Favorite Love Songs

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Tracklist

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1I’ll Make Love to You
drums (drum set) programming:
Rayford Griffin
assistant engineer:
David Betancourt (engineer), Milton Chan (Recording Engineer), Marty Hornburg and Jamie Seyberth
engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass:
Reggie Hamilton
synthesizer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
produced for:
ECAF Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 185)
recording of:
I’ll Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Boyz II Men4.654:06
2For Once in My Life
producer:
Henry Cosby
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
For Once in My Life (in 1967)
lyricist:
Ronald Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
composer:
Orlando Murden
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette Music (UK) Ltd., Stein & Van Stock, Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Stevie Wonder4.12:47
36, 8, 12
drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
Brian McKnight
assistant executive producer:
Damien Smith
executive producer:
Bruce Carbone, Kedar Massenburg and Herb Trawick
producer:
Brian McKnight
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
acoustic guitar:
“McNoche”
bass, keyboard, background vocals, background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Brian McKnight
pedal steel guitar:
Greg Leisz
arranger:
Brian McKnight
recorded at:
Backroom Studios in Glendale, California, United States
mixed at:
Barking Doctor Recording in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
recording of:
6, 8, 12
writer:
Brandon Barnes (songwriter, formerly of Byrne & Barnes) and Brian McKnight
publisher:
Brandon Barnes Music, Cancelled Lunch Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Brian McKnight44:05
4Overjoyed
associate producer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
guitar:
Earl Klugh
other instruments [ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves], percussion [environmental percussion], piano and synthesizer [CS80], piano, synthesizer [CS80], lead vocals and other vocals [crickets, nightingale & additional bird sounds]:
Stevie Wonder
strings [string] arranger:
Paul Riser
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Overjoyed
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder43:44
5A Thousand Miles
additional recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
recording engineer:
Tal Herzberg and Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present)
engineer:
Tal Herzberg
producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jack Joseph Puig
piano and lead vocals:
Vanessa Carlton
conductor:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
concertmaster:
Endre Granat (Hungarian violinist)
music videos:
A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 94)
recording of:
A Thousand Miles
lyricist and composer:
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton3.73:57
6Endless Love (from “The Endless Love” soundtrack)
recording engineer:
Reggie Dozier
producer:
Lionel Richie
mixer:
Guy Costa
additional guest performer:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1981)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 20)
recording of:
Endless Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music, Café Americana Inc., PGP Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 nominee)
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross3.54:26
7Heaven
assistant engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer), Bruce Lampcov and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
associate producer:
Jim Vallance
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Bob Clearmountain
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1983-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Steve Smith (US drummer most associated with Journey) (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Dave (Bass player (Bryan Adams) and engineer) (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
guitar:
Keith (Canadian guitarist) (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Rob Sabino (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
percussion, piano and lead vocals:
BA (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1983, in 1984, in 1985) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
mixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1983-06-16)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 166)
recording of:
Heaven (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
written in:
West Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1983)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1983) and Jim Vallance (in 1983)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc. (in 1983, in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1983), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1983), Testatyme Music (in 1983), Calypso Toonz (in 1984) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984)
Bryan Adams4.24:05
8Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Bodger (engineer)
programming:
Gota Yashiki
producer:
Tim Laws and Paul Tucker
bass:
Wayne Stobbart
guitar:
Mark Jalmes
piano:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Lawrence Johnson and Priscilla-Mae Jones
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Lighthouse Family3:42
9Eternal Flame (single version)
music videos:
Eternal Flame by Atomic Kitten
cover recording of:
Eternal Flame
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Atomic Kitten2.653:14
10On Bended Knee
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Jeff Taylor (remixer, owner of Madjef and MadMinn Music)
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
instruments:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
arranger:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
produced for:
Flyte Tyme Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
On Bended Knee
writer:
James Samuel Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Flyte Tyme Tunes
Boyz II Men3.55:30
11Whenever You Call
engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
mixer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Mick Guzauski
additional vocals:
Brian McKnight
background vocals:
Mariah Carey and Clarence (background vocals for Mariah Carey)
performer:
Mariah Carey
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
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)
recorded at:
Crave Studios in New York, United States, The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
Crave Studios in New York, United States
cover recording of:
Whenever You Call
lyricist:
Mariah Carey
composer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Wallyworld Music
Brian McKnight & Mariah Carey44:21
12Lost in Space
recording of:
Lost in Space
lyricist:
Paul Tucker
composer:
Tim Laws and Paul Tucker
Lighthouse Family2.65:22
13(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
additional recording engineer:
Ken Lomas (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer) (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
programming:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician)
assistant engineer:
Yan Memmi
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Ron Obvious (Canadian engineer/producer)
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Robert John 'Mutt' Lange (Robert John Lange)
assistant mixer:
Avril MacKintosh (producer/engineer) (in 1991)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (in 1991)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mickey Curry (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Larry Klein (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
guitar:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1991-04-10 until 1991) and Keith Scott (Canadian guitarist) (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
Hammond organ and piano:
Bill Payne (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
keyboard:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician) (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1991, in 1999), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1991) and Badman Ltd. (Bryan Adams’ own publishing company, for copyrights use) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-04-10 until 1991: piano), Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-04-10 until 1991), Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-04-10 until 1991: lead vocals) and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
mixed at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 162)
recording of:
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (from 1991-04-10 until 1991)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (on 1991-04-10), Michael Kamen (American score composer) (on 1991-04-10) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) (on 1991-04-10)
publisher:
2855 Music, MCA Music Ltd., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., WorkSongs Ltd., Zomba Enterprises Inc., Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1991), Miracle Creek Music, Inc. (in 1991), Zachary Creek Music Inc. (in 1991) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (in 1991)
part of:
The 64th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Bryan Adams3.96:34
14Like a Star
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Steve Chrisanthou
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar [spanish guitar] and percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Corinne Bailey Rae
keyboard [keys]:
Paul Siddal
organ:
Steve Chrisanthou
strings:
The London Session Orchestra
conductor:
Wil Malone
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings)
mixed at:
TwentyOne Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Like a Star
writer:
Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Bailey Rae44:03
15Out of Reach
lead vocals:
Gabrielle (British singer-songwriter)
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Beat (subsidiary of Go! Discs; folded into UMG) (in 2001)
music videos:
Out of Reach by Gabrielle (British singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Out of Reach (in 2001)
writer:
Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer-songwriter) and Jonathan Shorten
publisher:
Perfect Songs (UK publisher, affiliated with BMI)
Gabrielle3.753:15
16Don’t Know Why (ファーストセッソンデモ)
assistant engineer:
Mark Birkey
engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
additional producer:
Arif Mardin
producer:
Norah Jones and Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Jesse Harris (in 2000-10)
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer) (in 2000-10)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser (in 2000-10)
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones (in 2000-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (in 2000-10) and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States (in 2000-10)
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Don’t Know Why (in 2000-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Harris
publisher:
Beanly Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and 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)
Norah Jones3.453:06
17You Are the Sunshine of My Life
cover recording of:
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Macy Gray3.53:12
18You’re the First, the Last, My Everything (single version)Barry White2.253:33
19High
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Wild Card Label Ltd (in 1997)
music videos:
High by Lighthouse Family
recording of:
High
lyricist:
Paul Tucker
composer:
Tunde Baiyewu and Paul Tucker
publisher:
Polygram Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Lighthouse Family3.355:12
20I’ll Be There
producer:
Nickolas Ashford, Hal Davis and Valerie Simpson
arranger:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter)
recording of:
I’ll Be There (in 1970-06)
writer:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter), Hal Davis, Berry Gordy and Willie Hutch
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jackson 54.353:58
21Every Breath You Take
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (in 1983)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (in 1983)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (record company, please see the “A (x) release” / “A (x) recording” for the release label) (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1983)
music videos:
Every Breath You Take by The Police (British rock band)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
recording of:
Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Police4.14:14
22Put Your Records On
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Steve Chrisanthou
additional producer:
Jimmy Hogarth (producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
acoustic guitar and percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Corinne Bailey Rae
alto saxophone:
Jason Rae
bass guitar [bass]:
Samuel Dixon
classical guitar [spanish guitar], electric guitar and percussion:
Steve Chrisanthou
Hammond organ:
Joe Tatton
keyboard:
John Beck (Writer, producer & musician)
tenor saxophone:
Jim Corry
trumpet:
Malcolm Strachan
additional background vocals:
Cara Robinson
contains samples by:
Steve Chrisanthou (horn)
mixed at:
TwentyOne Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 236)
recording of:
Put Your Records On
writer:
Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and Steve Chrisanthou
Corinne Bailey Rae3.653:35
23Come Away With Me
assistant engineer:
Dick Kondas
engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Jesse Harris
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser
electric guitar:
Adam Levy (jazz guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Come Away With Me
lyricist and composer:
Norah Jones
Norah Jones3.83:17

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