The Coolest Rock Album Ever

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

Tracklist

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1No Excuses
recording engineer and mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains
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 1994)
music videos:
No Excuses by Alice in Chains
recording of:
No Excuses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
Alice in Chains4.34:17
220th Century
recording of:
20th Century
lyricist:
Shawn Smith (Seattle vocalist, for Brad/Pigeonhed/Satchel/Malfunkshun)
composer:
Stone Gossard, Regan Hagar (American drummer), Shawn Smith (Seattle vocalist, for Brad/Pigeonhed/Satchel/Malfunkshun) and Jeremy Toback
Brad4:02
3The Distance
assistant engineer:
Scott Reams
engineer:
Joe Johnston (US recording engineer), Craig Long and Kirt Shearer
producer:
CAKE (US alt. rock band)
arranger:
CAKE (US alt. rock band)
recorded at:
Paradise Studios (Sacramento) in Sacramento, California, United States and Pus Cavern in Sacramento, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 318)
recording of:
The Distance
lyricist and composer:
Greg Brown (former guitarist in CAKE)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Chumpion Music
CAKE3.93:00
4Better Days
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 2005)
recording of:
Better Days
writer:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
Pete Murray33:44
5I Don’t Wanna Be
recording of:
I Don't Wanna Be
writer:
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw3:38
6Word Up (radio mix)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Dante Gizzi
drums (drum set):
Mark Kerr
guitar:
Giuliano Gizzi
lead vocals:
Mark Rankin (Gun vocalist)
cover recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Gun44:21
7Cumbersome
assistant engineer:
Brian Benscoter
engineer and mixer:
Tom Morris (guitarist, producer and recording engineer from Florida, US)
producer:
J. Pollock (guitarist of Seven Mary Three), J. Ross (Seven Mary Three) and Tom Morris (guitarist, producer and recording engineer from Florida, US)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States (from 1995-06 until 1995-07)
recording of:
Cumbersome
publisher:
7 Mary 3
writer:
Jason Pollock (guitarist of Seven Mary Three) and Jason Ross (Seven Mary Three)
Seven Mary Three4.553:58
8Dare You to Move
recording engineer and mixer:
Shane D. Wilson
executive producer:
Lynn A. Nichols
producer:
Charlie Peacock
additional keyboard [additional keys]:
Tony Miracle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
re:think (in 2000) and Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 2003)
mixed at:
re:think Studio
music videos:
Dare You to Move by Switchfoot
recording of:
Dare You to Move
lyricist:
Jonathan Foreman
composer:
Jon Foreman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Meadowgreen Music, Penny Farthing Music, Reservoir Media Music and Sugar Pete
version of:
I Dare You to Move
Switchfoot2.54:09
9Counting Blue Cars (Tell Me All Your Thoughts on God)
recording of:
Counting Blue Cars
lyricist and composer:
Scot Alexander, Rodney Browning Cravens, Gregory Kelanek, George Pendergast and J. R. Richards
Dishwalla54:52
10Hey Jealousy
assistant engineer:
James Senter (James "Left Of" Senter, Engineer)
engineer and mixer:
John Hampton (engineer, producer)
producer:
Gin Blossoms and John Hampton (engineer, producer)
acoustic guitar:
Robin Wilson (US, guitars/vocals for Gin Blossoms and Gas Giants)
bass:
Bill Leen
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Phillip Rhodes (drummer of Gin Blossoms)
guitar:
Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms) and Jesse Valenzuela
mandolin:
Jesse Valenzuela
vocals:
Jesse Valenzuela and Robin Wilson (US, guitars/vocals for Gin Blossoms and Gas Giants)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
Hey Jealousy by Gin Blossoms
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 354) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 440)
recording of:
Hey Jealousy
writer:
Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms)
publisher:
East Jesus Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Gin Blossoms43:55
11Shimmer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1998)
recording of:
Shimmer
lyricist and composer:
Carl Bell
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Fuel3.053:35
12The River
drums (drum set):
Chad Gracey
electric bass guitar:
Patrick Dahlheimer
guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Ed Kowalczyk
guitar [lead guitar]:
Chad Taylor (US guitarist for Live)
Lïve42:59
13Big Yellow Taxi
programming:
Tal Herzberg
vocals:
Vanessa Carlton
conductor:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
strings arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
arranger:
Tal Herzberg
part of:
The Village Voice – The 50 Worst Songs of the ’00s (number: 1)
cover recording of:
Big Yellow Taxi
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Siquomb Pub. Corp.
Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton3.23:46
14Lullaby (original radio edit)
Shawn Mullins4:33
15Everybody Here Wants You
producer:
Tom Verlaine
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
recording of:
Everybody Here Wants You
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Buckley (American singer, guitarist and songwriter)
Jeff Buckley3.554:46
16Love Rears It’s Ugly Head
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1990) and 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 1990)
recording of:
Love Rears Its Ugly Head
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Living Colour24:20
17Come to Me
producer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
bass:
David Cochran (bass player) and Alan Gorrie
drums (drum set):
Yak Sherrit (drummer)
horn:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) and Andrew Love
keyboard:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
background vocals:
Brenda Barnette (vocalist), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Phyllis Duncan (session singer), Debbie Jamison (session vocalist), Jimi Jamison, Helen Johnson (session vocalist), Sandra Rhodes and Becky Russell
vocals:
Donna Hauth (session vocalist)
strings arranger:
Carl Marsh (US orchestrator, arranger, composer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recording of:
Come to Me
lyricist and composer:
Diesel (Australian pop rock aka Mark Lizotte)
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Diesel4:23
18Cry Little Sister
cover recording of:
Cry Little Sister
writer:
Gerard McMann (English singer‐songwriter aka “Gerard McMann”) and Mike Mainieri
Charlie Sexton4:45
19Starseed
engineer and producer:
Arnold Lanni
remixer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1994)
recorded at and engineered at:
Arnyard Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Starseed
lyricist:
Raine Maida
composer:
Chris Eacrett, Arnold Lanni, Raine Maida and Mike Turner (former guitarist of Our Lady Peace)
publisher:
Catchit Songs, Lanni Tunes, Seacret Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Under Zenith, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 1994 until 1995) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada (SOCAN) (from 1995 to present)
Our Lady Peace34:19