The Radio Essential Series

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1It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
assistant engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
assistant producer:
Michele Slagter
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1980)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1980)
flute, organ and saxophone:
Richie Cannata (in 1980)
guitar:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) (in 1980) and Russell Javors (in 1980)
lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980), 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 1980) 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 1980)
music videos:
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Joelsongs, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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), April Music (in 1980), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1980) and Impulsive Music (in 1980)
Billy Joel4.252:55
2Voodoo Thing
Colin James3:37
3Photograph
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983), Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (in 2004) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 13), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 329)
recording of:
Photograph
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 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)
Def Leppard4.354:08
4You Can Leave Your Hat On
engineer:
Brian Reeves
producer:
Richie Zito
mixer:
Rik Pekkonen
bass and synthesizer:
Arthur Barrow
guitar:
Richie Zito
horn:
Dick Hyde, Steve Madaio and Joel Peskin
membranophone:
Michael Baird
background vocals:
Maxine Sharp, Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
You Can Leave Your Hat On
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., Randy Newman (publisher) (in 1972), Randy Newman Music (in 1972, in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1972, in 1976)
recording of:
You Can Leave Your Hat On
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., Randy Newman (publisher) (in 1972), Randy Newman Music (in 1972, in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1972, in 1976)
Joe Cocker3.854:13
5The Boy From New York City
recording engineer:
Joseph Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer)
assistant engineer:
Bob Bullock and Deborah Thompson (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Mike Baird (drummer)
electric guitar:
Jay Graydon
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
piano:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Don Roberts (woodwind player)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) and Janis Siegel
brass [horns] arranger and percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Jay Graydon
vocals arranger:
Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Dawnbreaker Studios in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
The Boy From New York City
writer:
George Davis (US songwriter - singer, doo-wop era) and John Taylor (songwriter & saxophone player John Isaac Taylor)
publisher:
Trio Music Company and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
The Manhattan Transfer53:39
6Abracadabra
additional engineer:
Gary Mallaber
engineer and mixer:
David Cole (American recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Gary Mallaber and Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
bass:
Gerald Johnson
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Gary Mallaber
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals [vocals]:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Byron Allred
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sailor Records (Steve Miller label)
recording of:
Abracadabra
lyricist and composer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Sailor Music
Steve Miller Band4.85:06
7Bandstand Boogie
Barry Manilow2:49
8The WarriorScandal3:50
9Right Here (Human Nature mix)
engineer:
Franklin Grant (Sound engineer and producer)
executive producer:
Kenny Ortiz
producer:
Brian Alexander Morgan
editor:
Gregski Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Kenny Ortiz
other vocals [Rap]:
Pharrell Williams
remixer:
Allen Gordon Jr. (Allen Gordon) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1992), BMG Music (in 1993), BMG Entertainment (in 2001) and BMG Heritage (in 2003)
remixed at:
Future Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
samples:
Human Nature (album version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Right Here (Human Nature Remix)
writer:
John Bettis, Brian Alexander Morgan and Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Bam Jams Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Human Nature
revision of:
Right Here
SWV43:44
10Ghetto Superstar
engineer:
Phil Blackman and Chris Theis
co-producer:
Jerry Duplessis
producer:
Che, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
performer:
Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees), Mya and Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
samples:
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)
additional writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor), Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Gibb Brothers Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), T C F Music Pub. Inc., Tete San Ko, Pub., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Wu‐Tang Publishing, Inc.
is based on:
Islands in the Stream
Pras feat. Mya and Old Dirty Bastard3.654:25
11Diamond Girl
Nice & Wild3:17
12Fresh
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Kool & the Gang4:03
13Jungle Love
assistant engineer:
Peggy Mac (on 1983-03-26, on 1984-01-15)
engineer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-01-15)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
bass guitar and synthesizer [Oberheim OB-8]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
drum machine [Linn LM-1]:
Morris Day
electric guitar:
Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time) (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
background vocals:
Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time), Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”), Morris Day (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15) and Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
lead vocals:
Morris Day (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
recording of:
Jungle Love (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
writer:
Morris Day, Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
The Time55:20
14Feel It
The Tamperer3:15
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Paul Hardcastle6:18
16Axel F
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and Geffen Records (in 1984)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 70)
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer4.152:59
17Miami Vice Theme
Jan Hammer0:59
18Love Theme From St. Elmo’s Fire
David Foster3:28
19Hawaii 5‐0
The Ventures0:57
20Daddy’s Little Girl
Al Martino2:28
21Love and Marriage
recording of:
Love and Marriage
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Frank Sinatra2:12
22Auld Lang Syne
Guy Lombardo2:06
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