Absolute Love Classics 2

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

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▼ CD 1
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1I Want to Know What Love Is
additional engineer:
Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
assistant engineer:
Bobby Cohen (engineer), Tim Crich and Scott "Abada" Mabuchi
engineer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Alex Sadkin
additional keyboard:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
additional vocals:
Jennifer Holliday
background vocals:
Donnie Harper, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Rick Wills
choir vocals:
The New Jersey Mass Choir
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
additionally recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 476)
recording of:
I Want to Know What Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.95:02
2Sailing
producer:
Tom Dowd
cover recording of:
Sailing
lyricist and composer:
Gavin Sutherland (UK folk rock artist, member of The Sutherland Brothers)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) and MdW, J. Michel KG
recording of:
Sailing
lyricist and composer:
Gavin Sutherland (UK folk rock artist, member of The Sutherland Brothers)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) and MdW, J. Michel KG
Rod Stewart54:22
3Greatest Love of All
engineer:
Michael Mancini and Russell Schmitt
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Bill Schnee
performer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), Nathan East, Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr., Randy Kerber, Lou Shelton, Richard Marx, Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
publisher:
Prince Street Productions, Inc.
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 3)
cover recording of:
The Greatest Love of All
lyricist:
Linda Creed
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Golden Horizon Music Corp. (in 1986), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitney Houston54:49
4No Ordinary Love
recording of:
No Ordinary Love
lyricist:
Sade Adu
composer:
Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman
publisher:
Sony ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd.
Sade5:24
5Ready to Take a Chance Again
lead vocals:
Barry Manilow
recording of:
Ready to Take a Chance Again
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Melody and Universal Music Careers
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
part of:
The 51st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Foul Play (1978 film soundtrack)
Barry Manilow2:59
6How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
cover recording of:
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
writer:
Michael Bolton and Doug James (Songwriter / Composer / Keyboards)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Is Hot Music Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Michael Bolton4:48
7Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You
cover recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You
lyricist:
Gerald Goffin and Michael Masser
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Lauren Wesley Music (BMI-affiliated), Prince Street Music, Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Inc., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Glenn Medeiros3.53:49
8Diamonds and Pearls
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Koppelman
engineer:
Tim Penn
producer:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Diamonds and Pearls
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince & The New Power Generation3.24:47
9Breathe Again
additional programming and assistant mixer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
engineer:
Jim "Z" Zumpano (production engineer)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
mixer:
L.A. Reid and Dave Way
drums (drum set) [drums]:
L.A. Reid
keyboard [keyboards]:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
percussion [percussions]:
DeRock
background vocals:
Toni Braxton
produced for:
LaFace Inc. (production company)
recorded at:
Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Studio LaCoCo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Studio LaCoCo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Breathe Again
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ECAF (from 1993 to present) and Sony Songs Inc. (from 1993 to present)
Toni Braxton3.54:31
10You Might Need Somebody
cover recording of:
You Might Need Somebody
composer:
Nan O'Byrne (American songwriter and composer) and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
Randy Crawford3:55
11If Ever You’re in My Arms Again
recording of:
If Ever You're in My Arms Again
writer:
Michael Masser, Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
Peabo Bryson44:13
12Suddenly
producer:
Keith Diamond
mixer:
Keith Diamond and Bryan “Chuck” New
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1985)
recording of:
Suddenly
writer:
Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean4.53:50
13Miss You Like Crazy
producer:
Michael Masser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1991)
recording of:
Miss You Like Crazy
writer:
Preston Glass, Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser
Natalie Cole33:54
14Get Here
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1990) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Get Here
lyricist and composer:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
publisher:
Rutland Road Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Oleta Adams44:35
15Piano in the Dark
recording of:
Piano in the Dark
writer:
Scott Cutler, Jeff Hull (songwriter and producer) and Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
publisher:
Dwarf Village Music
Brenda Russell4:23
16I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.352:55
▼ CD 2
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1Eternal Flame
recording engineer:
John Beverly Jones
additional engineer:
Ken Felton
producer:
Davitt Sigerson
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Vicki Peterson
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Susanna Hoffs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1988)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Eternal Flame by Bangles
recording of:
Eternal Flame
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Bangles3.753:56
2Show Me Heaven
recording of:
Show Me Heaven
writer:
Eric Rackin (Production music composer), Maria McKee and Jay Rifkin
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Famous Music Publishing Limited
Maria McKee33:48
3Spending My Time
programming:
Anders Herrlin and Clarence Öfwerman
engineer:
Anders Herrlin (in 1990-07) and Alar Suurna (in 1990-07)
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman, Roxette and Alar Suurna
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1990-07)
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (in 1990-07)
electric bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (in 1990-07)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1990-07)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1990-07)
additional background vocals:
Staffan Öfwerman (in 1990-07)
lead vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1990-07) and 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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Tits & Ass in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden (from 1990-01 until 1990-11) and EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1990-07)
mixed at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Spending My Time (in 1990-07)
lyricist:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) and Mats Arne Persson (“M.P.”)
publisher:
Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette2.754:35
4If You Don’t Know Me by Now
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
additional producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
performer:
Simply Red
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Simply Red3.43:26
5Glory of Love
engineer and mixer:
Terry Christian and John Guess
producer:
Michael Omartian
guest background vocals:
Kenny Cetera
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera
recorded at and mixed at:
Lion Share Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Glory of Love
writer:
Peter Cetera, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Diane Nini
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Air Bear Music (in 1986), Fall Line Orange Music (in 1986), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1986), 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 59th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Peter Cetera4.24:18
6Hold Me Now
part of:
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1987) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1987)
recording of:
Hold Me Now (in 1987)
composer:
Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan53:03
7Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
cover recording of:
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
Paul Young5:58
8Endless Summer Nights
additional engineer:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Humberto Gatica
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
John Keane (drummer)
guitar:
Bruce Gaitsch (american guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger) and Mike Landau
keyboard:
Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
saxophone:
Dave Boruff
background vocals and lead vocals:
Richard Marx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Manhattan Records (1984–1987; relaunched 2001) (in 1987)
produced for:
Hum Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Endless Summer Nights
lyricist and composer:
Richard Marx
publisher:
BMG Monarch, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and Chi‐Boy Music (in 1987)
Richard Marx4:30
9Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime
recording of:
Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
lyricist and composer:
James Warren (English singer and guitarist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Heath Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980) and Warner Bros. Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980)
The Korgis4.054:08
10Stay
programming:
Marcella Detroit
additional engineer:
Lee Manning (US engineer)
assistant engineer:
Nick Addison
engineer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
producer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer), Shakespears Sister and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer), Ian Maidman and Jonathan Perkins (aka Wild Mondo)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Ian Maidman
electric guitar [guitar] and harmonica:
Marcella Detroit
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ed Shearmur (English score composer)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records 90 Ltd. (renamed on 26th Aug 2011 as Warner Records 90 Ltd.) (in 1991) and London (UK, 1947–98) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Friar Park (Friar Park Studio) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Chapel Studios (Encino, Los Angeles) in Encino, California, United States
recording of:
Stay
writer:
Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Jean Guiot (composer credits pseudonym of Dave Stewart)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Island Music Ltd.
Shakespears Sister3.33:49
11What’s a Woman
assistant producer:
Marc François
producer:
Dani Klein (Belgian singer (Vaya Con Dios)) and Dirk Schoufs
arranger:
Michael Gielen (conductor and composer) and Dirk Schoufs
recording of:
What’s a Woman?
lyricist:
Dani Klein (Belgian singer (Vaya Con Dios))
composer:
Michael Gielen (conductor and composer), Dani Klein (Belgian singer (Vaya Con Dios)) and Dirk Schoufs
Vaya Con Dios43:54
12If You Ever
acoustic guitar:
Paul Gendler
guest vocals:
Gabrielle (British singer-songwriter)
guest performer:
East 17 and Gabrielle (British singer-songwriter)
performer:
Gabrielle (British singer-songwriter)
cover recording of:
If I Ever Fall in Love (in 1996)
writer:
Carl Martin (Former Shai member)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing Ltd.
East 17 feat. Gabrielle2.654:12
13Cherish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1984)
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Kool & the Gang54:42
14Hard to Say I’m Sorry
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1982) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1982)
cover recording of:
Hard to Say I’m Sorry (Chicago song)
writer:
Peter Cetera (in 1982) and David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Double Virgo Music (in 1982) and Foster Frees Music Inc. (in 1982)
Chicago53:52
15It’s a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
recording of:
It’s a Heartache
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
Bonnie Tyler43:31
16Ti amo
recording of:
Ti amo
lyricist and composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Umberto Tozzi
Umberto Tozzi4.54:06