Absolute Number One 1990–1994

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

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Joyride
programming:
Anders Herrlin and Clarence Öfwerman
engineer:
Anders Herrlin and Alar Suurna
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (in 1990-07)
electric guitar and guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1990-07)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1990-07)
whistle:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1990-07) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1990-07)
remixer:
Brian Malouf
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) and Roxette Recordings
recorded at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1990-07)
mixed at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Joyride (in 1990-07)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette3.354:01
2Nothing Compares 2 U
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 4), AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 38), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 162), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 184) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 413)
cover recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
NPG Publishing, Warner Chappell, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Sinéad O’Connor4.355:06
3I Promised Myself
recording of:
I Promised Myself
lyricist and composer:
Nick Kamen
Nick Kamen3:52
4I’ve Been Thinking About You
recording of:
I’ve Been Thinking About You
writer:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat), Jimmy Helms and William Henshall (Londonbeat)
Londonbeat3:34
5Wind of Change
recording of:
Wind of Change
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Scorpions4:16
6Sadeness, Part 1
recording of:
Sadeness, Part 1
lyricist:
Michael Cretu, Curly M.C., David Fairstein, F. Gregorian and Frank Peterson
composer:
Michael Cretu, Curly M.C., David Fairstein and Frank Peterson
part of:
Principles of Lust
part of:
Principles of Lust
Enigma5:13
7Crazy
engineer:
Robin Hancock, Tony Phillips (engineer, mix, remix credits) and Ren Swan
producer:
Trevor Horn
mixer:
Trevor Horn and Tony Phillips (engineer, mix, remix credits)
lead vocals:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Crazy (Seal song)
writer:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter) and Guy Sigsworth
publisher:
Beethoven Street Music Ltd and Perfect Songs Ltd
Seal3.754:29
8U Can’t Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.154:16
9No Coke
producer and mixer:
Denniz PoP
remixer:
Denniz PoP
produced for:
SweMix Productions
remix of:
Groove Machine (And the Jam Is Pumping / Pumpin Jam Mix) by Dr. Alban, No Coke ’94 Mix (Unreleased remix) by Dr. Alban, No Coke (Another Freedom for Bleep and Bass Adventure) by Dr. Alban, No Coke (Klanghouse remix) by Dr. Alban, No Coke (Mark Spoons Reggae Trip mix) by Dr. Alban, No Coke (No Hasch-Hasch mix) by Dr. Alban and No Coke (Swe-Flow mix) by Dr. Alban
recording of:
No Coke
lyricist:
Dr. Alban
composer:
Denniz PoP
publisher:
Misty Music and SweMix Music
Dr. Alban3:45
10You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment's NL subsidiary until 2004) (in 1991)
recording of:
You (Ten Sharp song)
lyricist:
Ton Groen
composer:
Niels Hermes
Ten Sharp44:27
11To Be With You
assistant engineer:
Chris Kupper, David Luke (engineer), Scott Ralston, Michael Semanick and Andy Udoff
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.))
lead vocals [vocals]:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
To Be With You by Mr. Big (American hard rock band)
recording of:
To Be With You
writer:
David Grahame and Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Dog Turner Music (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1991 to present), Tasmanian Compositions (from 1991 to present), 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) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Mr. Big4.53:27
12Black Velvet
producer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)
mixer:
Kevin Doyle (award-winning sound engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Alannah Myles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 6)
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
Alannah Myles4.454:48
13Houses of Love
recording of:
House of Love
lyricist and composer:
Tony Mortimer
East 174:32
14Jimmy Dean
Troll4:02
15Om
Niklas Strömstedt4:06
16Lassie
Ainbusk4:07
17Stay
programming:
Marcella Detroit
additional engineer:
Lee Manning (US engineer)
assistant engineer:
Nick Addison
engineer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
producer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer), Shakespears Sister and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer), Ian Maidman and Jonathan Perkins (aka Wild Mondo)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Ian Maidman
electric guitar [guitar] and harmonica:
Marcella Detroit
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ed Shearmur (English score composer)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records 90 Ltd. (renamed on 26th Aug 2011 as Warner Records 90 Ltd.) (in 1991) and London (UK, 1947–98) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Friar Park (Friar Park Studio) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Chapel Studios (Encino, Los Angeles) in Encino, California, United States
recording of:
Stay
writer:
Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Jean Guiot (composer credits pseudonym of Dave Stewart)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Island Music Ltd.
Shakespears Sister3.33:48
18Senza una donna
recording of:
Senza una donna (Without a Woman)
writer:
Frank Musker and Zucchero
Zucchero & Paul Young4:25
▼ CD 2
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1Living on My Own
recording engineer:
Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
remixer:
Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000)
recording of:
Living on My Own
lyricist, writer and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury3.83:37
2Take a Chance on Me
assistant recording engineer:
Dave Eringa
engineer and producer:
David Bascombe
assistant mixer:
Ben Darlow
additional other vocals [rap]:
MC Kinky
cover recording of:
Take a Chance on Me
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
Erasure3.23:39
3Two Princes
engineer:
Frank Aversa and Spin Doctors
producer:
Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
mixer:
Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
bass guitar:
Mark White (Spin Doctors)
drums (drum set), Hammond organ and percussion:
Aaron Comess
guitar:
Eric Schenkman
guest background vocals:
John Popper
vocals:
Chris Barron
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1991)
recording of:
Two Princes
writer:
Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White (Spin Doctors)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Spin Doctors4.254:15
4Sleeping in My Car
programming:
Anders Herrlin and Clarence Öfwerman
engineer:
Anders Herrlin (in 1993-12) and Alar Suurna (in 1993-12)
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (in 1993-12)
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (in 1993-12) and Mats Arne Persson (“M.P.”) (in 1993-12)
electric guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1993-12)
guitar:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1993-12) and Pelle Sirén (in 1993-12)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1993-12)
membranophone:
Mats "Myrdal" Persson (in 1993-12)
organ and background vocals:
Staffan Öfwerman (in 1993-12)
tambourine:
Alar Suurna (in 1993-12)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1993-12) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1993-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1993-12)
mixed at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Sleeping in My Car (in 1993-12)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publ. (do not use as a release label!) and Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette2.753:32
5What’s Up?
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
David Tickle
mastering:
Stephen Marcussen (mastering engineer)
additional engineer:
Jessie Kanner (late 1980s–mid 1990s assistant engineer/mixer), Kent Mactke, Laurent Tardy and Paul Dieter (American sound engineer and producer.)
engineer:
Mark Hensley
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
bass:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Dawn Richardson (in 1992)
guitar:
Louis Metoyer (in 1992) and Roger Rocha (in 1992)
vocals:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992) and Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 1992)
recorded at:
Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1992), The Bunker (in 1992) and The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
The Bunker
recording of:
What’s Up? (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Stuck in the Throat
4 Non Blondes4.354:12
6Stockholm
Orup4:27
7This Is the Way
E-Type3:55
8In Command
Rob ’n’ Raz3:44
9Justified and Ancient
co-mixer:
The KLF (British electronic band with several aliases) and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional lead vocals:
Maxine Harvey
guest lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette
music videos:
Justified and Ancient (Stand by the JAMs) by The KLF (British electronic band with several aliases) feat. Tammy Wynette
recording of:
Justified & Ancient
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cauty, Bill Drummond and Ricardo Lyte
is based on:
Hey Hey We Are Not The Monkees
The KLF4.53:37
10No Limit
recording of:
No Limit
lyricist and composer:
Anita Dels, Jean-Paul de Coster, Ray Slijngaard and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
publisher:
Any Kind of Music, Inc, Decos Publishing, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), MCA Music Ltd., MSM Songs Musikverlag GmbH and Toco Australia
2 Unlimited3:30
11It’s My Life
engineer:
Gundars Rullis (choir vocals)
producer and mixer:
Denniz PoP
background vocals:
Paola Toro
choir vocals:
Annelie Berg, Marie Bergman (Swedish singer), Björn Ström, Gladys del Pilar and Ricco (background vocals on "It's My Life")
choir vocals arranger:
Anders Hansson (producer / writer / performer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1993)
produced for:
SweMix Productions (in 1992)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (choir vocals) and SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
music videos:
It’s My Life by Dr. Alban
recording of:
It’s My Life
lyricist:
Dr. Alban
composer:
Denniz PoP
publisher:
SweMix Music and SweMix Songs
Dr. Alban3.83:59
12Life
producer:
Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello
mixer:
Gary Jones (British recording engineer) and Henning McCoy
lead vocals:
Nester Alexander Haddaway
arranger:
Dee Dee Halligan and Alex Trime
recording of:
Life
lyricist:
Junior Torello
composer:
Dee Dee Halligan
Haddaway44:15
13Somebody Dance With Me
recording of:
Somebody Dance With Me
lyricist:
Kurt Burger and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
composer:
René Baumann (DJ BoBo), Daniel Peyer and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
is based on:
Somebody’s Watching Me
DJ BoBo13:33
14Informer
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O'Brien (single: "Informer")), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O'Brien (single: "Informer")), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow4:28
15När vi gräver guld i USA
recording of:
När vi gräver guld i USA
writer:
Anders Glenmark, Orup (Swedish musician Hans Thomas Eriksson) and Niklas Strömstedt (Swedish pop singer and songwriter)
Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt4:08
16Om du var min
Mauro Scocco4:53
17Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
additional recording engineer:
David Vartanian
recording engineer:
Tommy Lipnick
engineer:
Dan Harjung
producer:
Crash Test Dummies and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
editor:
Patrick Murphy (engineer)
accordion, keyboard [keyboards], piano and background vocals [back-up vocals]:
Ellen Reid
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars] and lead vocals:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music Canada Inc. (in 1993)
recorded at:
DV Productions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Mindscape in Chicago, Illinois, United States and Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
mixed at:
Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
produced at:
God Of Thunder Studios
music videos:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies
recording of:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
lyricist and composer:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Door Number Two Music (in 1993), Dummies Productions Inc. (in 1993) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1993)
Crash Test Dummies3.953:47
18Love Is All Around
co-producer:
Graeme Duffin
conductor:
Fiachra Trench
strings arranger:
Fiachra Trench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1994)
music videos:
Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet
cover recording of:
Love Is All Around
lyricist and composer:
Reg Presley
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Wet Wet Wet3.63:58