Essential Songs

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1Patience
assistant recording engineer:
Robin Baynton (strings), Andrew Dudman (UK recording engineer and mixer, early 21c) (strings), Mike Horner and Lewis Jones (engineer) (strings)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Rothschild
miscellaneous support:
Shari Sutcliffe (task: production coordinator)
producer:
John Shanks
bass, guitar [guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
John Shanks
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Rothschild
piano and lead vocals:
Gary Barlow
vocals:
Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen (singer–songwriter)
orchestra:
London Session Orchestra
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings), Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and RAK Recording Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Patience (music video) by Take That
recording of:
Patience
writer:
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and John Shanks
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., John Shanks Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
live recording of:
Patience
writer:
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and John Shanks
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., John Shanks Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Take That43:22
2Never Be Lonely
engineer:
Andy Green (producer, engineer)
producer:
The Feeling (English rock/pop band) and Andy Green (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
recorded at:
Heliocentric in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Mrs Jones's shoe room
recording of:
Never Be Lonely
writer:
Dan Gillespie Sells, Ciaran Jeremiah, Kevin Jeremiah, Richard Jones (bassist with The Feeling) and Paul Stewart (drummer with The Feeling)
The Feeling2.753:31
3You Give Me Something
producer:
Eg White
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
James Morrison (UK singer)
cello:
Paul Brantley
instruments:
Eg White
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
trumpet:
Guy Barker
viola:
Kristin Wilkinson (Nashville songwriter and viola player)
violin:
David Angell (American violinist) and David Davidson (violinist)
vocals:
James Morrison (UK singer)
strings arranger:
David Davidson (violinist) and Martin Terefe
mixed at:
Quad Studio NYC in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You Give Me Something
writer:
James Morrison (UK singer) and Eg White
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., song publisher, never a release label), 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) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
James Morrison3.53:33
4Put Your Records On
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Steve Chrisanthou
additional producer:
Jimmy Hogarth (producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
acoustic guitar and percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Corinne Bailey Rae
alto saxophone:
Jason Rae
bass guitar [bass]:
Samuel Dixon
classical guitar [spanish guitar], electric guitar and percussion:
Steve Chrisanthou
Hammond organ:
Joe Tatton
keyboard:
John Beck (Writer, producer & musician)
tenor saxophone:
Jim Corry
trumpet:
Malcolm Strachan
additional background vocals:
Cara Robinson
contains samples by:
Steve Chrisanthou (horn)
mixed at:
TwentyOne Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 236)
recording of:
Put Your Records On
writer:
Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and Steve Chrisanthou
Corinne Bailey Rae3.653:35
5Last Request
additional programming:
Matt Benbrook
additional engineer:
Richard Wilkinson (production music)
assistant engineer:
Darren Simpson (engineer)
engineer:
Mark Phythian
producer:
Matt Benbrook (strings) and Ken Nelson (UK record producer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Donny Little (guitar player)
bass guitar:
Mike Hunter (UK producer & engineer)
drums (drum set), keyboard and percussion:
Jim Duguid
guitar:
Eddie Harrison, Donny Little (guitar player) and Ken Nelson (UK record producer)
strings:
Matt Benbrook
lead vocals:
Paolo Nutini
recording of:
Last Request
writer:
Matt Benbrook, Jim Duguid and Paolo Nutini
Paolo Nutini3.353:41
6Rehab
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor / orchestra)
engineer:
Dom Morley
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist) and Ian Hendrickson-Smith
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley (cellist), Joely Koos (cellist) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
electric piano, handclaps and piano and piano:
Victor Axelrod
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
handclaps:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
harp:
Helen Tunstall
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor), Neal Sugarman and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist)
trumpet:
Dave Guy and Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jonathan Thorne (viola player), Bruce White (violist) and Katie Wilkinson (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
wind instruments arranger:
Gabriel Roth and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
arranger:
Gabriel Roth (Gabriel Alexander Roth)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 57), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 73) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 419)
recording of:
Rehab
lyricist and composer:
Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Amy Winehouse4.153:33
7No Tomorrow
music videos:
No Tomorrow (music video) by Orson (00s US power pop band)
part of:
Q50 – December 2005 (number: 38)
recording of:
No Tomorrow
writer:
George Astasio, Chris Cano, Johnny Lonely ((also credited as John Bentjen) member of Orson), Jason Pebworth and Chad Rachild (ex-member of Orson band)
Orson3.652:49
8Mr Brightside
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 33), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 51), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 90) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 378)
recording of:
Mr. Brightside
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning
publisher:
The Killers Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Killers4.33:43
9Nature's Law
recording of:
Nature’s Law
Embrace4:08
10Say What You Want
recording of:
Say What You Want
lyricist and composer:
Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
EMI 10 Music
Texas3:36
11Lovesong
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan (engineer)
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
instruments:
Lol Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
music videos:
Lovesong by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 127)
recording of:
Lovesong (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Boris Williams, Laurence Tolhurst, Paul S. Thompson, Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Roger O’Donnell and Simon Gallup
publisher:
APB Music Co., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Fiction Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
adaptation of:
Chanson d’amour (Chanson d’amour (lovesong))
The Cure4.53:28
12Never Tear Us Apart
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
INXS (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987) and PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
music videos:
Never Tear Us Apart (music video) by INXS
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2025 (Australian Songs)) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 282)
recording of:
Never Tear Us Apart
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Stuffed Monkey and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
INXS3.83:03
13Wild Wood
bass guitar:
Marco Nelson
drums (drum set):
Steve White (Style Council drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
mellotron and Minimoog:
Brendan Lynch (London producer)
organ:
Helen Turner
recording of:
Wild Wood
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
Paul Weller4.153:23
14Fields of Gold
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Andrew Bradfield, Pete Lewis (engineer) and Simon Osbourne
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fields of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Steerpike Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Sting3.83:38
15Nightswimming
additional engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based), John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer), Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
engineer:
Clif Norrell
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle)
assistant mixer:
Tod Lemkuhl
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Clif Norrell
guest cello:
Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer (cellist) and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
guest oboe:
Deborah Workman (oboist)
guest viola:
Reid Harris, Paul Murphy (viola) and Heidi Nitchie (violist)
guest violin:
Denise Berginson-Smith (violinist), Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen (violinist), Sandy Salzinger (violinist), Sou-Chun Su (violinist) and Jody Taylor (violin)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
conductor:
George Hanson
orchestrator:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 160)
recording of:
Nightswimming
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
live recording of:
Nightswimming
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
R.E.M.4.34:16
16Your Song
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
12 string guitar:
Clive Hicks
acoustic guitar:
Frank Clark (Guitar/bassist)
bass guitar:
Dave Richmond
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer)
guitar:
Colin Green
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 54), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 136) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 202)
recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music 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)
Elton John3.954:01
17JCB Song
music videos:
JCB Song by Nizlopi
recording of:
JCB
writer:
Luke Concannon and John Parker (UK folk)
Nizlopi3.153:47
18Heartbeats
producer:
José González (singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sweden)
mixer:
Mikko Hellsing
guitar and percussion:
José González (singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sweden)
vocals:
José González (singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sweden)
music videos:
Heartbeats (official music video) by José González (singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sweden)
cover recording of:
Heartbeats
lyricist and composer:
Karin Dreijer (Swedish singer‐songwriter) and Olof Dreijer
José González4.452:44
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