The Best Ever: Rock

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Tracklist

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1Come On Over
recording engineer:
Tom Dalgety
producer:
Tom Dalgety and Royal Blood (Brighton UK two piece rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Imperial Galactic Limited (in 2014)
recording of:
Come On Over
writer:
Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher
Royal Blood4.252:53
2Gimme All Your Lovin’
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Gimme All Your Lovin’
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
BMG Rights Management Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “BMG (2008–present)”), Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top4.054:01
3School’s Out
engineer:
Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Bob Ezrin
drums (drum set):
Neil Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
electric guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
guitar and background vocals:
Reggie Vincent
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972, in 1974) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 319)
recording of:
School’s Out
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) 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)
Alice Cooper4.23:29
4Here I Go Again (USA remix)
recording of:
Here I Go Again
writer:
David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Seabreeze Music Ltd., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitesnake3.53:53
5I Believe in a Thing Called Love
assistant recording engineer:
Will Bartle
engineer, producer and mixer:
Pedro Ferreira
assistant mixer:
Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
bass:
Frankie Poullain
drums (drum set):
Ed Graham
guitar:
Dan Hawkins (member of The Darkness and Stone Gods) and Justin Hawkins
lead vocals:
Justin Hawkins
recorded at:
Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 94)
recording of:
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
writer:
Daniel Francis Hawkins (member of The Darkness and Stone Gods), Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson, Edwin James Graham and Justin Hawkins
The Darkness4.23:38
6Cold as Ice
associate engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
engineer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer)
co-producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
producer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer) and John Sinclair (engineer)
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
bass guitar:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner))
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
horn:
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
keyboard:
Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
synthesizer:
Al Greenwood
background vocals:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner)), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Ian Lloyd (of Stories) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
vocals:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner)), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recording of:
Cold as Ice
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., MVA Music, Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Fuji Pacific Music inc. (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Foreigner43:21
7Epic
engineer:
Jim “Watts” Vereecke and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Billy Gould
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer)
guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
keyboard:
Roddy Bottum
lead vocals:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1986)
music videos:
Epic by Faith No More
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 54) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 483)
recording of:
Epic
lyricist:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould and Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (music publishing company), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Vomit God Music (Mike Patton’s music publishing company)
Faith No More4.254:53
8Mrs. Robinson
producer and mixer:
Julian Standen
bass guitar:
Nic Dalton
drums (drum set):
David Ryan (US drummer, in Fuzzy, The Lemonheads)
guitar and lead vocals:
Evan Dando
part of:
Flak: Best Cover Songs of the 90's and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 383)
cover recording of:
Mrs. Robinson
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company), Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
The Lemonheads43:44
9Just
recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Just (promo video) by Radiohead
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 34)
recording of:
Just (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Radiohead4.253:54
10We’re Not Gonna Take It
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer), Greg Laney and Geoff Workman
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
background vocals:
Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist), Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
lead vocals:
Dee Snider
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 21), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 81)
recording of:
We’re Not Gonna Take It
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Tunes
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PMRC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 7)
Twisted Sister4.353:40
1118 and Life
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
additional engineer:
Dave Kent (engineer)
bass guitar:
Rachel Bolan
drums (drum set):
Rob Affuso
guitar:
Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
background vocals:
Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
lead vocals:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States (in 1988)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 60)
recording of:
18 and Life
writer:
Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
Skid Row4.053:51
12Silver Machine
producer:
Doctor Technichal (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Hawkwind
additional bass guitar and additional guitar:
Guy Pratt (on 1972-02-13)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (on 1972-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Simon King (drummer) (on 1972-02-13)
flute and saxophone:
Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
guitar:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13)
synthesizer:
Dik Mik Davies (on 1972-02-13) and Del Dettmar (on 1972-02-13)
vocals:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13), Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13) and Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
remixer:
The Scourge of the Earth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-13)
mixed at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Silver Machine (12″ mix) by Hawkwind infected by The Scourge of the Earth
live recording of:
Silver Machine (on 1972-02-13)
lyricist:
Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)
composer:
Sylvia MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
recording of:
Silver Machine
lyricist:
Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)
composer:
Sylvia MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
Hawkwind3.654:38
13Aqualung
engineer:
John Burns (engineer/producer for Genesis)
producer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull) and Terry Ellis (UK producer & band manager)
acoustic guitar and flute:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull) (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
bass guitar and treble recorder / alto recorder:
Jeffrey Hammond Hammond (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Clive Bunker (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
electric guitar and soprano recorder:
Martin Barre (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
mellotron, organ and piano:
John Evan (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
vocals:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull) (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
conductor:
Dee Palmer (aka David Palmer, of Jethro Tull) (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
orchestrator:
Dee Palmer (aka David Palmer, of Jethro Tull)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 90)
recording of:
Aqualung (Jethro Tull) (on 1971-02-12)
lyricist:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull) and Jennie Franks
composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
Jethro Tull4.46:36
14Kayleigh
recording engineer:
Thomas Stiehler
producer:
Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Mark Freegard and Chris Kimsey
bass guitar:
Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ian Mosley (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
guitar:
Steve Rothery (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
keyboard:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lead vocals:
Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
recording of:
Kayleigh (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)
publisher:
Chappell, Charisma Music Publishing Co Ltd., Charisma Music Publishing Ltd. and Marillion Music
Marillion3.74:03
15Not Meant to Be
recording of:
Not Meant to Be
writer:
Dean Back, Dave Brenner (Theory of a Deadman guitarist), Tyler Connolly and Kara DioGuardi
publisher:
An April Fool Publishing Inc., Blinky Publishing, BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Robot of the Century Songs, Team Toque Publishing Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Theory of a Deadman3:35
16Red Flag
engineer:
Eric Ratz
producer:
Gavin Brown (Canadian producer, songwriter & musician) and Ian D’Sa
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dudebox Records Inc. (in 2014)
music videos:
Red Flag (Music video) by Billy Talent (Canadian punk rock band)
recording of:
Red Flag
lyricist and composer:
Billy Talent (Canadian punk rock band)
Billy Talent4.153:19
17Mountain Song
bass guitar:
Eric Avery
drums (drum set):
Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
guitar:
Dave Navarro (American guitarist)
vocals:
Perry Farrell
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 71)
recording of:
Mountain Song
lyricist:
Perry Farrell
composer:
Eric Avery, Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro (American guitarist) and Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
Jane’s Addiction4.754:03
18Burn It to the GroundNickelback43:30
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