The Best Singles of All Time

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Sixties
2▶CD: The Sixties
3▶CD: The Seventies
4▶CD: The Seventies
5▶CD: The Eighties
6▶CD: The Eighties
7▼CD: The Nineties
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1Opposites Attract
producer:
Oliver Leiber
recording of:
Opposites Attract
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Leiber
Paula Abdul43:42
2U Can’t Touch This
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
publisher:
Bust‐It Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Stone City Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer3:06
3Leave a Light On
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
Leave a Light On
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Spirit Music Publishing Limited, Future Furniture Music (in 1989), Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1989) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1989)
Belinda Carlisle24:13
4Gonna Make You Sweat
assistant producer:
Ricky Crespo and Alan Friedman
producer:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director) and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
additional drums (drum set):
Alan Friedman
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director)
keyboard:
Ricky Crespo and Dave Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
vocals:
Martha Wash and Freedom Williams
keyboard arranger:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 116) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 402)
recording of:
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
writer:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director) and Frederick B. Williams (UK dance vocalist aka Freedom Williams)
publisher:
Cole/Clivillés Music, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), R.B.G. Dome Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Cole/Clivillés Music Enterprises (from 1990 to ????) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) (from 1990 to ????)
C+C Music Factory4.154:00
5Spaceman
producer:
Jas Mann and Steve Power
mixer:
Clive Black
edit of:
Spaceman by Babylon Zoo
recording of:
Spaceman
lyricist and composer:
Jas Mann
Babylon Zoo3.54:02
6Back for Good
programming:
Gary Barlow and Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer)
assistant engineer:
Steve McNichol
producer:
Gary Barlow and Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
lead vocals:
Gary Barlow
vocals:
Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and Robbie Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1995) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1995)
recording of:
Back for Good
lyricist and composer:
Gary Barlow
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd and EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Take That34:00
7Mouth
other vocals [percussion]:
Jason Catherine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Australia (use with caution, be prepared to prove your edit!) (in 1994), Gotham Records (AU label associated with John Farnham) (in 1994) and Gotham Multimedia (in 1995)
recording of:
Mouth
writer:
Merril Bainbridge
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Merril Bainbridge43:25
8Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart
performer:
Gene Pitney
cover recording of:
Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
Cookaway Music Ltd. (PRS), Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and PolyGram Music Publishing
Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney44:37
9Saltwater
recording of:
Saltwater
writer:
Julian Lennon, Leslie Spiro and Mark Spiro
Julian Lennon3.53:45
10Children
producer:
Robert Miles (Swiss‐Italian producer, composer, musician and DJ)
performer:
Maria Nayler
recording of:
Children
composer:
Roberto Concina
publisher:
Jeity Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Miles3.654:02
11Moving On Up
producer and mixer:
M People
recording of:
Moving On Up
writer:
Heard and Pickering (of M People and Quando Quango)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
M People2.653:32
12Free
executive producer:
Bill Coleman (techno remixer/producer)
producer:
John Ciafone and Lem Springsteen
recording of:
Free
writer:
Ultra Naté and Lem Springsteen
publisher:
Commitment Music, Connor Ryan Music, Jessica Michael Music, Moody Black Keys and Ultra Blue Music
Ultra Naté3.253:51
13Give It Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI‐Medley (Danish division of EMI Music Group) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Deborah Carter (writer, backing vocalist) and Harry Wayne Casey
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and Harrick Music, Inc. (BMI)
Cut ’n’ Move54:21
14Cosmic Girl
engineer and mixer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
co-producer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Al Stone (UK engineer)
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale and Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
arranger:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
recording of:
Cosmic Girl
writer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Derrick McKenzie
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jamiroquai43:46
15Tell Me
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 1995)
Groove Theory3:46
16Real Gone Kid
recording engineer:
Felix Kendall (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Warne Livesey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1988)
recording of:
Real Gone Kid
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
ATV Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Deacon Blue4.354:04
17All Cried Out (dance version)
cover recording of:
All Cried Out
writer:
B-Fine, Baby Gerry, Bow-Legged Lou, Curt-T-T, Paul George (American) and Shy Shy
Allure3:54
18Love U More
recording of:
Love U More
writer:
Paul Carnell and Lucia Holm
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Sunscreem4:03
19Excalibur
F.C.B.33:53
20Wishes
recording of:
Wishes
writer:
Alan Glass and Andrew Klippel
Human Nature4:07
8▶CD: The Nineties
9▶CD: The No. 1s
10▶CD: The No. 1s