Absolute '99: The Best of 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 Bega3.63:40
2Blue (Da Ba Dee)
recording of:
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
lyricist:
Massimo Gabutti and Maurizio Lobina
composer:
Maurizio Lobina and Gianfranco Randone (Italian vocalist Jeffrey Jey)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and GZ2538 Publishing
Eiffel 653.53:41
3If I Let You Go
recording engineer:
Bernard Löhr (engineer) (strings)
programming and producer:
David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Bernard Löhr (engineer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars] and electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Mats Berntoft
bass:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
additional background vocals [backing vocals]:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter)
strings arranger:
Henrik Jansson and Ulf Jansson
arranger:
David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment UK & Ireland Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1999) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1999)
arranged for and produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (strings)
mixed at:
Mono Music Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
If I Let You Go
writer:
Jörgen Elofsson (Swedish songwriter and producer), David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Publishing, Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Westlife3:39
4Unforgivable Sinner
mixer:
Hans Olav Grøttheim
vocals:
Lene Marlin
arranger:
Jørn Dahl
recording of:
Unforgivable Sinner
lyricist, writer and composer:
Lene Marlin
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Lene Marlin2.754:01
5You Are Not Alone (feat. Eric Singleton)
recording of:
You Are Not Alone
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
publisher:
Blue Obsession Music, Intro (German publisher) and Warner Chappell
Modern Talking3:25
6Stars
programming:
Anders Herrlin and Michael Ilbert
engineer:
Michael Ilbert
co-producer:
Michael Ilbert and Clarence Öfwerman
producer:
Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
mixer:
Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Michael Ilbert and Clarence Öfwerman
guitar:
Micke “Nord” Andersson (in 1998-10)
keyboard:
Michael Ilbert (in 1998-10) and Clarence Öfwerman (in 1998-10)
piano:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1998-10)
background vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1998-10), Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1998-10) and Christoffer Lundquist (in 1998-10)
choir vocals [children’s choir]:
Karla Collantes (in 1998-10), Malin Gille (in 1998-10), Cecilia Grothén (in 1998-10), Paulina Nilsson (in 1998-10), Jackie Öfwerman (in 1998-10) and Darina Rönn‐Brolin (in 1998-10)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1998-10) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1998-10)
conductor:
Staffan Öfwerman (in 1998-10)
recorded at:
Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1998-10) and Cosmos in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1998-10)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Stars (in 1998-10)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
HipHappy
Roxette43:45
7Glorious
recording of:
Glorious
lyricist and composer:
Andreas Johnson
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB
Andreas Johnson43:29
8Kiss Me
engineer:
Russ Long (engineer) and Robert Vosgien
producer:
Steve Taylor (US CCM singer–songwriter/record producer)
mixer:
Ben Grosse (American producer and engineer)
bass:
Justin Cary (Bass Player) and J.J. Plasencio
drums (drum set):
Dale Baker (Drummer; The Maudlin Fee)
guest accordion:
John Mark Painter
guest organ:
Phil Madeira
guitar:
Sean Kelly (Sixpence guitarist)
vocals:
Leigh Nash (vocalist of Sixpence None the Richer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Squint Entertainment (in 1999)
recording of:
Kiss Me
lyricist and composer:
Matt Slocum (lead guitarist for Sixpence None the Richer)
publisher:
My So-Called Music, Songs of Evergreen Copyrights, Squint Songs and Le Tigre Sur un Ballon Publishing (in 1999)
Sixpence None the Richer3.63:19
9Miraklet
producer:
Kaj Erixon
Thomas Di Leva4:32
10Maria
recording engineer and producer:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
mixer:
Steve Shipley
bass guitar:
Leigh Foxx
guitar:
Paul Carbonara
performer:
Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beyond Music (US rock label) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Chung King House of Metal in New York, New York, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and Red Night Recording in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Maria (Blondie)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Destri
publisher:
Dick Johnson Songs
Blondie4.44:09
11Lovin' Is All Right
recording of:
Lovin’ Is All Right
writer:
Ollie Olson and Christian Walz
Christian Walz3:48
12This Kiss
producer:
Byron Gallimore and Faith Hill (country pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1998) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
music videos:
This Kiss by Faith Hill (country pop singer)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 118)
recording of:
This Kiss
writer:
Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter), Robin Lerner and Annie Roboff (American songwriter, musician and producer)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1997), Anwa Music (in 1997), BNC Songs (in 1997), Nomad-Noman Music (in 1997), Puckalesia Songs (in 1997) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1997)
Faith Hill3.853:15
13From the Heart
recording of:
From the Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Realsongs
Another Level4:54
14Play
recording of:
Play
writer:
Johan Ekhé, Ulf Lindström and Robin Carlsson (Swedish singer and songwriter Robin Carlsson)
Robyn3:55
15Narcotic
engineer and mixer:
O.L.A.F. Opal and Peter “Jem” Seifert
producer:
O.L.A.F. Opal, Stefan, Tim, Wolfgang and Wolle
bass:
Stefan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Wolle
guitar [guit.]:
Tim and Wolfgang
keyboard [keys] and piano:
Wolfgang
additional vocals:
Stefanie Nerpel
vocals:
Tim and Wolfgang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1998)
recording of:
Narcotic
lyricist and composer:
Wolfgang Schrödl
publisher:
Devman Publishing (in 1998)
Liquido3.93:53
16Take Me to Your Heaven
Charlotte Nilsson3:02
17If You Believe
producer:
Di Lorenzo and Michael B (Grant Michael B. aka Michael Kersting)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Germany GmbH (in 1998) and WEA Records (imprint of Warner Records International: lower‐case “wea” with “records” below) (in 1998)
recording of:
If You Believe
lyricist:
Grant Michael B (producer & composer), Pomez di Lorenzo and Pet Smith
composer:
Grant Michael B (producer & composer) and Pomez di Lorenzo
publisher:
BMG UFA-Musikverlage (in 1998), Click Musik Musikverlag (in 1998) and Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH (in 1998)
Sasha4:01
18Buses and Trains
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1998) and Gotham Records (AU label associated with John Farnham) (in 1998)
recording of:
Buses and Trains
writer:
James Roche (engineer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Bachelor Girl3:43
19Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
additional producer:
Josh Abrahams (Puretone, aka Puretone)
producer:
Nellee Hooper
mixer:
BLAM (Baz Luhrmann and Anton Monsted)
spoken vocals:
Lee Perry (voice actor, NOT "Scratch" Perry)
remixer:
Josh Abrahams (Puretone, aka Puretone)
performer:
Quindon Tarver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (from 1997 to present)
recording of:
Everybody’s Free (to Wear Sunscreen)
writer:
Tim Cox, Nigel Andrew Swanston and Mary Schmich (in 1997)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
is based on:
Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young
version of:
Everybody’s Free (to Feel Good)
Baz Luhrmann2.35:06
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1...Baby One More Time
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Johan Carlberg
background vocals:
Nana Hedin (Swedish singer; also known as Na Na and Nana d’Aquini), Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Britney Spears
lead vocals:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1998) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1999)
mixed for and produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
…Baby One More Time by Britney Spears, …Baby One More Time (official music video) by Britney Spears, …Baby One More Time (Angle 1) by Britney Spears and …Baby One More Time (Angle 2) by Britney Spears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 205) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
…Baby One More Time
lyricist and composer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Imagem, MXM Music AB, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Britney Spears3.853:32
2I 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) 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 Boys3.753:34
3Stjärna på himlen
Drömhus3:03
4If You Gettin' Down
recording of:
If Ya Gettin' Down
writer:
Richard Breen, Jason Paul Brown (Five), Mike Cleveland (80's dance), Sean Conlon, Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd
Five3:00
5Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!
producer:
Danski and DJ Delmundo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motor Music GmbH (in 1998)
recorded at:
Violent Studios (Studio 4045) in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 119)
recording of:
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!
lyricist:
Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van der Driesschen
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA), Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van der Driesschen and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Peer Musikverlag GmbH and Violent Publishing
quotes music from:
Lay All Your Love on Me
Vengaboys2.93:24
6Opa Opa
Antique3:35
72 Times
producer:
Larry Pignagnoli and Marco Soncini
recorded at and mixed at:
Off Linits Rec. Studios (RE) in Italy
edit of:
2 Times (extended version) by Ann Lee (British/ Italian Euro-Dance/ Italo-Dance artist)
recording of:
2 Times
writer:
Daniela Galli (Italian singer and songwriter), Annerley Gordon, Paul Sears (Dance music producer) and Larry Pignagnoli
publisher:
B. Mikulski Publ.
Ann Lee3.353:49
8Turn Around
producer and mixer:
Phats & Small
performer:
Toney Lee (US singer/songwriter/producer, known for “Reach Up”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Multiply Records (in 1999)
samples:
Reach Up by Toney Lee (US singer/songwriter/producer, known for “Reach Up”), Reach Up by Toney Lee (US singer/songwriter/producer, known for “Reach Up”) and The Glow of Love by Change (80s pop/disco band)
recording of:
Turn Around
writer:
Wayne Garfield, Toney Lee (US singer/songwriter/producer, known for “Reach Up”), Mauro Malavasi, Eric Matthew (songwriter, engineer, producer, record label owner, = Joe Tucci) and Davide Romani
Phats & Small3.353:32
9Hello Hey
Victoria Silvstedt3:27
10Sola och bada i piña colada
Markoolio3:41
11King of My Castle
producer:
Chris Brann
vocals:
Gaelle (US dance/house vocalist Gaelle Adisson)
edit of:
King of My Castle (original mix) by Wamdue Project
recording of:
King of My Castle
composer:
Adisson Gaelle (US dance/house vocalist Gaelle Adisson) and Chris Brann
publisher:
Jessica Michael Music, Inc
Wamdue Project3:40
12I 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
13Om du var min
recording of:
Om du var min
writer:
Juha “Millboy” Myllylä and Jorge “Vasco” Vasconcelo
Caramell3:31
14Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)
recording of:
Protect Your Mind (aka “Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)” and “Protect Your Mind (For the Love of a Princess)”)
composer:
Sakin Bozkurt, James Horner (American score composer) and Torsten Stenzel (German musician, composer and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
is based on:
For the Love of a Princess (Braveheart)
DJ Sakin & Friends23:39
15Witch Doctor
cover recording of:
Witch Doctor
lyricist and composer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks)
publisher:
Armen Bagdasarian and Bourne Music Ltd.
Cartoons2.53:06
16Free
La Cream3:20
17Här kommer sommaren
Balsam Boys3:29
18Sweet Like Chocolate
producer:
Shanks & Bigfoot (UK garage duo, song “Sweet like Chocolate”)
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 & Bigfoot3:15
19Hey Boy Hey Girl
recording of:
Hey Boy Hey Girl
composer:
Jerry Bloodrock, Celite Evans, Richard Fowler (Rock Master Scott And The Dynamic Three), Charles Pettiford, Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons (UK producer, of Chemical Brothers) and Gregory Wigfall
publisher:
global (imprint of Global Media & Entertainment Group), JD Music and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Chemical Brothers3:34
20Alive
Jennifer Brown4:28
21Mamma
Ken Ring4:00

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part of:Absolute Hits (Sweden) (number: 1999) (order: 1)