Now That’s What I Call Music! 20

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Tracklist

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212" Vinyl
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C1Don't Dream It's Over
cover recording of:
Don’t Dream It’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing and Roundhead Music (Neil Finn)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 2)
Paul Young3:59
C2Caribbean Blue
engineer:
Nicky Ryan
edit of:
Caribbean Blue by Enya (Irish singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Caribbean Blue
lyricist:
Roma Ryan
composer:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter) and Nicky Ryan
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Enya33:39
C3SaltwaterJulian Lennon3.53:45
C4Rush Rush
producer:
Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith (Vernon Jeffrey Smith, producer, writer, musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1991)
samples:
Kisses in the Moonlight by George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 89)
recording of:
Rush Rush
lyricist and composer:
Peter Lord Moreland
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Paula Abdul34:53
C5Any Dream Will Do
engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
executive producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Jason Donovan (Australian actor and singer)
vocals:
Jason Donovan (Australian actor and singer)
music videos:
Any Dream Will Do by Jason Donovan (Australian actor and singer)
recording of:
Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) (in 1991)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Finale: Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
part of:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
cover recording of:
Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Finale: Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
part of:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Jason Donovan43:52
C6Too Many Walls
recording of:
Too Many Walls
writer:
Cathy Dennis and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Cathy Dennis4:25
C7This House
producer:
Dave Dix (Dave Dix)
mixer:
Dave Dix (Dave Dix) and Pete Glenister
music videos:
This House by Alison Moyet
recording of:
This House (Alison Moyet song)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet43:55
C8Walking in Memphis
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ben Wisch
producer:
Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
bass and organ:
John Leventhal
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
guitar:
Marc Cohn and John Leventhal
Hammond organ:
Chris Palmaro
keyboard:
Eric Rehl
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Dennis Collins (backing vocalist), Ada Dyer (American soul singer) and Darryl Tookes
guest background vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
Marc Cohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 415)
recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Marc Cohn44:16
D1My Town
engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer)
associate producer:
Sam Reid (Canadian keyboardist for Glass Tiger)
producer:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family) and Tom Werman
assistant mixer:
Neal Avron (American engineer)
mixer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and David Thoener
guest acoustic guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
guest drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guest vocals:
Rod Stewart
recording of:
My Town
writer:
Al Connelly, Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family), Alan Frew and Wayne Parker (Canadian bassist and songwriter, in Glass Tiger)
Glass Tiger54:50
D2Wind of Change
assistant engineer:
Shay Baby, Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt and Tom Fletcher (engineer)
engineer:
Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Shay Baby, Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1990)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1990)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
guest keyboard:
Koen van Baal (in 1990)
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1990)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1990), Matthias Jabs (in 1990), Klaus Meine (in 1990), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1990, in 1991) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1990) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1990)
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Wind of Change (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Polygram Music, PRI Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Scorpions3.855:13
D3Shining Star
INXS23:51
D4Joyride
programming:
Anders Herrlin (in 1990-07) and Clarence Öfwerman (in 1990-07)
engineer:
Anders Herrlin and Alar Suurna
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (in 1990-07)
electric guitar and guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1990-07)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1990-07)
whistle:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1990-07) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1990-07)
remixer:
Brian Malouf
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roxette Recordings and EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1990-07)
mixed at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Joyride (in 1990-07)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette3.353:59
D5Sit Down
recording of:
Sit Down
lyricist:
Tim Booth
composer:
Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott and Gavan Whelan
James3.84:06
D6I Think I Love You
executive producer:
Ralph Sall
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (duo)
additional remixer:
Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (duo)
cover recording of:
I Think I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Tony Romeo
Voice of the Beehive53:13
D7Radio Wall of Sound
producer:
Jim Lea
recording of:
Radio Wall of Sound
lyricist and composer:
Jim Lea
Slade2.653:46
D8Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
lead vocals:
Eric Idle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1979)
recording of:
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
lyricist and composer:
Eric Idle
publisher:
Oops Publishing Ltd.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong (division of EMI Music Publishing Group Hong Kong Ltd. that existed as early as 2000)
version of:
Look on the Bright Side of Life (All Things Dull and Ugly)
part of:
Part Five: Miserere Loves Company
Monty Python3.53:43
D9American Pie (full length version)
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
vocals:
Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1971, in 2000)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 131)
recording of:
American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Don McLean4.38:33

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design/illustration and graphic design:Qd Design Ltd.
compiler:Ashley Abram
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1852420 [info]