The Best of Laura Branigan

~ Release by Laura Branigan (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Gloria
recording of:
Gloria (English version)
lyricist and composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi and Trevor Veitch
publisher:
Ed. Melodi s.r.l. Casa Editrice, S.I.A.E. Direzione Generale, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Sugar Song Publications, Inc.
translated version of:
Gloria (original Italian version)
4:23
2Self Control
executive producer:
Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Harold Faltermeier
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
music videos:
Self Control by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Self Control
lyricist:
Steve Piccolo
additional writer:
Harro Steffen
composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Raffaele Riefoli (Italian pop singer)
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Edition Sunrise Publishing Inc., Sugar Music SpA (publisher, use Sugar for releases) and Sugar Musik Verlags GmbH (publisher)
version of:
Self Control
4.84:08
3Solitaire
assistant engineer:
John Kovorek (Engineer) and John Van Nest
engineer and mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
bass guitar:
Dennis Belfield (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Doane Perry (in 1982) and Carlos Vega (in 1982)
guitar:
Michael Landau (in 1982)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1982)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker (in 1982)
background vocals:
Jim Haas (James Edwin Haas, lead vocal "Happy Days" theme song) (in 1982), Jon Joyce (vocalist) (in 1982) and Joe Pizzulo (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Laura Branigan (in 1982)
recorded at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States (in 1982) and Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States and Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Solitaire (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Solitaire (in 1982)
lyricist:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
composer:
Martine Clémenceau
4:08
4How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
assistant engineer:
John Kovorek (Engineer) and John Van Nest
engineer and mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
bass guitar:
Dennis Belfield (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Doane Perry (in 1982) and Carlos Vega (in 1982)
guitar:
Michael Landau (in 1982)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1982)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker (in 1982)
background vocals:
Jim Haas (James Edwin Haas, lead vocal "Happy Days" theme song) (in 1982), Jon Joyce (vocalist) (in 1982) and Joe Pizzulo (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Laura Branigan (in 1982)
recorded at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States (in 1982) and Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States and Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (in 1982)
writer:
Michael Bolton and Doug James (Songwriter / Composer / Keyboards)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Is Hot Music Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4:26
5The Lucky One
music videos:
The Lucky One (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
The Lucky One
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:13
6Forever Young
assistant engineer:
Rick Butz (Engineer), Steve Krause (Steven A Krause), Peggy McAffee (Engineer) and Sam Taylor (US rock music producer, sound engineer & musician)
engineer:
Dave Concors, David DeVore, Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer), John Kovorek (Engineer), Brian Malouf, Brian Reeves, Ed Thacker, John Van Nest and Tom Whitlock
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer, Mark Spiro and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
recorded at:
Bodifications in Los Angeles, California, United States, Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Preferred Sound in Woodland Hills, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Forever Young (Alphaville song, “I want to be forever young”)
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz), Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
cover recording of:
Forever Young (Alphaville song, “I want to be forever young”)
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz), Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
3:50
7Shattered Glass
music videos:
Shattered Glass (music video) by Laura Branigan
cover recording of:
Shattered Glass
writer:
Steve Coe and Bob Mitchell (UK production music composer & songwriter)
3:42
8Spanish Eddie
assistant engineer:
Rick Butz (Engineer), Steve Krause (Steven A Krause), Peggy McAffee (Engineer) and Sam Taylor (US rock music producer, sound engineer & musician)
engineer:
Dave Concors, David DeVore, Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer), John Kovorek (Engineer), Brian Malouf, Brian Reeves, Ed Thacker, John Van Nest and Tom Whitlock
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer, Mark Spiro and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
recorded at:
Bodifications in Los Angeles, California, United States, Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Preferred Sound in Woodland Hills, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Spanish Eddie (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Spanish Eddie (in 1985)
writer:
Chuck Cochran (Nashville session pianist & composer), David Palmer (early Steely Dan vocalist) and David Palmer (lyricist, writer "Echo of a Serenade")
4:09
9Ti Amo
recording of:
Ti Amo (English version by Laura Branigan)
composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Umberto Tozzi
translator:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
translated version of:
Ti amo
4:09
10Maybe Tonight
assistant engineer:
Rick Butz (Engineer), Steve Krause (Steven A Krause), Peggy McAffee (Engineer) and Sam Taylor (US rock music producer, sound engineer & musician)
engineer:
Dave Concors, David DeVore, Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer), John Kovorek (Engineer), Brian Malouf, Brian Reeves, Ed Thacker, John Van Nest and Tom Whitlock
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer, Mark Spiro and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
recorded at:
Bodifications in Los Angeles, California, United States, Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Preferred Sound in Woodland Hills, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Maybe Tonight (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Maybe Tonight
writer:
Mark Spiro and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
3:41
11Cry Wolf
music videos:
Cry Wolf (music video) by Laura Branigan
4:52
12The Power of Love
cover recording of:
The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)
writer:
Mary Applegate, Wolfgang Detmann (aka Candy DeRouge), Gunther Mende and Jennifer Rush
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH, Libra Phone Music Verlag GmbH, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (until 2015-01-01), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
translated version of:
Du bist mein Leben
translated version of:
Už nejsem volná
5:13