NOW! 25 Top Hits of the 1990’s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ice Ice Baby
producer:
Vanilla Ice
vocals:
Vanilla Ice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1990) and SBK Records (in 1990)
samples:
Under Pressure by Queen (UK rock group) & David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
music videos:
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 49)
recording of:
Ice Ice Baby
lyricist:
Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper) and Vanilla Ice
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), John R. Deacon, Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper), Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) and Vanilla Ice
publisher:
Aftershock Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Fernhill Publishing, Ice Baby Music, Knightlife Productions, QPM Music Inc., Queen Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Under Pressure
Vanilla Ice4.254:31
2MMMBop
programming and engineer:
Mac Quale
additional producer:
Stephen Lironi
executive producer:
Steve Greenberg (Record producer)
producer:
The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set):
Zac Hanson
keyboard:
Taylor Hanson
vocals:
Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson
recording of:
MMMbop
writer:
Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zachary Hanson
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Heavy Harmony Music, Jam N Bread Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Hanson3.654:29
3Some Kinda Wonderful
Sky3:28
4Good Vibrations
co-producer:
Marky Mark and Leo Okeke
producer:
Donnie Wahlberg
additional vocals:
Loleatta Holloway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records, Inc. (not for release label use!)
samples:
Love Sensation (LP version) by Loleatta Holloway
recording of:
Good Vibrations
writer:
Mark Wahlberg, Amir Shakir and Donnie Wahlberg
Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch feat. Loleatta Holloway4.654:30
5Wannabe
assistant recording engineer:
Patrick McGovern
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
programming and producer:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
keyboard:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
publisher:
SSO
recording of:
Wannabe
writer:
Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe and Victoria Beckham (née Adams)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Spice Girls3.852:53
6More Than Words
assistant engineer:
Craig Doubet (recording engineer)
engineer:
Bob St. John
producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Pat Badger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Paul Geary
guitar, keyboard, percussion and piano and background vocals:
Nuno Bettencourt
background vocals and lead vocals:
Gary Cherone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1990)
recording of:
More Than Words
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cerone and Gary Cherone
publisher:
Funky Metal Publishing
Extreme3.65:34
7The Rockafeller Skank
engineer and mixer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
performer:
Just Brothers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1998)
samples:
Beat Girl (Main Title) by The John Barry Seven and Sliced Tomatoes by Just Brothers
music videos:
Rockafeller Skank by Fatboy Slim
recording of:
The Rockafeller Skank
writer:
John Barry (English score composer), Fatboy Slim and Winifred Terry
publisher:
Gold Forever Music Inc., MCA Music Ltd., Polygram Music Publishing Ltd. (GB), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Fatboy Slim43:57
8Opposites Attract
producer:
Oliver Leiber
arranger:
Oliver Leiber
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 87)
recording of:
Opposites Attract
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Leiber
Paula Abdul2.54:25
9This Is How We Do It
samples:
Children’s Story by Slick Rick
music videos:
This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan
Montell Jordan54:37
10Just a Girl
recording engineer:
Phil Kaffel and George Landress
producer:
Matthew Wilder
mixer:
Holman and Paul Palmer (engineer)
additional keyboard:
Matthew Wilder
bass guitar:
Tony Kanal
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Adrian Young (drummer for No Doubt)
guitar:
Tom Dumont
keyboard and piano:
Eric Stefani
trombone:
Gabrial McNair
trumpet:
Phil Jordan (trumpet player)
lead vocals:
Gwen Stefani
performer:
No Doubt (American rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 1995)
mixed at:
Cactus Studios in California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 133)
recording of:
Just a Girl
writer:
Gwen Stefani and Thomas Dumont
publisher:
Knock Yourself Out Music and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
No Doubt4.33:26
11Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
guest lead vocals:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler3.653:48
12How Bizarre
recording of:
How Bizarre
writer:
Pauly Fuemana and Alan Jansson
publisher:
Lamont Music
OMC43:46
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh Carolina
Shaggy3:05
2All I Wanna Do
engineer:
Blair Lamb
producer:
Bill Bottrell
recording of:
All I Wanna Do
writer:
David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician) and Kevin Gilbert (singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Ignorant Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Reservoir One America, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Zen of Iniquity
Sheryl Crow3.854:34
3Hold On
additional recording engineer:
Glen Ballard, Tom Biener, Julie Last, Clif Magness, Gabriel Moffat and Rail Jon Rogut
recording engineer and mixer:
Francis Buckley
assistant engineer:
Dan Bosworth (Engineer), Ric Butz, Darryl Dean Dobson, Graig Johnson and Bill Malina
producer:
Glen Ballard
additional guitar:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
bass:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Michael Landau
keyboard:
Glen Ballard and Randy Kerber
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
percussion arranger:
Glen Ballard
vocals arranger:
Glen Ballard and Wilson Phillips
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Glen Ballard, Chynna Phillips and Carnie Wilson
publisher:
Get Out Songs, Smooshie Music, Aerostation Corporation (in 1990), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (in 1990), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1990, in 2003), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1990, in 2003), Wilphill Music (in 1990) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 2003)
Wilson Phillips4.654:27
4Mr Wendal
additional engineer:
Tom Held and Richard Wells (engineer)
engineer:
Alvin Speights
executive producer:
Michael T. Mauldin (record executive)
producer and mixer:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
arranger:
Arrested Development
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recording of:
Mr. Wendal
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development44:07
5My Prerogative
recording of:
My Prerogative
writer:
Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music, Cal-Gene Music, Donril Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Bobby Brown4:52
6One of Us
recording of:
One of Us
lyricist and composer:
Eric Bazilian
Joan Osborne5:04
7All the Small Things
engineer:
Sean O’Dwyer (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Jerry Finn
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
keyboard:
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (power pop/electronic musician, sometimes credited simply as Roger Manning)
arranger:
blink‐182
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 2000)
music videos:
All the Small Things (music video) by blink‐182
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 59)
recording of:
All the Small Things
writer:
Travis Barker (American producer and drummer of blink-182), Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus
publisher:
Fun With Goats (ended), Beat Poet Music, EMI April Music Inc., HMNIM Music and Jolly Old Saint Dick
blink‐1824.32:51
8Unskinny Bop
additional engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
co-producer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
bass guitar:
Bobby Dall
drums (drum set):
Rikki Rockett
guitar:
C.C. DeVille
lead vocals:
Bret Michaels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990, in 2006)
recording of:
Unskinny Bop
writer:
Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett
publisher:
Cyanide Publishing
Poison4.353:49
9Buddy Holly
assistant engineer:
Hal Belknap, David Heglmeier and Daniel Smith (engineer)
engineer:
Chris Shaw (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Ric Ocasek
bass guitar [bass]:
Matt Sharp (Weezer/The Rentals)
drums (drum set):
Patrick Wilson (Weezer/The Special Goodness)
guitar:
Brian Bell (guitarist) and Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
vocals:
Brian Bell (guitarist), Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer) and Matt Sharp (Weezer/The Rentals)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1993-08 until 1993-09)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 15), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 484) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 497)
recording of:
Buddy Holly (from 1993-08 until 1993-09)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Weezer4.252:39
10All Star
artist & repertoire support:
Tom Whalley
assistant engineer:
Trevor Adkinson (engineer for Smash Mouth)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
additional editor:
Jacquire King
additional keyboard:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
bass guitar:
Paul De Lisle
drums (drum set):
Kevin Coleman
electronic instruments:
Mark Camp (Smash Mouth collaborator) and Chris Racine
guitar:
Greg Camp
keyboard:
Michael Klooster
background vocals:
Greg Camp and Paul De Lisle
lead vocals:
Steve Harwell
music videos:
All Star by Smash Mouth
recording of:
All Star
lyricist and composer:
Greg Camp
publisher:
Songs by Greg Camp, Spirit One Music, Squish Moth Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Smash Mouth4.73:21
11Poison
recording engineer and audio engineer:
Jay Henry
associate producer:
Howie Hersh
producer and mixer:
Dr. Freeze
instruments:
Dr. Freeze
background vocals:
Bell Biv DeVoe
lead vocals:
Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe
remixer:
Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee
recorded at and mixed at:
Echo Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States
remixed at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
later releases:
Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe
recording of:
Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe song)
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Straite
Bell Biv DeVoe3.84:24
12No Diggity
programming and producer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer)
instruments:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer)
guest performer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Queen Pen
performer:
Blackstreet
arranger:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer)
samples:
Grandma’s Hands by Bill Withers
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 424)
recording of:
No Diggity
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n', Chauncey Black Music for Smokin' Sounds, City Housing Publishing, Donril Music, Interior Music Corp., Queen Pen Music (ASCAP), Sony Songs Inc., Universal Z Songs and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre4.755:06
13Achy Breaky Heart
cover recording of:
Achy Breaky Heart
lyricist and composer:
Donald L. Tress
Billy Ray Cyrus3:25