Smash Hits One Hit Wonders

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Groove Is in the Heart
additional engineer:
Bob Power
assistant engineer:
Derek Lategan and Eddie Sancho
engineer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
additional producer and additional mixer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
producer:
Deee‐Lite
saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Fred Wesley
background vocals:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
additional arranger:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
arranger:
Deee‐Lite
samples:
Bring Down the Birds by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Get Up by Vernon Burch
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 68), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 83) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 233)
recording of:
Groove Is in the Heart
writer:
Dmitry Brill, 鄭東和, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper) and Kier Kirby
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Deee‐Lite4.13:53
2Spaceman
producer:
Jas Mann and Steve Power
mixer:
Clive Black
edit of:
Spaceman by Babylon Zoo
recording of:
Spaceman
lyricist and composer:
Jas Mann
Babylon Zoo3.54:02
3What's Up!
recording engineer:
David Tickle (in 1992)
mastering:
Stephen Marcussen (mastering engineer)
additional engineer:
Jessie Kanner (1980s–90s assistant engineer/mixer, Lion Share Recording Studios), Kent Mactke, Laurent Tardy and Paul Dieter (American sound engineer and producer.)
engineer:
Mark Hensley
producer and mixer:
David Tickle
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
bass:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Dawn Richardson (in 1992)
guitar:
Louis Metoyer (in 1992) and Roger Rocha (in 1992)
vocals:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992) and Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992, in 1993)
recorded at:
Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1992), The Bunker (in 1992) and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
The Bunker
recording of:
What’s Up? (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC (since 2021; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Stuck in the Throat and Stuck in the Throat Music
4 Non Blondes4.354:13
4Your Woman
producer:
Jyoti Mishra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
samples:
My Woman by Lew Stone & His Monseigneur Band
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 408)
recording of:
Your Woman
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Irving Wallman
composer:
Jyoti Mishra, Irving Wallman and Max Wartell
is based on:
My Woman
White Town4.14:20
5Gangsta's Paradise
Coolio4:02
6Informer
co-producer:
John Ficarrotta
producer:
MC Shan (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
additional vocals:
MC Shan (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 95)
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow4.54:30
7You Might Need Somebody
recording engineer and engineer:
Ben ‘Jammin’ Robbins (UK producer, engineer, songwriter, arranger and keyboardist) and Ed Lover
membranophone programming:
Ed Baden Powell
producer:
D’Influence
additional keyboard:
Kwame Kwaten
bass guitar:
Ed Baden Powell
horn:
D-I Horny Horns, Steve Marston and Kenny Wellington
strings:
Stephen Hussey
background vocals and lead vocals:
Shola Ama
performer:
D-I Horny Horns
strings arranger:
Ed Baden Powell
arranger:
D’Influence
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1997)
recorded at:
R G Jones in Wimbledon, Merton, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The D Lab
cover recording of:
You Might Need Somebody
composer:
Nan O’Byrne (American songwriter and composer) and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
Shola Ama3.654:51
8GloriousAndreas Johnson43:29
9Heaven Is a Halfpipe
drum machine programming:
Josh Deutsch, Alan Friedman, Garry Hughes and Michael Patterson (engineer)
engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Michael Patterson (engineer)
additional producer:
Michael Patterson (engineer)
co-producer:
Garry Hughes
producer:
Josh Deutsch and Craig Kallman
mixer:
Michael Patterson (engineer)
bass guitar:
Josh Deutsch and Melvin Gibbs (US jazz/rock bass guitarist)
guitar:
Rusty Anderson, Josh Deutsch, Linus of Hollywood and Geoff Turney
keyboard:
Garry Hughes
piano:
Nat Gleason
turntable:
Malcolm Micheles
vocals:
johne. Necro and Matthew
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond)
recording of:
Heaven Is a Halfpipe
writer:
Roy C. Hammond (US southern soul singer & songwriter), johne. Necro, Matthew and Geoff Turney
publisher:
MNO Music, OPM Den Music, Shakey Lo Music and Street Tuff Tunes
OPM3.24:08
10In the MeantimeSpacehog4.25:00
11Are You Gonna Be My Girl
additional engineer:
Greg Gordon (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Evil Chris
engineer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields)
producer and mixer:
Brooklyn’s own Dave Sardy (American score composer)
editor:
Greg Gordon (producer/engineer)
additional guitar:
Brooklyn’s own Dave Sardy (American score composer)
bass guitar:
Mark Wilson (Bass player for Jet)
drums (drum set):
Chris Cester
guitar:
Cam Muncey and Nic Cester
vocals:
Cam Muncey, Chris Cester and Nic Cester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2003), Real Horrorshow Pty. Ltd. (in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Larrabee East in Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2003), Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: runner-up) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 364)
recording of:
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
writer:
Nic Cester and Cameron Muncey
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Jet3.73:36
12International Rescue
engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
recording of:
International Rescue
writer:
Joanne Dunne, Margaret Dunne (Fuzzbox), Tina O'Neill and Liam Sternberg
Fuzzbox3:31
13Steal my SunshineLEN53:32
14Somewhere in My Heart
producer:
Michael Jonzun
recording of:
Somewhere in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Aztec Camera3.64:01
15Sweet Harmony
recording of:
Sweet Harmony
lyricist and composer:
Helena Marsh and Jon Marsh
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Downtown Music UK Ltd. and Eagle-i Music
sub-publisher:
エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 (Avex Music Publishing, 7th Publishing Division)
The Beloved3:23
16It's a Fine Day
lead vocals:
Kirsty Hawkshaw
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PWL International Ltd. (in 1992)
cover recording of:
It’s a Fine Day
lyricist and composer:
Owain A. Barton
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
recording of:
It’s a Fine Day
lyricist and composer:
Owain A. Barton
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Opus III33:37
17Trouble
Shampoo3:15
18Ghetto Heaven
recording of:
Ghetto Heaven
writer:
Peter Lord Moreland, V. J. Smith (Vernon Jeffrey Smith, producer, writer, musician) and Sandra St. Victor
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Maanami Music and Vermal Music (publishing)
The Family Stand4:55
19Too Blind to See It
recording of:
Too Blind to See It
lyricist and composer:
Steve “Silk” Hurley (Chicago house DJ/producer)
Kym Sims3:31
20I Can't Wait
producer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz) and Rick Waritz (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Injection (Netherlands) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 60)
recording of:
I Can’t Wait
lyricist and composer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz)
publisher:
Poolside Music
Nu Shooz43:37
2CD
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1Breakfast at Tiffany'sDeep Blue Something4:19
2Bad Day
recording engineer:
David Boucher and Jeff Dawson
programming:
Jeff Dawson
producer:
Jeff Dawson and Mitchell Froom
mixer:
David Boucher
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Mitchell Froom
bass:
Davey Faragher and Darren Parris
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer), Brendan Ostrander and Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Jeff Dawson and Val McCallum (guitarist & singer-songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Daniel Powter (Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist)
vocals:
Daniel Powter (Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Area A. in Los Angeles, California, United States and Mushroom Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bad Day
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Powter (Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Song 6 Music
Daniel Powter3.33:55
3One of Us
recording of:
One of Us
lyricist and composer:
Eric Bazilian
Joan Osborne44:17
4Save Tonight
Eagle‐Eye Cherry4:01
5Sleeping Satellite
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) and Paul Wickens
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
music videos:
Sleeping Satellite by Tasmin Archer (British singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Sleeping Satellite
writer:
Tasmin Archer (British singer-songwriter), John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and John Hughes (Writer, Producer, Musician)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Tasmin Archer4.254:40
6Walking in Memphis
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ben Wisch
producer:
Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
bass and organ:
John Leventhal
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
guitar:
Marc Cohn and John Leventhal
Hammond organ:
Chris Palmaro
keyboard:
Eric Rehl
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Dennis Collins (backing vocalist), Ada Dyer (American soul singer) and Darryl Tookes
guest background vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
Marc Cohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 415)
recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Marc Cohn44:13
7Too Shy
drums (drum set) programming:
Jez Strode
engineer:
Colin Thurston
producer:
Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston
bass guitar:
Nick Beggs
ebow [e bow] and guitar:
Steve Askew
synthesizer:
Stuart Croxford Neale
additional vocals:
Nick Beggs and Stuart Croxford Neale
lead vocals:
Limahl
arranger:
Kajagoogoo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982, in 1983)
music videos:
Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 9) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 27)
recording of:
Too Shy
lyricist:
Nick Beggs and Christopher Hamill
composer:
Steve Askew, Nick Beggs, Christopher Hamill, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode
publisher:
EMI Songs and Tritec Music Ltd. (publisher and copyrights holder)
Kajagoogoo3.653:44
8The Harder I TryBrother Beyond3:30
9What's the Colour of Money
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1986)
recording of:
What's the Colour of Money?
writer:
Mark Rogers (Hollywood Beyond) and Jamie B. Rose
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Hollywood Beyond43:27
10Duel
engineer:
Bobby Kraushaar
producer:
S. J. Lipson
mixer:
Horn and Lipson
performer:
Claudia Brücken, Michael Mertens (German musician & producer), Ralf Dorper and Suzanne Freytag
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1985)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 6)
recording of:
Duel
lyricist:
Ralf Dörper
composer:
Claudia Brücken, Ralf Dörper, Susanne Freytag and Michael Mertens (German musician & producer)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Propaganda3.654:48
11Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.653:44
12Just What I Always Wanted
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only)
recording of:
Just What I Always Wanted
lyricist and composer:
Teddy Johns
Mari Wilson3:26
13Each TIme You Break My Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Each Time You Break My Heart
writer:
Stephen Bray and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
Nick Kamen34:32
14Never Ending Story
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
background vocals:
Beth Andersen (US pop vocalist)
lead vocals:
Limahl
performer:
Limahl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Neue Constantin Film Productions GmbH
recording of:
Never Ending Story (theme from the 1984 film “The NeverEnding Story”)
lyricist:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Limahl3.353:32
15Life in a Northern Town
additional producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Laird-Clowes and George Nicholson (engineer, producer)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 54)
recording of:
Life in a Northern Town
writer:
Gilbert Gabriel and Nick Laird-Clowes
dedicated to:
Nick Drake (English singer‐songwriter)
The Dream Academy4.34:15
162 of Hearts
associate producer:
Jeff C. Fishman (producer)
producer:
Jon St. James (American guitarist, songwriter, and producer) and William J. Walker (US executive producer William J. Walker)
drums (drum set) [drum system]:
Karl Moet (drummer and songwriter)
keyboard [keyboard system]:
Skip Hahn
keyboard [keyboard systems]:
Jon St. James (American guitarist, songwriter, and producer) and Rich West
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1986) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 4)
recording of:
Two of Hearts
writer:
Sue Gatlin, Tim Greene and John Dixon Mitchell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), On The Note Publishing (in 1986) and Tim Green Music (publisher) (in 1986)
Stacey Q43:59
17La Bamba
producer:
Mitchell Froom
performer:
Los Lobos (Chicano rock band)
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987) and Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1987)
cover recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Longitude Music and M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
version of:
La bamba
Los Lobos4.152:55
18Black Velvet
producer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)
mixer:
Kevin Doyle (award-winning sound engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Alannah Myles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 6)
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), David Tyson Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Into Wishin', Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Ole Media Management LP and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Alannah Myles4.54:49
19The Politics of Dancing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1983, in 1984)
recording of:
The Politics of Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Paul Fishman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Jambo Music Limited and Metric Music Ltd.
Re‐Flex3.353:47
20Cry Baby Cry
Blue Zoo3:56