Classic Tearjerkers

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1Think Twice
recording of:
Think Twice
writer:
Andy Hill (English producer & songwriter) and Peter Sinfield
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Pillarview B.V. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Céline Dion24:03
2I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.82:59
3She’s Out of My Life
recording of:
She’s Out of My Life
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bahler
publisher:
Careers-BMG Music, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Kidada Music, Inc. (publisher), Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3:30
4Holding Back the Years
recording of:
Holding Back the Years
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
Simply Red34:21
5Killing Me Softly
recording engineer and mixer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Warren Riker
engineer:
Warren Riker
co-producer:
Jerry Duplessis and Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
producer:
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
lead vocals:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
performer:
Fugees
vocals arranger:
Lauryn Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1996 to present, in 1996) and Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1996)
recorded at and mixed at:
Booga Basement Studio in Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest, Fool Yourself by Little Feat, Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack, Memory Band by Rotary Connection and The Day Begins (1972 stereo mix) by The Moody Blues with the London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conducted by Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
a cappella versions:
Killing Me Softly (L∆VINCi Remix) by L∆VINCi (LAVINCi) feat. Fugees & Kay Flock (Kevin Perez)
part of:
Flak: Best Cover Songs of the 90's, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 136) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 359)
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
arranger:
Deseő Csaba
publisher:
Platz Music Publishng, Rodali Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
Fugees4.154:42
6Un-Break My Heart
recording of:
Un-Break My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Realsongs
Toni Braxton4:01
7Heartbreaker
recording of:
Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick song)
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
Dionne Warwick4:09
8Spotlight
recording of:
Spotlight
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Chimere Smith
Jennifer Hudson2.53:39
9Broken Strings
recording engineer:
Joao Nazario, Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer), Ren Swan and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
programming and producer:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
assistant mixer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
bass:
Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer)
drums (drum set):
Ash Soan
guitar:
Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer) and Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer)
music videos:
Broken Strings by James Morrison (UK singer) feat. Nelly Furtado
recording of:
Broken Strings
writer:
James Morrison (UK singer), Fraser T. Smith and Nina Woodford
publisher:
BMG Blue
James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado4.54:07
10If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time
R. Kelly4:22
11Sign Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
strings arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), CBS Records (2006–2021) (in 1987) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
Sign Your Name
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer) and Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd., Virgin Music Ltd. and Young Terrence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.54:28
12Can’t Stay Away From You
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric C. Schilling
producer:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player), Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist) and Rafael Vigil
vocals:
Gloria M. Estefan
arranger:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player) and Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Can’t Stay Away From You
lyricist and composer:
Gloria M. Estefan
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine3.53:51
13Time After Time
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983), 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 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment's NL subsidiary until 2004) (in 1983) 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 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
a cappella versions:
Time After Time by Forte A Cappella (Centerville High School)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 19), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 116) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (publisher) (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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 Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Cyndi Lauper4.33:51
14Eternal Flame
recording engineer:
John Beverly Jones
additional engineer:
Ken Felton
producer:
Davitt Sigerson
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Vicki Peterson
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Susanna Hoffs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Bangles (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1988) and 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 1988)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Eternal Flame by Bangles
recording of:
Eternal Flame
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Bangles3.83:46
15Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
engineer:
Bo Reimer
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
cello:
Åsa Forsberg and Samuli Örnströmer
double bass:
Michael Karlsson (double bassist)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Jojje Wadenius (guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, singer, composer, producer) and Esbjörn Öhrwall
viola:
Åsa Stove Paulsson, Torbjörn Bernhardsson (violist), Elisabeth Arnberg Ranmo, Ulf Forsberg (violinist), Hans Åkeson (violist) and Svein H. Martinsen
violin:
Tomas Andersson (Swedish classical violinist), Annette Mannheimer and Monika Stanikoliska
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
orchestra:
SNYKO (Stockholm Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
strings arranger:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2025)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
additionally recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
writer:
Herbert Crichlow and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Megasong Publishing A/S, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Backstreet Boys3.43:52
16Gone
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Guarnieri and Jeremy Welch
recording engineer:
Alan Armitage and Yasu (engineer)
producer:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
assistant mixer:
Tony Flores (engineer)
mixer:
Peter Mokran
editor:
Chris Haggerty
guitar family:
Michael Thompson (guitar/bass/mandolin player, related to Austin Peay State University)
other instruments:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
piano:
Mike Lang (American pianist and composer)
strings:
The Hampton String Quartet
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake
strings arranger:
Robin Wiley (Austin, Texas singer/songwriter)
arranger:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 75)
recording of:
Gone
writer:
Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake
publisher:
Tennman Tunes and WaJeRo Sound
*NSYNC34:44
17I Cried for You
additional engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
engineer:
Steve Sale
producer:
Mike Batt
piano:
Mike Batt
lead vocals:
Katie Melua
arranger:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
recording of:
I Cried for You
lyricist and composer:
Katie Melua
Katie Melua3:30
18Dream Catch Me
recording engineer:
Andy McKim
producer and mixer:
Mike Spencer (UK producer)
additional guitar:
Crispin Hunt
bass, drums (drum set) and guitar:
Newton Faulkner
vocals:
Newton Faulkner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Peer-Southern Productions Limited (in 2007) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2007)
music videos:
Dream Catch Me by Newton Faulkner
recording of:
Dream Catch Me
writer:
Newton Faulkner, Crispin Hunt and Gordon Mills (UK based engineer and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Newton Faulkner3.353:54
19She’s Like the Wind
assistant engineer:
Dan Nebenzal
engineer:
Carmine Rubino
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer)
lead vocals:
Patrick Swayze
vocals:
Wendy Fraser
additional orchestrator:
John D’Andrea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vestron Music Inc. (in 1987)
produced for:
Mike Curb Productions
recorded at:
Michael Lloyd Studio in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
She’s Like the Wind (music video) by Patrick Swayze
recording of:
She’s Like the Wind
writer:
Patrick Swayze (in 1984) and Stacy Widelitz (in 1984)
publisher:
Plainview Diner Music, Very Tony Music, Strawberry Fork Music, Inc. (in 1987) and Troph Productions, Inc. (in 1987)
Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser4.353:43
20All by Myself
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1975)
edit of:
All by Myself by Eric Carmen
recording of:
All by Myself
lyricist:
Eric Carmen
composer:
Eric Carmen and Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) (ended), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Carmen Music, Inc, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Eric Carmen Music, Round Hill Works, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) 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)
is based on:
Let’s Pretend
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Eric Carmen44:25
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