Classic Tearjerkers

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1Love Is a Losing Game
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor / orchestra)
engineer:
Dom Morley
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist)
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley (cellist), Joely Koos (cellist) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
harp:
Helen Tunstall
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
piano:
Victor Axelrod
tenor saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist)
trumpet:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jonathan Thorne (viola player), Bruce White (violist) and Katie Wilkinson (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
wind instruments arranger:
Gabriel Roth and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
arranger:
Gabriel Roth (Gabriel Alexander Roth)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Love Is a Losing Game (music video - montage) by Amy Winehouse
recording of:
Love Is a Losing Game
lyricist and composer:
Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Amy Winehouse3.82:34
2Bleeding Love
recording of:
Bleeding Love
writer:
Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Jambition Music (ASCAP) and Write 2 Live
Leona Lewis3.53:59
3Nothing’s Real but LoveRebecca Ferguson2:53
4Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Eva Cassidy
arranger:
Eva Cassidy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barbara and Hugh Cassidy (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Eva Cassidy3.24:58
5Picking Up the Pieces
engineer:
Dave Miles (Freelance Engineer // Executive Director - Music Producers Guild)
co-producer:
Jake Gosling (UK producer/songwriter)
producer:
Nellee Hooper
recording of:
Picking Up the Pieces
writer:
Paloma Faith, Wayne Hector and Tim Powell (Songwriter and producer, ex-Xenomania)
Paloma Faith3:33
6Jar of HeartsChristina Perri3.84:06
7Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
cover recording of:
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Slow Moving Millie2:51
8Leave Right Now
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths
programming and producer:
Stephen Lipson
engineer and mixer:
Heff Moraes
guitar family:
John Themis and Eg White
keyboard:
Anne Dudley (English score composer) and Greg Wells
membranophone:
Steve Barney (Drummer)
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
recording of:
Leave Right Now
orchestrator:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
lyricist and composer:
Eg White
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Will Young3.253:31
9Family Portrait
edit of:
Family Portrait by P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
recording of:
Family Portrait (in 2001)
lyricist and composer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter) and Scott Storch (producer)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Left Handed Lover Music, Reservoir Media Music and Scott Storch Music
P!nk3:48
10Hurt
additional engineer:
Kristofer Kaufman
engineer and producer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
audio engineer:
Andrew Chavez (engineer)
additional mixer:
Seth Waldmann
mixer:
Peter Mokran
bass:
Paul Ill
cello:
Matthew Cooker, Richard Dodd (cellist), John Krovoza, Victor Lawrence (cellist) and Diego Miralles
double bass:
Francis Senger and Jason Torreano
guitar:
Eric Schermerhorn
membranophone:
Nathan Wetherington
piano:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
strings:
The Section Quartet
viola:
Caroline Buckman (violist), Leah Katz (violist), Darrin McCann, David Sage and Marda Todd
strings arranger:
Eric Gorfain
music videos:
Hurt (music video) by Christina Aguilera
recording of:
Hurt
writer:
Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
Christina Aguilera4.34:02
11Mr. Know It All
music videos:
Mr. Know It All by Kelly Clarkson
recording of:
Mr. Know It All
writer:
Brian Seals (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist), Esther Dean, Brett James (American singer, songwriter and record producer) and Dante Jones (American songwriter, record producer, based in Los Angeles)
Kelly Clarkson3.43:52
12Goodbye My Lover
assistant engineer:
John Morrical
engineer:
Mike Tarantino
producer and mixer:
Tom Rothrock
12 string guitar, organ, piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
J. Blunt
drums (drum set) [drums]:
C. Paxon
guitar [sustain guitar]:
Mr Nau
sampler [sample guitar]:
M. Chait
strings:
E. Gorfain and The Section
vocals:
James Blunt
music videos:
Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt
recording of:
Goodbye My Lover
lyricist and composer:
James Blunt
additional composer:
Sacha Skarbek
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
James Blunt3.254:17
13If Tomorrow Never ComesRonan Keating3:34
14You Raise Me Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, between 2005/03/24–2009/01/14) (in 1984)
cover recording of:
You Raise Me Up
lyricist:
Brendan Graham (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Rolf Løvland
publisher:
ALFRED PUBLISHING CO INC 301, Peer Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Peermusic (UK) Limited (from 2002 to present) and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden) (from 2002 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), 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 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)
recording of:
You Raise Me Up
lyricist:
Brendan Graham (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Rolf Løvland
publisher:
ALFRED PUBLISHING CO INC 301, Peer Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Peermusic (UK) Limited (from 2002 to present) and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden) (from 2002 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), 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 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)
Westlife2.254:00
15The Winner Takes It All
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (on 1980-06-06)
cello:
Olle Gustafsson (cellist) (on 1980-06-16) and Åke Olofsson (Swedish cellist) (on 1980-06-16)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1980-06-06)
guitar:
Lasse Wellander (on 1980-06-06)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1980-06-06)
percussion:
Åke Sundqvist (on 1980-06-06)
viola:
Nils Heie (on 1980-06-16), Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1980-06-16) and Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1980-06-16)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1980-06-16), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1980-06-16), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1980-06-16), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1980-06-16), Bernt Nylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1980-06-16), Bertil Orsin (Swedish violinist) (on 1980-06-16), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1980-06-16) and Harry Teike (on 1980-06-16)
background vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1980-06-06)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-06-06)
cello, viola and violin arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson (in 1980)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-06-06, on 1980-06-16)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-06-18)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 66)
recording of:
The Winner Takes It All (in 1980-06)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (ended), Universal Music Publishing Group (ended), Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (ended), Bocu Music, EMI Waterford Music, Union Songs AB (publisher), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
ABBA3.854:55
16HallelujahAlexandra Burke3.653:36
17Slow
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
assistant mixer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
vocals:
Rumer
mixed at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Slow by Rumer
recording of:
Slow
lyricist and composer:
Sarah Joyce
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Rumer3.653:35
18Wherever You Will Go
cover recording of:
Wherever You Will Go
writer:
Alex Band (singer‐songwriter and frontman of The Calling) and Aaron Kamin
publisher:
Alex Band Music, Amedeo Music, BMG Music Publishing, Inc., BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal Music Careers and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Charlene Soraia2.53:17
19Nothing Compares 2 U
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1990) and Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1990)
music videos:
Nothing Compares 2 U (music video) by Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 4), AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 162), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 184) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 413)
cover recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
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.) and 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)
Sinéad O’Connor4.34:59
20One More Try
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
bass:
Deon Estus
keyboard:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer)
vocals:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987, in 2010)
recording of:
One More Try
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
George Michael3.55:50
2CD
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1Think Twice
recording of:
Think Twice
writer:
Andy Hill (English producer & songwriter) and Peter Sinfield
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Pillarview B.V. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Céline Dion24:03
2I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.82:59
3She’s Out of My LifeMichael Jackson3:30
4Holding Back the Years
recording of:
Holding Back the Years
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
Simply Red34:21
5Killing Me Softly
recording engineer and mixer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Warren Riker
engineer:
Warren Riker
co-producer:
Jerry Duplessis and Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
producer:
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
lead vocals:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
performer:
Fugees
vocals arranger:
Lauryn Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1996 to present, in 1996) and Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1996)
recorded at and mixed at:
Booga Basement Studio in Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest, Fool Yourself by Little Feat, Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack, Memory Band by Rotary Connection and The Day Begins (1972 stereo mix) by The Moody Blues with the London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conducted by Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
a cappella versions:
Killing Me Softly (L∆VINCi Remix) by L∆VINCi (LAVINCi) feat. Fugees & Kay Flock (Kevin Perez)
part of:
Flak: Best Cover Songs of the 90's, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 136) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 359)
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Platz Music Publishng, Rodali Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
Fugees4.154:42
6Un-Break My Heart
recording of:
Un-Break My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Realsongs
Toni Braxton4:01
7HeartbreakerDionne Warwick4:09
8SpotlightJennifer Hudson2.53:39
9Broken Strings
recording engineer:
Joao Nazario, Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer), Ren Swan and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
programming and producer:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
assistant mixer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
bass:
Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer)
drums (drum set):
Ash Soan
guitar:
Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer) and Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer)
music videos:
Broken Strings by James Morrison (UK singer) feat. Nelly Furtado
recording of:
Broken Strings
writer:
James Morrison (UK singer), Fraser T. Smith and Nina Woodford
publisher:
BMG Blue
James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado4.54:07
10If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time
R. Kelly4:22
11Sign Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
strings arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), CBS Records (2006–2021) (in 1987) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
Sign Your Name
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer) and Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd., Virgin Music Ltd. and Young Terrence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.54:28
12Can’t Stay Away From You
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric C. Schilling
producer:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player), Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist) and Rafael Vigil
vocals:
Gloria M. Estefan
arranger:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player) and Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Can’t Stay Away From You
lyricist and composer:
Gloria M. Estefan
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine3.53:51
13Time After Time
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment's NL subsidiary until 2004) (in 1983) 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 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
a cappella versions:
Time After Time by Forte A Cappella (Centerville High School)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 19), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 116) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (publisher) (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Cyndi Lauper4.33:51
14Eternal Flame
recording engineer:
John Beverly Jones
additional engineer:
Ken Felton
producer:
Davitt Sigerson
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Vicki Peterson
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Susanna Hoffs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Bangles (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1988)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Eternal Flame by Bangles
recording of:
Eternal Flame
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Bangles3.83:46
15Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
engineer:
Bo Reimer
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
cello:
Åsa Forsberg and Samuli Örnströmer
double bass:
Michael Karlsson (double bassist)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Jojje Wadenius (guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, singer, composer, producer) and Esbjörn Öhrwall
viola:
Åsa Stove Paulsson, Torbjörn Bernhardsson (violist), Elisabeth Arnberg Ranmo, Ulf Forsberg (violinist), Hans Åkeson (violist) and Svein H. Martinsen
violin:
Tomas Andersson (Swedish classical violinist), Annette Mannheimer and Monika Stanikoliska
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)
orchestra:
SNYKO (Stockholm Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
strings arranger:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
additionally recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
writer:
Herbert Crichlow and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Megasong Publishing A/S, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Backstreet Boys3.43:52
16Gone
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Guarnieri and Jeremy Welch
recording engineer:
Alan Armitage and Yasu (engineer)
producer:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
assistant mixer:
Tony Flores (engineer)
mixer:
Peter Mokran
editor:
Chris Haggerty
guitar family:
Michael Thompson (guitar/bass/mandolin player, related to Austin Peay State University)
other instruments:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
piano:
Mike Lang (American pianist and composer)
strings:
The Hampton String Quartet
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake
strings arranger:
Robin Wiley (Austin, Texas singer/songwriter)
arranger:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 75)
recording of:
Gone
writer:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
publisher:
Tennman Tunes and WaJeRo Sound
*NSYNC34:44
17I Cried for You
additional engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
engineer:
Steve Sale
producer:
Mike Batt
piano:
Mike Batt
lead vocals:
Katie Melua
arranger:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
recording of:
I Cried for You
lyricist and composer:
Katie Melua
Katie Melua3:30
18Dream Catch Me
recording engineer:
Andy McKim
producer and mixer:
Mike Spencer (UK producer)
additional guitar:
Crispin Hunt
bass, drums (drum set) and guitar:
Newton Faulkner
vocals:
Newton Faulkner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Peer-Southern Productions Limited (in 2007) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2007)
music videos:
Dream Catch Me by Newton Faulkner
recording of:
Dream Catch Me
writer:
Newton Faulkner, Crispin Hunt and Gordon Mills (UK based engineer and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Newton Faulkner3.353:54
19She’s Like the Wind
assistant engineer:
Dan Nebenzal
engineer:
Carmine Rubino
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer)
lead vocals:
Patrick Swayze
vocals:
Wendy Fraser
additional orchestrator:
John D’Andrea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vestron Music Inc. (in 1987)
produced for:
Mike Curb Productions
recorded at:
Michael Lloyd Studio in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
She’s Like the Wind (music video) by Patrick Swayze
recording of:
She’s Like the Wind
writer:
Patrick Swayze (in 1984) and Stacy Widelitz (in 1984)
publisher:
Plainview Diner Music, Very Tony Music, Strawberry Fork Music, Inc. (in 1987) and Troph Productions, Inc. (in 1987)
Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser4.353:43
20All by Myself
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1975)
edit of:
All by Myself by Eric Carmen
recording of:
All by Myself
lyricist:
Eric Carmen
composer:
Eric Carmen and Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) (ended), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Carmen Music, Inc, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Eric Carmen Music, Round Hill Works, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., 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)
is based on:
Let’s Pretend
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Eric Carmen44:25
3CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Here With Me
recording of:
Here With Me
writer:
Dido Armstrong (English singer‐songwriter), Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Paul Statham
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Dido4:06
2No More I Love You’sAnnie Lennox4:50
3Can’t Help Falling in Love
producer:
Hugo & Luigi (US producers Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 394)
recording of:
Can’t Help Falling in Love
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
publisher:
Aberbach Musikverlag (German publisher), ABG EPE Gladys Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Gladys Music Inc., INTERSONG International Musikverlag G.m.b.H. (German publisher), Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP) and The Manor Music Co. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
日音 (NICHION INC.) (ended), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
Elvis Presley32:58
4Let’s Stay Together
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar family:
Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges (soul organist)
saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
vocals:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cream Records (70s Los Angeles) (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green4.53:15
5Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.52:03
6Dance With My Father
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Luther Vandross
producer:
Luther Vandross
additional keyboard:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter)
keyboard:
Richard Marx
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Cindy Mizelle, Khadijah Mohammed (American vocalist and songwriter) and Brenda White‐King
background vocals [male backup vocals]:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J Records (US R&B) (in 2003)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Dance With My Father
writer:
Richard Marx and Luther Vandross
publisher:
BMG Monarch, EMI April Music Inc. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
Luther Vandross4:25
7Angel
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Pierre Marchand
double bass:
Jim Creeggan
drum machine:
Pierre Marchand
piano:
Sarah McLachlan
vocals:
Sarah McLachlan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1997) and Nettwerk Productions Ltd. (in 1997)
recording of:
Angel
lyricist and composer:
Sarah McLachlan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tyde Music
Sarah McLachlan4.54:29
8Promise Me
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
guest bass guitar:
Maartin Allcock
guest drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
guest guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
guest keyboard:
Bias Boshell
piano accordion, background vocals and lead vocals:
Beverley Craven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1990)
recording of:
Promise Me
lyricist and composer:
Beverley Craven
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Beverley Craven43:32
9Midnight Train to Georgia
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 74), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 432) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 470)
recording of:
Midnight Train to Georgia
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Gladys Knight & the Pips4.54:39
10After the Love Has Gone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1979)
edit of:
After the Love Has Gone by Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music, Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Ninth Music and Noted for the Record
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Earth, Wind & Fire4.653:56
11If You’re Lookin’ for a Way OutOdyssey4:28
12Wild Horses
Susan Boyle3:15
13At Seventeen
edit of:
At Seventeen by Janis Ian
recording of:
At Seventeen
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian (in 1974)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Mine Music Ltd.
Janis Ian4.53:55
14Without You
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Uribe (in 1971-06)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1971-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1971-06)
piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1971-06)
vocals:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster (in 1971-06)
brass and strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971, in 1991), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1971), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1971), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972) and RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 496)
cover recording of:
Without You (in 1971-06)
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, Apple Music, Apple Music Publishing Co., Inc., Apple Publishing Ltd. (, from 1970 to present), Essex Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Imagem Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Nilsson4.33:17
15Red
recording engineer:
Tim Conklin, Matt Lawrence, Derek Pacuk and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant engineer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer) and Justin Gerrish
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
bass guitar:
Jack Daley (bass guitarist and producer)
cello:
Larry Corbett and Steve Richards (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Steven Wolf (drummer from USA)
guitar:
Sean Ono Lennon and Harper Simon
piano:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
vibraphone:
Toby Pazner
viola:
Andrew Duckles and Matt Funes
violin:
Jacqueline Brand, Armen Garabedian, Alan Grunfeld, Gerardo Hilera (violinist), Alyssa Park (violinist), Sara Parkins (US violinist), Josefina Vergara (Chilean-American violinist) and John Wittenberg
vocals:
Daniel Merriweather
arranger:
David Campbell (Australian singer) and Daniel Merriweather
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J Records (US R&B) (in 2008)
recording of:
Red
writer:
David Campbell (Australian singer), Ian Dench, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon and Daniel Merriweather
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Daniel Merriweather3.253:53
16Even After All
co-producer:
Kevin Bacon (Sheffield UK DJ/producer), Jonathan Quarmby (English record producer) and Finley Quaye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1997)
recording of:
Even After All
lyricist and composer:
Finley Quaye
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Spirit Songs Ltd.
Finley Quaye3.53:54
17Empty Bottles
The Reason 43:45
18Stuck in the Middle
Clea3:41
19First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Easther Bennett4:56
20All Cried Out
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
recording of:
All Cried Out
writer:
Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), J&S Music, Mega Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sonet Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Alison Moyet43:42