The World’s Greatest Covers

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Whiter Shade of Pale
Annie Lennox5:20
2Mandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2003)
cover recording of:
Brandy (more popularly known as Mandy) (in 2003)
lyricist:
Scott English
composer:
Richard Kerr
publisher:
Chappell Morris (publisher), Chappell/Morris Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Morris Music Inc, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
Westlife23:20
3I’m Gonna Be Strong
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Be Strong
lyricist:
Cynthia Weil
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Cyndi Lauper3:48
4Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1991)
George Michael & Elton John5:50
5Love the One You’re With
recording engineer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer) (lead vocals, background vocals), Dana Jon Chappelle and Dana Jon Chappelle (background vocals)
programming and producer:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli and Ren Klyce
co-producer:
Luther Vandross
mixer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
bass guitar, drums (drum set), Hammond organ [Hammond B-3], keyboard and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Alexandra Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Johnny Britt, Lynn Davis (vocalist), Jim Gilstrap, Phillip Ingram (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist), Paulette McWilliams, Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician) and Brenda White‐King
lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
background vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Love the One You’re With
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell, 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) and Gold Hill Music, Inc. (in 1970)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB (in 1997)
Luther Vandross45:05
6Itchycoo Oark
cover recording of:
Itchycoo Park
writer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (ended) and EMI Catalogue Partnership
M People3:58
7Smooth Criminal
assistant engineer:
Justin Harvey
engineer and editor:
James Murray (US engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Baumgardner
assistant mixer:
Dan Certa
additional editor:
John Ewing (engineer) and Brian Virtue
drums (drum set):
Mike Cosgrove
electric bass guitar [bassadilla], guitar and background vocals:
Tye Zamora
electric guitar:
Terence Corso
lead vocals:
Dryden Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
SKG Music LLC (for copyrights use only, company associated with Dreamworks Records) (in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
NRG Recording Services in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 6) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 355)
cover recording of:
Smooth Criminal
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Alien Ant Farm4.153:30
8You’re the One That I Want
assistant engineer:
Philippe Rose
engineer and mixer:
Jay Reynolds (hard rock guitarist)
producer:
Paul Heaton and Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
bass:
Sean Welch
brass:
Kick Horns
drums (drum set):
David Stead
guitar:
Dave Rotheray
keyboard:
Damon Butcher
percussion:
Gary Hammond (percussionist)
vocals:
Paul Heaton, Dave Hemingway and Alison Wheeler
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
cover recording of:
You’re the One That I Want (Grease, 1978 film)
lyricist and composer:
John Farrar
publisher:
Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Sony/ATV Melody, Unichappell Music, Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Ensign Music, Inc. (publisher) (in 1978), John Farrar Music (in 1978), Stigwood Music, Inc. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
part of:
Grease (1978 film)
The Beautiful South3:54
9My PrerogativeBritney Spears43:35
10Sweet Home Alabama
Jewel3:45
11Love Is All Around
co-producer:
Graeme Duffin
conductor:
Fiachra Trench
strings arranger:
Fiachra Trench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1994)
music videos:
Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet
cover recording of:
Love Is All Around
lyricist and composer:
Reg Presley
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Wet Wet Wet3.854:00
12Boys of Summer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 2003)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 45)
cover recording of:
The Boys of Summer
lyricist and composer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Don Henley
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Wild Gator Music (publishing company for Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Woody Creek Music
The Ataris4.74:21
13Dreams
programming:
Oliver Leiber and Peter Rafelson
assistant engineer:
Matt Silva
engineer:
Stuart Grusin, Oliver Leiber, Phillip Begley (engineer) (lead vocals [vocals]) and Barry Rudolph
co-producer:
Peter Rafelson
producer:
Oliver Leiber
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
guitar:
Oliver Leiber
lead vocals:
Andrea Corr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1997) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
produced for:
Noise Club, Inc. (Oliver Leiber production company)
recorded at:
Ollywood Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Rafelson Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States and Westland Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Nicks
publisher:
Gentoo Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher) and Welsh Witch Music (BMI affiliated) (in 1977)
The Corrs44:02
14When You Say Nothing at All
programming and producer:
Stephen Lipson
engineer and mixer:
Heff Moraes
accordion and whistle:
James McNally
bass:
Stephen Lipson
drums (drum set):
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
Peter-John Vettese (British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer)
background vocals:
Tessa Niles and Miriam Stockley
vocals:
Ronan Keating
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1999) and Polygram Ireland Ltd. (in 1999)
recorded at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Aquarium (Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Aquarium (Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
When You Say Nothing at All
writer:
Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
Ronan Keating2.754:15
15Drift Away
recording of:
Drift Away (Uncle Kracker version)
revision of:
Drift Away
Uncle Kracker3:46
16The Crying Game
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
vocals and performer:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spaghetti Recordings Ltd. (in 1992)
cover recording of:
The Crying Game
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
recording of:
The Crying Game
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Boy George23:22
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