The Best Rock Ballads… Ever!, Volume 2

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

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1My Body Is a Cage
cover recording of:
My Body Is a Cage
lyricist and composer:
Arcade Fire
Peter Gabriel3.56:13
2Turn of the Century
recording of:
Turn of the Century
lyricist and composer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Steve Howe and Alan White (Yes drummer)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Ltd. and Topographic Music, Ltd. (in 1977)
Yes7:43
3The Answer Lies Within
assistant recording engineer:
Colleen Culhane, Kaori Kinoshita and Ryan Simms
engineer:
Doug Oberkircher
producer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
assistant mixer:
Keith Gary and Will Hensley (Engineer)
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass guitar:
John Myung
cello:
Richard Locker (cellist)
continuum, keyboard and lap steel guitar:
Jordan Rudess
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Portnoy
viola:
Vincent Lionti
violin [first violin]:
Elena Barere (violinist)
violin [second violin]:
Carol Webb (violinist)
background vocals:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
lead vocals:
James LaBrie
conductor:
Jamshied Sharifi
strings arranger:
Jamshied Sharifi
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 2004-11 until 2005-02)
mixed at:
Quad Sound in New York, New York, United States (in 2005-03)
recording of:
The Answer Lies Within
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
Dream Theater3.55:28
4Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)
assistant recording engineer:
Thom Cadley and Ryan Dorn
engineer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Eric Brittingham, Andy Johns and Tom Keifer
assistant mixer:
George Cowan (US engineer)
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
acoustic guitar, harmonica, steel guitar [national steel guitar] and lead vocals:
Tom Keifer (from 1987 until 1988)
additional drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi (from 1987 until 1988) and Cozy Powell (from 1987 until 1988)
additional guest Hammond organ [B3], additional guest piano and additional guest synthesizer:
Rick Criniti (from 1987 until 1988)
additional keyboard:
Kurt Shore (from 1987 until 1988) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (from 1987 until 1988)
additional pedal steel guitar:
Jay Levine (from 1987 until 1988)
additional percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (from 1987 until 1988)
bass guitar [12 string bass], electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Eric Brittingham (from 1987 until 1988)
drums (drum set):
Fred Coury (from 1987 until 1988)
electric guitar:
Tom Keifer (from 1987 until 1988) and Jeff LaBar (from 1987 until 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1987 until 1988) and Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1987 until 1988)
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) (from 1987 until 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
Cinderella55:57
5Changes
engineer:
Colin Caldwell and Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Patrick Meehan
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (in 1972-05)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1972-05)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1972-05)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1972-05)
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1972), Interworld Communications (Record) Ltd. (in 1972) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1972-05)
recording of:
Changes (in 1972-05)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1972)
Black Sabbath3.754:43
6More Than a Feeling
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
Tom Scholz (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
drums (drum set):
Sib Hashian (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
vocals:
Brad Delp (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976), 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) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2002)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston4.83:29
7Rhythm of My Heart
Runrig4:37
8Free BirdLynyrd Skynyrd4:21
9Empty Rooms
engineer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
assistant producer:
James (Jimbo) Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
guest keyboard [keyboards]:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
guest sampler [sampled drums]:
James (Jimbo) Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
guest background vocals [backing vocals]:
Neil Carter
remixer:
James (Jimbo) Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records Ltd. (company and copyright holder for 10 Records) (in 1985)
produced for:
Peter Collins Productions
produced at:
Sarm East (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Empty Rooms
lyricist:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
composer:
Neil Carter and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd.
Gary Moore3.754:17
10Love Is a Battlefield
producer:
Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman and Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
mixer:
Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
electric guitar:
Neil Giraldo
keyboard:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK label renamed from Virgin EMI Records in 2020), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1983), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Love Is a Battlefield
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Music, BMG Music Pbl. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Island Music Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Pat Benatar4.14:11
11Love Walked In
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
bass guitar:
Mark "Snake" Luckhurst
drums (drum set):
Gary 'Harry' James (drummer)
guitar:
Ben Matthews (UK guitarist/keyboards for Thunder) and Luke Morley
lead vocals:
Danny Bowes
recording of:
Love Walked In
lyricist and composer:
Luke Morley
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Thunder3.56:23
12Feel Like Calling Home
Mr. Big3:29
13When a Blind Man CriesDeep Purple7:12