Greatest Hits

~ Release by Rick Astley (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Peter Day, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman), Stock Aitken Waterman and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”) (on 1987-01-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1986-10)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1986-10), Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1986-10) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
lead vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1986-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Ltd. (1987–1996) (from 1987 to present), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1987), Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987) and PWL (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10), PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10) and PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01) and PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 244)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hammer Music (German publisher), Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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) and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley4.43:32
2It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer and mixer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Waterman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis, Shirley Lewis, Mae McKenna (vocalist) and Suzanne Rhatigan
vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at and mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
recording of:
It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd. and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley3:38
3She Wants to Dance with Me (watermix)
recording of:
She Wants to Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
Rick Astley3:15
4Whenever You Need Somebody (radio edit)
cover recording of:
Whenever You Need Somebody (O'Chi Brown/ Rick Astley Song)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., Hammer Music (German publisher) and Terrace Music (in 1986)
Rick Astley3:28
5Move Right Out (7” version)
bass guitar:
Lars Danielson (Danish bassist)
brass:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist), Larry Hall (trumpet player) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
drums (drum set):
Per Lindval
guitar:
Robert Ahwai and Hywell Maggs (Production music composer)
organ and synthesizer:
Dave West (UK session keyboards)
percussion [latin percussion]:
Jacob Andersen (Danish percussionist)
piano:
Rob Fisher (UK keyboardist, in Naked Eyes)
background vocals:
Carol Kenyan and Dee Lewis
lead vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
brass arranger:
Jerry Hey
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
recording of:
Move Right Out
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Rob Fisher (UK keyboardist, in Naked Eyes)
Rick Astley3:54
6Giving Up on Love (7” R&B version)
recording of:
Giving Up on Love
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
Rick Astley4:06
7Together Forever (Lover’s Leap remix)
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1987)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1987)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1987)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Matt Aitken (in 1987)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1987), Shirley Lewis (in 1987), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1987) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1987)
vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1987)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1987) and PWL Studio 2 (in 1987)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
recording of:
Together Forever (in 1987)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Terrace Music (from 1987 to present)
Rick Astley & Pete Hammond4.653:21
8Take Me to Your Heart
engineer:
Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Karen Hewitt and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
recording of:
Take Me to Your Heart (in 1988)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
Rick Astley43:28
9My Arms Keep Missing You (No L mix)
recording of:
My Arms Keep Missing You
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
composer:
Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
Rick Astley6:47
10Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
cover recording of:
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
Rick Astley24:17
11Hopelessly
recording of:
Hopelessly
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Rob Fisher (UK keyboardist, in Naked Eyes)
Rick Astley3:36
12When You Gonna (12” version)
recording of:
When You Gonna
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality), Ian Curnow and Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
Rick & Lisa7:34
13Never Knew Love (remix)
drum machine programming:
Dave West (UK session keyboards)
bass guitar:
Lars Danielson (Danish bassist)
brass:
Larry Hall (trumpet player), Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
drums (drum set) [drum overdubs]:
Per Lindval
guitar:
Hywell Maggs (Production music composer)
percussion [latin percussion]:
Jacob Andersen (Danish percussionist)
piano and synthesizer:
Dave West (UK session keyboards)
solo brass:
Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist)
background vocals:
Carol Kenyan, Kevin Dorsey, Dee Lewis and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
lead vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
brass arranger:
Jerry Hey
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
recording of:
Never Knew Love
writer:
Derek Bordeaux and John Paul (composer)
Rick Astley3:07
14Hold Me in Your Arms (7” version)
recording of:
Hold Me in Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
Rick Astley4:22
15When I Fall in Love
miscellaneous support:
Nat King Cole (task: dedicated to)
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1987)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer and mixer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Waterman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1987)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1987)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1987) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1987)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1987), Shirley Lewis (in 1987), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1987) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1987)
vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1987)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1987) and PWL Studio 2 (in 1987)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love (in 1987)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Rick Astley3:03
16Cry for Help
recording of:
Cry for Help
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Rob Fisher (UK keyboardist, in Naked Eyes)
publisher:
Cruz Music (Rick Astley's label) and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Rick Astley4:05
17The Ones You Love (edit)
edit of:
The Ones You Love by Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
recording of:
The Ones You Love
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Dave West (UK session keyboards)
Rick Astley & Tom Lord‐Alge4:20