Best of Music: No. 1 Hits

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mambo No. 5
co-producer:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
producer:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
instruments:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
vocals:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
contains samples by:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1999) and Lautstark (in 1999)
produced for:
Syndicate
samples:
Mambo No. 5 by Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 50)
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)
lyricist:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Peer Musikverlag
is based on:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
Lou Bega3.653:41
2Cotton Eye Joe
recording engineer and mixer:
Lee Monteverde
engineer and producer:
Pat Reiniz
banjo:
Ken Tacky
vocals:
Billy Ray (stage name of Jonas Nilsson, violinist of Swedish novelty act Rednex), Mary Joe, Bobby Sue and Ken Tacky
additional performer:
Goran Danielsson (Rednex singer Ken Tacky), Annika Ljungberg and Bosse Nilsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Ltd (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Future Crew Studios, Idaho in Stockholms län, Sweden
music videos:
Cotton‐Eye Joe by Rednex (Swedish Euro-House group)
part of:
A.Side: 10 Songs That Have Their Own Dance Moves (number: 7)
recording of:
Cotton-Eye Joe (Rednex version)
writer:
Jan Ericsson (Swedish producer), Örjan Öberg (Örjan “Öban” Öberg, Swedish producer) and Pat Reiniz
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
version of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
Rednex3.853:13
3Saturday Night
recording engineer and mixer:
Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva
producer:
Larry Pignagnoli
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A La Mode (in 1994), Energy Prod. SRL (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994) and Labelle Music (publisher and production company) (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Labelle Studio
recording of:
Saturday Night
lyricist:
Larry Pignagnoli
composer:
Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva
publisher:
A La Mode, B. Mikulski Publ. and Labelle Music (publisher and production company)
Whigfield3.154:08
4Tell It to My Heart
producer:
Ric Wake
recording of:
Tell It to My Heart
writer:
Ernie Gold and Seth Swirsky
Taylor Dayne3.73:39
5Be My Lover
recording of:
Be My Lover
lyricist:
Lane McCray and Melanie Thornton (American-German Euro-Dance artist)
composer:
Ulli Brenner and Amir Saraf
publisher:
Beam Edition, Far Musikverlag GmbH und Co., KG, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
La Bouche4:02
6All Around the World
producer and mixer:
Ian Devaney and Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield)
vocals:
Lisa Stansfield
arranger:
Ian Devaney and Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield)
recording of:
All Around the World
writer:
Ian Devaney, Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) and Lisa Stansfield
publisher:
Block & Gilbert and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Lisa Stansfield3.754:29
7Girl You Know It’s True
cover recording of:
Girl You Know It's True
writer:
Ky Adeyemo, Bill Pettaway, Jr. (R&B songwriter, musician, producer), Rodney Holloman (Numarx), Kevin Lyles (executive / songwriter) and Sean Spencer (American DJ and record producer)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Milli Vanilli3:20
8Where Do You Go
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (from 1996 to present) and MCI (from 1996 to present)
cover recording of:
Where Do You Go
lyricist:
Peter Bischof‐Fallenstein and Franz Reuther
composer:
Franz Reuther
No Mercy14:33
9Brother Louie
recording of:
Brother Louie (Deep love is a burnin' fire stay... 'cause then the flame grows higher babe)
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking3.253:40
10Macarena
part of:
A.Side: 10 Songs That Have Their Own Dance Moves (number: 4)
recording of:
Macarena
lyricist and composer:
Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruiz
Los del Río34:14
11Making Your Mind Up
recording of:
Making Your Mind Up
lyricist and composer:
John Danter and Andy Hill (English producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Intersong (publisher), Paper Music Ltd., Stave and Nickelodeon Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Bucks Fizz2:39
12Rivers of Babylon
recording of:
Rivers of Babylon
writer:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Far Musikverlag GmbH
Boney M.4:00
13Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
producer:
Rolf Soja
recording of:
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
lyricist:
Frank Dostal
composer:
Rolf Soja
publisher:
Louvigny-Marquee Music Ltd. and Peermusic (UK) Ltd.
Baccara4.754:34
14Substitute
producer:
Grahame Beggs
recording of:
Substitute
lyricist and composer:
Willie Wilson
Clout43:26
15Mexican Girl
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Pete Spencer
guitar:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer) and Alan Silson
keyboard and lead vocals:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer)
produced for:
Chinnichap (production company and publisher)
recording of:
Mexican Girl
composer:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer) and Pete Spencer
publisher:
Willow Music Publ. Ltd.
Smokie3:58
▼ CD 2
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1Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
engineer:
A. Williams, D. A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and R. Crash
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
performer:
Eurythmics
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1983)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 353) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 357)
recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Eurythmics4.23:37
2West End Girls (original mix)
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs (from 1984 until 1986)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 433)
recording of:
West End Girls (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
Pet Shop Boys4.354:51
3Relax
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Paul Rutherford (Member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
conductor:
Stuart Bruce
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; also referred to as Zang Tumb Tuum or Zang Tuum Tumb) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 44)
recording of:
Relax
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3.953:58
4Rock Me Amadeus
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
music videos:
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 15)
recording of:
Rock Me Amadeus
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Falco3.73:23
5I’ve Been Thinking About You
recording of:
I’ve Been Thinking About You
writer:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat), Jimmy Helms and William Henshall (Londonbeat)
Londonbeat3:48
6Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb) and Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Stock Aitken Waterman, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Mixmaster Pete Hammond (UK producer aka "Mixmaster")
guitar:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis, Shirley Lewis, Mae McKenna (vocalist) and Suzanne Rhatigan
lead vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1986-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PWL (in 1987)
recorded at:
PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., 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 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley4.453:34
7Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
part of:
The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Starship4:28
8You’re the Voice
recording engineer and mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Michael Wickow (engineer)
producer:
Ross Fraser
recording of:
You’re the Voice
writer:
Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
publisher:
David Platz Music Scandinavia AB and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
John Farnham4.15:04
9Broken Wings
recording of:
Broken Wings
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Mr. Mister45:34
10Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Crash Test Dummies3:54
11Words
producer:
Jean-Michel Gallois-Montbrun (Rolando Tambin) and Frédéric Leibovitz
arranger:
Daniel Darras, F.R. David and Frédéric Leibovitz
recording of:
Words
lyricist:
Martin Kupersmith and Louis Sandy Yagura
composer:
Elie Robert Fitoussi
translated version of:
Sen můj a Lízin
F.R. David4.653:23
12Santa Maria
Oliver Onions4:04
13Midnight Lady
recording of:
Midnight Lady
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
publisher:
Bavaria Sonor Musikverlag and Hanseatic (publisher)
Chris Norman4:10
14Looking for Freedom
cover recording of:
Looking for Freedom
lyricist:
Gary Cowtan (songwriter)
composer:
Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
David Hasselhoff3:56
15Live Is Life
drums (drum set):
Günter Grasmuck (on 1984-09-02)
electric bass guitar:
Niki Gruber (on 1984-09-02)
guitar:
Ewald Pfleger (on 1984-09-02)
keyboard:
Kurt René Plisnier (on 1984-09-02)
lead vocals:
Herwig Rüdisser (on 1984-09-02)
recorded at:
Informstadion in Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria (on 1984-09-02)
music videos:
Live Is Life by Opus (Austrian band; track: “Live Is Life”)
live recording of:
Live Is Life (song by Opus) (on 1984-09-02)
lyricist:
Ewald Pfleger
composer:
Günter Grasmuck, Peter Niklas Gruber, Ewald Pfleger, Kurt René Plisnier and Herwig Rüdisser
publisher:
Opus Music (Publisher for Opus)
Opus3.54:13