The Best of Soft Rock

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Partial re release of "Classic Soft Rock" with one different CD set.

Annotation last modified on 2020-04-04 01:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: More Than a Feeling (disc 1)
2▶CD: More Than a Feeling (disc 2)
3▶CD: Ride Like the Wind (disc 1)
4▶CD: Ride Like the Wind (disc 2)
5▶CD: Summer Breeze (disc 1)
6▶CD: Summer Breeze (disc 2)
7▶CD: California Dreamin’
8▶CD: The Air That I Breathe
9▶CD: Into the Night (disc 1)
10▼CD: Into the Night (disc 2)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Daniel
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Nigel Olsson
electric piano and mellotron and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Daniel
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Songs of PolyGram International, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3.93:54
2I Need You
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
additional producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band) and Jeff Dexter
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Ian Samwell
12 string guitar:
Dan Peek
acoustic guitar:
Dewey Bunnell
bass guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Gerry Beckley
drums (drum set):
Dave Atwood
remixer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Need You
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
live recording of:
I Need You
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
America3.553:05
3(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
cover recording of:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
writer:
Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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), 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), 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) 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)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Rita Coolidge54:01
4Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
recording of:
Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
lyricist and composer:
Rupert Holmes
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), The Holmes Line of Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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) 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)
Rupert Holmes3:54
5I’d Really Love to See You Tonight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1976)
recording of:
I’d Really Love to See You Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Parker McGee
publisher:
Clearbox Rights LLC, Dawnbreaker Music, Faizilu Publishing and Sutjujo Music
England Dan & John Ford Coley52:38
6On and On
sound engineer:
Henry Lewy
assistant engineer:
Leslie Jones (recording engineer) and Helen Silvani
producer:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter) and Henry Lewy
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter)
bass guitar:
Mac Cridlin (bass)
drums (drum set):
Larry Brown (US producer, engineer, drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
Andrew Gold
electric piano:
Barlow Jarvis (American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter)
marimba, percussion and vibraphone:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
steel guitar:
Michael Staton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABC Records, Inc (in 1976), Geffen Records (in 1976) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1976)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and ABC Recording Studios (recording studio associated with ABC Records, active circa 1970s) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
On and On
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Downtown DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Stephen Bishop Music Publishing and エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing Inc.)
Stephen Bishop3:01
7Tempted
recording of:
Tempted
lyricist:
Chris Difford
composer:
Glenn Tilbrook
publisher:
Illegal Songs Inc.
Squeeze4:01
8The Things We Do for Love
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Tony Spath
engineer, mixer and editor:
Eric Stewart
producer:
10cc, Graham Gouldman, Mastermix Music Limited and Eric Stewart
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, handclaps and tambourine:
Graham Gouldman (in 1976)
drums (drum set), gong, handclaps and tambourine:
Paul Burgess (UK rock drummer) (in 1976)
guitar, organ and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Eric Stewart (in 1976)
background vocals:
Graham (in 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 1977, in 1997), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1976), Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 1977), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1977) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
music videos:
The Things We Do for Love by 10cc and The Things We Do for Love by 10cc
recording of:
The Things We Do for Love (in 1976)
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), St. Anne’s Music Ltd. and Man-Ken Music Ltd. (in 1977)
10cc4.553:33
9The Best of Times
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx)
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
The Best of Times
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) (in 1980)
Styx3.854:21
10Cry
producer:
Godley & Creme and Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1985) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Cry
writer:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Godley & Creme43:57
11Your Wildest Dreams
recording engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
recorded at:
Good Earth Studios (recording studio in Soho, London, UK, 1977–1989) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Your Wildest Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
The Moody Blues4.54:52
12Higher Love
recording of:
Higher Love
writer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider (BMI-affiliated; associated with Will Jennings), CBS Songs Ltd., F.S. Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell North America and Willin' David Music
Steve Winwood5:50
13More Than Words
assistant engineer:
Craig Doubet (recording engineer)
engineer:
Bob St. John
producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Pat Badger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Paul Geary
guitar, keyboard, percussion and piano and background vocals:
Nuno Bettencourt
background vocals and lead vocals:
Gary Cherone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1990)
recording of:
More Than Words
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Funky Metal Publishing
Extreme3.755:37
14I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)
recording of:
I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1993)
Meat Loaf5:14
15Do You Feel Like We Do
recording of:
Do You Feel Like We Do
writer:
Peter Frampton, Mick Gallagher (UK hammond organ player), John Siomos and Rick Wills
publisher:
Nuages Artists Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Peter Frampton57:20

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Mexico
printed in:United States
manufactured by:Rhino Special Products
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
Universal Music Special Markets
copyrighted (©) by:Direct Holdings Americas Inc. (in 2013)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rhino Special Products (in 2006)
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 2006)
EMI Music Special Markets (in 2013)
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2019)
produced for and manufactured for:Time-Life
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