The Radio Essential Series

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1All Shook Up
executive producer:
Peter Afterman
producer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
All Shook Up (in 1992)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Global (publisher) and Shalimar Music Corp.
Billy Joel32:08
2Lean on Me
producer:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer), Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson (American drummer), Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Bill Withers
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson (American drummer) (in 1972)
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap (in 1972)
electric guitar:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer) (in 1972)
piano and lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1972)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) (in 1972)
strings arranger:
Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972), CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1972), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 205) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 236)
recording of:
Lean on Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Interior Music (Les Disques du Crépuscule sub‐label), Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty 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)
Bill Withers4.34:16
3I Got U Babe
recording of:
I Got You Babe
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Bono
publisher:
Carlin Music, Chris Marc Music, Cotillion Music (BMI) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Sonny & Cher3:08
4You Got It
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar:
Roy Orbison (in 1988-04) and Tom Petty (in 1988-04)
bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard and piano:
Jeff Lynne (in 1988-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist) (in 1988-04)
background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1988-04), Roy Orbison (in 1988-04) and Tom Petty (in 1988-04)
lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (in 1988-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roys Boy’s, LLC (in 1989, in 2014) and Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989)
recorded at:
F.P.S.H.O.T. (Friar Park Studio) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1988-04), M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-04) and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-04)
recording of:
You Got It (in 1988-04)
writer:
Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI Songs, Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated), Island Music Ltd., MCA Gilbey, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and SBK Songs Ltd.
Roy Orbison4.553:28
5Africa
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
acoustic guitar:
Timothy B. Schmit
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) and gong:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar and guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard and piano:
David Paich
marimba:
Joe Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Joe Porcaro
recorder:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Timothy B. Schmit
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1982), 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 1982) 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 1982, in 1983)
music videos:
Africa by Toto (US rock group)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 105) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 452)
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Rising Storm Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
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)
Toto4.154:54
6My Own Way to Rock
Burton Cummings4:48
7Cherish
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Johnny Yuma Music (publisher) (in 1988) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988)
Madonna3:48
8Rock the Casbah
recording of:
Rock the Casbah
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
The Clash3:40
9Cold Shot
Stevie Ray Vaughan3:58
10Smooth Operator
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1994)
recording of:
Smooth Operator
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, 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 ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Sade4.654:15
11Glory Days
recording of:
Glory Days
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Bruce Springsteen3:46
12Double Dutch Bus
Frankie Smith5:15
13What Have You Done for Me Lately
executive producer:
John McClain
recording of:
What Have You Done for Me Lately
writer:
Janet Jackson, James Samuel Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Flyte Tyme Tunes
Janet Jackson4:43
14Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), 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 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 21) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:34
15Dreamlover
programming:
Walter Afanasieff, Gary Cirimelli and Dave Hall (producer a.k.a. Jam)
synthesizer programming:
Ren Klyce
additional engineer:
Kirk Yano
engineer:
Jim Caruana, Dana Jon Chappelle, Bob Rosa and Bob Ross (engineer)
producer:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Dave Hall (producer a.k.a. Jam)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
additional Hammond organ, keyboard and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
keyboard:
Dave Hall (producer a.k.a. Jam)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Dave Hall (producer a.k.a. Jam)
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) (in 1993)
arranged for and produced for:
Untouchables Entertainment
recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Blind Alley by The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group)
recording of:
Dreamlover
lyricist:
Mariah Carey
composer:
Mariah Carey and Dave Hall (producer a.k.a. Jam)
publisher:
Ness, Nitty & Capona, Rye Songs, Sony Songs, Inc. and Stonejam Publishing Co.
Mariah Carey43:53
16Here Comes the Hotstepper
Ini Kamoze4:08
17Let’s Hear It for the Boy
producer:
George Duke
mixer:
Tom Perry (engineer), Tommy Vicari and Erik Zobler
analog synthesizer [Prophet V], electronic drum set [Linn Drums], Minimoog [Mini-Moog] and Moog [Memory Moog]:
George Duke
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), 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 1984) 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 1984)
recording of:
Let’s Hear It for the Boy
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Thomas Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
Deniece Williams3.64:16
18Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'
recording of:
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Byefall Productions, Inc. and Sony/ATV Harmony
quotes lyrics from:
Soul Makossa
part of:
MJ: The Musical
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson6:02
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