WOW! 90 Simply the Best of the Year 1990

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1It Must Have Been Love
programming:
Clarence Öfwerman (from 1987 until 1990)
engineer:
Anders Herrlin and Alar Suurna
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (from 1987 until 1990)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Jonas Isacsson (from 1987 until 1990)
keyboard [keyboards] and synclavier:
Clarence Öfwerman (from 1987 until 1990)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (from 1987 until 1990) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (from 1987 until 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1990) and Parlophone Music Sweden AB (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Audio Sweden in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1987 until 1990) and EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1987 until 1990)
mixed at:
Ground Control Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 466)
recording of:
It Must Have Been Love (from 1987 until 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette3.154:20
2Hold On
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Glen Ballard, Chynna Phillips and Carnie Wilson
publisher:
Get Out Songs, Smooshie Music, Aerostation Corporation (in 1990), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (in 1990), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1990, in 2003), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1990, in 2003), Wilphill Music (in 1990) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 2003)
Wilson Phillips3:41
3Love Pains
cover recording of:
Love Pains
writer:
Steve Barri, Michael Price (songwriting partner of Dan Walsh) and Dan Walsh (LA singer/songwriter, member of Price & Walsh)
publisher:
Golden Clover Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), World Song Publishing Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) (in 1989)
Liza Minnelli4:13
4Easy
ICE MC3:48
5Nick of Time
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
producer:
Don Was
bass guitar:
Hutch Hutchinson (American bassist)
congas:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ricky Fataar
guitar:
Michael Landau
piano:
Bonnie Raitt
background vocals:
Arnold McCuller and Sir Harry Bowens
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2005)
recording of:
Nick of Time
lyricist and composer:
Bonnie Raitt
publisher:
Kokomo Music (in 1989)
Bonnie Raitt4.53:48
6Get a Life
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
recording of:
Get a Life
writer:
Hayden MacLaren Browne and Beresford Romeo
Soul II Soul33:42
7I'd Rather Go Blind
cover recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sydney Youngblood4:14
8Freudiana
recording of:
Freudiana
lyricist and composer:
Eric Woolfson
Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons3:38
9In Private
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) and Pet Shop Boys
recording of:
In Private
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
Dusty Springfield44:22
10Natural Thing
recording of:
Natural Thing
writer:
Brian Harris (of remix team Jolley/Harris/Jolley, with Anna and Mark Jolley), Anna Jolley and Mark Jolley
Innocence4:07
11We Love to Love
recording of:
We Love to Love
lyricist:
Peter Columbus and Phillip Mychal Sampson
composer:
Peter Columbus and Oliver Kels
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today)
P.M. Sampson3:45
12We Almost Got It Together
recording of:
We Almost Got It Together (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Tanita Tikaram
Tanita Tikaram4:03
13Don't Know Much
recording engineer and mixer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
guest vocals:
Aaron Neville
vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
performer:
Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Don’t Know Much
writer:
Barry Mann, Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ATV Music, Brain Tree Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., MCA Music Ltd. and Snow Music
Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville33:35
14Touch Me
producer:
Gianfranco Bortolotti
vocals:
Aretha Franklin and Alisha Warren
recording of:
Touch Me
writer:
Gianfranco Bortolotti and Pieradis Rossini
49ers3:44
15Rich in Paradise
recording of:
Rich in Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Aalgaard
publisher:
Musicola Edizioni Musicali (publisher) (in 1990)
FPI Project3:42
16Headline News
Everyday People4:04
17Der Herbst
Nigel Kennedy3:13
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1Have You Seen Her
edit of:
Have You Seen Her by M.C. Hammer
recording of:
Have You Seen Her (Rap Version)
writer:
Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record
revised by:
MC Hammer
is based on:
Have You Seen Her
MC Hammer2.53:56
2Still Got the Blues
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 keyboard:
Don Airey
guest piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
guest strings:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
guitar:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
conductor:
Don Airey
strings arranger:
Don Airey and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
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 Moore4.256:10
3I Promised Myseld
recording of:
I Promised Myself
lyricist and composer:
Nick Kamen
Nick Kamen3:59
4Enjoy the Silence
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Phil Legg and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Depeche Mode (Copyright and phonographic copyright) (in 1990)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 272) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 415)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) 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)
Depeche Mode4.44:18
5The King of Wishful Thinking
recording engineer:
Paul Erickson (recording engineer)
membranophone programming:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
programming:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
executive producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
producer:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
guest guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
guest horn:
Gary Grant (brass), Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
keyboard:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
guest background vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), Dorian Holley, Phillip Ingram (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist) and Alfie Silas
arranger:
Jerry Hey and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
King of Wishful Thinking
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter), Richard Drummie and Martin Page
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Go West34:00
6Insieme: 1992
part of:
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1990) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1990)
recording of:
Insieme: 1992 (song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Toto Cutugno
Toto Cutugno54:27
7Silhouettes
live cover recording of:
Silhouettes (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Frank Slay
publisher:
Regent Music Corp. (BMI)
Cliff Richard3:07
8Close to You
edit of:
Close to You by Maxi Priest (British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent)
recording of:
Close to You
writer:
Gary Benson (UK singer‐songwriter), Max Alfred Elliott (British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent) and Winston Sela
Maxi Priest44:03
9I Don't Wanna Lose You
engineer:
Mike Ging and Tommy Vicari
producer:
Roger Davies (producer), Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
writer:
Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher), Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Tina Turner2.84:20
10Why Can't We Live Together
recording of:
Why Can’t We Live Together
lyricist and composer:
Timmy Thomas
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Sherlyn Music, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Timmy Thomas4:00
11I Can't Stand It
recording of:
I Can't Stand It
lyricist:
Ricardo Overman, Ruud van Rijen and Tony Dawson-Harrison
composer:
Ruud van Rijen
Twenty 4 Seven feat. Captain Hollywood4:08
12Here We Are
programming:
Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
additional assistant engineer:
Carlos Nieto (engineer, mostly for Latin music)
engineer:
Eric Schilling
producer:
Jorge Casas, Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Clay Ostwald
mixer:
Phil Ramone and Eric Schilling
lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
arranger:
Jorge Casas, Gloria Estefan and Clay Ostwald
recording of:
Here We Are
lyricist and composer:
Gloria Estefan
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
translated version of:
Si voy a perderte
Gloria Estefan3.54:50
13The Road to Hell
recording of:
The Road to Hell, Part 2
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1989)
part of:
The Road to Hell
Chris Rea3:59
14This Beat Is Technotronic
recording of:
This Beat Is Technotronic
writer:
Jo Bogaert (Belgian producer) and Eric Martin (member of Technotronic)
Technotronic3:41
15Go Get the Cup
recording of:
Go Get the Cup
lyricist:
Thomas Hen and Timothy Touchton
composer:
Thomas Hen, Klaus Jäger and Timothy Touchton
David Hanselmann3:48
16Such a Shame
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recording of:
Such a Shame
lyricist and composer:
Mark Hollis
publisher:
Hollis Songs Ltd., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Island Music Ltd., Universal Music Ltd. (Hong Kong holding company - do not use as imprint. Legal name of Universal Music Hong Kong.), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Talk Talk44:25
17Cool Touch
recording of:
Cool Touch
writer:
Leo Sayer and Alan Tarney
Leo Sayer3:39