Now That’s What I Call Music! 2

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

Annotation

Note that this is not from the UK or US series of this name. Probably one of the European versions released in the Benelux countries or Germany/Denmark.

Annotation last modified on 2007-09-19 02:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Love Is Strong
assistant recording engineer:
Dan Bosworth (engineer) and Alistair McMillan
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards) and Don Was
assistant mixer:
Mike Baumgartner, Greg Goldman and Ed Korengo
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Keith (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Ronnie (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
bass:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
harmonica and maracas:
Mick
membranophone:
Charlie (drummer in The Rolling Stones)
Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer piano]:
Chuck Leavell
background vocals:
Keith (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Mick
guest background vocals:
Bernard Fowler (American musician) and Ivan Neville
vocals:
Mick
recorded at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
mixed at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love Is Strong
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
The Rolling Stones2.83:51
2Sleeping in My Car
programming:
Anders Herrlin and Clarence Öfwerman
engineer:
Anders Herrlin (in 1993-12) and Alar Suurna (in 1993-12)
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (in 1993-12)
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (in 1993-12) and Mats Arne Persson (“M.P.”) (in 1993-12)
electric guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1993-12)
guitar:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1993-12) and Pelle Sirén (in 1993-12)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1993-12)
membranophone:
Mats "Myrdal" Persson (in 1993-12)
organ and background vocals:
Staffan Öfwerman (in 1993-12)
tambourine:
Alar Suurna (in 1993-12)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1993-12) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1993-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1993-12)
mixed at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Sleeping in My Car (in 1993-12)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publ. (do not use as a release label!), Jimmy Fun Music and Sony/ATV (in 2013)
Roxette2.753:35
3Just Missed the Train
recording of:
Just Missed the Train
writer:
Danielle Brisebois and Scott Cutler
Trine Rein4:52
4Now and 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 Marx33:35
5Stay
producer:
Nigel Lowis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
cover recording of:
Stay
writer:
Mark Elmer Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan) and Robert S. Khozouri
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Stay
writer:
Mark Elmer Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan) and Robert S. Khozouri
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Eternal3.63:58
6End of the Road
recording of:
End of the Road
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Green Skirt Music (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
Boyz II Men5:50
7Girls & Boys
recording of:
Girls & Boys
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Blur4:06
8The Real Thing
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
producer:
J.P. de Coster and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
arranger:
Jean-Paul de Coster and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
vocals arranger:
Peter Bauwens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Byte Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Soundsational Studio in Belgium
recording of:
The Real Thing
lyricist and composer:
Anita Dels, Peter Bauwens, Ray Slijngaard and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
publisher:
Any Kind of Music, Inc, Decos Publishing, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), MSM Songs MV GmbH and Toco Australia
is based on:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
2 Unlimited33:43
9Save the Best for Last
producer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
additional arranger:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Save the Best for Last
writer:
Phil Galdston, Jon Lind and Wendy Waldman
publisher:
Big Mystique Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kazzoom Music, Inc., Moon and Stars Music, PolyGram Music Publishing, The International Music Network Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Vanessa Williams3.353:42
10Stay Gold
cover recording of:
Stay Gold
writer:
Carmine Coppola (US composer/flautist/pianist/songwriter) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and The Coppola Music Company
Stevie Wonder3:42
11Ease My Mind
executive producer:
Michael T. Mauldin (record executive)
producer:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
mixer:
Speech (US rapper & musician) and Alvin Speights
membranophone and percussion:
Rasa Don
percussion:
Baba Oje and Nadirah Shakoor
percussion and turntable:
Headliner (US hip hop DJ Timothy Barnwell; from Arrested Development)
turntable:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
background vocals:
Ajile, Montsho Eshe, Headliner (US hip hop DJ Timothy Barnwell; from Arrested Development), DJ Kemit (Atlanta DJ Kevin Hyman), Baba Oje, Rasa Don and Aerle Taree
lead vocals:
Nadirah Shakoor and Speech (US rapper & musician)
a cappella versions:
Ease My Mind (a cappella) by Arrested Development
instrumental versions:
Ease My Mind (instrumental) by Arrested Development
recording of:
Ease My Mind
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development4:11
12Boom Shack‐a‐lak
recording of:
Boom Shack-A-Lak
writer:
Steven Kapur and Ervin Barrington Woolley
Apache Indian3:51
13Dream On Dreamer
recording of:
Dream on Dreamer
writer:
Dallas Austin and N’Dea Davenport
The Brand New Heavies3:37
14I Can’t Help Myself
Julia Fordham4:04
15Return to Innocence
assistant recording engineer:
E-Magic (Italian Italodance project also known as "E-Magic") and Euphonix
additional vocals:
Angel (German vocalist Andy Jonas)
recorded at:
A.R.T. Studios (Enigma) in Ibiza, Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Spain
samples:
When the Levee Breaks (original studio mix) by Led Zeppelin
recording of:
Return to Innocence
lyricist and composer:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer)
Enigma4.44:11
16Gaia
Valensia5:33
17Again
producer:
Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
mixer:
Dave Rideau (engineer) and Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1993) and Virgin Records Inc. (in 2018)
recording of:
Again
writer:
Janet Jackson, James Harris (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Hi-Fi Asset Acquisition Co.
part of:
The 66th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Janet Jackson53:48

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Japan
manufactured by:東芝EMI 株式会社 (Toshiba EMI, record company, do not use as release label – check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007‐06‐29)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)
PolyGram Records Ltd. (either UK or unknown country subsidiary of PolyGram) (in 1994)
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1994)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4733167 [info]
ASIN:JP: B0000567ZF [info]

Release group

part of:NOW (Japan) (order: 2)