The Boys Are Back in Town

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

Tracklist

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1April Sun in Cuba
electric bass guitar:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon)
guitar:
Robert Taylor (Singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
lead vocals:
Marc Hunter
vocals:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono), Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon) and Robert Taylor (Singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1977)
recording of:
April Sun in Cuba
composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 10)
Dragon3:26
2Lazy Sunday
recording of:
Lazy Sunday
writer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
United Partnership Music Ltd. (ended) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Small Faces3:02
3I’m the Leader of the Gang (I Am)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Snapper Music plc (parent company of Snapper Music) (in 1973)
recording of:
I’m the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)
composer:
Gary Glitter and Mike Leander
publisher:
Dutchess (BMI, started c. 1949), MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Ltd. (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Gary Glitter3.53:29
4Once Bitten Twice Shy
Ian Hunter4:44
5You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
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) 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, in 1978)
edit of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) by Meat Loaf
recording of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Meat Loaf44:15
6The Whole of the Moon
producer:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
bass synthesizer and synthesizer:
Karl Wallinger (in 1985-05)
drums (drum set):
Chris Whitten (in 1985-05)
guitar and piano:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys) (in 1985-05)
percussion:
Martin Ditcham (in 1985-05)
saxophone:
Anthony Thistlethwaite (in 1985-05)
trumpet:
Roddy Lorimer (in 1985-05)
background vocals:
Max Edie (in 1985-05) and Karl Wallinger (in 1985-05)
vocals:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys) (in 1985-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985), 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 1985) and Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 2020)
recording of:
The Whole of the Moon (in 1985-05)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Waterboys4.455:01
7Take Me Back
bass:
Steve Balbi
drums (drum set):
Kevin Nicol
guitar:
Stuart Fraser
keyboard:
Justin Stanley
vocals:
Jon Stevens (Australian/NZ rock singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1987-04-13 to ????)
recording of:
Take Me Back
writer:
Jon Stevens (Australian/NZ rock singer) and Brent Thomas (New Zealand guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Greenstone Music, peermusic (publisher) and Warner Chappell
Noiseworks53:28
8If You Leave Me Can I Come Too
recording of:
If You Leave Me Can I Come Too
lyricist and composer:
Martin Plaza (Australian musician)
Mental as Anything3:13
9She’s Not There
producer:
Tom Coster and Carlos Santana
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1977), RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (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)
cover recording of:
She’s Not There
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Songs USA and Parker Music
sub-publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Music Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
Santana44:02
10More Than a Feeling
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
Tom Scholz (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
drums (drum set):
Sib Hashian (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
vocals:
Brad Delp (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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), 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) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2002)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
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)
Boston4.83:22
11Here 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)
Whitesnake3:54
12On the Beach
recording of:
On the Beach (Chris Rea)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea5:03
13Sweet Home Alabama
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama
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 Skynyrd3:25
14Ride Like the Wind
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin
engineer and mixer:
Chet Himes
producer:
Michael Omartian
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo guitar and lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Salmon
drums (drum set):
Tommy Taylor (US drummer)
electric piano and piano:
Michael Omartian
percussion:
Lenny Castro
synthesizer:
Rob Meurer
background vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter) and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases) (in 1979) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
produced for:
Free Flow Productions
recorded at:
Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ride Like the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music (US work publisher) and Universal Music–MGB Songs
sub-publisher:
Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
Christopher Cross4.14:29
15Errol
engineer:
Dave Marett (engineer)
producer:
Peter Dawkins
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and slide guitar:
Simon Binks (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
bass:
Paul Williams (bassist in 'Australian Crawl') (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
guitar:
Guy McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Brad Robinson (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
piano and lead vocals:
James Reyne (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1981) and Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studios 301 (301 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, AU; fka EMI Studios 301; read annotations before use) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
recording of:
Errol (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
writer:
Guy McDonough and James Reyne
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Australian Crawl33:31
16Khe Sanh
engineer:
Alan Wright (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Peter Walker (Australian producer & engineer)
bass:
Phil Small
drums (drum set):
Steve Prestwich
guitar:
Ian Moss
harmonica:
Dave Blight
organ and piano:
Don Walker (Australian musician and songwriter, member of Cold Chisel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited), Cold Chisel Pty Ltd (in 1991, in 2001) and Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) (in 1991)
recording of:
Khe Sanh
lyricist and composer:
Don Walker (Australian musician and songwriter, member of Cold Chisel)
publisher:
Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Group, Pty. Ltd
Cold Chisel4:08
17Born to Be Wild
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1968) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1968)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 53) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 129)
recording of:
Born to Be Wild
lyricist and composer:
Mars Bonfire
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Manitou Music, Manitou Music Canada, MCA Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, 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)
Steppenwolf4.353:28