Absolutely the Best of Classic Rock

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1School’s Out
engineer:
Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Bob Ezrin
drums (drum set):
Neil Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
electric guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
guitar and background vocals:
Reggie Vincent
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972, in 1974) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 319)
recording of:
School’s Out
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) 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)
Alice Cooper4.253:28
2Burn
recorded in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1973-11)
assistant engineer:
Tapani Tapanainen (in 2004)
engineer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1973-11)
electric bass guitar:
Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist) (in 1973-11)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1973-11)
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Jon Lord (in 1973-11)
lead vocals:
David Coverdale (in 1973-11)
vocals:
Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist) (in 1973-11)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1973-11)
recording of:
Burn (in 1973-11)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
Deep Purple Music (Overseas) Ltd. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Deep Purple54:30
3Hold the Line
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1978-08)
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather (in 1978-08)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1978-08) and Steve Porcaro (in 1978-08)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1978-08)
piano:
David Paich (in 1978-08)
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08), Steve Lukather (in 1978-08) and David Paich (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
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 1977, in 1978), CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Hold the Line (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and 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)
Toto4.23:56
4Locomotive Breath
engineer:
John Burns (engineer/producer for Genesis)
executive producer:
Terry Ellis (UK producer & band manager)
producer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull) and Terry Ellis (UK producer & band manager)
acoustic guitar and flute and lead vocals:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull) (on 1971-02-12)
bass guitar and treble recorder / alto recorder:
Jeffrey Hammond Hammond (on 1971-02-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Clive Bunker (on 1971-02-12)
electric guitar and soprano recorder:
Martin Barre (on 1971-02-12)
Hammond organ, piano, piano accordion and synthesizer and mellotron, organ and piano:
John Evan (on 1971-02-12)
conductor:
Dee Palmer (aka David Palmer, of Jethro Tull) (on 1971-02-12)
remixer:
Robin Black (engineer)
orchestrator:
Dee Palmer (aka David Palmer, of Jethro Tull)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-02-12)
remixed at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Locomotive Breath (on 1971-02-12)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
Jethro Tull4.454:28
5Too Rolling Stoned
Robin Trower3:53
6(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) and 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 1976, in 1978)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 397) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 449)
recording of:
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
lyricist and composer:
Donald Roeser
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (in 1976)
sub-publisher:
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)
Blue Öyster Cult4.43:49
7Ebony Eyes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 96)
recording of:
Ebony Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Bob Welch (early member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Cigar Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Glenwood Music Corp.
Bob Welch3:32
8Lunatic Fringe
producer:
Richard Landis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1987)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 78) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 82)
recording of:
Lunatic Fringe
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
Red Rider54:20
9Every Rose Has Its Thorn
engineer:
Duane Baron
producer:
Tom Werman
mixer:
Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Bobby Dall
drums (drum set):
Rikki Rockett
guitar:
C.C. DeVille
lead vocals:
Bret Michaels
performer:
Poison (US glam metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1988), Enigma (1980s US rock & alternative) (in 1988) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1996)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 34)
recording of:
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
writer:
Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett
publisher:
Cyanide Publishing, Sweet Cyanide Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Poison44:19
10Centerfold
engineer:
Dave Thoener
producer:
Seth Justman
arranger:
Seth Justman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1981), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1981) and EMI Catalog (in 2006)
recorded at:
Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Mix Room, Record Plant (NYC) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 38), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 73) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 314)
recording of:
Centerfold (song by The J. Geils Band)
lyricist and composer:
Seth Justman
publisher:
Center City Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Pal-Park Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The J. Geils Band43:36
11Hit Me With Your Best Shot
engineer:
Chris Minto (engineer) and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
guitar and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
background vocals:
Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
background vocals and lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1980, in 2002) and Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1980)
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Schwartz
publisher:
Round Hill Songs and Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH
Pat Benatar4.152:50
12Ballroom Blitz
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
producer:
Phil Wainman
arranger:
Sweet (UK glam rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1973, in 1974, in 1975) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1973)
recorded at and engineered at:
Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Ballroom Blitz
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
The Sweet4.64:02
13Everybody Wants You
assistant recording engineer:
Garry Rindfuss
recording engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Billy and Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
assistant mixer:
Jim Ball (engineer)
mixer:
Billy and David Thoener
additionally recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recorded at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everybody Wants You
lyricist and composer:
Billy Squier
Billy Squier4.53:46
14Bad to the Bone
recording of:
Bad to the Bone
lyricist and composer:
George Thorogood
publisher:
Del Sound Music
George Thorogood & the Destroyers3:38
15Once Bitten Twice Shy
cover recording of:
Once Bitten Twice Shy
lyricist and composer:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
publisher:
April (publisher), EMI April Music Inc. and Ian Hunter Music Inc.
Great White3:59
16Rebel Yell
engineer:
Michael Frondelli
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Dave Wittman
bass guitar:
Steve Webster (Canadian bassist, producer, composer, arranger & orchestrator) (in 1983)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Thommy Price (in 1983)
keyboard:
Judi Dozier (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1983)
arranger:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1983), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 1999) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Rebel Yell by Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 79)
recording of:
Rebel Yell (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Holdings GmbH (DE subsidiary of Chrysalis Group PLC), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Rare Blue Music, Rare Blue Music Inc, Rock Steady Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Billy Idol4.554:46
17I’ve Done Everything for You
recording of:
I've Done Everything for You
writer:
Sammy Hagar
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Sammy Hagar3:02
18Jane
recording of:
Jane (Jefferson Starship song)
lyricist:
David Freiberg and Jim McPherson (singer/songwriter)
composer:
Craig Chaquico, David Freiberg, Paul Kantner and Jim McPherson (singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Jefferson Starship3.754:10
19The Doctor
co-producer:
Rodney Mills
producer:
Charlie Midnight and Eddie Schwartz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
recording of:
The Doctor
writer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”), Charlie Midnight and Eddie Schwartz
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., High Frontier Music, Janiceps Music, Round Hill Works, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16), Windecor Publishing, 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), 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), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers43:44
20Juke Box Hero
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar] and keyboard:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby and Larry Fast (American synthesizer player and composer)
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Juke Box Hero
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.84:22

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