American Pie + Best Songs

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

Tracklist

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1American Pie
programming:
Rico Conning and Sean Spuehler
engineer:
Jake Davies, Mark Endert and Sean Spuehler
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
keyboard:
Damian LeGassick
background vocals [backup vocals]:
Rupert Everett
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2000) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2000)
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
American Pie
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
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)
3.54:36
2Time Stood Still
recording of:
Time Stood Still
writer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
53:50
3Beautiful Stranger
recording of:
Beautiful Stranger
writer:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
publisher:
Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4:25
4Frozen
additional programming:
Marius de Vries
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist), Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
keyboard:
Marius de Vries
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
strings arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
additional arranger:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
music videos:
Frozen (music video) by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Frozen
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
additional arranger:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
publisher:
No Tomato Music (from 1998 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1998 to present) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (from 1998 to present)
4.256:18
5American Pie (Richard ‘Humpty’ Vission radio mix)
engineer:
Jake Davies, Mark Endert and Sean Spuehler
additional producer:
Chico Bennett and Richard “Humpty” Vission
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
background vocals [backup vocals]:
Rupert Everett
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
remixer:
Chico Bennett and Richard “Humpty” Vission
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2000) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2000)
produced for:
Big Clock Entertainment and OneWorld Ent. (production company of Richard “Humpty” Vission)
cover recording of:
American Pie
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
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)
4:30
6The Power of Good‐Bye
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist), Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
strings arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
music videos:
The Power of Good-Bye by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
The Power of Good-Bye
writer:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Rick Nowels
arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music, Inc. (from 1998 to present), Future Furniture Music (from 1998 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1998 to present) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (from 1998 to present)
4.054:14
7You’ll See
synclavier programming:
Simon Franglen (English score composer)
engineer and mixer:
David Reitzas
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
You’ll See
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
54:43
8Nothing Really Matters
additional drum machine programming:
Steve Sidelnyk
producer:
Marius de Vries, Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
additional drum machine:
Steve Sidelnyk
background vocals:
Donna De Lory and Niki Harris (US singer and dancer)
recording of:
Nothing Really Matters
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
No Tomato Music (from 1998 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1998 to present) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (from 1998 to present)
3.84:31
9This Used to Be My Playground
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
recording of:
This Used to Be My Playground
writer and composer:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
publisher:
The International Music Network and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
55:12
10American Pie (Victor Calderone filter dub mix)
engineer:
Victor Calderone, Jake Davies, Mark Endert, Mac Quayle (US composer) and Sean Spuehler
additional producer:
Victor Calderone
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
keyboard:
Mac Quayle (US composer)
remixer:
Victor Calderone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2000) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2000)
cover recording of:
American Pie
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
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)
6:07
11Like a Prayer
additional engineer:
Michael Vail Blum
assistant engineer:
Stacy Baird, Robert Salcedo and Joe Schiff
engineer and mixer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
bass guitar:
Guy Pratt
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Johnny Yuma Recording in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Saturn Sound in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Smoketree Studios in Chatsworth, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 55) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 300)
recording of:
Like a Prayer
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Orangejello Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), 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), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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), Johnny Yuma Music (publisher) (in 1988), Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1989 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4.155:44
12Secret
producer:
Dallas Austin and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
produced for:
DARP, Inc.
music videos:
Secret by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Secret
composer:
Dallas Austin, Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
45:07
13I’ll Remember
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
I’ll Remember
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist), Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
54:26
14Rain
recording engineer:
Robin Hancock (UK music engineer/remixer/producer) and Dennis Mitchell (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Tony Shimkin
programming:
Shep Pettibone
engineer:
Robin Hancock (UK music engineer/remixer/producer), ゴウ・ホトダ and Dennis Mitchell (engineer)
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
mixer:
ゴウ・ホトダ
keyboard:
Shep Pettibone
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Rain
writer:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
4.355:27
15American Pie (Richard ‘Humpty’ Vission Visits Madonna)
engineer:
Jake Davies, Mark Endert and Sean Spuehler
additional producer:
Chico Bennett and Richard “Humpty” Vission
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
remixer:
Chico Bennett and Richard “Humpty” Vission
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2000) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2000)
produced for:
Big Clock Entertainment and OneWorld Ent. (production company of Richard “Humpty” Vission)
cover recording of:
American Pie
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
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)
5:44