Now That’s What I Call Music 7

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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C1The Edge of Heaven
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
bass:
Deon Estus
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charlie Morgan (British drummer and percussionist)
guitar:
David Austin (UK songwriter & producer) and Hugh Burns
percussion:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
saxophone:
Andy Hamilton (British saxophonist, composer and producer)
trombone:
Rick Taylor (trombonist)
trumpet:
Simon Gardner (trumpet player) and Paul Spong (trumpetist)
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (from 1986 to present) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1986)
music videos:
The Edge of Heaven by Wham! (British pop-duo)
recording of:
The Edge of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (from 1986 to present)
Wham!44:28
C2My Favourite Waste of Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986) 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 1986)
music videos:
My Favourite Waste of Time by Owen Paul
cover recording of:
My Favourite Waste of Time
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Crenshaw
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bug Music Ltd., Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint) and Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
recording of:
My Favourite Waste of Time
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Crenshaw
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bug Music Ltd., Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint) and Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Owen Paul3.353:25
C3Too Good to Be Forgotten
cover recording of:
Too Good to Be Forgotten
writer:
Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record
Amazulu3:00
C4Spirit in the Sky
performer:
Doctor and the Medics (in 1986-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Doctor & The Medics (in 1985)
recorded at:
Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-02)
music videos:
Spirit in the Sky by Doctor and the Medics
cover recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Doctor and the Medics3.83:27
C5Venus
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music (publisher) and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama3:36
C6New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
recording of:
New Beginning
writer:
Tony Gibber and Mike Myers (UK producer/songwriter)
Bucks Fizz4:05
C7Hunting High and Low (Re-mix)
additional producer:
Alan Tarney
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
remixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer) and Alan Tarney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
recording of:
Hunting High and Low
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. (in 1984)
a‐ha4.753:45
C8Holding Back the Years
recording of:
Holding Back the Years
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
Simply Red4:10
C9A Kind of Magic
assistant engineer:
Croydon (engineer)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drum machine, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
synthesizer and background vocals:
Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1986, in 2011)
recorded at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1985-09 until 1986-04), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-09 until 1986-04)
recording of:
A Kind of Magic
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.854:24
D1When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
executive producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
producer:
Barry J. Eastmond and Wayne Brathwaite
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
music videos:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean
recording of:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Billy Ocean
publisher:
Aqua Music (Billy Ocean's recording & publishing label), Aqua Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Imagem London Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Billy Ocean34:07
D2Set Me Free
music videos:
Set Me Free by Jaki Graham
recording of:
Set Me Free
lyricist and composer:
Derek Bramble
Jaki Graham33:36
D3I Can’t Wait
producer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz) and Rick Waritz (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Injection (Netherlands) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 60)
recording of:
I Can’t Wait
lyricist and composer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz)
publisher:
Poolside Music
Nu Shooz43:37
D4(Bang Zoom) Let’s Go Go
recording of:
(Bang Zoom) Let’s Go Go
writer:
Adelaida Martinez, Curtis Bedeau, Gerard Charles, Hugh Clarke (bass guitar player, member of Full Force), Brian George (US funk/hip-hop musician aka B-Fine), Lucien George, Paul George (American) and Howard A. Thompson
The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee4:02
D5Amityville (The House on the Hill)
Lovebug Starski4:09
D6Headlines
recording of:
Headlines
writer:
Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb (American soul & R&B singer-songwriter), Bobby Lovelace (drummer) and Bill Simmons (musician/songwriter/producer)
publisher:
Hip Trip Music (publisher) (ended), Calloco Music, Inc., Midstar Music, Inc. and Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated)
Midnight Star3:21
D7You and Me Tonight
recording of:
You and Me Tonight
writer:
E’Ban Kelly and Jimmy Randolph
Aurra3:56
D8On My Own
executive producer:
Patti LaBelle
producer:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
arranger:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
music videos:
On My Own by Patti LaBelle ft. Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
recording of:
On My Own (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald song)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Carole Bayer Sager Music and New Hidden Valley Music Co.
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald24:33