Best of the 90’s

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Tracklist

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1Something Got Me Started
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd (Warner Music UK Limited, not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Oliverea Productions Ltd. and Simply Red Records Ltd.
recording of:
Something Got Me Started
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and McIntyre
publisher:
EMI Songs and So What Ltd
Simply Red2.83:59
2Just the Way It Is, Baby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1990), WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 1990) and Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991)
recording of:
Just the Way It Is, Baby
writer:
Phil Solem and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts, Great Buildings & The Quick)
publisher:
Poppy‐Due Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Tiger God Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Rembrandts44:03
3To Be With You
assistant engineer:
Chris Kupper, David Luke (engineer), Scott Ralston, Michael Semanick and Andy Udoff
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
To Be With You by Mr. Big (American hard rock band)
recording of:
To Be With You
writer:
David Grahame and Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
publisher:
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), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Dog Turner Music (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1991 to present), Tasmanian Compositions (from 1991 to present), 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) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Mr. Big4.453:27
4Walking in Memphis
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ben Wisch
producer:
Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
bass and organ:
John Leventhal
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
guitar:
Marc Cohn and John Leventhal
Hammond organ:
Chris Palmaro
keyboard:
Eric Rehl
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Dennis Collins (backing vocalist), Ada Dyer (American soul singer) and Darryl Tookes
guest background vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
Marc Cohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 415)
recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Marc Cohn44:13
5Informer
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O'Brien (single: "Informer")), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O'Brien (single: "Informer")), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow3:46
6Gypsy Woman
engineer:
Jay Steinhour
executive producer:
Bruce Carbone
producer and mixer:
The Basement Boys (house music production team)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
The Basement Boys (house music production team)
keyboard and organ:
Neal Conway
strings arranger:
Neal Conway
arranger:
The Basement Boys (house music production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Basement Boys Studio in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
recording of:
Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) (a.k.a. “Gypsy Woman (la da dee la da da)”)
writer:
Neal Conway and Crystal Waters
publisher:
Basement Boys Music and BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
Crystal Waters3.63:53
7United
performer:
Marky Mark
recording of:
United
lyricist:
Alex Christensen (German techno DJ/producer) and Frank Peterson
Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark24:01
8Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen
performer:
Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer (not related to the dance version by Dolls United)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EastWest Records GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
recording of:
Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen (Dolls United version)
lyricist:
Manfred Jenning
composer:
Hermann Amann, Djego Heskim (songwriter), Dominik Stahlschmidt and Willem van Scoopen
version of:
Das Lummerlandlied (Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen)
Dolls United feat. Jim Knopf & Lukas der Lokomotivführer13:46
9Cotton Eye Joe
recording engineer and mixer:
Lee Monteverde
engineer and producer:
Pat Reiniz
banjo:
Ken Tacky
vocals:
Billy Ray (stage name of Jonas Nilsson, violinist of Swedish novelty act Rednex), Mary Joe, Bobby Sue and Ken Tacky
additional performer:
Goran Danielsson (Rednex singer Ken Tacky), Annika Ljungberg and Bosse Nilsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records (in 1994) and Zomba Records Ltd (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Future Crew Studios, Idaho in Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
Cotton‐Eye Joe by Rednex (Swedish Euro-House group)
part of:
A.Side: 10 Songs That Have Their Own Dance Moves (number: 7)
recording of:
Cotton-Eye Joe (Rednex version)
writer:
Jan Ericsson (Swedish producer), Örjan Öberg (Örjan “Öban” Öberg, Swedish producer) and Pat Reiniz
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
version of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
Rednex43:12
10No Limit
producer:
Jean-Paul de Coster and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
mixer:
Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
arranger:
Peter Bauwens
recording of:
No Limit
lyricist and composer:
Anita Dels, Jean-Paul de Coster, Ray Slijngaard and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
publisher:
Any Kind of Music, Inc, Decos Publishing, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), MCA Music Ltd., MSM Songs Musikverlag GmbH and Toco Australia
2 Unlimited43:17
11The Rhythm of the NightCorona4.54:22
12Scatman (Ski‐Ba‐Bop‐Ba‐Dop‐Bop)
recording of:
Scatman (Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop)
lyricist and composer:
Antonio Nunzio Catania (Italian producer, composer and musician) and John Larkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG UFA (not for release label use! this is a music publisher), Edition Scales, EMI Music Publ. Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Iceberg Publ. DK
Scatman John3:31
13Children
recording of:
Children
composer:
Roberto Concina
publisher:
Jeity Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Miles33:51
14Groove 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‐Lite4.13:52
15I’ve Been Thinking About You
producer and mixer:
Martyn Phillips (producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist)
bass guitar:
William Henshall (Londonbeat)
electric guitar:
John Turnbull
piano and synthesizer:
George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat)
background vocals:
George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat), William Henshall (Londonbeat) and John Turnbull
lead vocals:
Jimmy Helms (soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1990)
recording of:
I’ve Been Thinking About You
writer:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat), Jimmy Helms (soul singer) and William Henshall (Londonbeat)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Londonbeat43:48
16Shy Guy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) 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 1994)
recording of:
Shy Guy
writer:
Kingsley Gardner, Diana King (Jamaican-American singer-songwriter) and Andy Marvel
publisher:
Diana King Music, Kinsley Gardner Nation of Soul Music, W'nR Music and World of Andy Music
Diana King2.253:41
17From a Distance
producer:
Arif Mardin and Bette Midler
lead vocals:
Bette Midler (in 1990)
arranger:
Arif Mardin and Steve Skinner
vocals arranger:
Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
cover recording of:
From a Distance (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Julie Gold (in 1985)
publisher:
Grow Your Own Music, Wing and Wheel Music, ビクターミュージックアーツ 第四事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Bette Midler2.54:34
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