The Best of Me

~ Release by Rick Astley (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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1Every One of Us
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
mixer:
Daniel Frampton (engineer)
recording of:
Every One of Us (in 2019)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
3:08
2Never 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)
4.43:34
3Whenever You Need Somebody
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1988)
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 1988)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1988)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1988) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1988)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1988), Shirley Lewis (in 1988), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1988) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1988)
vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1988)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1987) and Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1988) and PWL Studio 2 (in 1988)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
cover recording of:
Whenever You Need Somebody (O'Chi Brown/ Rick Astley Song) (in 1988)
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)
23:55
4When 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)
3:04
5Together Forever
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)
4.653:27
6(It 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)
3:42
7She Wants to Dance With Me
programming:
Ian Curnow
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality), Ian Curnow and Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
guitar:
Robert Ahwai
keyboard:
Ian Curnow
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
recording of:
She Wants to Dance With Me (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
43:16
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.
43:29
9Hold Me in Your Arms
programming:
Ian Curnow
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
producer:
Ian Curnow, Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (duo)
guitar:
Robert Ahwai
keyboard:
Ian Curnow
recording of:
Hold Me in Your Arms (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
4:35
10Cry for Help
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Gary Stevenson
recording of:
Cry for Help (in 1991)
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.
4:06
11Sleeping
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Chris Braide (British songwriter, record producer and singer)
recording of:
Sleeping (in 2001)
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Chris Braide (British songwriter, record producer and singer)
publisher:
Cruz Music (Rick Astley's label) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3:43
12Lights Out
producer:
Andrew Frampton
recording of:
Lights Out (Rick Astley song) (in 2010)
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Andrew Frampton
publisher:
Andrew Frampton Music and Cruz Music (Rick Astley's label)
3:12
13Keep Singing
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
recording of:
Keep Singing (in 2016)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
3:59
14Angels on My Side
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
vocals:
Andrew Frampton
performer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
recording of:
Angels on My Side (in 2016)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
3:36
15Dance
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
recording of:
Dance (God Says) (in 2016)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
3:15
16This Old House
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
recording of:
This Old House (Rick Astley song) (in 2016)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
4:31
17Beautiful Life
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
recording of:
Beautiful Life (in 2018)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
3:44
18Try
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
recording of:
Try (in 2018)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
3:54
19She Makes Me
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
recording of:
She Makes Me (in 2018)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
3:35
20Never Gonna Give You Up (pianoforte)
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
mixer:
Daniel Frampton (engineer)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 2019)
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)
3:27