Now! That’s What I Call a Singer

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1Home
recording engineer and mixer:
Humberto Gatica
programming:
Neil Devor and Jochem van der Saag
additional engineer:
Neil Devor and Alejandro Rodríguez (engineer based in Los Angeles)
audio engineer:
Neil Devor, Christian Robles, Alejandro Rodríguez (engineer based in Los Angeles), Jorge Vivo (engineer) and Joe Wohlmuth
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Humberto Gatica
assistant mixer:
Courtney Blooding and Christian Robles
bass guitar:
Brian Bromberg
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
percussion:
Rafael Padilla
piano:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
solo guitar:
Brian Green (producer)
background vocals:
Debbie Timuss
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chartmaker Studios in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Home
writer:
Michael Bublé, Alan Chang and Amy Foster‐Gillies
Michael Bublé23:46
2Endless Love
recording engineer:
Reggie Dozier
producer:
Lionel Richie
mixer:
Guy Costa
additional guest performer:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1981)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 20)
recording of:
Endless Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music, Café Americana Inc., PGP Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 nominee)
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross3.54:26
3Think Twice (radio edit)
recording of:
Think Twice
writer:
Andy Hill (English producer & songwriter) and Peter Sinfield
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Pillarview B.V. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Céline Dion14:03
4A Moment Like This
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer) (drums (drum set) [drums])
engineer:
Daniel Pursey (UK engineer), Geoff Foster (sound engineer) (strings), Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Ren Swan
producer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
mixer:
Ren Swan
bass:
Steve Pearce (UK bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Neal Wilkinson
guitar [guitars]:
Fridrik “Frissy” Karsson
keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
piano:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
background vocals:
Carmen Reece
choir vocals:
The Tuff Session Singers
strings [string] arranger:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2006, in 2007)
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings), Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals, drums (drum set) [drums])
mixed at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
A Moment Like This (music video) by Leona Lewis
cover recording of:
A Moment Like This
writer:
Jörgen Elofsson (Swedish songwriter and producer) and John Reid (UK DJ/producer & vocalist John Robinson Reid)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Leona Lewis2.54:18
5Just the Way You Are
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Phil Ramone
producer:
Phil Ramone
12 string guitar and guitar [High String Guitar]:
Steve Khan
acoustic guitar:
Steve Burgh, Steve Khan and Hugh McCracken
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
bass:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
clarinet, flute, organ, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Richie Cannata
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
electric guitar:
Hiram Bullock and Steve Khan
keyboard, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
orchestrator:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and 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 1977)
edit of:
Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
Just the Way You Are
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Joelsongs (from 1977 to present), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1977) and Impulsive Music (in 1977)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Billy Joel4.353:31
6Careless Whisper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Careless Whisper
writer:
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Morrison Leahy Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present), Wham! Music 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)
George Michael5:04
7Smooth Operator
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1994)
recording of:
Smooth Operator
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, 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) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Sade4.654:17
8Never Too Much
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Gregg Mann (engineer), Andy Hoffman (engineer), Nicky Kalliongos (engineer) and Don Wershba (engineer)
engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
congas:
Bashiri Johnson
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Georg Wadenius (guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, singer, composer, producer)
horn [horns] and strings:
Paul Riser
keyboard [keyboards]:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Crusher Bennett
background vocals [female backup vocals]:
Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis and Sybil Thomas
background vocals [male backup vocals] and lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Paul Riser
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981), 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 1981) and 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 1981)
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Never Too Much by Luther Vandross
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 468)
recording of:
Never Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Barry Platnick, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), SBK Songs Ltd. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
Luther Vandross4.153:50
9Genie in a Bottle
recording engineer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner and Mario Luccy
programming:
Guy Roche
engineer:
Paul Arnold (engineer) and Ryan James Freeland
producer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner and Guy Roche
additional mixer:
Michael Huff
mixer:
Dave Way
additional drums (drum set) [drums] and additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve Kipner
drums (drum set) [drums] and keyboard [keyboards]:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System)
guitar:
John Goux and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
tambourine:
Matt Laug
background vocals:
Christina Aguilera and Shelly Peiken
arranger:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner, Pam Sheyne and Guy Roche
additional vocals arranger:
Christina Aguilera
vocals arranger:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner and Pam Sheyne
music videos:
Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 264) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 228)
recording of:
Genie in a Bottle
writer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner and Pam Sheyne
publisher:
AppleTreeSongs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Griff Griff Music, Mother’s Finest Songs (ASCAP-affiliated), Muso Music, Stephen A. Kipner Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Christina Aguilera3.953:37
10SexyBack
recording engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Nate (Danja) Hills (US producer Nate Hills), Timbaland and Justin Timberlake
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
bass:
Darryl “Day” Pearson
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills) and Timbaland
guitar:
Bill Pettaway (R&B songwriter, musician, producer)
vocals:
Timbaland and Justin Timberlake
performer:
Timbaland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording LLC (in 2006)
recorded at and mixed at:
Thomas Crown Studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
SexyBack
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Hills (US producer Nate Hills), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Danjahandz Music, Tennman Tunes, Virginia Beach Music, W.B.M. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland3.44:02
11Price Tag (clean)
recording engineer and engineer:
Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Emily Wright
programming and producer:
Dr. Luke
assistant engineer:
Tatiana Gottwald
assistant mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Dr. Luke
electric bass guitar:
Butch Coleman
vocals:
Jessie J (English singer-songwriter)
partial recording of:
Price Tag
writer:
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.), Łukasz Gottwald, Jessica Cornish (English singer-songwriter) and Claude Kelly
publisher:
Ham Squad Music, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Prescription Songs, Shady Music Publishing, LLC (BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Studio Beast Music (publishing company linked to Claude Kelly) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
Jessie J23:08
12Dance With Me Tonight
additional programming:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Darren Heelis (music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
programming:
Darren Lewis and Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
producer:
Future Cut and Steve Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
assistant mixer:
Darren Heelis (music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
guitar and keyboard:
Darren Lewis
other instruments [all other instruments]:
Steve Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
percussion and synthesizer [synths]:
Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Claude Kelly
mixed for:
365 Artists at the Pierce Rooms
music videos:
Dance With Me Tonight by Olly Murs
recording of:
Dance With Me Tonight
writer:
Claude Kelly, Oliver Murs and Stephen Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Concord Simp Ltd., Imagem CV, Salli Isaak Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Studio Beast Music (publishing company linked to Claude Kelly) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Olly Murs2.53:24
13Roar
programming and producer:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
assistant engineer:
Rachael Findlen (engineer), Justin Fox and Elliott Lanam (engineer)
engineer:
Peter Carlsson (engineer), Clint Gibbs, John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Michael Ilbert
additional assistant producer:
Irene Richter
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
instruments:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
vocals:
Katy Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Luke’s in the Boo in Malibu, California, United States, MXM Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden, Playback Recording Studio in Santa Barbara, California, United States and Secret Garden Studios in Montecito, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 10), RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 7) (number: 10), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 20), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 46) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Roar
writer:
Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Martin Karl Sandberg (Swedish record producer), Bonnie McKee and Katy Perry
publisher:
KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Bonnie McKee Music (in 2013), Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated) (in 2013), MXM (in 2013), Oneirology Publishing (in 2013), Prescription Songs (in 2013), Songs of Pulse Recording (BMI) (in 2013), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2013), Where da Kasz At (in 2013) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Katy Perry3.53:43
14Try
programming:
Greg Kurstin (in 2012)
additional engineer:
Jesse Shatkin (American singer-songwriter, and record producer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Greg Kurstin
bass and keyboard:
Greg Kurstin (in 2012)
guitar:
Kevin Dukes (in 2012) and Greg Kurstin (in 2012)
recorded at:
Earthstar Creation Center in Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2012) and Echo Studio in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2012)
mixed at:
Echo Studio in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Try (music video) by P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 53)
recording of:
Try (in 2012)
writer:
Benjamin West (Detroit producer & songwriter) and Michael Busbee
P!nk4.054:06
15Left Outside Alone (radio edit)
producer:
Dallas Austin and Glen Ballard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2004)
music videos:
Left Outside Alone by Anastacia (USA pop singer from Chicago, IL, best known for “I’m Outta Love”)
recording of:
Left Outside Alone (in 2004)
writer:
Anastacia Newkirk (USA pop singer from Chicago, IL, best known for “I’m Outta Love”), Dallas Austin and Glen Ballard
publisher:
Aerostation Corporation, Arlovol Music, Cyptron Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Po Ho Productions, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Anastacia33:53
16I Will Never Let You Down
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc Nation, LLC (for copyrights use only; for release labels, use "Roc Nation") (from 2014 to present)
recording of:
I Will Never Let You Down
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Rita Ora33:24
17Elastic Heart
recording of:
Elastic Heart
writer:
Sia Furler (Sia, Australian singer‐songwriter), Andrew Swanson and Thomas Wesley Pentz (aka Diplo)
Sia4:14
18No One
edit of:
No One by Alicia Keys
music videos:
No One (music video) by Alicia Keys
recording of:
No One
writer:
Kerry Brothers, George M. Harry and Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys44:06
19Only Love Can Hurt Like This
recording engineer:
Mario Luccy
additional producer:
AC Burrell and Kyle Townsend
producer:
AC Burrell
assistant mixer:
Delbert Bowers (American engineer) and Chris Galland
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Bryan “B-Dub” White (bassist and producer)
lead vocals:
Paloma Faith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Realsongs in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Only Love Can Hurt Like This
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Paloma Faith3.53:54
20Let It Go
assistant recording engineer:
Sean Badum and James Oleksyk
recording engineer:
Lowell Reynolds
engineer:
Mark Bengtson
producer:
Jacquire King
mixer:
Mark Bengtson and Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass:
Eli Beaird
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Ian Fitchuk
guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Bay (English singer‐songwriter)
percussion:
Eric Darken
performer:
James Bay (English singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016 (number: 44)
recording of:
Let It Go
writer:
James Bay (English singer‐songwriter) and Paul Barry (songwriter/musician)
publisher:
Metrophonic Music Ltd and Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
James Bay3.654:23
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