Now That’s What I Call Britain

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1Land of Hope and Glory
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra / Royal Choral Society5:52
2Rule Britannia
recording engineer:
Jean‐Marie Geijsen (in 1996-01) and Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer) (in 1996-01)
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer) (in 1996-01)
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society) (in 1996-01)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) (in 1996-01)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (in 1996-01)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 1996-01)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor) (in 1996-01)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1996)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996-01)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia! (orchestrated by Sargent) (in 1996-01)
orchestrator:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer) (in 1740)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
orchestration of:
Rule, Britannia!
BBC Concert Orchestra / Royal Choral Society4:47
3Abide With Me
sound engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
organ:
Richard Farnes (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
treble vocals:
Bruce Blyth (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
conductor and chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’) (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:21
4Auld Lang Syne
instruments:
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards3:56
5The Dam Busters March
instruments:
Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Central Band of the Royal Air Force3:52
6Amazing Grace
instruments and performer:
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
orchestra:
The Czech Film Orchestra
conductor:
Cliff Masterson (British orchestrator, conductor, songwriter, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Amazing Grace
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and John Newton (English poet)
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards4:57
7Nimrod
recording engineer:
Jean‐Marie Geijsen (in 1996-01) and Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer) (in 1996-01)
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer) (in 1996-01)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (in 1996-01)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 1996-01)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1996)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1996-01)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
BBC Concert Orchestra4:07
8Benedictus (Theme From Inspector Morse)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
Choir of New College Oxford4:02
9Guide Me o Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda)
choir vocals:
The Fron Male Voice Choir
orchestra:
Czech Film Orchestra
conductor:
Cliff Masterson (British orchestrator, conductor, songwriter, arranger and producer)
chorus master:
Ann Atkinson (former musical director of the Fron Male Voice Choir)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2007)
recording of:
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
Fron Male Voice Choir2:48
10Fantasia on Greensleeves
producer:
Chris Hazell
flute:
William Bennett (flautist) (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1980-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Academy of St Martin in the Fields4:24
11Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
recording engineer:
Jean‐Marie Geijsen (in 1996-01) and Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer) (in 1996-01)
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer) (in 1996-01)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1996)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 4 in G major (in 1996-01)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1907)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1907-08-24)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
BBC Concert Orchestra4:54
12I Was Glad (The Procession of the Bride)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
The Choir of Westminster Abbey5:37
13Colonel Bogey
mixer:
Jon Cohen (UK record producer specializing in classical crossover music) and Phil Da Costa
instruments:
The Band of the Coldstream Guards
orchestra:
The Band of the Coldstream Guards (from 2009-05-05 until 2009-05-07)
conductor:
Lt Col Graham Jones MBE (band composer) (from 2009-05-05 until 2009-05-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca (WARNING: NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE!!!!!!!!!! A division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2009)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2009-05-05 until 2009-05-07)
recording of:
Colonel Bogey March (also known as Dink March or Underberg) (from 2009-05-05 until 2009-05-07)
composer:
Kenneth J. Alford (in 1914)
The Band of the Coldstream Guards3:42
14A Life on the Ocean Wave
instruments:
Band of HM Royal Marines (The Band of His/Her Majesty’s Royal Marines)
The Band of H.M. Royal Marines1:01
15The British Grenadiers
instruments:
The Band of the Coldstream Guards
The Band of the Coldstream Guards2:43
16Scottish Medley (The Dark Isle / Flower of Scotland / Skye Boat Song)
instruments:
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards7:28
17British Radio Classics (The Archers / Sailing By / Desert Island Discs / Calling All Workers)
instruments:
The Band of the Coldstream Guards
The Band of the Coldstream Guards4:24
18Zadok the Priest
recording engineer:
Jean‐Marie Geijsen (in 1996-01) and Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer) (in 1996-01)
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer) (in 1996-01)
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1996)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258 (in 1996-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
BBC Concert Orchestra / Royal Choral Society5:06
19God Save the Queen
recording engineer:
Jean‐Marie Geijsen (in 1996-01) and Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer) (in 1996-01)
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer) (in 1996-01)
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society) (in 1996-01)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (in 1996-01)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 1996-01)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor) (in 1996-01)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1996)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996-01)
recording of:
God Save the Queen (arranged by Jacob) (in 1996-01)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
arrangement of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth)
BBC Concert Orchestra / Royal Choral Society0:54
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1(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-03-20)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1942)
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (on 1942-03-20)
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
Vera Lynn3:17
2I Vow to Thee, My Country
Katherine Jenkins3:08
3Jerusalem
The Band of the Coldstream Guards feat. Alfie Boe2:16
4Race to the End (Chariots of Fire)
recording of:
Race to the End (song version of Chariots of Fire: Titles)
lyricist:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Toughknot Ltd.
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 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) 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)
is based on:
Chariots of Fire (title theme of the 1981 film)
Laura Wright3:11
5Wherever You Are
choir vocals:
Military Wives
chorus master:
Gareth Malone
cover recording of:
Wherever You Are
composer:
Paul Mealor (Welsh composer)
Military Wives2:51
6Land of My Fathers
Bryn Terfel2:14
7Did I Make the Most of Loving You (From "Downtown Abbey")
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Golding (Engineer)
producer:
John Lunn
piano:
John Lunn
vocals:
Mary-Jess Leaverland
orchestra:
The Chamber Orchestra of London
conductor:
Alastair King
recording of:
Did I Make the Most of Loving You
recording of:
Did I Make the Most of Loving You
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Lunn
Mary‐Jess4:14
8Now Is the Hour
vocals:
Gracie Fields
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1947)
recording of:
Now Is the Hour
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Stewart (from 1945 until 1947)
lyricist:
Maewa Kaihau (in 1920)
composer:
Clement Scott (Clement William Scott, 1841-1904, theatre critic, playwright and lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., On Backstreet Music Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and The Boston Music Company
translated version of:
Po atarau (based on “The Swiss Cradle Song”, with English and Maori lyrics)
Gracie Fields3:07
9We’ll Meet Again
vocals:
Vera Lynn
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1953)
recording of:
We’ll Meet Again
lyricist:
Hugh Charles
composer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), World Music Co. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Vera Lynn3:01
10Release Me
recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Engelbert Humperdinck53:20
11Summer Holiday
recording of:
Summer Holiday
writer:
Brian Bennett (Shadows drummer) and Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Elstree Music and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Cliff Richard2:17
12It’s Not Unusual
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1965) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 393)
recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter) and Les Reed
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Valley Music Ltd (publisher) and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
Tom Jones4.52:00
13Rocket Man
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
David Hentschel
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 92), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 149) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 242)
recording of:
Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John4.054:43
14You’ll Never Walk Alone
performer:
Gerry and the Pacemakers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Gerry & the Pacemakers2:40
15The Air That I Breathe
engineer:
Mike Jarratt (Recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer) and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
vocals:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies) (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22), Tony Hicks (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22) and Terry Sylvester (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1973), The Hollies Ltd. (in 1973, in 1974, in 2008) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
cover recording of:
The Air That I Breathe (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc., Concord Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Landers‐Roberts Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 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)
recording of:
The Air That I Breathe
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc., Concord Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Landers‐Roberts Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 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)
The Hollies4.54:12
16Something in the Air
producer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
recording of:
Something in the Air (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Keen (“Speedy”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Thunderclap Newman43:56
17Streets of London
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
guitar:
Ralph McTell (in 1969)
vocals:
Ralph McTell (in 1969)
recording of:
Streets of London (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph McTell
publisher:
Essex Music International and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Ralph McTell4:09
18You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
producer:
John Franz
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 491)
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
lyricist:
Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini (Lyricist) and Vicki Wickham
composer:
Pino Donaggio (Italian singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Accordo Ediccione, B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Miller Music Corp.
translated version of:
Io che non vivo (senza te)
Dusty Springfield3.72:49
19Downtown
vocals:
Petula Clark (English singer & actress) (in 1964)
arranger:
Tony Hatch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1964)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 227)
recording of:
Downtown (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
Petula Clark4.43:06
20Shout
Lulu2:54
21Waterloo Sunset
assistant engineer:
Alan O’Duffy
engineer:
Alan McKenzie (engineer)
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
background vocals:
Rasa Davies (in 1967-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-04)
recording of:
Waterloo Sunset (in 1967-04)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Davray Music Ltd., Hi-Count Music, Noma Music, Noma Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Carlin (in 1967), Davray (publisher) (in 1967) and And Son Music Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
The Kinks43:14

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ASIN:UK: B007RX3320 [info]

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part of:Now That’s What I Call…... (UK compilations outside the main numbered series or subseries) (order: 22)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002354729 [info]