Just the Hits: Rock

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Tracklist

1CD
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1Somebody to Love (Remastered 2011)
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
bass and bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
choir vocals [gospel choir]:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1976), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1976) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1976, in 2011)
recorded at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Queen song) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen4.354:57
2The Boys Are Back in Town
assistant recording engineer:
Neil Hornby
engineer:
Will Reid-Dick
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 499)
recording of:
The Boys Are Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
Thin Lizzy4.354:28
3Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer) (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1974), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1974)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Lynyrd Skynyrd4.154:46
4Joker and the Thief (edit)
recording of:
Joker & the Thief
writer:
Myles Heskett, Chris Ross (Australian bassist/keyboardist for Wolfmother & The Slew) and Andrew Stockdale
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Wolfmother33:31
5Are You Gonna Go My Way
additional engineer:
David Domanich
assistant engineer:
Greg DiGesu
engineer and mixer:
Henry Hirsch
producer:
Lenny Kravitz
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Craig Ross (guitarist) (in 1998-12)
bass:
Lenny Kravitz (in 1998-01) and Tony Breit (in 1998-12)
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) [junkanoo] and background vocals and lead vocals:
Lenny Kravitz (in 1998-12)
synthesizer [arp string ensemble]:
Henry Hirsch (in 1998-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1993) and Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1993)
recording of:
Are You Gonna Go My Way (in 1998-12)
lyricist:
Lenny Kravitz
composer:
Henry Hirsch, Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross (guitarist)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Miss Bessie Music, Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman, LLP, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, Wigged Music, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Lenny Kravitz3.93:32
6Hard Act to Follow
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Plotnikoff (in 2004-06)
programming and editor:
Paul DeCarli
additional engineer:
Eric Miller (engineer)
producer:
Howard Benson (in 2004-06)
keyboard:
Paul DeCarli (in 2004-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using) (in 2004)
additionally recorded at:
Sparky Dark Studio in Calabasas, California, United States
recorded at and mixed at:
Bay 7 Studios in Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2004-06)
produced at:
Bay 7 Studios in Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2004-06)
recording of:
Hard Act to Follow (in 2004-06)
writer:
Pat Davern, Joe Hansen, Kristian Hopes and Phil Jamieson (Australian musician)
publisher:
EMI Publishing
Grinspoon33:28
7The Boys Light Up (2002 Digital Remaster)
engineer:
Ross Cockle
producer:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band)
drums (drum set):
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
guitar and slide guitar:
Simon Binks (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
harmonica:
James Reyne (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
keyboard:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), Mal Logan (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), Keith McKay (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Eddie Rayner (New Zealand keyboardist, singer, songwriter & producer) (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
percussion:
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Derek Pellicci (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
saxophone:
Bill Harrower (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
vocals:
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), James Reyne (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), Brad Robinson (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), Mal Stainton (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Paul Williams (bassist in 'Australian Crawl') (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 2002)
recorded at:
AAV Studios (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
mixed at:
AAV Studios (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Boys Light Up (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
writer:
James Reyne
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
recording of:
The Boys Light Up (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
writer:
James Reyne
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Australian Crawl34:41
8Whatever You Want
assistant engineer:
Freek Feenstra
engineer:
John Eden (producer) and Barry Hammond
producer:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band) and Pip Williams (producer)
mixer:
Simon Sullivan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1979), Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1979), Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1979)
produced for:
Handle Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
music videos:
Whatever You Want by Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
recording of:
Whatever You Want
written in:
Jersey
writer:
Andy Bown and Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., Eaton Music Limited, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Status Quo44:03
9Dreadlock Holiday
engineer:
Keith Bessey, Eric Stewart and Tony Spath
producer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
mixer:
Eric Stewart
agogô, congas, cowbell, marimba, timbales and triangle:
Paul Burgess (UK rock drummer)
bass guitar, cabasa and background vocals and lead vocals:
Graham Gouldman
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Stuart Tosh
electric guitar:
Rick Fenn and Graham Gouldman
electric piano and maracas:
Eric Stewart
organ:
Rick Fenn and Eric Stewart
synthesizer [Yamaha Cs80]:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist)
background vocals:
Rick Fenn, Eric Stewart and Stuart Tosh
arranger:
10cc
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1978) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc
recording of:
Dreadlock Holiday
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Man-Ken Music Ltd.
10cc4.654:29
10I Touch Myself
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Vince Caro (engineer, music editor, producer)
producer:
Divinyls (Australian rock band), Howard Shore (Canadian score composer) and David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989, in 1990) and Virgin Records (imprint + company, only for releases with Virgin RECORDS logo) (in 1990)
recorded at:
BMG Recording Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 326)
recording of:
I Touch Myself
lyricist and composer:
Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and William Steinberg
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16)
Divinyls3.53:47
11Streets of Your TownThe Go‐Betweens3:38
12Jack & Diane
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman, Dennis Hetzendorfer and Al Stegmeyer
engineer:
Don Gehman, Mark Stebbeds and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
producer:
Don Gehman and John Cougar Mellencamp
bass guitar:
George “Chocolate” Perry (bassist aka "Chocolate")
drums (drum set):
Kenny Aronoff
guitar:
Larry Crane and Mike Wanchic
lead vocals:
John Cougar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
John Mellencamp (in 1982, in 2005)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 59) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 285)
recording of:
Jack & Diane
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
John Mellencamp44:15
13Bohemian Like You
producer:
David Sardy (American score composer) and Courtney Taylor‐Taylor
mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
bass and keyboard:
Zia McCabe
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Brent DeBoer
guest organ:
Erik Gavriluk
guitar:
Peter Holmström and Courtney Taylor‐Taylor
slide guitar:
Troy Stewart
vocals:
Courtney Taylor‐Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
music videos:
Bohemian Like You by The Dandy Warhols
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 449)
recording of:
Bohemian Like You
lyricist and composer:
Courtney Taylor‐Taylor
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Dandy Warhols Music (BMI)
The Dandy Warhols4.153:34
14Mustang Sally
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1991) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Mustang Sally
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
The Commitments4.54:02
15Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
music videos:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Merrick Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”), Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears3.94:09
16Lonesome Loser (2002 Remaster)
recording of:
Lonesome Loser
lyricist and composer:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band)
publisher:
American Tumbleweed Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd. and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Little River Band3:53
17Don’t Dream It’s Over
recording engineer:
Tchad Blake and Dennis Kirk
assistant engineer:
Glen Holguin (engineer)
producer:
Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Michael Frondelli
bass:
Nick Seymour
congas, mbira [kalimba] and shakers:
Jorge Bermudez
drums (drum set):
Paul Hester (Australian drummer for Crowded House/Split Enz)
electric guitar [Gibson Les Paul Goldtop] and lead vocals:
Neil Finn
electric guitar [Tom Anderson “S” Style]:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
keyboard and organ:
Mitchell Froom
background vocals:
Noel Crombie, Jim Gilstrap, Andy Milton and Joe Satriani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Dream It’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing and Roundhead Music (Neil Finn)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 2)
Crowded House3.93:56
18Chelsea Dagger
engineer:
Todd Burke and Tony Hoffer
producer and mixer:
Tony Hoffer
recording of:
Chelsea Dagger
composer:
The Fratellis (Scottish rock band)
The Fratellis4.153:36
19Boys Don’t Cry
engineer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
producer and mixer:
Chris Parry
bass guitar:
Michael Dempsey
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 242)
recording of:
Boys Don’t Cry (in 1979)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
writer and composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure4.552:42
20Is This How You Feel?
recording of:
Is This How You Feel?
writer:
Gideon Bensen, Thomas Champion, Luke Davison, Isabella Manfredi and Jack Moffitt (Australian guitarist for the Preatures)
The Preatures33:35
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Release

manufactured in:Australia
distributed by and marketed by:Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22)
copyrighted (©) by:Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) (in 2018)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14624275 [info]

Release group

part of:Just the Hits (Australian compilation series) (number: Rock) (order: 5)