The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever! II

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1Seven Seas of Rhye
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
additional producer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable and Queen (UK rock group)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (in 1973-08)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (in 1973-08)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (in 1973-08)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (in 1973-08)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (in 1973-08) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (in 1973-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen (UK rock group) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1974), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1974, in 2011) and Trident Audio Productions Ltd. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-08)
engineered at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Seven Seas of Rhye… (in 1973-08)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., 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)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
partial recording of:
I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside
lyricist and composer:
John A. Glover-Kind
Queen3.752:49
2Desire
assistant recording engineer:
Pat McCarthy
recording engineer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
assistant engineer:
Randy Wine
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Rob Jacobs (mixer/recorder for a.o. U2 and Alanis Morissette) and Shelly Yakus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1988) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
Desire
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U23.252:57
3Why Can’t This Be Love
additional engineer:
Ken or Murray Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Donn Landee and Van Halen (American hard rock band)
acoustic guitar and guitar and lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Why Can’t This Be Love
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Yessup Music Company (in 1986)
Van Halen4.23:43
4Bad Love
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Ben Fowler
engineer:
Steve "Barney" Chase, Jack Joseph‐Puig, Dave O’Donnell and Dave Wittman
producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Russ Titelman and Gary Wright (Engineer)
bass:
Pino Palladino
guitar:
Eric Clapton and Phil Palmer (guitarist)
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
background vocals:
Katie Kissoon and Tessa Niles
vocals:
Eric Clapton and Phil Collins (of Genesis)
drums (drum set) arranger:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Bad Love by Eric Clapton
recording of:
Bad Love
writer:
Eric Clapton and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton)
Eric Clapton2.55:08
5All Night Long
recording engineer:
Leigh Mantle (in 1979-04) and Dr. Michael Palmer (engineer) (in 1979-04)
engineer:
Gary Edwards (producer, engineer)
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
lead vocals:
Graham Bonnet (British rock vocalist) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
recording of:
All Night Long (in 1979-04)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music and Thames Talent Publishing Ltd.
Rainbow43:49
6Here I Go Again
recording of:
Here I Go Again
writer:
David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Seabreeze Music Ltd., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present), 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)
Whitesnake3:53
7Two Princes
engineer:
Frank Aversa and Spin Doctors
producer:
Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
mixer:
Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
bass guitar:
Mark White (Spin Doctors)
guitar:
Eric Schenkman
Hammond organ, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Aaron Comess
guest background vocals:
John Popper
vocals:
Chris Barron
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (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)
recording of:
Two Princes
writer:
Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White (Spin Doctors)
publisher:
Mow B'jow Music, Sony Songs Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Spin Doctors4.254:14
8Viva Las Vegas
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Viva Las Vegas
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Felder Pomus Entertainment, Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Mort Shuman Songs, Pomus Songs Inc., Sharoonie Songs and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
ZZ Top43:58
9Stay With Me
producer:
Faces (successor of “Small Faces”, members Rod Stewart, Ron Wood) and Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Ronnie Lane
drums (drum set):
Kenney Jones (drummer for Small Faces, Faces, and The Who)
guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ian McLagan
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1971) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971)
recording of:
Stay With Me
writer:
Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Rod Stewart & the Faces4.54:43
10Elected
producer:
Bob Ezrin
bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
drums (drum set):
Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
background vocals:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
music videos:
Elected by Alice Cooper (1964–1975 American rock band)
part of:
CBC Music: The Ultimate Election Day Playlist
recording of:
Elected (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Ezra Music (in 1973)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
revision of:
Reflected
Alice Cooper3.94:04
11Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
cover recording of:
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (, from 1993 to ????), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Music Corporation of America (US publisher for MCA Records, affiliated to ASCAP), Neverland Music and Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated) (from 1993 to present)
Meat Loaf5:08
12Turn It On Again
engineer:
David Hentschel
assistant producer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Genesis (English rock band) and David Hentschel
bass guitar and guitar:
Mike Rutherford (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
keyboard:
Tony Banks (Genesis) (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records Ltd. (from 1980 to present) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (from 1994 to present)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
mixed at:
Maison Rouge in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Turn It On Again (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
lyricist:
Mike Rutherford
composer:
Tony Banks (Genesis), Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem CV, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Imagem Sounds Banks, Imagem Sounds Collins, Imagem Sounds Rutherford, Michael Rutherford Ltd., Anthony Banks Ltd. (from 1980 to present) and Philip Collins Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
Genesis43:47
13Waterfront
engineer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
producer:
Steve Lillywhite and Peter Walsh (UK producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1983)
recording of:
Waterfront
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Mel Gaynor, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) and Michael MacNeil
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Publishing Ltd.
Simple Minds4.54:48
14Rocks
additional engineer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer) and Jeffrey Reed
engineer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer) and Jeff Powell (engineer)
additional producer:
George Drakoulias
co-producer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
producer:
Tom Dowd
remixer:
George Drakoulias
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creation Records Ltd. (in 1994) and Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Rocks
writer:
Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert Young (British guitarist, of Primal Scream)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Primal Scream3.63:33
15Wishing Well
guest congas:
Rebop Kwaku Baah
recording of:
Wishing Well (Free song)
writer:
John “Rabbit” Bundrick, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers and Tetsu Yamauchi
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Keepers Cottage Music Ltd. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Free43:37
16Crossroads
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (on 1968-03-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jack Bruce (on 1968-03-10)
electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-03-10)
vocals:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-03-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 409)
live cover recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1968-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Cream4.54:12
17Join Together (live)
live recording of:
Join Together
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Suolubaf Music and Towser Tunes, Inc.
The Who4:43
18Rocky Mountain Way
producer:
Bill Szymczyk and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
bass guitar and guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano) (from 1972 until 1973) and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (from 1972 until 1973)
drums (drum set), electric piano, percussion and piano:
Joe Vitale (from 1972 until 1973)
keyboard:
Rocke Grace (from 1972 until 1973), Joe Vitale (from 1972 until 1973) and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (from 1972 until 1973)
synthesizer and lead vocals:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (from 1972 until 1973)
background vocals:
Rocke Grace (from 1972 until 1973) and Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano) (from 1972 until 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1973)
recording of:
Rocky Mountain Way (from 1972 until 1973)
writer:
Rocke Grace, Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano), Joe Vitale and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
Joe Walsh45:09
19Let Love Rule
recording of:
Let Love Rule
lyricist and composer:
Lenny Kravitz
publisher:
Miss Bessie Music
Lenny Kravitz3:42
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