NOW… That’s What I Call Music: 100% Ballads

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Stand by You
engineer:
Steve Williams (UK recording engineer, aka Syco)
producer:
Ian Stanley
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Copley and J.F.T. Hood
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Adam Seymour
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994, in 2000) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
recording of:
I’ll Stand by You
writer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
B. Steinbereg Music, Clive Banks Songs, D. Barry Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hynde House of Hits Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L and Kobalt Publishing Ltd.
Pretenders3.554:01
2Will You Be There (In the Morning)
engineer:
Duane Baron
producer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Schuyler Deale
drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi
guitar:
Howard Leese and Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
keyboard:
John Purdell
additional background vocals:
Duane Baron and Lisa Dalbello
background vocals:
Howard Leese and John Purdell
lead vocals:
Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart)
vocals:
Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1993)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Will You Be There (in the Morning)
lyricist and composer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (from 1993 to ????), Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (from 1993 to ????) and Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd. (from 1993 to present)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
Heart4:30
3Jessie
recording of:
Jessie (Joshua Kadison song)
lyricist and composer:
Joshua Kadison (US singer-songwriter, pianist & writer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Joshuasongs (BMI affiliated) and Seymour Glass Songs (BMI affiliated)
Joshua Kadison14:23
4If You Go
Jon Secada3:47
5Can We Talk
Tevin Campbell4:22
6In the Still of the Night
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer:
Boyz II Men
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp.
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Five Satins doo-wop song)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Parris
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and Llee Corp. (LLEE Corporation) (in 1956)
Boyz II Men3.752:50
7Return to Innocence
engineer and producer:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer)
additional vocals:
Angel X
recording of:
Return to Innocence
lyricist and composer:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer)
Enigma43:04
8Now & Forever
engineer and mixer:
Bill Drescher (Producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Richard Marx
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], mandolin and solo guitar [guitars]:
Bruce Gaitsch (American guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger)
bass:
Nathan East
strings:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Farhad Behroozi, Charlie Bisharat (US violinist), Henry Corbett, Gail Cruz, Pavel Farkas, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Jerry Goodman and Sid Page
lead vocals:
Richard Marx
strings arranger:
Dick Marx
recording of:
Now and Forever
lyricist and composer:
Richard Marx
Richard Marx33:34
9Fly Girl
Kulcha4:20
10Wild World
assistant engineer:
Stephen Hart (engineer), Dick Kaneshiro, Michael Semanick and Andy Udoff
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set):
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
background vocals:
Roger (backing vocalist for Mr. Big)
lead vocals:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
recorded at and mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Wild World
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
recording of:
Wild World
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Mr. Big43:30
11Come in Out of the Rain
vocals:
Wendy Moten
recording of:
Come In Out of the Rain
writer:
Curtiss Boone (songwriter, producer and musician from Detroit) and Ernest Williamson (Keyboard player, songwriter)
Wendy Moten34:16
12Rain
Marcia Hines4:16
13Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through
cover recording of:
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (, from 1993 to ????), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Music Corporation of America (US publisher for MCA Records, affiliated to ASCAP), Neverland Music and Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated) (from 1993 to present)
Meat Loaf5:51
14Mountain
Chocolate Starfish5:00
15Dreams
producer:
Richie Fermie
mixer:
John Brough
guitar:
Paul Noble (member of "Warm Jets")
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go Beat Ltd. (in 1993) and Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recording of:
Dreams (in 1993)
writer:
Tim Laws and Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd., Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Gabrielle33:42
16Deep
recording of:
Deep
composer:
Tony Mortimer
East 174:01