Instant Rockplay: Powerful Rocksongs

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Black Betty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977), 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 1977), 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 1977) and CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Black Betty
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc., Folkways Music Publ. Co. (publisher) (from 1977 to present) and TRO (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
Ram Jam3.853:57
2Baby Love
live recording of:
Baby Love
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Seay
publisher:
Sat Songs Music
Mother’s Finest44:20
3Mama Weer All Crazee NowQuiet Riot3:37
4Stormtroopin’
Ted Nugent3:03
5Cherry Pie
producer and mixer:
Beau Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1990), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1990), 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 1990) and 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 1990)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 56)
recording of:
Cherry Pie
lyricist:
Jani Lane
composer:
Joey Allen (glam metal guitarist), Jerry Dixon (rock/metal bass guitarist), Jani Lane, Steven Sweet (drummer, member of Warrant) and Erik Turner (guitarist for Warrant)
publisher:
Crab Salad Music, Dick Dragon Music, Dixonyou Music, EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI-Virgin Songs, Erik Turner Music, Great Lips Music, Laney Jane Music, Likite Split Music, Rich McBitch Music, Round Hill Works and Virgin Songs, Inc.
Warrant4.63:20
6Love’s a Loaded Gun
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield (from 1990 until 1991)
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1990 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry (from 1990 until 1991)
guitar:
Stef Burns (from 1990 until 1991)
keyboard:
Robert Bailey (UK keyboardist/backing vocalist) (from 1990 until 1991) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (from 1990 until 1991)
background vocals:
Sherwood Ball (songwriter, not to be confused with guitarist Ernie Ball) (from 1990 until 1991), Scott Bender (from 1990 until 1991), Lance Bulen (from 1990 until 1991), Stan Bush (from 1990 until 1991), Cali (US musician, daughter of Alice Cooper) (from 1990 until 1991), Gary Falcone (from 1990 until 1991), Mike Finnigan (keyboardist) (from 1990 until 1991), Kelly Keeling (from 1990 until 1991), Corky McClennan (from 1990 until 1991), Shaun Murphy (from 1990 until 1991), Tony Palmucci (from 1990 until 1991), Jack Ponti (from 1990 until 1991), Vic Pepe (from 1990 until 1991) and Terry Wood (US vocalist) (from 1990 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1990 until 1991)
vocals:
Scott Bender (from 1990 until 1991)
background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), 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 1991) and 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 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1990 until 1991) and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990 until 1991)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love’s a Loaded Gun (from 1990 until 1991)
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
publisher:
Vic Pepe Music (ended), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. (, from 1991 to ????), EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Jack Ponti Music (, from 1991 to present), Jill Music Ltd., Little Elvis Music (, from 1991 to present), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, from 1991 to present), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (from 1991 to ????) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper4.54:11
7White Flags
Blue Öyster Cult4:39
8Edge of Sundown
recording of:
Edge of Sundown
writer:
Danny Joe Brown (vocalist for Southern rock band Molly Hatchet), David Bush, John Galvin (keyboard player, Molly Hatchet), Bobby Ingram and Kenny McVay
Molly Hatchet4:28
9I’ll Cry for You
Europe5:22
10What’s on My Mind
assistant engineer:
Jeff Glixman
engineer:
Bill Evans (Louisiana‐based producer/engineer, aka Bleu Evans)
producer:
Jeff Glixman
acoustic guitar:
Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
bass guitar:
Dave Hope (from 1975 until 1976)
clavinet, Moog and synthesizer [Oberheim synthesizer]:
Kerry Livgren (from 1975 until 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Ehart (from 1975 until 1976)
electric guitar:
Kerry Livgren (from 1975 until 1976) and Richard Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
organ, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
piano:
Kerry Livgren (from 1975 until 1976) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
viola and violin:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1975 until 1976)
background vocals:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1975 until 1976) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
arranger:
Kansas (US prog rock band)
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 1976, in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (from 1975 until 1976)
recording of:
What’s on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Kerry Livgren
publisher:
Kirshner CBS Music Publishing, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), Don Kirshner Music Inc. (from 1976 to present) and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (from 1976 to present)
Kansas43:28
11Hey Stoopid
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield (from 1990 until 1991)
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1990 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry (from 1990 until 1991)
guest guitar:
Joe Satriani (from 1990 until 1991) and Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) (from 1990 until 1991)
guitar:
Stef Burns (from 1990 until 1991)
keyboard:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (from 1990 until 1991)
synclavier:
Steve Croes (from 1990 until 1991)
background vocals:
Sherwood Ball (songwriter, not to be confused with guitarist Ernie Ball) (from 1990 until 1991), Scott Bender (from 1990 until 1991), Lance Bulen (from 1990 until 1991), Stan Bush (from 1990 until 1991), Cali (US musician, daughter of Alice Cooper) (from 1990 until 1991), Gary Falcone (from 1990 until 1991), Mike Finnigan (keyboardist) (from 1990 until 1991), Kelly Keeling (from 1990 until 1991), Corky McClennan (from 1990 until 1991), Shaun Murphy (from 1990 until 1991), Tony Palmucci (from 1990 until 1991), Jack Ponti (from 1990 until 1991), Vic Pepe (from 1990 until 1991) and Terry Wood (US vocalist) (from 1990 until 1991)
guest background vocals:
Zachary Nevel (from 1990 until 1991), Ozzy Osbourne (from 1990 until 1991) and Joe Satriani (from 1990 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1990 until 1991)
arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Victor Pepe and Jack Ponti
background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), 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 1991) and 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 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1990 until 1991) and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990 until 1991)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hey Stoopid (from 1990 until 1991)
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Bob Pfeifer, Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ezra Music, Fifeman, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (, from 1991 until 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), BMG Songs, Inc. (from 1991 to ????), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (from 1991 to ????), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present), Fifeman Music (from 1991 to present), Jack Ponti Music (from 1991 to present), Little Elvis Music (from 1991 to present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1991 until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper3.254:33
12Don’t Chain My Heart
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
recording of:
Don’t Chain My Heart (from 1991-02 until 1992-05-07)
writer:
Toto (US rock group)
publisher:
Buddy Love Music, Davlo Music, Freesongs (use Feesongs for Fee Waybill publisher), Micheluce Music and Rising Storm Music
Toto44:41
13Fall of the Peacemaker
recording of:
Fall of the Peacemakers
lyricist and composer:
Dave Hlubek
publisher:
Mister Sunshine Music, Inc.
Molly Hatchet8:02
14Carry On Wayward Son
assistant engineer:
Jeff Glixman
engineer:
Bill Evans (Louisiana‐based producer/engineer, aka Bleu Evans)
producer:
Jeff Glixman
acoustic guitar:
Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
bass guitar:
Dave Hope (from 1975 until 1976)
clavinet, Moog and synthesizer [Oberheim synthesizer]:
Kerry Livgren (from 1975 until 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Ehart (from 1975 until 1976)
electric guitar:
Kerry Livgren (from 1975 until 1976) and Richard Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
organ, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
piano:
Kerry Livgren (from 1975 until 1976) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
viola and violin:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1975 until 1976)
background vocals:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1975 until 1976) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1975 until 1976)
arranger:
Kansas (US prog rock band)
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 1976, in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (from 1975 until 1976)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 96)
recording of:
Carry On Wayward Son (from 1975 until 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Kerry Livgren
publisher:
Kirshner CBS Music Publishing, Kirshner-Warner Bros Music Ltd., Don Kirshner Music Inc. (from 1976 to present) and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (from 1976 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Kansas3.75:21
15Something About You
Boston3:49
16PossessionBad English5:05