Rock Classics

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Tracklist

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1Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony Music Publishers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
Bob Dylan2:32
2More Than a Feeling
assistant engineer:
Bruce Hensal, Deni King (engineer) and Doug Rider
engineer:
Warren Dewey and Tom Scholz
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
assistant mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tom Scholz (from 1975 until 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sib Hashian (from 1975 until 1976)
lead vocals and lead vocals [Harmony]:
Brad Delp (from 1975 until 1976)
arranger:
Brad Delp and Tom Scholz
co-arranger:
Jim Masdea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) 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 1976)
recorded at:
Foxglove Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States (in 1975), Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
earliest release:
More Than a Feeling by Boston (US rock band)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 39), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 194), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 212) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 500)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975 until 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston3.94:44
3Hey Stoopid
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield (from 1990 until 1991)
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Scott Jochim, Dave Levy and Brian Scheuble
executive producer:
Bob Pfeifer
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Brian Scheuble
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1990 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry (from 1990 until 1991)
guest guitar:
Joe Satriani (from 1990 until 1991) and Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist) (from 1990 until 1991)
guitar:
Stef Burns (from 1990 until 1991)
keyboard:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (from 1990 until 1991)
synclavier:
Steve Croes (from 1990 until 1991)
background vocals:
Sherwood Ball (songwriter, not to be confused with guitarist Ernie Ball) (from 1990 until 1991), Scott Bender (from 1990 until 1991), Lance Bulen (from 1990 until 1991), Stan Bush (from 1990 until 1991), Cali (US musician, daughter of Alice Cooper) (from 1990 until 1991), Gary Falcone (from 1990 until 1991), Mike Finnigan (keyboardist) (from 1990 until 1991), Kelly Keeling (from 1990 until 1991), Corky McClennan (from 1990 until 1991), Shaun Murphy (from 1990 until 1991), Tony Palmucci (from 1990 until 1991), Jack Ponti (from 1990 until 1991), Vic Pepe (from 1990 until 1991) and Terry Wood (US vocalist) (from 1990 until 1991)
guest background vocals:
Zachary Nevel (from 1990 until 1991), Ozzy Osbourne (from 1990 until 1991) and Joe Satriani (from 1990 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1990 until 1991)
arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Victor Pepe and Jack Ponti
background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), 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 1991) 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 1991)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1990 until 1991) and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990 until 1991)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hey Stoopid (from 1990 until 1991)
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Bob Pfeifer, Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ezra Music, Fifeman, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (, from 1991 until 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), BMG Songs, Inc. (from 1991 to ????), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (from 1991 to ????), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1991 to present), Fifeman Music (from 1991 to present), Jack Ponti Music (from 1991 to present), Little Elvis Music (from 1991 to present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1991 until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
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) 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)
Alice Cooper3.254:35
4Evil Woman
recording of:
Evil Woman
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Electric Light Orchestra4:13
5Wheel in the Sky
Journey4:13
6Dust in the Wind
additional engineer:
Terry Diane Becker (engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Glixman (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
producer:
Jeff Glixman (in 1977-06)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
bass guitar:
Dave Hope (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
celesta, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone and lead vocals:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
cello, viola and violin [violins]:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
chimes, drums (drum set), gong and timpani:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
percussion [additional percussion]:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07), Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
piano:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
background vocals:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
arranger:
Kansas (US prog rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977), 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 1977) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
mixed at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-08)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 39)
recording of:
Dust in the Wind (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Kerry Livgren
publisher:
Blackwood Music Publishing, Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner CBS Music Publishing and Kirshner-Warner Bros Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
adaptations:
As the Sun Rises
Kansas4.053:25
7Bat out of Hell
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar family, keyboard and percussion:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard and percussion:
Jim Steinman
keyboard and piano:
Roy Bittan
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley, Kasim Sultan and Todd Rundgren
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) 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 1977)
music videos:
Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf
recording of:
Bat out of Hell
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG AM Pty Limited, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Neverland Music and Peg Music Co.
Meat Loaf4.359:48
8Barracuda
producer:
Mike Flicker
acoustic guitar:
Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”) (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
bass guitar:
Steve Fossen (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
drums (drum set):
Michael Derosier (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
electric guitar:
Roger Fisher (US rock guitarist) (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
guitar and mellotron:
Howard Leese (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
lead vocals:
Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
arranger:
Heart (rock band, Ann and Nancy Wilson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) 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 1977)
recorded at:
Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
mixed at:
Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 34)
recording of:
Barracuda (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
writer:
Michael Derosier, Roger Fisher (US rock guitarist), Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) and Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., IQ Music Ltd., Know Music, Of the Roses Music, Play My Music, Rosebud Music, Strange Euphoria Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Wilsongs
sub-publisher:
Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
Heart4.14:23
9Black Betty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977), 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 1977), 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 1977) and CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Black Betty
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc., Folkways Music Publ. Co. (publisher) (from 1977 to present) and TRO (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
Ram Jam3.853:58
1096 Tears
cover recording of:
96 Tears
lyricist and composer:
Rudy Martinez (frontman of ? and the Mysterians)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Ed Arguello Music, Mysterians Music, Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
The Stranglers3:14
11Hold the Line
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1978-08)
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather (in 1978-08)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1978-08) and Steve Porcaro (in 1978-08)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1978-08)
piano:
David Paich (in 1978-08)
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08), Steve Lukather (in 1978-08) and David Paich (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
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 1977, in 1978), CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978) 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 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Hold the Line (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and 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)
Toto4.23:58
12Place Your Hands
recording of:
Place Your Hands
writer:
John Bessant, Dominic Greensmith, Kenwyn House and Gary Stringer (Reef, StringerBessant, Them Is Me lead singer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
Reef3:39
13Runaway Train
assistant engineer:
David Michael Dill (engineer) and Dan Gellert (sound engineer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
assistant mixer:
Craig Doubet (recording engineer) and Steve Sisco
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1992) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1992)
recording of:
Runaway Train
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Taiwan, LFR Music, Standing Water Music, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Soul Asylum4.44:27
14A Design for Life
engineer and mixer:
Ian Grimble
producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1996)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 30) and 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 41)
recording of:
A Design for Life
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Manic Street Preachers3.74:21
15Cleopatra’s Cat
recording of:
Cleopatra's Cat
writer:
Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors4:05
16Hush
engineer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Harris (mixer/producer) and Crispian Mills
cover recording of:
Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple) (in 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South (until 1967)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Ufa (not for release label use! this is a music publisher), Lowery-Chappell Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Kula Shaker4.652:58
17Adrienne
The Calling4:30
18Genie
Springbok Nude Girls4:43