Die Hit-Giganten: Best of Ballads

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1Waiting for a Girl Like You
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
keyboard:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Bob Mayo (US session keyboardist & guitarist)
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Waiting for a Girl Like You
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Evansongs Ltd. (publisher) (in 1981), Somerset Songs Publishing Inc. (in 1981) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.354:46
2Easy
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
electric guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist) (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1992)
music videos:
Easy by Faith No More
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 9)
cover recording of:
Easy (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Faith No More3.553:05
3(I Just) Died in Your Arms
recording of:
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Nick Van Eede
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Cutting Crew4:03
4I Love You Much Too Much
assistant engineer:
Wayne Lewis (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Fred Catero
associate producer:
Fred Catero and The Santana Band (US Latin, blues, & rock band)
producer:
Devadip Carlos Santana and Bill Graham (San Francisco Bay Area promoter)
bass guitar:
David Margen
bongos:
Armando Peraza
congas:
Raul Rekow
drums (drum set):
Graham Lear
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Devadip Carlos Santana
keyboard:
Richard Baker (US keyboardist for Santana) and Alan Pasqua
organ and piano:
Richard Baker (US keyboardist for Santana)
percussion:
Devadip Carlos Santana, Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow and Orestes Vilató
timbales:
Orestes Vilató
background vocals and lead vocals:
Alexander J. Ligertwood
arranger:
Santana (US Latin, blues, & rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981) 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 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
I Love You Much Too Much
lyricist:
Chaim Tauber
composer:
Alexander Olshanetsky
translator:
Don Raye
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Santana34:43
5Still Got the Blues (for You)
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer), Stuart Day, Markus Dravs, Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Noel Harris and Greg Muden
engineer and mixer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar) and Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Andy Pyle
drums (drum set):
Graham Walker (UK drummer)
guest strings:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
keyboard:
Don Airey
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
conductor:
Don Airey
strings arranger:
Don Airey and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1990)
recording of:
Still Got the Blues (for You)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music France, Bonuswise Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Gary Moore Songs and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Gary Moore44:09
6Reality
recording of:
Reality
lyricist:
Jeff Jordan (Vladimir Cosma)
composer:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1980 to present) and Sarabande (Publisher, likely NOT the label you want) (from 1980 to present)
Richard Sanderson4:00
7When the Children Cry
assistant engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
guitar:
Vito Bratta
lead vocals:
Mike Tramp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)
recording of:
When the Children Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vito Bratta
writer:
Mike Tramp
White Lion3.54:18
8Sebastian
recording of:
Sebastian
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harley
publisher:
Finchley Music Corp. and RAK Publishing Ltd.
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel35:43
9Drops of Jupiter
recording engineer:
Nick DiDia and Brett Eliason
programming:
Scott Underwood (Drummer for Train)
additional engineer:
Ryan Williams (US recording engineer/producer)
assistant engineer:
Karl Egsieker and Steve Genewick
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
mixer:
John Burton (engineer), Brett Eliason and Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
bass:
Charlie Colin and Rob Hotchkiss
cello:
Suzie Katayama and Dan Smith (cello)
drums (drum set):
Scott Underwood (Drummer for Train)
guitar and background vocals:
Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss and Jimmy Stafford (member of Train)
keyboard:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer) and Scott Underwood (Drummer for Train)
mandolin:
Jimmy Stafford (member of Train)
percussion:
Pat Monahan and Scott Underwood (Drummer for Train)
piano:
Chuck Leavell
viola:
Evan Wilson (viola player)
violin:
Michael Markman
lead vocals:
Pat Monahan
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2001)
music videos:
Drops of Jupiter by Train (US pop rock band)
part of:
My VH1 Music Awards – Your Song Kicked Ass but Was Played Too Damn Much Nominees (2001) and My VH1 Music Awards - Damn I Wish I Wrote That! (song of the year) Nominees (2001)
recording of:
Drops of Jupiter
writer:
Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford (member of Train) and Scott Underwood (Drummer for Train)
publisher:
Blue Lamp Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Train4.54:20
10I’d Love You to Want Me
recording of:
I’d Love You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Kent LaVoie (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Lobo2.54:02
11Broken Wings
engineer:
Paul DeVilliers
producer:
Paul DeVilliers and Mr. Mister (American pop rock band)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
drums (drum set):
Pat Mastelotto
guitar:
Steve Farris (US session guitarist, member of Mr. Mister)
keyboard:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1985), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985) 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 1985)
recording of:
Broken Wings
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Entente Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Poppy‐Due Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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)
Mr. Mister4.24:40
12Wherever You Will Go
assistant recording engineer:
Tiago Becker and Valente Torres
recording engineer:
Marc Greene (engineer) and David Thoener
producer:
Marc Tanner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
additional keyboard:
Paul Mirkovich
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Matt Laug
guitar, mandolin, sampler [loops] and sitar:
Aaron Kamin
percussion:
Aaron Kamin, Matt Laug and Satnam Ramgotra
synthesizer [synth strings]:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
tabla:
Satnam Ramgotra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 2001) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 5)
recording of:
Wherever You Will Go
writer:
Alex Band (singer‐songwriter and frontman of The Calling) and Aaron Kamin
publisher:
Alex Band Music, Amedeo Music, BMG Music Publishing, Inc., BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal Music Careers and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
The Calling3.953:27
13How You Remind MeNickelback3.73:43
14Join Me in Death
engineer, producer and mixer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
arranger:
HIM (Finnish rock band)
recording of:
Join Me in Death
lyricist and composer:
Ville Valo
publisher:
Heartagram
HIM3.53:38
15Crying in the Rain
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Neil
bass:
Jørun Bøgeberg
drums (drum set):
Per Hillestad
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1990) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1990)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 274)
cover recording of:
Crying in the Rain (Everly Brothers song)
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
writer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
a‐ha3.54:20
16Sweet Sixteen
engineer:
Dave Concors, Neil Dorfsman and Dave Wittman
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Craig Vogel
mixer:
Gary Langan
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) (in 1986)
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) (in 1986)
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1986) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986), BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music video for:
Sweet Sixteen by Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Sweet Sixteen (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Rare Blue Music and Rare Blue Music Inc
Billy Idol44:12
17Time 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 Lauper4.253:58
18Runaway Train
assistant engineer:
David Michael Dill (engineer) and Dan Gellert (sound engineer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
assistant mixer:
Craig Doubet (recording engineer) and Steve Sisco
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1992) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1992)
recording of:
Runaway Train
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Taiwan, LFR Music, Standing Water Music, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Soul Asylum4.44:22
19Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
additional recording engineer:
David Vartanian
recording engineer:
Tommy Lipnick
engineer:
Dan Harjung
producer:
Crash Test Dummies and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
editor:
Patrick Murphy (engineer)
accordion, keyboard [keyboards], piano and background vocals [back-up vocals]:
Ellen Reid (Canadian keyboardist and singer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars] and lead vocals:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music Canada Inc. (in 1991, in 1993) and BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (in 1993)
recorded at:
DV Productions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Mindscape in Chicago, Illinois, United States and Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
mixed at:
Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
produced at:
God of Thunder Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
music videos:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies
recording of:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
lyricist and composer:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Door Number Two Music (in 1993), Dummies Productions Inc. (in 1993) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1993)
Crash Test Dummies3.953:52
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part of:Die Hit-Giganten (number: 2011-09-16.5) (order: 56)