Mega Top 50, 1995

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

Tracklist

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1Conquest of Paradise
recording engineer and mixer:
Philippe Colonna
assistant producer:
Frederick Rousseau
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
classical guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Bruno Manjarrés and Pepe Martinez (flamenco guitar player)
flute:
Didier Malherbe
mandolin and violin:
Francis Darizcuren
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir
vocals:
Bruno Manjarrés, Pepe Martinez (flamenco guitar player) and Guy Protheroe
conductor:
Guy Protheroe
performer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music U.K. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Epsilon Laboratory in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Epsilon Laboratory in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Conquest of Paradise (1492: Conquest of Paradise)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
Spheric BV
Vangelis4.24:46
2Think 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 Dion24:11
3I'd Lie Down for You
recording of:
I'd Lie for You (and That's the Truth)
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Meat Loaf5:26
4Het is een nacht
recording of:
Het is een nacht
lyricist and composer:
Guus Meeuwis
live recording of:
Het is een nacht
lyricist and composer:
Guus Meeuwis
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant4:45
5Waarom nou jij
recording of:
Waarom nou jij
writer:
Paolo Amerigo Cassella, Riccardo Cocciante and Marco Luberti (lyricist)
translator:
Leo Driessen and Han Kooreneef
translated version of:
Quando finisce un amore
Marco Borsato4:04
6Voorbij
recording of:
Voorbij
lyricist:
Jean-Paul Dréau
composer:
Riccardo Cocciante
translator:
Paul de Leeuw
translated version of:
Pour elle
Paul de Leeuw4:30
7Passie
recording of:
Passie
lyricist and composer:
Koen Wauters (Lead singer of Clouseau)
publisher:
Kalzoo Music
Clouseau5:04
8Kiss From a Rose
assistant producer:
Richard Lowe (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Trevor Horn
assistant mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
lead vocals:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1994), Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009)
produced for:
Horn Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 308)
recording of:
Kiss From a Rose
lyricist and composer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) (in 1987)
publisher:
Beethoven Street Music, DTCM Blvd., Perfect Songs (UK publisher, affiliated with BMI) and SPZ Music Incorporated (BMI affiliated)
Seal3.754:48
9Stay Another Day
recording of:
Stay Another Day
writer and composer:
Dominic Hawken, Rob Kean and Tony Mortimer
publisher:
Polygram Music and Porky Publishing
East 174:25
10La fuerza del corazón
Alejandro Sanz3:29
11Back for Good
programming:
Gary Barlow and Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer)
assistant engineer:
Steve McNichol
producer:
Gary Barlow and Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
lead vocals:
Gary Barlow
vocals:
Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and Robbie Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1995) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1995)
recording of:
Back for Good
lyricist and composer:
Gary Barlow
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd and EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Take That34:02
12Hakuna Matata (performed by Jimmy Cliff & Lebo M.)
Elton John4:23
13Kayama
recording of:
Kayama
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
part of:
Adiemus I: Songs of Sanctuary
Adiemus3:59
14'74-'75
recording engineer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
engineer:
David Cook (engineer, producer)
producer:
The Connells and Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TVT Records (in 1993)
recording of:
’74–’75
lyricist and composer:
Mike Connell
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
The Connells2.84:36
15Alice Who the X Is Alice
Gompie3:57
16Het busje komt zo
recording of:
Busje komt zo
lyricist:
Gerard Oosterlaar (Dutch singer and songwriter) and Bas van den Toren
composer:
Bas van den Toren
Höllenboer3:01
17Tandenborstel jive
C’est Tout2:54
18Strauss Party
André Rieu3:44
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1Oh Baby I
remixer:
Nigel Lowis
recording of:
Oh Baby I…
writer:
Tommy Faragher and Lotti Golden
Eternal2.54:31
2Gangsta's Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
vocals:
L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
samples:
Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
music videos:
Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) feat. L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 98) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 166)
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio feat. L.V.3.954:01
3Boombastic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1995)
recording of:
Boombastic
writer:
King Floyd, Robert Livingston (Jamaican reggae and dancehall producer) and Orville Richard Burrell (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Malaco Music Company, Pedigree Ranch Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Roffignac Music Co., Scikron Music Publishing and Stone Diamond Music Corp.
Shaggy3.653:53
4Magic Carpet Ride
recording of:
Magic Carpet Ride
writer:
Norman Cook
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
Mighty Dub Katz3:59
5Push the Feeling On
recording of:
Push the Feeling On
composer:
Hugh Brankin, Ross Campbell (Scottish techno producer), John Robinson Reid (UK DJ/producer & vocalist John Robinson Reid) and Graham Wilson (Scottish techno producer, member of Nightcrawlers)
Nightcrawlers34:02
6Weekend
cover recording of:
Weekend
composer:
Leroy Burgess and James Calloway
The Todd Terry Project3:40
7Two Can Play That Game
recording of:
Two Can Play That Game
writer:
Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), David "Redhead" Guppy and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music (in 1992), Donril Music (in 1992), Down Low Publishing (in 1992), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1992), Mom and Dad Publishing (in 1992) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (in 1992)
Bobby Brown3:31
8Missing
additional producer:
Todd Terry (US house DJ, producer and remixer)
producer:
John Coxon, Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
remixer and contains samples by:
Todd Terry (US house DJ, producer and remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
remix of:
Missing (“Amplified Heart” album original mix) by Everything but the Girl
recording of:
Missing (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
lyricist:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Everything but the Girl3.354:57
9Scatman
producer:
Antonio Nunzio Catania (Italian producer, composer and musician) and Ingo Kays
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1994, in 1995)
recording of:
Scatman (Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop)
lyricist and composer:
Antonio Nunzio Catania (Italian producer, composer and musician) and John Larkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG UFA (not for release label use! this is a music publisher), Edition Scales, EMI Music Publ. Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Iceberg Publ. DK
Scatman John3.53:33
10Eternity
guest performer:
Summer (Paula Brown, performed together with Snap!)
recording of:
The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)
writer:
Benito Benites, Paula Brown and John “Virgo” Garrett III
Snap!3:53
11Be My Lover
engineer:
Bernd Berwanger and Tobias. (German producer Tobias Freund)
producer and mixer:
FMP
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola (company mostly named as distributor in Europe) (in 1995) and BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1995)
recording of:
Be My Lover
lyricist:
Lane McCray and Melanie Thornton (American‐German Euro‐dance artist)
composer:
Ulli Brenner and Amir Saraf
publisher:
Beam Edition, Far Musikverlag GmbH und Co., KG, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Warner Chappell, 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), 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 ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
La Bouche3.74:00
12Knockin'
Double Vision4:44
13Rainbow in the Sky
producer:
Koen Groeneveld, Jan Voermans and Addy van der Zwan
vocals:
MC Irvin and Shaydie (Dutch happy hardcore vocalist)
remixer:
K&A (Koen Groeneveld & Addy van der Zwan)
recording of:
Rainbow in the Sky
lyricist:
Hans-Willem Mallon and Paul R. Elstak (DJ Paul Elstak, Dutch hardcore/gabber DJ, often credited as DJ Paul)
composer:
Paul R. Elstak (DJ Paul Elstak, Dutch hardcore/gabber DJ, often credited as DJ Paul)
DJ Paul Elstak3:28
14Wonderful Days
samples:
Help (Get Me Some Help) by Tony Ronald
recording of:
Wonderful Days
writer:
Lownoise (Ramon Roelofs, Dutch happy hardcore DJ & producer), Mentheo, Nelly Antoinette Byl (Belgian lyricist) and Daniel Vangarde
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo3:47
15Tears Don't Lie
recording of:
Tears Don’t Lie
lyricist:
Marko Albrecht, Alberto Salerno (lyricist, record producer), Maurizio Seymandi (lyricist, television writer, presenter) and Francesco Specchia (lyricist)
composer:
Marko Albrecht, Dario Baldan Bembo and Ciro Dammicco
version of:
Tränen lügen nicht
Mark ’Oh13:37
16I Kiss Your Lips
recording of:
I Kiss Your Lips
Tokyo Ghetto Pussy3:05
17I Wanna Be a Hippy
engineer:
Mikel Le Roy
producer:
G.T.O. (Techno duo Lee Newman and Michael Wells)
mixer:
Jeroen Flamman and Jeff Porter
vocals:
David Peel (New York punk musician)
remixer:
Flamman & Abraxas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roadrunner International B. V. and Dataflow UK (in 1994)
recording of:
I Wanna Be a Hippy
writer:
Lee Newman and Michael Wells (from GTO, Greater Than One)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
I Like Marijuana
Technohead3.353:16
18No Limit
The Smurfs3:10
19Spraakwater
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
DJ Knowhow
engineer:
John Tilly
background vocals and lead vocals:
Extince (Dutch rapper)
guest background vocals:
DJ Knowhow, Skate the Great and Too Tall
Extince4:15
20Zet de tijd even stil
Rolf X. Wouters3:55