Best Ballads

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

Annotation

Label: Sire Records Company.

Catalog#: MBB 15-2.

Annotation last modified on 2005-08-18 21:50 UTC.

Tracklist

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1You Must Love Me
recording of:
You Must Love Me (Evita)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music Ltd. and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
The 69th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 69)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
3:06
2Take a Bow
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
guest background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records (in 2021)
music videos:
Take a Bow by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Take a Bow
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
ECAF Music and Sony Songs Inc.
4.255:22
3You'll See
synclavier programming:
Simon Franglen (English score composer)
engineer and mixer:
David Reitzas
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
You’ll See
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
54:40
4I Want You
producer:
Nellee Hooper
vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
performer:
Massive Attack
cover recording of:
I Want You
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jobete Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
56:25
5Love Don't Live Here Anymore
cover recording of:
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Miles Gregory
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:55
6I'll Remember
producer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
I’ll Remember
writer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist), Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
54:24
7Live to Tell
membranophone programming:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist)
producer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
mixer:
Michael Verdick
guitar family:
Bruce Gaitsch (american guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger)
keyboard:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist)
membranophone:
Jonathan Moffett
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
Live to Tell
writer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
4.355:52
8One More Chance
synclavier programming:
Simon Franglen (English score composer)
engineer and mixer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
One More Chance
54:28
9Crazy for You
producer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
recording of:
Crazy for You (Vision Quest)
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner-Barham Music LLC, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.54:05
10Something to Remember
producer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
mixer:
Brian Malouf
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recording of:
Something to Remember
writer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
55:04
11This Used to Be My Playground
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
recording of:
This Used to Be My Playground
writer and composer:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
publisher:
The International Music Network and Warner/Chappell
55:10
12Forbidden Love
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
guest background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
samples:
Down Here on the Ground (live, 1970-08-15: Cliché Lounge, Newark, NJ, USA) by Grant Green (jazz guitarist)
recording of:
Forbidden Love (Bedtime Stories track)
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
54:10
13Oh Father
additional engineer:
Michael Vail Blum
assistant engineer:
Stacy Baird, Robert Salcedo and Joe Schiff
engineer and mixer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Johnny Yuma Recording in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Saturn Sound in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Smoketree Studios in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
Oh Father
writer:
Madonna Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Johnny Yuma Music (publisher) (in 1988), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1988) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988)
4.655:00
14Rain
recording engineer:
Robin Hancock and Dennis Mitchell (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Tony Shimkin
programming:
Shep Pettibone
engineer:
Robin Hancock, ゴウ・ホトダ and Dennis Mitchell (engineer)
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
mixer:
ゴウ・ホトダ
keyboard:
Shep Pettibone
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Rain
writer:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
4.355:30
15Don't Cry for Me Argentina
vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
conductor:
John Mauceri (conductor)
recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita) (in 1996)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
35:36