Absolute Acoustic

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Tracklist

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1Come Away With Me
assistant engineer:
Dick Kondas
engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Jesse Harris
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser
electric guitar:
Adam Levy (jazz guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Come Away With Me
lyricist and composer:
Norah Jones
Norah Jones3.83:19
2Baby I'm a Fool
bass:
Ken Pendergast (bass player, vocalist)
cello:
Larry Corbett, Christina Soule (cello) and Cécilia Tsan (cellist)
double bass:
Nico Abandolo (Musician - Bass Player) and Drew Dembowski
drums (drum set):
Charlie Patterno (Musician - Drummer)
harp:
Amy Shulma (Musican - Harp Player)
viola:
Alma Fernandez, Samuel Formicola (violist), Roland Kato and Dave Walther (Musician - Viola Player)
violin:
Darius Campo, Roberto Cani (violinist), Kevin Connolly (violinist), Joel Derouin, Miran H. Kojian, Natalie Leggett, Liane Mautner, Robin Olson, Katia Popov and Audrey Solomon
vocals:
Melody Gardot
recording of:
Baby I'm a Fool
lyricist and composer:
Melody Gardot
publisher:
WC Music Corp., 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)
Melody Gardot3.653:32
3Empire State of Mind (Part II)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (in 2009)
recording of:
Empire State of Mind, Part II: Broken Down
writer:
Alexander Shuckburgh (Alexander Shuckburgh; songwriter, musician and producer), Angela Hunte (American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer), Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer), Alicia Keys, Sylvia Robinson, Janette Sewell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
Empire State of Mind
Alicia Keys3.653:37
4Ordinary People
producer:
John Legend
piano:
John Legend
vocals:
John Legend
recording of:
Ordinary People
writer:
John Stephens and Will Adams (American rapper and producer)
John Legend3.54:42
5Father and Son
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass guitar:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”) (in 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
guitar and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
guitar [2nd]:
Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
solo violin:
John Rostein (in 1970-07)
vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
strings arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07)
instrumental version of:
Father and Son by Giacomo Bucci
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 408)
recording of:
Father and Son (Cat Stevens) (in 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Cat Stevens4.253:40
6Love Minus Zero
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
John Sebastian
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg
guitar:
Bob Dylan, Al Gorgoni, John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist), Bruce Langhorne and Kenny Rankin
harmonica:
Bob Dylan
keyboard:
Bob Dylan and Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) and Frank Owens (American pianist)
vocals:
Bob Dylan
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
remix of:
Love Minus Zero/No Limit (officially released studio recording) by Bob Dylan
recording of:
Love Minus Zero / No Limit
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
Bob Dylan2:50
7Walking 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 Cohn44:13
8Live Tomorrow
recording engineer and producer:
Laleh (Swedish artist)
lead vocals:
Laleh (Swedish artist)
arranger:
Laleh (Swedish artist)
recording of:
Live Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Laleh (Swedish artist)
Laleh3:37
9Trying to Recall
Marie Lindberg3:02
10Samson
Alice Hagenbrant3:24
11The Boxer
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-08)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-08)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-08) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-08)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-08)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-08) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-08)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
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) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 105)
recording of:
The Boxer (on 1969-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music (in 1968)
Simon & Garfunkel4.155:10
12In the Ghetto
engineer:
Al Pachucki
producer:
Felton Jams and Chips Moman
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1969-01-21) and Mike Leech (on 1969-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1969-01-21)
French horn:
Tony Cason (on 1969-01-21) and Joe D'Gerolamo (on 1969-01-21)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1969-01-21) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1969-01-21)
harmonica:
Ed Kollis (on 1969-01-21)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (on 1969-01-21)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1969-01-21)
saxophone:
J.P. Luper (saxophonist) (on 1969-01-21) and Glen Spreen (Arranger, keyboardist, producer, conductor, and songwriter) (on 1969-01-21)
steel guitar:
John Hughey (on 1969-01-21)
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone) (on 1969-01-21), Ed Logan (on 1969-01-21) and Gerald Richardson (on 1969-01-21)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1969-01-21), Dick Steff (on 1969-01-21) and R.F. Taylor (on 1969-01-21)
vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1969-01-21), Donna Thatcher (on 1969-01-21), Dolores Edgin (on 1969-01-21), Ginger Holladay (American singer-songwriter) (on 1969-01-21), Mary Holladay (on 1969-01-21), Millie Kirkham (on 1969-01-21), Mary (Jeannie) Green (on 1969-01-21), June Page (on 1969-01-21), Susan Pilkington (on 1969-01-21), Sandy Posey (on 1969-01-21) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1969-01-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1969), BMG Music (in 1969) and RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1969)
recorded at:
American Sound Studio ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-01-21)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10)
recording of:
In the Ghetto (on 1969-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, B-n-B Music Inc., Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Songs, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music Inc., R&H Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Elvis Presley4.42:58
13Always You
co-producer:
Patrik Sventelius
producer:
Lars Halapi
acoustic guitar:
Lars Halapi and Heinz Liljedahl
bass:
Peter Forss
harmonica:
Per “Texas” Johansson
membranophone:
Pete Korhonen (Swedish drummer)
arranger:
Lars Halapi
recording of:
Always You (in 1995)
writer:
Quint Starkie and Sophie Zelmani
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia
Sophie Zelmani2:53
14Öppna ditt fönster
recording engineer:
Fredrik Andersson (engineer, producer & mixer)
producer:
Gunnar Nordén
mixer:
Fredrik Andersson (engineer, producer & mixer) and Gunnar Nordén
accordion, bass and piano:
Gunnar Nordén
cello:
Christina Wirdegren
congas and harmonica:
Bill Öhrström
drums (drum set):
Christer Jansson (Swedish drummer)
flute and soprano saxophone:
Hector Bingert (Swedish jazz flutist and saxophonist)
guitar:
Lisa Ekdahl and Gunnar Nordén
percussion:
Christer Jansson (Swedish drummer) and Rafael Sida
trumpet:
Ulf Adåker
background vocals:
Marianne Flynner
vocals:
Lisa Ekdahl
instruments arranger:
Gunnar Nordén
recorded at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Öppna upp ditt fönster
lyricist and composer:
Lisa Ekdahl
Lisa Ekdahl3:47
15Hon är så söt
bass guitar:
Michael Malmgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Dahl
vocals:
Bo Sundström
recording of:
Hon är så söt
lyricist:
Bo Sundström
composer:
Mats Asplén, Fredrik Dahl, Lars Halapi, Michael Malmgren and Bo Sundström
Bo Kaspers Orkester43:48
16Winter
assistant recording engineer:
Leslie Ann Jones (recording engineer)
recording engineer:
John Beverly Jones
producer:
Davitt Sigerson
mixer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
bodhrán [Irish war drum]:
Eric Rosse (from 1990 until 1990-06)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Tori Amos (from 1990 until 1990-06)
vocals:
Tori Amos (from 1990 until 1990-06)
conductor:
Nick de Caro (from 1990 until 1990-06)
orchestrator:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990 until 1990-06)
recording of:
Winter (from 1990 until 1990-06)
lyricist and composer:
Tori Amos
publisher:
Sword and Stone (in 1991) and Ma.Ra.Cash Records (on 2022-04-14)
Tori Amos3.85:44
17För kärlekens skull
recording of:
För kärlekens skull
lyricist:
Kenneth Gärdestad
composer:
Ted Gärdestad
Ted Gärdestad4:05
18Handens fem fingrar
guitar:
Henrik Janson
lead vocals:
Lisa Nilsson
recording of:
Handens fem fingrar
lyricist and composer:
Peter LeMarc
Lisa Nilsson53:36
19Det kommer bara leda till något ont
bass guitar, organ and piano:
Mats Hammarström
electric guitar:
Mats Hammarström and Henrik Oja
keyboard:
Henrik Oja
additional vocals:
Markus Krunegård
Säkert!53:44
20Dansa med dig
Pernilla Andersson2:53
21Jag vet vilken dy hon varit i
recording engineer:
Joakim Åhlund and Martin Ehrencrona
producer:
Joakim Åhlund
mixer:
Simon Nordberg
acoustic guitar:
Mattias Bärjed
drums (drum set):
Nino Keller
piano:
David Nyström and Robert Östlund
strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
viola:
Anna Dager (celloist)
violin:
Hanna Ekström (violinist), Erik Holm (Swedish violist) and Viktoria Lundell (violinist)
strings arranger:
David Nyström
arranger:
Joakim Åhlund
recorded at:
Apmamman in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Studio Cobra in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
Traxton in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Jag vet vilken dy hon varit i
lyricist and composer:
Håkan Hellström (Swedish pop musician) and Björn Olsson
publisher:
Telegram Music Publishing AB
Håkan Hellström3:07

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