrix Williams
mellotron:
Patrick Warren
organ:
Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals and lead vocals:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
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 1999)
music videos:
I Try by Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
recording of:
I Try
lyricist:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
composer:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor), Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist) and Dave Wilder
publisher:
Children of the Forest, Emerald Forest, EMI April Music Inc., Happy Mel Boopy’s Cocktail Longe And Music, Jinsoo Lim Music, Ooky Spinalton Music, Roasti Toasti and Zomba Songs Inc.
Macy Gray4.13:51
3Sweet Like Chocolate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
recording of:
Sweet Like Chocolate
writer:
Daniel Langsman and Steven Meade
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Shanks & Bigfoot3:29
4Steal My Sunshine
recording of:
Steal My Sunshine
writer:
Marc Costanzo and Gregg Diamond
publisher:
Big Meanie, BMG Songs, Inc., Buddah Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Gregg Diamond Music
LEN54:01
5Keep on Movin'
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
additional programming:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
additional producer and additional mixer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
producer:
Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
assistant mixer:
Daniel Pursey (UK engineer), Conal Markey and Alvin Sweeney
mixer:
Adrian Bushby, Jake Davies and Matt Howe (producer and engineer)
performer:
Abs (Richard Abidin Breen ex-Five), J (Five), Ritchie (British singer/songwriter, member of boy band "Five") and Scott (British singer/performer/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Biffco Productions
recorded at:
Windmill Lane Studio (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
additionally mixed at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
additionally produced at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Keep On Movin’
writer:
Richard Breen, Jason Paul Brown (Five), Sean Conlon, Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Limited (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Five53:18
6Flying Without Wings
programming:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Daniel Pursey (UK engineer)
producer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
mixer:
Matt Howe (producer and engineer) and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
bass guitar:
Steve Pearce (UK bassist)
guitar:
Paul Gendler
keyboard:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
choir vocals:
Benny Diggs
chorus master:
Benny Diggs
strings arranger:
Richard Niles
arranger:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
music videos:
Flying Without Wings by Westlife
recording of:
Flying Without Wings
lyricist:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
composer:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
publisher:
Rokstone Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Westlife23:36
7From the Heart
recording of:
From the Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Realsongs
Another Level4:53
8I Want It That Way
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1998, in 2025) and Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 4), BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 240)
recording of:
I Want It That Way
lyricist, writer and composer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Backstreet Boys3.753:33
9Unpretty
recording of:
Unpretty
writer:
Dallas Austin and Tionne “T‐Boz” Watkins
TLC54:01
10Blame It on the Weatherman
producer:
Ray Hedges
guitar:
Erwin Keiles
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
arranger:
Martin Brannigan and Ray Hedges
recording of:
Blame It on the Weatherman
writer:
Tracy Ackerman, Martin Brannigan, Andy Caine and Ray Hedges
B*Witched43:33
11Lullaby
Shawn Mullins5:29
12Better Best Forgotten
assistant engineer:
Bradlee Spreadborough and Al Unsworth
engineer:
Dan Frampton (engineer) and Chris McDonnell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Topham, Karl Twigg and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Dan Frampton (engineer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris McDonnell (engineer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mark Topham and Karl Twigg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
PWL Studios (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom and PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Better Best Forgotten
writer:
Andrew Frampton and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Steps2.853:42
13Be the First to Believe
producer and mixer:
Metro (British producer and remixer team, related to The Groove Brothers)
recording of:
Be the First to Believe
writer:
Ben Adams (of British-Norwegian boy band A1), Peter Cunnah, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Paul Marazzi and Mark Read
A123:20
14I Want You Back
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, *NSYNC (US boy band) and Justin Timberlake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trans Continental Records, Inc. (in 1997) and Trans Continental Records, Inc. (in 1998)
recording of:
I Want You Back
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Cheiron Songs
*NSYNC4.353:21
15Feel Good
programming and mixer:
J. Phats
producer:
Phats & Small
instruments:
B.T. Express (funk/disco group)
vocal:
Ben Ofoedu and Tony Thompson (UK vocalist, features on many Phats & Small productions)
recording of:
Feel Good
writer:
Wesley Hall Jr., Jason Hayward (DJ Phats), Ben Ofoedu and Russell Small
Phats & Small33:26
16My Own Worst Enemy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1999, in 2004)
recording of:
My Own Worst Enemy
writer:
A. Jay Popoff and Jeremy Popoff
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Lit4.52:50
17I Quit
producer:
Notodog and Phil Thornalley
mixer:
David Bascombe
remixer:
Nhoah (r.o.t)
music videos:
I Quit by Hepburn (UK late 1990s all-female pop/rock band)
recording of:
I Quit
composer:
Colin Campsie and Phil Thornalley
Hepburn3.753:54
18Afrika Shox
recording of:
Afrika Shox
lyricist and composer:
Afrika Bambaataa (US DJ singer, songwriter & producer), Neil Barnes, Paul Daley and Nick Rapaccioli
Leftfield with Afrika Bambaataa3:45
19Bring My Family Back
programming:
Rollo (Rollo Armstrong of Faithless)
engineer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer)
producer:
Rollo (Rollo Armstrong of Faithless) and Sister Bliss
mixer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer), Rollo (Rollo Armstrong of Faithless) and Sister Bliss
guitar:
Dave Randall (UK guitarist, member of Slovo)
keyboard:
Sister Bliss
percussion:
Sudha Kheterpal
strings [String Leader]:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
additional guest vocals:
Sabrina Setlur
background vocals:
Rachael Brown
lead vocals:
Maxi Jazz
performer:
Sabrina Setlur
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
recording of:
Bring My Family Back
writer:
Maxi Jazz, Rollo (Rollo Armstrong of Faithless) and Sister Bliss
Faithless14:05
20At the River
producer:
Groove Armada
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
samples:
Old Cape Cod by Patti Page with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra and Old Cape Cod by Patti Page
recording of:
At the River
writer:
Andrew Derek Cocup, Tom Findlay (UK electronic DJ/producer, Groove Armada), Irwin Pincus (also known as "Allan Jeffrey"), Claire Rothrock and Milton Yakus
publisher:
Ambassador, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
is based on:
Old Cape Cod
Groove Armada3.956:33