# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
---|
1 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- recording engineer and mixer:
- David Frazer
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass
- additional assistant engineer:
- Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda and Ross Williams
- additional engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
- assistant engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- producer:
- Narada Michael Walden
- alto saxophone:
- Marc Russo
- bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
- Randy Jackson
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden
- electronic drum set [Simmons]:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
- guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
- Corrado Rustici
- synthesizer [synth horns]:
- Sterling Smith
- synthesizer [synths]:
- Walter Afanasieff
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall and Myrna Matthews
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Whitney Houston
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- RCA Records (in 1987)
- recorded at:
- Clinton Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
- recording of:
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- writer:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- publisher:
- Boy Meets Girl Music and Irving Music
| Whitney Houston | 4.25 | 4:51 |
2 | Wishing I Was Lucky | Wet Wet Wet | 3.5 | 3:51 |
3 | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)- recording engineer:
- David Frazer
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass
- synthesizer programming:
- Walter Afanasieff
- additional assistant engineer:
- Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli , Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts
- additional engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle and Maureen Droney
- producer:
- George Michael and Narada Michael Walden
- mixer:
- David Frazer and Serban Ghenea
- bass guitar:
- Randy Jackson (in 1986)
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
- electric guitar:
- Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
- percussion and tambourine:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (in 1986)
- synthesizer:
- Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
- additional vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven (in 1986), Jim Gilstrap (in 1986), Jennifer Hall (in 1986), Myrna Matthews (in 1986) and Claytoven Richardson (in 1986)
- lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986) and George Michael (in 1986)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
- strings arranger:
- Jerry Hey
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1986), Arista Records, LLC (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1986)
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- recording of:
- I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) (in 1986)
- writer:
- Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Kobalt Music Services Ltd. , Little Shop of Morgansongs, Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Aretha Franklin & George Michael | 4 | 4:00 |
4 | Living in a Box | Living in a Box | | 3:04 |
5 | If You Let Me Stay | Terence Trent D’Arby | 3.5 | 3:14 |
6 | Running in the Family | Level 42 | 3 | 3:58 |
7 | The Right Thing | Simply Red | | 4:16 |
8 | When Smokey Sings | ABC | 4.25 | 4:23 |
9 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- H.H.O. Ltd
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131)
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music and Unichappell Music
| Ben E. King | 4.6 | 2:58 |
10 | When a Man Loves a Woman- recorded in:
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- producer:
- Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy
- double bass:
- Albert Lowe Jr. (on 1966-02-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
- farfisa [farfisa organ]:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
- guitar:
- Marlin Greene (on 1966-02-17)
- vocals:
- Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- H.H.O. Ltd and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 54)
- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
- writer:
- Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Pronto Music, Inc. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (from 1966 to present), Pronto (in 1972) and Quinvy (in 1972)
| Percy Sledge | 4.35 | 2:50 |
11 | Pump Up the Volume | MARRS | 3.9 | 4:08 |
12 | It’s a Sin | Pet Shop Boys | 4.65 | 5:00 |
13 | Respectable | Mel & Kim | 2.5 | 3:22 |
14 | Never Can Say Goodbye | The Communards | 3 | 4:28 |
15 | Never Gonna Give You Up- keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
- Ian Curnow
- engineer:
- Mike Duffy and Mark McGuire
- producer:
- Matt Aitken, Stock Aitken Waterman, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
- mixer:
- Mixmaster Pete Hammond
- guitar:
- Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
- keyboard:
- Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (in 1986-10)
- background vocals [backing vocals]:
- Dee Lewis, Shirley Lewis, Mae McKenna and Suzanne Rhatigan
- lead vocals:
- Rick Astley (in 1986-10)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PWL (in 1987)
- recorded at:
- PWL Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
- music videos:
- Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
- part of:
- Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48)
- recording of:
- Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
- writer:
- Matt Aitken, Mike Stock 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. , 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 Astley | 4.45 | 3:33 |
16 | Love in the First Degree | Bananarama | 2.5 | 3:27 |
17 | Down to Earth | Curiosity Killed the Cat | 3 | 4:21 |
18 | Walk the Dinosaur | Was (Not Was) | 5 | 3:37 |
19 | Labour of Love | Hue & Cry | 4 | 3:33 |
20 | I Need Love | LL Cool J | 2 | 4:16 |