Simply Power Ballads

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Tracklist

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1The Power of Love
engineer:
Stuart Bruce and Stephen Lipson
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guest percussion:
Luís Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Paul Rutherford (member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
strings arranger and additional arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zang Tuum Tumb (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Power of Love
writer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson, Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter) and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Rubet Music Publishing, Inc.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood45:30
2Walking in Memphis
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ben Wisch
producer:
Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
bass and organ:
John Leventhal
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
guitar:
Marc Cohn and John Leventhal
Hammond organ:
Chris Palmaro
keyboard:
Eric Rehl
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Dennis Collins (backing vocalist), Ada Dyer (American soul singer) and Darryl Tookes
guest background vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
Marc Cohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 415)
recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Marc Cohn44:16
3Owner of a Lonely Heart
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Chris Squire (Yes bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer) (in 1983)
guitar:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Tony Kaye (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1983, in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
recording of:
Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Affirmative Music (publisher), BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG Chrysalis”), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated), Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs (ASCAP-affiliated), Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 (Avex Music Publishing, 7th Publishing Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Yes3.954:25
4Black Velvet
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), David Tyson Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Into Wishin', Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Ole Media Management LP and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Alannah Myles4:47
5It Must Have Been Love
programming:
Clarence Öfwerman (from 1987 until 1990)
engineer:
Anders Herrlin and Alar Suurna
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (from 1987 until 1990)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Jonas Isacsson (from 1987 until 1990)
keyboard [keyboards] and synclavier:
Clarence Öfwerman (from 1987 until 1990)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (from 1987 until 1990) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (from 1987 until 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1990) and Parlophone Music Sweden AB (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Audio Sweden in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1987 until 1990) and EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1987 until 1990)
mixed at:
Ground Control Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 466)
recording of:
It Must Have Been Love (from 1987 until 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette3.154:20
6Suddenly
recording of:
Suddenly
writer:
Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean
publisher:
Musicpiece Publ., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Billy Ocean33:52
7True
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
performer:
Spandau Ballet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1983)
music videos:
True by Spandau Ballet
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Native Tongue Music Publishing, Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
Spandau Ballet3.655:32
8This Is How It Feels
music videos:
This Is How It Feels by Inspiral Carpets
recording of:
This Is How It Feels
writer:
Clint Boon, Craig Gill, Tom Hingley, Graham Lambert and Martyn Walsh
Inspiral Carpets3.353:12
9Is This Love?
lead vocals:
Alison Moyet (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (CBS, CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1986), CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1986)
music videos:
Is This Love by Alison Moyet
recording of:
Is This Love? (Song by Alison Moyet) (in 1986)
writer:
Alison Moyet and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Mega Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Alison Moyet43:58
10Something Inside So Strong
recording of:
(Something Inside) So Strong
lyricist and composer:
Labi Siffre
publisher:
Empire Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/Empire Music Ltd. and Xavier Music Ltd.
Labi Siffre4:18
11Anyone Who Had a Heart
cover recording of:
Anyone Who Had a Heart
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Blue Seas Music, Inc. (in 1963), JAC Music Co., Inc. (in 1963) and U.S. Songs, Inc. (in 1963)
Cilla Black2:50
12Lay Your Hands on Me
cover recording of:
Lay Your Hands on Me
lyricist:
Thom Hardwell
composer:
Thom Hardwell and Ian Morrow
Lisa Stansfield4:17
13Sealed With a Kiss
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PWL Records Ltd. (not release use)
cover recording of:
Sealed With a Kiss
writer:
Gary Geld and Peter Udell
premiered by:
The Four Voices (in 1960-05)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Suqence Music, Inc., United Artists (publisher) and Pogo Music Corp. (in 1962)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
recording of:
Sealed With a Kiss
writer:
Gary Geld and Peter Udell
premiered by:
The Four Voices (in 1960-05)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Suqence Music, Inc., United Artists (publisher) and Pogo Music Corp. (in 1962)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
Jason Donovan22:34
14You Might Need Somebody
Randy Crawford4:15
15If You Don’t Know Me by Now
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
additional producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
performer:
Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Eastwest Records (for copyrights, manufacturing, distributing use only!) (in 1989), Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1989)
produced for:
Oliverea Productions Ltd
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Simply Red3.43:25
16Sweet Disposition
producer:
Jim Abbiss
guitar:
Simon Nygaard
background vocals:
Joseph Greer
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 489)
recording of:
Sweet Disposition
writer:
Dougy Mandagi and Lorenzo Sillitto
The Temper Trap3.83:53
17It Must Be Love
cover recording of:
It Must Be Love
lyricist and composer:
Labi Siffre
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Madness43:21
18Still You Turn Me On
producer:
Greg Lake
bass guitar, guitar and lead vocals:
Greg Lake
Hammond organ, harpsichord, keyboard and Moog:
Keith Emerson
recording of:
Still… You Turn Me On
lyricist and composer:
Greg Lake
Emerson, Lake & Palmer42:53
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