Rock & Pop Diamonds 1987

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Father Figure
producer:
George Michael
additional keyboard:
Betsy Cook
guitar:
Hugh Burns
keyboard:
George Michael
background vocals:
Shirley Lewis and George Michael
vocals:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987, in 2010)
recording of:
Father Figure (George Michael song)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
George Michael3.75:38
2Sign Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
strings arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), CBS Records (2006–2021) (in 1987) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
Sign Your Name
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer) and Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd., Virgin Music Ltd. and Young Terrence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.54:38
3Is This Love
producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
produced for:
Mike Stone Enterprises
recording of:
Is This Love (Whitesnake song)
writer:
David Coverdale and John Sykes
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Whitesnake Music Ltd., Whitesnake Music Overseas Ltd., 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)
Whitesnake34:04
4Mystify
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
music videos:
Mystify (music video) by INXS
recording of:
Mystify
writer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
INXS3.33:19
5Johnny B.
recording of:
Johnny B.
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman
publisher:
Edition Intro (publisher), Meisel MV and Polygram Songs MV
The Hooters4:01
6Mary’s Prayer
producer:
Dave Bascombe
performer:
Danny Wilson (Scottish pop group) (in 1987)
produced at:
Marcus Studios in Bayswater, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Mary’s Prayer (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark (Scottish singer/producer; ex‐Danny Wilson, ex‐Transister, ex‐King L)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (, in 1988)
Danny Wilson33:56
7Forgotten Town
recording of:
Forgotten Town
lyricist and composer:
Henry Priestman
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Christians5:16
8It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
producer:
Michael Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola Ltd. (in 1987)
produced for:
Simple Simon Inc.
recording of:
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard (pop songwriter)
publisher:
RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
The Blow Monkeys2.54:03
9Back and Forth
recording of:
Back and Forth
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter) and Nathan Leftenant
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo36:34
10I (Together)
recording of:
I (Together)
writer:
Mike Jones (lyricist of Latin Quater) and Steve Skaith
Latin Quarter3:53
11The Right Stuff
producer:
Bryan Ferry, Chester Kamen and Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
mixer:
Bruce Lampcov
recording of:
The Right Stuff
writer:
Bryan Ferry
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Marr Songs Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Virgin-Nymph Music Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Bryan Ferry4:24
12Will You Remember
recording of:
Will You Remember?
writer:
Chris McDaniels, London McDaniels and Phil Roy
publisher:
Blue Raincoat Songs Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and 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)
Eighth Wonder4:33
13Solitude Standing
recording of:
Solitude Standing
lyricist:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer) (in 1987), Anton Sanko (American score composer) (in 1987), Marc Shulman (American guitarist) (in 1987), Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter) (in 1987) and Michael Visceglia (in 1987)
Suzanne Vega4:50
14Hall of Mirrors
cover recording of:
The Hall of Mirrors
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider (founding member of Kraftwerk) and Emil Schult
composer:
Ralf Hütter
translated version of:
Spiegelsaal
Siouxsie and the Banshees5:04
15This Corrosion
producer:
Jim Steinman
drum machine:
Doktor Avalanche
guest choir vocals:
The New York Choral Society
vocals:
Andrew Eldritch
recording of:
This Corrosion
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Eldritch
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Sisters of Mercy4:28
16Orpheus
mixer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist) and David Sylvian
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
flugelhorn:
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer)
keyboard, organ, piano and synthesizer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
membranophone:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
percussion:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
slide guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
recording of:
Orpheus (David Sylvian song)
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
publisher:
Opium (Arts) Ltd.
David Sylvian4:47