Sony Music May Sampler SMPD 050

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Killing Me Softly (without rap intro)
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)
Fugees4.154:50
2Dune Buggy
Presidents of the United States of America2:43
3Forever
percussion programming:
Walter Afanasieff
co-engineer:
Kurt Lundvall, Mike Scott (Production music composer/engineer a.k.a. “The Wizard”), Andy Smith (Engineer at the famous "The Hit Factory", New York.) and Brian Vibberts
audio engineer:
Jay Healy
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass synthesizer and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
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 1995)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Forever
lyricist:
Mariah Carey
composer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc. and Wallyworld Music
Mariah Carey4.54:00
4Forever More (single version)
Puff Johnson4:01
5Boy or a Girl (single version)
Imperial Drag3:45
6Bulls on Parade
recording engineer:
Nick DiDia
assistant engineer:
Clay Harper
engineer:
Caram Costanzo (music producer, sound engineer)
co-producer:
Rage Against the Machine
producer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass:
Tim Bob
drums (drum set):
Brad Wilk
guitar:
Tom Morello
lead vocals:
Zack de la Rocha
recorded at:
Cole Rehearsal Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Bulls on Parade
lyricist:
Zack de la Rocha
composer:
Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha and Brad Wilk
Rage Against the Machine4.353:49
7Shame
recording of:
Shame
writer:
Stabbing Westward
Stabbing Westward4.24:53
8Disenchanted
Gigantic3:45
9Marry Me
recording of:
Marry Me
writer:
Neil Diamond and Tom Shapiro
Neil Diamond with Buffy Lawson3:50
10Crying in the Rain (radio edit)
Culture Beat3:54
11I Just Want You
assistant engineer:
John Bleich (engineer), Matt Curry (engineer), Chris Laidlaw, Joe Pirrera, Rodolphe Sanguinetti and Brian Sperber
engineer:
Paul Northfield and Brian Sperber
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1995)
drums (drum set):
Deen Castronovo (in 1995)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (in 1995)
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman (in 1995)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1995)
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)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (in 1995), Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1995), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1995) and Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (in 1995)
recording of:
I Just Want You (in 1995)
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1994-03)
publisher:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1995)
writer:
Ozzy Osbourne and Jim Vallance (in 1994-03)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Monowise Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Almo Music Inc. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1995) and Testatyme Music (in 1995)
Ozzy Osbourne4.44:56
12Findaway
recording of:
Findaway
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Johns
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. (from 1997-10-14 until 2020-12-15) and Sony Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Limited (2020-12–present, Australian publisher of Sony Music; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Limited) (from 2020-12-15 to present)
Silverchair3.62:52
13Superman
Unwritten Law3:36
14They Don't Care About Us (single version)
recording of:
They Don’t Care About Us
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson4:43
15Can't Hang (radio LP version)
Xscape3:45
1624-7
3T4:39
17'Til the Cops Come Knockin' (cut)
Maxwell4:13
18Charms (U.S. radio remix)
Philosopher Kings4:14
19North of '60
Tim McCauley2:57