The Best of Belinda, Volume 1

~ Release by Belinda Carlisle (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Label: EMI/Virgin (EU/UK only) - Catalog #: 582102 - ASIN: B000025JWM

Annotation last modified on 2005-12-08 13:39 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Heaven Is a Place on Earth
recording engineer:
Steve McMillan
drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter) and Rick Nowels
additional engineer:
Stacy Baird and Robert Feist
assistant engineer:
Matthew Freeman (engineer), Clark Germaine, Brian Scheuble and Joe Schiff
additional producer:
Robert Feist (other vocals [vocal]) and Ellen Shipley (other vocals [vocal])
producer:
Rick Nowels
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars]:
Rick Nowels
additional guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
additional guitar [guitars]:
Michael Landau
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Thomas Dolby
additional percussion:
Jimmy Bralower and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
bass:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kenny Aronoff and Curly Smith (Jo Jo Gunne musician)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Dan Huff, John McCurry and Rick Nowels
guitar [air guitar] and lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
keyboard [keyboards]:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter) and Rick Nowels
piano [acoustic piano]:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Rhett Lawrence
vocals:
Beth Anderson (US pop vocalist), Charlotte Caffey, Donna Davidson, Donna Delory, Edie Lehmann, Rick Nowels, Michelle Phillips and Ellen Shipley
arranger:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1987), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1987), Virgin Records Ltd (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1987) and Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States and Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
American Recording and Ocean Way Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 400)
recording of:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), BMG Rights Management (see annotation), Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Spirit Music Publishing Limited, Virgin Songs, Inc., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1987)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc.
4.154:07
2(We Want) The Same Thing
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1989) and Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
(We Want) The Same Thing
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music Ltd., Future Furniture Music (in 1988), Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1988) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1988)
3.54:16
3Circle in the Sand
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
Circle in the Sand
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1987)
3.653:41
4Leave 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)
24:15
5Little Black Book
engineer:
Greg Droman (American producer, mixing and audio engineer), Ross Hogarth and John Ingoldsby (songwriter)
producer:
Richard Feldman
mixer:
Peter Arata
bass:
Eric Pressly (Bassist, producer and songwriter)
cello:
Sachi McHenry
drums (drum set):
Kenny Aronoff
guitar:
Dave Alvin (singer-songwriter, guitarist), Rusty Anderson and Michael Landau
keyboard:
Kevin Savigar
percussion:
Stan Lynch
violin:
Charlie Bisharat (US violinist) and Juliann French (US violinist)
background vocals:
Nadirah Ali, Gia Ciambotti (American singer), Cherryl Crowe, Marcy Levy, Debra Parson and Naomi Star
lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
strings arranger:
Pat Seymour (UK producer, arranger, keyboardist, flutist & composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
mixed at:
Larrabee Recording Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Little Black Book
writer:
Belinda Carlisle, Richard Feldman and Marcy Levy
publisher:
Make Zee Music, Sony Music Publishing and Virgin Music Ltd.
4:11
6Summer Rain
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1989) and Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
Summer Rain
writer:
Robbie Seidman and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Kinaalda Music Inc. (publisher) (in 1989) and Valley of Vidal Music (in 1989)
4:11
7Vision of You
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
Vision of You
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Future Furniture Music (in 1989), Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1989) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1989)
4:09
8Live Your Life Be Free
producer:
Rick Nowels
recording of:
Live Your Life Be Free
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Future Furniture Music, Shipwreck Music (publisher) and Virgin Music Ltd.
34:22
9I Get Weak
producer:
Rick Nowels
recording of:
I Get Weak
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Realsongs (in 1987)
4.54:14
10La Luna
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
La Luna
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Future Furniture Music (in 1989), Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1989) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1989)
44:13
11I Plead Insanity
producer:
David Munday and Rick Nowels
recording of:
I Plead Insanity
writer:
David Munday, Rick Nowels and Kushla Prasad
publisher:
Future Furniture Music, Munday Music (Goo Munday) and Virgin Music Ltd.
4:11
12World Without You
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
World Without You
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Realsongs (in 1987)
3:58
13Do You Feel Like I Feel?
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
Do You Feel Like I Feel?
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Future Furniture Music, Shipwreck Music (publisher) and Virgin Music Ltd.
4:14
14Half the World
producer:
Richard Feldman
recording of:
Half the World
writer:
Richard Feldman, Eric Pressly (Bassist, producer and songwriter) and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Mechanical Panther Music, Shipwreck Music (publisher) and Virgin Music Ltd.
4:12
15Runaway Horses
producer:
Rick Nowels
recording of:
Runaway Horses
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Future Furniture Music (in 1989), Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1989) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1989)
4:14