Now That’s What I Call Music 9

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Reet Petite
recording of:
Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) (in 1957)
writer:
Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd.
Jackie Wilson42:45
2Live It Up
engineer:
Thom Panunzio
producer:
Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Syray Pty. Limited (Australian record company copyright holder and distributor) (in 1984), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1986) and Festival Records (Australian) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recording of:
Live It Up
lyricist and composer:
Greedy Smith (Australian musician and songwriter with Mental As Anything)
publisher:
Syray Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mental as Anything3.253:49
3The Right Thing
recording of:
The Right Thing
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
Simply Red34:16
4C'est La Vie
recording of:
C’est la vie
writer:
Mark Holding, Robbie Nevil and Duncan Pain (songwriter)
publisher:
AFG House Music, BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dresden China Music (A), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Robbie Nevil53:28
5You Sexy Thing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1975) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
recording of:
You Sexy Thing
writer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate) and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
Chocolate, EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Finchley Music Corp. and RAK Publishing Ltd
Hot Chocolate3.53:46
6It Doesn't Have to Be That Way
producer:
Michael Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola Ltd. (in 1987)
produced for:
Simple Simon Inc.
recording of:
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard (pop songwriter)
publisher:
RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
The Blow Monkeys2.54:04
7Everything I Own
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1987)
cover recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Boy George2.83:59
8Rat in Mi Kitchen
producer:
UB40
guest trumpet:
Herb Alpert
recording of:
Rat in Mi Kitchen
lyricist and composer:
Jim Brown (UB40 drummer), Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist), Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue and Terence Wilson (aka Astro of UB40)
UB4033:06
9Stay Out of My Life
Five Star3:54
10Heartache
recording of:
Heartache
writer:
Wayne Brown, Iris Fernando and Tambi Fernando
Pepsi & Shirlie23:38
11Take My Breath Away
engineer:
Dave Concors, Michael Rosen (US metal producer/engineer) and Tom Whitlock
producer:
Jerry Bruckheimer, Giorgio Moroder and Don Simpson (American film producer, screenwriter, and actor)
mixer:
Giorgio Moroder and Brian Reeves
drums (drum set):
Rob Brill
electric guitar:
Ric Olsen
synthesizer:
Arthur Barrow and John Crawford (Berlin bassist)
lead vocals:
Terri Nunn (Berlin singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) 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 1986)
recorded at:
Oasis Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Take My Breath Away by Berlin (US new wave/synthpop)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 28), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 62) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 490)
recording of:
Take My Breath Away (song from the 1986 film Top Gun)
lyricist:
Tom Whitlock
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (ended), Jastian Music Inc. (ended), BMG Ariola Belgium, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Sony/ATV Harmony, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1986), GMPC (in 1986) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) (ended), 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) and 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)
part of:
The 59th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1986 winner)
Berlin3.654:11
12The Great Pretender
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass:
Alan Jones (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Harold Fisher
keyboard and piano:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
background vocals:
Peter Straker (Jamaican born singer) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 1987, from 1999 until 2000)
recorded at:
Ripe Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Freddie Mercury3.53:27
13Stand by Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1986)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt (publisher), Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Ben E. King4.653:00
14Down to Earth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Down to Earth
writer:
Toby Andersen (keyboardist), Julian Godfrey Brookhouse, Michael Drummond, Nicholas Bernard Thorp and Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (singer from Curiosity Killed the Cat)
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Curio Sounds Ltd. and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
Curiosity Killed the Cat43:52
15Land of Confusion
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersall
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Genesis (English rock band) and Hugh Padgham
bass and guitar:
Mike Rutherford (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
bass synthesizer and keyboard:
Tony Banks (Genesis) (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records Ltd. (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Farm (of Genesis fame) in Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
music videos:
Land of Confusion by Genesis (English rock band)
recording of:
Land of Confusion (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
lyricist and writer:
Mike Rutherford
composer:
Tony Banks (Genesis) and Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Anthony Banks Ltd., Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem CV, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Imagem Sounds Banks, Imagem Sounds Collins, Imagem Sounds Rutherford, Michael Rutherford Ltd. and Philip Collins Ltd.
written at:
The Farm (of Genesis fame) in Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Genesis3.854:47
16Hymn to Her
recording of:
Hymn to Her
lyricist and composer:
Meg Keene
publisher:
Clive Banks Music and Hynde House of Hits Music
The Pretenders4:28