Greatest Ever! Indie Disco: The Definitive Collection

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1Groove Is in the Heart
additional engineer:
Bob Power
assistant engineer:
Derek Lategan and Eddie Sancho
engineer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
additional producer and additional mixer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
producer:
Deee‐Lite
saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Fred Wesley
background vocals:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
additional arranger:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
arranger:
Deee‐Lite
samples:
Bring Down the Birds by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Get Up by Vernon Burch
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 68), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 83) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 233)
recording of:
Groove Is in the Heart
writer:
Dmitry Brill, 鄭東和, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper) and Kier Kirby
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Deee‐Lite4.13:48
2The Only One I Know
producer:
Chris Nagle
music videos:
The Only One I Know by The Charlatans (English indie rock band)
recording of:
The Only One I Know
writer:
John Baker (guitarist for The Charlatans), Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess (UK vocalist, The Charlatans) and Rob Collins
The Charlatans4.453:58
3Def Con One
engineer:
Cenzo Townshend (engineer)
producer:
Robert Gordon (producer from Sheffield, UK)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
turntable:
DJ Winston (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987-1996) (in 1989)
produced for:
The FON Force
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1989)
samples:
Right Now by The Creatures (Siouxsie and the Banshees side project)
recording of:
Def.Con.One (in 1989)
writer:
Graham Crabb, Clint Mansell (English singer and score composer), Richard March and Adam Mole
additional composer:
Marius Constant (Romanian-born French composer and conductor)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and SBK Songs Ltd.
Pop Will Eat Itself4.353:58
4Get Free
recording engineer:
Doug Boehm
producer:
Rob Schnapf
mixer:
Rob Schnapf and Andy Wallace (engineer) (in 2001)
bass:
Patrick Matthews (in 2001)
drums (drum set):
Joey Waronker (in 2001)
electric guitar, tambourine, background vocals and lead vocals:
Craig Nicholls (in 2001)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Engine Room Music Pty Limited (in 2002)
recorded at:
The Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-07 until 2002-02)
mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (in 2001)
recording of:
Get Free (Vines song)
lyricist and composer:
Craig Nicholls
writer:
The Vines (Australian alternative rock band)
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
The Vines4.252:05
5Common People
recording of:
Common People
lyricist:
Jarvis Cocker
composer:
Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey (producer; Pulp bassist) and Russell Senior
premiered at:
Reading Festival (1994-08-27) (1994)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2018-03-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Pulp2.44:05
6Sale of the Century
assistant engineer:
Julie Gardner (engineer) and Tom Girling
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
mixer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
acoustic guitar, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Andy MacLure
additional keyboard:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
additional other instruments:
John Green (session musician specialising in arranging strings, playing stringed instruments, the organ and keyboards) and Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
additional piano and additional synthesizer:
John Green (session musician specialising in arranging strings, playing stringed instruments, the organ and keyboards)
bass guitar:
Diid Osman
guitar:
Jon Stewart (UK guitarist) and Louise Wener
lead vocals:
Louise Wener
part of:
Anti-Hit List: May 28, 1996 (number: 6)
recording of:
Sale of the Century
lyricist:
Louise Wener
writer and composer:
Andy MacLure and Louise Wener
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Sleeper4.54:28
7Dolphin
engineer:
Jon Gray (UK producer & engineer) and Shed Seven
producer and mixer:
Jessica Corcoran
bass guitar:
Tom Gladwin (from 1993 until 1994)
drums (drum set):
Alan Leach (from 1993 until 1994)
guitar:
Paul Banks (UK guitarist for Shed Seven/The Rising) (from 1993 until 1994)
vocals:
Rick Witter (from 1993 until 1994)
recorded at:
Greenhouse Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1993 until 1994)
recording of:
Dolphin (from 1993 until 1994)
lyricist:
Rick Witter
composer:
Joe Johnson (UK guitarist for Shed Seven) and Shed Seven
Shed Seven53:50
8Can You Dig It?
producer:
Martin Coogan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1991)
music videos:
Can You Dig It? by The Mock Turtles
recording of:
Can You Dig It?
lyricist and composer:
Martin Coogan
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
The Mock Turtles3.254:08
9I’m Free
producer:
Sean Dickson and George Shilling
mixer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Sushil K. Dade (in 1989)
brass:
James Gallagher (brass, I'm Free) and Kevin McCarthy (brass, I'm Free)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Paul Quinn (Former drummer with Teenage Fanclub and The Soup Dragons) (in 1989)
guitar:
Sean Dickson (in 1989) and Jim McCulloch (Scottish guitarist/vocalist for BMX Bandits, The Soup Dragons) (in 1989)
background vocals:
Jim McCulloch (Scottish guitarist/vocalist for BMX Bandits, The Soup Dragons) (in 1989)
guest vocals:
Junior Reid (in 1989)
vocals:
Sean Dickson (in 1989)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
I’m Free (in 1989)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
The Soup Dragons4.653:30
10In a Room
acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
Nigel Clark (singer and bassist of Dodgy)
brass:
Simon Clarke (UK saxophonist), Roddy Lorimer, Tim Sanders (UK saxophonist) and Neil Sidwell
guitar, sitar and slide guitar:
Andy Miller (UK guitarist for Dodgy/Hey Gravity)
percussion:
Mathew Priest
piano:
Richard Payne (UK keyboardist)
vocals:
Nigel Clark (singer and bassist of Dodgy), Andy Miller (UK guitarist for Dodgy/Hey Gravity) and Mathew Priest
recording of:
In a Room
composer:
Nigel Clark (singer and bassist of Dodgy), Andy Miller (UK guitarist for Dodgy/Hey Gravity) and Mathew Priest
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Dodgy44:16
11The Size of a Cow
engineer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
producer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
bass:
Paul Clifford (The Wonder Stuff)
fiddle and piano:
Martin Bell (violinist for The Wonder Stuff)
guitar:
Miles Hunt and Malcolm Treece
Hammond organ:
James Taylor (UK keyboardist)
membranophone:
Martin Gilks
vocals:
Miles Hunt and Malcolm Treece
recording of:
The Size of a Cow
writer:
The Wonder Stuff (UK alternative rock band)
The Wonder Stuff43:12
12Just Like Heaven
assistant producer:
Sean Burrows, Michel Dierickx (Belgian producer & engineer, aka ‘Shelle’) and Jacques Hermet
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
electric guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, ICP Recording Studios in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium and Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
music videos:
Just Like Heaven by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 11), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 22), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 108), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 231) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 483)
recording of:
Just Like Heaven
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure4.353:29
13World Shut Your Mouth
producer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
recording of:
World Shut Your Mouth
lyricist and composer:
Julian Cope
Julian Cope4.53:34
14The Passenger
engineer:
Eduard Meyer and Colin Thurston
producer:
Bewlay Bros.
bass guitar:
Tony Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
cowbell, drums (drum set), shakers and tambourine:
Hunt Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18) and Ricky Gardiner (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
piano:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18), Hunt Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18) and Tony Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Thousand Mile, Inc. (in 1977) and Virgin America (Virgin sublabel for EUROPEAN releases of artists signed by Virgin Records America, Inc.) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Hansa Studio III in Berlin, Germany (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 179)
recording of:
The Passenger (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
lyricist:
Iggy Pop
composer:
Ricky Gardiner
publisher:
Ricky Gardiner Songs and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Iggy Pop4.64:40
15Slight Return
engineer:
Helen Woodward
producer and mixer:
Hugh Jones (UK producer)
12 string guitar and steel-string acoustic guitar [six string guitar]:
Adam Devlin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Eds Chesters
electric bass guitar:
Scott Morriss
lead vocals:
Mark Morriss (The Bluetones frontman)
vocals:
Scott Morriss
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1995)
part of:
Anti-Hit List: March 18, 1996 (number: 1)
recording of:
Slight Return
writer:
Eds Chesters, Adam Devlin, Mark Morriss (The Bluetones frontman) and Scott Morriss
publisher:
Archaic UK Music and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
The Bluetones3.753:20
16This Is How It Feels
music videos:
This Is How It Feels by Inspiral Carpets
recording of:
This Is How It Feels
writer:
Clint Boon, Craig Gill, Tom Hingley, Graham Lambert and Martyn Walsh
Inspiral Carpets3.353:11
17Just Like Honey
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
producer:
The Jesus and Mary Chain
bass:
Douglas Hart (musician & video director)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gillespie
guitar:
Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) and William Reid (guitarist, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) and William Reid (guitarist, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd (Hong Kong holding company from 1978 to 1990), Warner Music UK Ltd. (Warner Music UK Limited, not for release label use!) (in 1985) and WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Just Like Honey by The Jesus and Mary Chain
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 186)
recording of:
Just Like Honey
writer:
Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) and William Reid (guitarist, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
is based on:
Intro (Just Like Honey)
The Jesus and Mary Chain53:01
18Sit Down
recording of:
Sit Down
writer:
Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott and Gavan Whelan
James3.84:04

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part of:Greatest Ever! The Definitive Collection (number: 107) (order: 49)