The Greatest Office Xmas Party Double Album!

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oops Upside Your Head
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979)
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
The Gap Band3:28
2Boogie Nights
producer:
Barry Blue (singer, producer, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GTO Records (in 1976) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1976)
edit of:
Boogie Nights by Heatwave (70s/80s R&B/funk band)
recording of:
Boogie Nights (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Music Publishing, Rodsongs (publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Tincabell Music, Tincabell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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
Heatwave4.653:33
3Stuck in the Middle With You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1972)
music videos:
Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
recording of:
Stuck in the Middle With You (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Rafferty and Joe Egan (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Baby Bun Music Ltd and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Stealers Wheel4.053:24
4Turn Around
producer and mixer:
Phats & Small
performer:
Toney Lee ("Reach Up" etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Multiply Records (in 1999)
samples:
Reach Up by Toney Lee ("Reach Up" etc.), Reach Up by Toney Lee ("Reach Up" etc.) and The Glow of Love by Change (80's pop/disco band)
recording of:
Turn Around
writer:
Wayne Garfield, Toney Lee ("Reach Up" etc.), Mauro Malavasi, Eric Matthew (songwriter, engineer, producer, record label owner, = Joe Tucci) and Davide Romani
Phats and Small3.353:31
5Now That We’ve Found Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Now That We Found Love
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mighty Three Music 301 /373, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 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)
Third World3:53
6Finally
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1991)
recording of:
Finally (CeCe Peniston song)
writer:
Cecilia Peniston, Felipe Delgado, Elbert Linnear and R. K. Jackson
publisher:
Blue Zephyr, Ce Ce Peniston Music, Mainlot Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (AU subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Urban Tracks Music and Wax Museum Music
CeCe Peniston3:42
7Chain Reaction
producer:
Graham Stack and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
mixer:
Graham Stack, Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member) and Walter Turbitt
percussion [Brazilian percussion]:
Luis Jardim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 2001) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2001)
music videos:
Chain Reaction by Steps (British Euro-Pop group)
cover recording of:
Chain Reaction
composer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Gibb Brothers Music
Steps2.93:58
8Theme From S‐Express
producer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1988)
samples:
Stacey’s Dream (a cappella) by Stacey Q and The Bottle by Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer)
recording of:
Theme From S’Express
lyricist and composer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
writer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter), Miles Gregory and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
publisher:
Edition Intro (publisher) and Rhythm King Music (Publishing arm of Rhythm King Records)
is based on:
Is It Love You’re After
S‐Express43:55
999 Red Balloons
producer:
Reinhold Heil (from 1982 until 1983) and Manne Praeker (from 1982 until 1983)
lead vocals:
Nena (the person, performing solo since 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, between 2005/03/24–2009/01/14) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1982 until 1983)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 64)
recording of:
99 Red Balloons (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
composer:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (in 1982)
translator:
Kevin McAlea (in 1983)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
translated version of:
99 Luftballons
Nena3.753:51
10Mr. Vain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, between 2005/03/24–2009/01/14) (in 1993)
recording of:
Mr. Vain
lyricist:
Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme
writer:
J. Supreme, S. Levis and N. Katzmann
composer:
Nosie Katzmann, Stephan Zick and Jay Supreme
publisher:
Control (German electronic), Edition "Get Into Magic", Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Culture Beat14:16
11Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Nat King Cole2:13
12Come All Ye Faithful
recording of:
Adeste fideles (Bing Crosby arrangement)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Frederick Oakeley
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
John Scott Trotter
medley of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
medley of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
Bing Crosby3:11
13Once in Royal David City
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Children’s Choir2:41
14Holy Night
instrumental recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Hollywood Strings3:44
15Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Paul Weston’s Orchestra
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
Bing Crosby1:41
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Down on It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1981)
recording of:
Get Down on It
writer:
Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd. and Second Decade Music Co.
Kool & the Gang4.654:56
2Walk This Way
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
guest guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
keyboard and percussion:
Jason Mizell
guest background vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1986, in 1989) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
music videos:
Walk This Way by Run‐D.M.C.
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 30) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 287)
recording of:
Walk This Way
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd. and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run DMC4.055:12
3Keep on Moving
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
additional programming:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
additional producer and additional mixer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
producer:
Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
assistant mixer:
Daniel Pursey (engineer), Conal Markey and Alvin Sweeney
mixer:
Adrian Bushby, Jake Davies and Matt Howe (producer and engineer)
performer:
Abs (Richard Abidin Breen ex-Five), J (Five), Ritchie (British singer/songwriter, member of boy band "Five") and Scott (British singer/performer/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Biffco Productions
recorded at:
Windmill Lane Studio (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
additionally mixed at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
additionally produced at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Keep on Movin’
writer:
Richard Breen, Jason Paul Brown (Five), Sean Conlon, Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Limited (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Five53:18
4Here Comes the Hotstepper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
samples:
Heartbeat (club version) by Taana Gardner and Land of 1000 Dances by Cannibal & the Headhunters
recording of:
Here Comes the Hotstepper
writer:
Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner and Salaam Remi
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Ini Kamoze34:11
5Sing It Back (Boris Dlugosch mix)
recording of:
Sing It Back
writer:
Mark Brydon and Róisín Murphy
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Chrysalis Music Publishing
Moloko4:39
6When the Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going)
vocals:
Billy Ocean
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1986)
recording of:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Billy Ocean
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Billy Ocean3:59
7Video Killed the Radio Star
producer:
The Buggles
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Trevor Horn (in 1979)
keyboard:
Geoff Downes (in 1979)
choir vocals:
Debi Doss (photographer and singer, kinks) (in 1979) and Linda Jardim (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Video Killed the Radio Star
writer:
Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley
publisher:
Ackee Music, Inc., BMG Gold Songs, Carbert Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Island Music Ltd., Round Hill Compositions, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Buggles43:25
8Ebeneezer Goode (Beat edit)
additional producer and additional mixer:
The Beatmasters (British producer trio)
producer:
Shamen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
One Little Indian Ltd. (in 1996)
recording of:
Ebeneezer Goode
writer:
Colin Angus and Richard West (UK techno producer aka Mr. C)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Shamen3:46
9I’m Too Sexy
programming and producer:
Tommy D.
engineer:
Graham Bonnett (Sound Engineer)
bass guitar:
Phil Spalding
guitar:
Robert Manzoli
lead vocals:
Richard Fairbrass
arranger:
Tommy D.
recorded at:
Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Joe's Garage (Bristol) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I’m Too Sexy
writer:
Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass and Robert Manzoli
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd
Right Said Fred4.052:53
10Feel It
recording of:
Feel It
writer:
Steve Gittelman, Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and R. James Dyke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Tamperer featuring Maya13:13
11The Holly and the Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Children’s Choir1:44
12Joy to the World
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Bing Crosby1:45
13Hark! The Herald Angels
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
Mahalia Jackson3:01
14Twelve Days of Christmas
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-05-10)
lead vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1949-05-10) and Bing Crosby (on 1949-05-10)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1949-05-10)
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (on 1949-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
is based on:
On the Twelfth Day
Bing Crosby (with The Andrews Sisters)3:24
15We Three Kings
instrumental recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Hollywood Strings3:28

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Release

manufactured in:the EU
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:News Group Newspapers Ltd. (in 2004)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3162572 [info]

Release group

part of:The Sun (UK national newspaper promotional releases) (order: 7)