Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story

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Annotation

Note: 4 disc set, 3 audio + 1 multimedia

Note: 4 disc set, 3 audio + 1 multimedia

Note: 4 disc set, 3 audio + 1 multimedia

Annotation last modified on 2010-10-27 15:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blitzkrieg Bop
assistant engineer:
Don Hünerberg
engineer:
Rob Freeman (engineer)
associate producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone)
producer:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Tommy Ramone
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 25), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 64), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 92) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 93)
recording of:
Blitzkrieg Bop (in 1976-01)
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone), Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Taco Tunes Inc.
Ramones4.652:14
2Alex Chilton
recording of:
Alex Chilton
writer:
Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson and Paul Westerberg
dedicated to:
Alex Chilton
The Replacements3:17
3Come on Let's Go
recording of:
Come On, Let’s Go
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Tro-Essex Music Ltd.
The Paley Brothers & Ramones2:11
4Aloha Steve & Danno / Theme From Hawaii Five-O
recording of:
Aloha Steve & Danno
writer:
Morton Stevens, Deniz Tek (2007 inductee, Australian Music Hall of Fame (Radio Birdman)) and Rob Younger
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using)
Radio Birdman53:58
5The Wagon
Dinosaur Jr.4:55
6Sonic Reducer
Dead Boys3:06
7White Horse
producer:
The Dwarfs
performer:
Laid Back (Danish electronic music duo, famous for hits like “Sunshine Reggae” and “Bakerman”) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Music Denmark (in 1983)
recording of:
White Horse (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
John Guldberg and Tim Stahl
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
Laid Back4.53:54
8Blank Generation
assistant engineer:
Fred Wilkes
engineer:
Don Freeman and Don Hünerberg
producer:
Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive) and Richard Hell
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Richard Hell
drums (drum set):
Marc Bell
guitar and background vocals:
Ivan Julian and Robert Quine
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Blank Generation
lyricist and composer:
Richard Hell
publisher:
Dilapidated Music, Doraflo Music, Inc. and Quickmix Music Inc.
Richard Hell & the Voidoids4.352:44
9I Want That Man
recording of:
I Want That Man
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alannah Currie
publisher:
BMG Music, Point Music Ltd. and Point Music America Inc. (in 1989)
Deborah Harry3:41
10I'll Be Your Everything
producer:
Michael Jonzun, Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1990) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1990)
recording of:
I’ll Be Your Everything
lyricist and composer:
Jordan Knight, Tommy Page and Danny Wood (US singer, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Doraflo Music Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1990), New Kids Publishing (in 1990), Page Three Music (publisher) (in 1990) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1990)
Tommy Page4:09
11Summer Teeth
recording of:
Summer Teeth
lyricist and composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and Jeff Tweedy
Wilco3:20
12World Class Fad
additional engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
engineer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer) and Paul Westerberg
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
bass, guitar family and lead vocals:
Paul Westerberg
drums (drum set):
Josh Freese (American drummer)
background vocals:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer) and Paul Westerberg
recording of:
World Class Fad
lyricist and composer:
Paul Westerberg
Paul Westerberg43:29
13Back on the Chain Gang
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country)
drums (drum set):
Martin Chambers (drummer for The Pretenders)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
background vocals:
Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country), Martin Chambers (drummer for The Pretenders) and Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
lead vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982) and WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Air Studios (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 486)
recording of:
Back on the Chain Gang
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
dedicated to:
James Honeyman‐Scott
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
The Pretenders4.53:51
14Give Back the Key to My Heart
engineer, producer and mixer:
Brian Paulson
bass guitar:
John Stirratt (from 1993-05 until 1993-06)
drums (drum set):
Ken Coomer (from 1993-05 until 1993-06)
fiddle:
Max Johnston (from 1993-05 until 1993-06)
guitar:
Jay Farrar (from 1993-05 until 1993-06), Doug Sahm (from 1993-05 until 1993-06) and Jeff Tweedy (from 1993-05 until 1993-06)
vocals:
Jay Farrar (from 1993-05 until 1993-06), Doug Sahm (from 1993-05 until 1993-06) and Jeff Tweedy (from 1993-05 until 1993-06)
cover recording of:
Give Back the Key to My Heart (from 1993-05 until 1993-06)
lyricist and composer:
Doug Sahm
Uncle Tupelo3:25
15Shake Some Action
executive producer:
Greg Shaw
producer:
Dave Edmunds
drums (drum set):
Danny Mihm
produced at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shake Some Action
writer:
Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson (US guitarist, Ex- Flamin' Groovies)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Flamin’ Groovies54:33
16Counting Backwards
recording of:
Counting Backwards
Throwing Muses3:13
17Boy
recording of:
Boy
writer:
Ted Ottaviano
Book of Love3:19
18Romeo Had Juliette
recording of:
Romeo Had Juliette
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed3:11
19O.G. Original Gangster
Ice‐T4:44
20Jesus Built My Hotrod
guest lead vocals:
Gibby Haynes
recording of:
Jesus Built My Hotrod (in 1991)
lyricist:
Gibby Haynes
composer:
Michael Balch, Paul Barker (industrial bassist/producer/engineer), Al Jourgensen and Bill Rieflin
publisher:
Latino Buggerveil Music, Pub Designee of Crispin Earl, Songs of Media Creature, Spurburn Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ministry3:43
21Burning Down the House
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin (task: final overdubs)
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
bass synthesizer:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
Chris Frantz
guest percussion:
Steve Scales
guest synthesizer:
Wally Badarou
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Blank Tapes in New York, New York, United States, Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 29) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 29)
recording of:
Burning Down the House
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., 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) 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)
Talking Heads4.54:02
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