Soft Rock Ballads

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Tracklist

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1You’re My Best Friend
additional sound engineer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer)
additional engineer:
Kris Fredriksson
executive engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
executive producer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar and electric piano:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
handclaps:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1975, in 2011)
mixed at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
You’re My Best Friend
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen3.82:53
2Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
producer:
Steve Harley and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 18)
recording of:
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Finchley Music Corp., RAK Publishing Ltd. and Trigram Music Management Ltd.
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel43:55
3Baker Street
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977)
recording of:
Baker Street
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Gerry Rafferty4.356:29
4The Joker
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Gene Hicks
engineer and mixer:
Jay Ranellucci
producer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sailor Music (in 1973)
recording of:
The Joker
writer:
Eddie Curtis (songwriter), Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Jim Rooster Music, Sailor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Steve Miller Band4.153:35
5Days
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968, in 2004)
recording of:
Days
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”) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Kinks3.52:55
6Listen to the Music
recording of:
Listen to the Music
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
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)
The Doobie Brothers4.44:44
7It’s a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
bass:
Kevin Dunne
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Micky Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977, in 1978), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 24)
recording of:
It’s a Heartache
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
Bonnie Tyler3.83:30
8American Pie
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
vocals:
Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1971, in 2000)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 131)
recording of:
American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
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)
Don McLean4.38:33
9Life on Mars?
recording engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (on 1971-08-06)
assistant producer:
the actor (English singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist) (on 1971-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer) (on 1971-08-06)
electric guitar [Gibson Les Paul electric guitar] and mellotron:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist) (on 1971-08-06)
piano:
Rick Wakeman (on 1971-08-06)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1971-08-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-08-06)
conductor:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist) (on 1971-08-06)
remixer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-08-06)
music videos:
Life on Mars? by David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 105)
recording of:
Life on Mars? (on 1971-08-06)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1971)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
David Bowie4.53:51
10If You Leave Me Now
recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (from 1976-03 until 1976-04: strings)
assistant engineer:
Tom Likes
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
acoustic guitar and bass:
James William Guercio (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
French horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 2002), Warner Strategic Marketing Inc. (in 1976) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings) and Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
recording of:
If You Leave Me Now (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
lyricist:
Peter Cetera
composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1976)
publisher:
Big Elk Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Fairwood Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Polish Prince Music and Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
Chicago4.23:56
11If Leaving Me Is Easy
assistant engineer:
Nick Launay and Karen Segal (engineer)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
assistant producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
alto saxophone:
Don Myrick
bass:
Alphonso Johnson
flugelhorn:
Rahmlee Michael Davis and Michael Harris (trumpeter, member of The Phenix Horns)
guitar:
Eric Clapton and Daryl Stuermer
Rhodes piano, drums (drum set) and synthesizer and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
recording of:
If Leaving Me Is Easy (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Imagem Music, Effectsound Ltd. (publisher) (in 1981) and Pun Music, Inc. (in 1981)
Phil Collins4.54:55
12Baby I Love Your Way
recording of:
Baby, I Love Your Way
lyricist and composer:
Peter Frampton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Nuages Artists Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Peter Frampton44:50
13Lady Eleanor
producer:
John Anthony (British producer and record executive)
recording of:
Lady Eleanor
lyricist and composer:
Alan Hull
publisher:
Hazy Music
Lindisfarne44:14
14Living on an Island
recording of:
Living on an Island
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Status Quo3:47
15Sarah
engineer:
Kit Woolven
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Tony Visconti
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
harmonica:
Huey Lewis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1979)
recording of:
Sarah (1979 song about Lynott's daughter)
writer:
Phil Lynott and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Thin Lizzy33:31
16Another Day
assistant recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
recording engineer:
Tim Geelan (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
mixer:
Dixon Van Winkle (on 1971-02-08)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01) and David Spinozza (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
bass guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
percussion:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01) and Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
background vocals:
Linda McCartney (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 2012) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 2012)
additionally recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (in 1971-01)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1970-10-12) and A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (in 1971-01)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-08)
recording of:
Another Day (1970 McCartney song) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01-21)
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), McCartney Music Inc. and Northern Songs
Paul McCartney & Wings3.653:43
17Sail on Sailor
producer:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Blondie Chaplin
recording of:
Sail On, Sailor
composer:
Tandyn Almer, Ray Kennedy (singer, songwriter, and record producer based in L.A.), Van Dyke Parks, Jack Rieley and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
The Beach Boys3:20
18Year of the Cat
producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) (in 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Davlen Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 13)
recording of:
Year of the Cat
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Gwyneth Music Ltd., Pepper Music Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Victoria Music Ltd., Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Al Stewart4.456:32
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