Smash Hits 1990

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

Tracklist

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1Nothing Compares 2 U
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1990)
music videos:
Nothing Compares 2 U (music video) by Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 4), AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 162), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 184) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 413)
cover recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, 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)
Sinéad O’Connor4.35:07
2Enjoy the Silence
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Phil Legg and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Depeche Mode (Copyright and phonographic copyright) (in 1990)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 272) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 415)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., 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), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) 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)
Depeche Mode4.44:14
3Groovy Train
engineer:
Gary Wilkinson
producer:
Graham McPherson
mixer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Produce Records (UK label owned by the band The Farm)
recording of:
Groovy Train
lyricist:
Peter Hooton
composer:
Steve Grimes (The Farm)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
The Farm44:10
4Step On
Happy Mondays4:09
5The Only Rhyme That Bites
recording of:
The Only Rhyme That Bites
lyricist:
Nicky Lockett
composer:
Andrew Barker (member of 808 State), Graham Massey, Jerome Moross (composer and conductor), Darren Partington and Martin Price
MC Tunes vs 808 State3:33
6This 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
7Strawberry Fields Forever
cover recording of:
Strawberry Fields Forever
written in:
Almería, Almería (Province of Almería), Andalucía (Andalusia), Spain (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Candy Flip4:09
8Dub Be Good to Me
producer:
Norman Cook
mixer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
lead vocals:
Lindy Layton
performer:
Lindy Layton
samples:
L’uomo dell’armonica by Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer) and The Guns of Brixton (original studio mix) by The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
recording of:
Dub Be Good to Me
composer:
Norman Cook, James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
version of:
Just Be Good to Me
Beats International featuring Lindy3:38
9Poison
recording of:
Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe song)
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Straite
Bell Biv DeVoe3:45
10It’s a Shame (My Sister)
recording of:
It's a Shame (My Sister) (Monie Love song)
writer:
Lee Garrett, Monie Love (English rapper and former radio personality in the United States), David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals), Syreeta (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s) and Stevie Wonder
is based on:
It’s a Shame
Monie Love featuring True Image3:40
11I’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 Dragons4.653:56
12Hello
recording of:
Hello
writer:
Jon Marsh
The Beloved4:18
13Silly Games
Lindy Layton4:07
14I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
cover recording of:
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing International B.V. (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group) and Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (in 1987)
version of:
Desert of Our Love
The Chimes33:58