The Midnight Hour: The 20 Sexiest Hits of All Time

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Annotation

Given away free with the Mail on Sunday (UK newspaper) on the Saturday, April 12th 2003.

Annotation last modified on 2013-04-05 19:02 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Your Song
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
12 string guitar:
Clive Hicks
acoustic guitar:
Frank Clark (Guitar/bassist)
bass guitar:
Dave Richmond
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer)
guitar:
Colin Green
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 136) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 202)
recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
Elton John3.854:04
2Let’s Get It OnMarvin Gaye43:55
3You Do Something to Me
producer:
Brendan Lynch (London producer) and Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician)
mixer:
Brendan Lynch (London producer)
bass guitar:
Yolanda Charles
drums (drum set):
Steve White (Style Council drummer)
guitar, other instruments [novatron], piano and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
You Do Something to Me
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Solid Bond Productions Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
Paul Weller43:41
4I’ll Make Love to You
drums (drum set) programming:
Rayford Griffin
assistant engineer:
David Betancourt (engineer), Milton Chan (Recording Engineer), Marty Hornburg and Jamie Seyberth
engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass:
Reggie Hamilton
synthesizer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
produced for:
ECAF Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
I’ll Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Boyz II Men4.653:58
5I’m Not in Love
recording engineer and producer:
10cc
engineer and mixer:
Eric Stewart
bass and guitar:
Graham Gouldman (in 1974)
effects [musical effects], electric piano and lead vocals:
Eric Stewart (in 1974)
Moog:
Kevin (in 1974)
piano:
Lol (in 1974)
synclavier [control desk]:
Graham Gouldman (in 1974), Kevin (in 1974), Lol (in 1974) and Eric Stewart (in 1974)
background vocals:
Graham Gouldman (in 1974), Kevin (in 1974) and Lol (in 1974)
other vocals [whisper vocals]:
Kathy Redfern (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1975), Phonogram, Inc. (in 1975) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1974)
music videos:
I’m Not in Love by 10cc
recording of:
I’m Not in Love (in 1974)
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Schubert Music Publishing, St. Anne's Music, St. Anne’s Music Ltd. and Man-Ken Music Ltd. (in 1975)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
10cc3.96:01
6Up Where We Belong
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Bobby Lyle
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
recording of:
Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 55)
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes3.23:50
7Touch Me in the Morning
recording of:
Touch Me in the Morning
writer:
Michael Masser and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
publisher:
Jobete Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Diana Ross3:26
8Addicted to Love
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Bernard Edwards
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
bass guitar:
Bernard Edwards
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guitar:
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
background vocals:
Benny Diggs and Fonzi Thornton
vocals arranger:
Chaka Khan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1985)
recording of:
Addicted to Love
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Heavy Nova Music, Island Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Robert Palmer44:22
9Need You Tonight
assistant engineer:
Paula Jones (Australian audio engineer, producer)
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987), INXS (label and copyrights holder for INXS) (in 1997) and Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1999)
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Need You Tonight (music video) by INXS
recording of:
Need You Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B. V., WB Music Corp., XL Publishing Pty. Ltd., 101 Muziek (publisher) (in 1987) and Chardonnay Investments Ltd. (in 1987)
INXS4.43:05
10Friday I’m Love
assistant engineer:
Chris Bandy
engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Steve Whitfield
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and The Cure
assistant mixer:
Andy Baker (recording engineer from the UK with Westside Studios), Shaun De Feo, Bill Parry (Mixer), Danton Supple and Mark Warner (UK guitarist for Quantum Jump)
mixer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer)
bass:
Simon Gallup
bass guitar [6-string bass] and keyboard:
Perry Bamonte
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 73)
recording of:
Friday I’m in Love
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Boris Williams, Paul S. Thompson, Perry Bamonte, Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Simon Gallup
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
The Cure4.53:36
11I Just Wanna Make Love to You
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Etta James3:07
12It’s a Man’s Man’s World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
engineer:
Ron Lenhoff
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1966-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1966-02-16)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1966-02-16)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-02-16), Waymon Reed (on 1966-02-16) and Lammar Wright (on 1966-02-16)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (on 1966-02-16)
recorded at:
Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 123)
recording of:
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (on 1966-02-16)
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Betty Jean Newsome
James Brown4.252:48
13Baby Can I Hold You Tonight
programming:
Stephen Lipson and James McMillan (trumpeter and engineer)
producer:
Stephen Lipson
mixer:
Heff Moraes
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
guitar [guitars]:
Calum McColl and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
mandolin [mandolins]:
Stephen Lipson
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Andy Caine
vocals:
Keith Duffy (Member of Boyzone), Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating and Shane Lynch
orchestrator:
Nick Ingham
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram Ireland Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Landsdowne Studios
cover recording of:
Baby Can I Hold You
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and 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)
Boyzone23:14
14Endless 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)
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 and Warner/Chappell North America
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross3.54:25
15Love Is All Around
recording of:
Love Is All Around
lyricist and composer:
Reg Presley
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Marti Pellow3:59
16Dream a Little Dream of MeThe Mamas & the Papas4.153:15
17I’ll Be There
recording of:
I’ll Be There
writer:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter), Hal Davis, Berry Gordy and Willie Hutch
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Jackson 53:54
18If You’re Thinking of Me
recording of:
If You're Thinking of Me
writer:
Nigel Clark (singer and bassist of Dodgy), Andy Miller (UK guitarist for Dodgy/Hey Gravity) and Mathew Priest
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Dodgy24:37
19More Than WordsExtreme4:01
20In the Midnight Hour
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
cover recording of:
In the Midnight Hour
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
The Commitments22:25