ROCK Ballads

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Tracklist

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1I Want to Know What Love Is
additional engineer:
Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
assistant engineer:
Bobby Cohen (engineer), Tim Crich and Scott "Abada" Mabuchi
engineer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Alex Sadkin
additional keyboard:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
additional vocals:
Jennifer Holliday
background vocals:
Donnie Harper, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Rick Wills
choir vocals:
The New Jersey Mass Choir
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984, in 2018) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
additionally recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 65), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 205) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 476)
recording of:
I Want to Know What Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Evansongs Ltd. (publisher), Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., 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 (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.954:58
2Love Is on the Way
engineer and mixer:
Ronny Lahti (Swedish musician, songwriter)
producer:
Jason Bieler
bass guitar:
Tom DeFile (from 1992-02 until 1992-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Varone (from 1992-02 until 1992-03)
guitar and keyboard:
Jason Bieler (from 1992-02 until 1992-03)
vocals:
Jason Bieler (from 1992-02 until 1992-03) and Matt Kramer (from 1992-02 until 1992-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and Third Stone Records (in 1992)
recorded at and mixed at:
Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1992-02 until 1992-03)
recording of:
Love Is on the Way (from 1992-02 until 1992-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jason Bieler
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Baron von Bielski Music, Love Tribe Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), 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)
Saigon Kick34:15
3To Be With You
assistant engineer:
Chris Kupper, David Luke (engineer), Scott Ralston, Michael Semanick and Andy Udoff
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
To Be With You by Mr. Big (American hard rock band)
recording of:
To Be With You
writer:
David Grahame and Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
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), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Dog Turner Music (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1991 to present), Tasmanian Compositions (from 1991 to present), 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) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Mr. Big4.43:27
4In a Darkened Room
assistant engineer:
Riley J. Connell (Engineer), Craig Doubet (recording engineer) and Jim Thomas (technical, musician)
producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Rachel Bolan
drums (drum set):
Rob Affuso
guitar:
Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
background vocals:
Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
lead vocals:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991)
recorded at:
New River Studios in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States and Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
In a Darkened Room
writer:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer), Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
Skid Row4.253:51
5Return to Serenity
assistant engineer:
Ulrich Wild
engineer and producer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
assistant mixer:
Sarah Bedingham
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
bass guitar:
Greg Christian
drums (drum set):
Louie Clemente
guitar:
Eric Peterson (metal guitarist, member of Testament) and Alex Skolnick
lead vocals:
Chuck Billy
recorded at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Return to Serenity
lyricist:
Chuck Billy, Del James and Eric Peterson (metal guitarist, member of Testament)
composer:
Eric Peterson (metal guitarist, member of Testament)
publisher:
Mamaroneck Music and Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
Testament3.56:21
610,000 Years
producer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
bass:
Gary Lee (Neverland)
guitar:
Patrick Sugg (Guitarist of Neverland)
percussion:
Dean Ortega (Former vocalist of Neverland)
vocals:
Gary Lee (Neverland), Dean Ortega (Former vocalist of Neverland) and Patrick Sugg (Guitarist of Neverland)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1991)
recording of:
10,000 Years
writer:
Gary Lee (Neverland), Dean Ortega (Former vocalist of Neverland) and Patrick Sugg (Guitarist of Neverland)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs and BMG Platinum Songs US
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present))
Neverland44:59
7Stairway to Heaven
engineer and mixer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Jimmy Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Grade II listed building, best known for its use as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s–70s) in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2018 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2021 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 3), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 15), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 31), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 61) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Stairway to Heaven
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc. (ended), Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint), Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America Limited (UK-registered publishing company, affiliated with PRS)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) (ended), Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (ended) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH München
Led Zeppelin4.157:55
8Rough Boy
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Rough Boy
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Hamstein Music Ltd., Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Company (publisher) (in 1985)
ZZ Top3.354:50
9Without You
additional keyboard programming:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
Chris Taylor (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock and Randy Staub
producer:
Bob Rock
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and slide guitar and guitar:
Mick Mars
bass guitar:
Nikki Sixx
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe drummer)
background vocals:
Marc LaFrance
lead vocals:
Vince Neil
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
Without You (Mötley Crüe song)
lyricist:
Nikki Sixx
composer:
Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
publisher:
Mars Mountain Music, Mick Mars Music, Mötley Crüe Music, Sikki Nixx Music, Sixx/Gunner Music, Tommyland Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Mötley Crüe3.54:29
10Miles Away
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Martin Horenburg
engineer:
Jimmy Hoyson
producer:
Beau Hill
mixer:
Beau Hill and Jimmy Hoyson
editor:
Dave Collins (US mastering engineer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Kip Winger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rod Morgenstein
guitar and background vocals:
Reb Beach and Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
keyboard:
Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist) and Kip Winger
additional background vocals:
Nate Winger and Paul Winger
arranger:
Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Miles Away
lyricist and composer:
Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
publisher:
Virgin Songs, Inc. (ended), BMG Platinum Songs (Rosetta), EMI-Virgin Songs, Paul Taylor Music, Small Hope Music and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
Winger3.654:05
11Lionheart
producer:
Ric Wake
bass:
Morty Black
drums (drum set):
John Macaluso
guitar and keyboard:
Ronni Le Tekrø
vocals:
Tony Harnell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recording of:
Lionheart
writer:
Tony Harnell, Del James and Ronni Le Tekrø
TNT34:49
12Only Women Bleed
assistant producer:
Michael Sherman (producer)
producer:
Bob Ezrin
bass:
Prakash John
drums (drum set):
Whitey Glan
guitar:
Steve Hunter (rock guitarist) and Dick Wagner
Rhodes piano:
Jozef Chirowski
slide guitar:
Dick Wagner
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
vocals:
Jozef Chirowski and Dick Wagner
arranger:
Bob Ezrin and Allan MacMillan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1975)
produced for:
My Own Production Company Ltd.
recording of:
Only Women Bleed
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Dick Wagner
publisher:
BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Early Frost Music Corp. (, from 1975 to ????), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Ezra Music, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Spirit One Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1975 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) 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 Cooper3.85:59
13This Love
art direction:
Bob Defrin (US art director & graphic designer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Terry Date (American record producer and engineer) and Vinnie Paul
co-producer:
Pantera (metal band)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Paul
electric bass guitar:
Rex Brown
guitar:
Diamond Darrell
lead vocals:
Philip Anselmo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pantego Sound Studio in Pantego, Texas, United States
recording of:
This Love
lyricist and composer:
Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul
Pantera3.86:32
14Slow and Beautiful
producer:
Steve Vai
bass:
Zach Young
drums (drum set):
Brooks Wackerman
guitar:
Thomas McRocklin
vocals:
Danny Cooksey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recording of:
Slow and Beautiful
writer:
Danny Cooksey and Steve Vai
publisher:
Sy Vy Music
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
Bad 4 Good25:22

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Carrère Music (imprint used by Carrère after 1989) (in 1993)
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