Best of ’97

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

Tracklist

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1Anybody Seen My Baby?
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
guest bass and keyboard:
Jamie Muhoberac
guest guitar family:
Waddy Wachtel
guest keyboard:
Don Was
guest shakers:
Blondie Chaplin (singer, guitarist and songwriter)
guest background vocals:
Blondie Chaplin (singer, guitarist and songwriter) and Bernard Fowler (American musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Benelux (in 1997)
recording of:
Anybody Seen My Baby?
lyricist:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
composer:
Mick Jagger, k.d. lang, Ben Mink and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Bumstead Productions U.S. Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Promopub. B.V. and Zavion Enterprises, Inc.
The Rolling Stones34:07
2Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Madonna4:30
3Cold Rock a Party
recording of:
Cold Rock a Party
MC Lyte4:07
4You Might Need Somebody
cover recording of:
You Might Need Somebody
composer:
Nan O’Byrne (American songwriter and composer) and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
Shola Ama33:50
5Time to Say Goodbye
producer:
Frank Peterson
soprano vocals:
Sarah Brightman (in 1996-10)
tenor vocals:
Andrea Bocelli (tenor) (in 1996-10)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals) (in 1996-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EastWest Records GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Nemo Studio (Hamburg) in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996-10)
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 10)
recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”) (in 1996-10)
additional lyricist:
Frank Peterson
lyricist:
Lucio Quarantotto
composer:
Francesco Sartori
publisher:
Sugar Music MV and Sugar S.r.l. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Con te partirò (completely Italian lyrics; no “time to say goodbye”)
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli4.54:05
6You Win, I Lose
recording of:
You Win, I Lose
lyricist and composer:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp)
Supertramp44:28
7In Your Wildest Dreams
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
miscellaneous support:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) (task: orchestra leader)
programming:
Lol Creme and Garry Hughes
engineer:
Mike Higham (British score composer) (task: pro-tools) and Tim Weidner (engineer)
assistant producer:
Lol Creme
producer:
Trevor Horn
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
guitar:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer)
keyboard:
Lol Creme and Garry Hughes
background vocals:
Tessa Niles and Miriam Stockley
guest spoken vocals:
Antonio Banderas
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
strings [orchestra] arranger:
John Altman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
In Your Wildest Dreams (The sun goes down. And the moon comes up…)
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
publisher:
Blue Raincoat Songs Ltd., BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Knighty-Knight Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Tina Turner3.55:31
8Don’t Let Go (Love)
recording of:
Don't Let Go (Love)
writer:
Marqueze Ethridge, Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias, Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group), Patrick Brown, Raymon Murray (American producer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist) and Rico Wade
En Vogue44:05
9Bitch
engineer and producer:
Geza X
mixer:
Jim Ebert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1997) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1997)
recording of:
Bitch
writer:
Meredith Brooks (US singer/songwriter and guitarist) and Shelly Peiken
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Hidden Pun Music, Kissing Booth Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sushi Too Music and Warner–Tamerlane Music Corp.
Meredith Brooks43:58
10Tubthumping
engineer:
Neil Ferguson (Chumbawamba)
producer:
Chumbawamba
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chumbawamba (in 1997)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH & Co KG (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Woodlands Studio in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997-02)
mixed at:
Woodlands Studio in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997-09)
edit of:
Tubthumping (album version) by Chumbawamba
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 23)
recording of:
Tubthumping (in 1997-02)
publisher:
Chumbawamba (in 1997)
writer:
Jude Abbott, Dunstan Bruce, Paul Greco (former bassist of British band Chumbawamba), Harry “Daz” Hamer, Danbert Nobacon, Alice Nutter, Lou Watts (member of Chumbawamba) and Boff Whalley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Leosong (publisher) (in 1997)
Chumbawamba3.653:29
11Lovefool
engineer and producer:
Tore Johansson
bass guitar:
Magnus Sveningsson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bengt Lagerberg
guitar:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
keyboard:
Lars-Olof Johansson
background vocals:
Magnus Sveningsson and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
lead vocals:
Nina Persson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stockholm Records and Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group)
engineered at:
Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
produced at:
Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
music videos:
Lovefool by The Cardigans (Swedish rock band)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 242)
recording of:
Lovefool
lyricist:
Nina Persson and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
composer:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
publisher:
Stockholm Songs and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
The Cardigans3.653:16
12I Wanna Be the Only One
mixer:
Andy Bradfield
guest vocals:
BeBe Winans (American gospel/soul singer, R&B producer and radio presenter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
I Wanna Be the Only One
lyricist:
BeBe Winans (American gospel/soul singer, R&B producer and radio presenter)
composer:
Rhett Lawrence and BeBe Winans (American gospel/soul singer, R&B producer and radio presenter)
publisher:
Benny’s Music (BeBe Winans publisher), BMG Songs Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Rhettrhyme Music
Eternal feat. BeBe Winans2.53:37
13N’oubliez Jamais
recording of:
N’oubliez jamais
lyricist:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
composer:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
Joe Cocker4:19
14Congo
recording of:
Congo
writer:
Tony Banks (Genesis) and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Concord Copyrights (BMI), Concord Music GmbH, Imagem Music BV and Michael Rutherford Ltd.
Genesis3:13
15Gotham City
assistant recording engineer:
Jason Bacher and Trey Fratt
recording engineer and programming:
Chris Brickley and Stephen George
executive producer:
Barry Hankerson (American record producer)
producer:
R. Kelly
mixer:
Stephen George and R. Kelly
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Lafayette Carthon
instruments:
R. Kelly
background vocals:
Lafayette Carthon, The Chi-Towne Gospel Machine and Tyrones Kids
conductor:
Lafayette Carthon
arranger:
R. Kelly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
produced for:
Bass Productions Ltd.
recorded at and mixed at:
Chicago Trax in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Gotham City
writer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc. and Zomba Songs, Inc.
R. Kelly3.24:51
16Got Til’ It’s Gone
recording of:
Got 'Til It's Gone
writer:
René Elizondo Jr., Janet Jackson, James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner) and Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Black Ice Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Flyte Tyme Tunes and Siquomb Pub. Corp.
Janet Jackson3:35
17I Love Always Forever
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1996)
recording of:
I Love You Always Forever
lyricist and composer:
Donna Lewis
publisher:
donna lewis ltd and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Donna Lewis33:14
18Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)
programming:
Darren Vaz and Skunk Anansie
engineer:
Mr. Colson, GGGarth (Canadian music producer and engineer) and Andrew Scarth
producer:
GGGarth (Canadian music producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
Chad Bamford and Guido South
mixer:
Joe Barresi (recording engineer, mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Cass Lewis
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mark Richardson (UK drummer)
guitar:
Ace (Member of Skunk Anansie)
lead vocals:
Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
recorded at:
Great Linford Manor in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good) (uncut version) by Skunk Anansie
recording of:
Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)
writer:
Len Arran and Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Skunk Anansie43:24
19Barrel of a Gun
programming:
Kerry Hopwood
engineer:
Q (mix engineer)
producer:
Tim Simenon
mixer:
Q (mix engineer) and Tim Simenon
keyboard:
Dave Clayton
percussion:
Victor Indrizzo
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Barrel of a Gun (video) by Depeche Mode
recording of:
Barrel of a Gun
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Grabbing Hands Music Ltd.
Depeche Mode3.85:19
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12 Become 1
assistant recording engineer:
Patrick McGovern
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
additional programming:
Pete Davis (UK engineer, programmer, keyboards), Statik (worked with Spice Girls) and Paul Waller
programming and producer:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
additional producer:
Andy Bradfield
mixer:
Andy Bradfield
guitar:
Greg Lester
keyboard:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
strings arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
concertmaster:
Isobel Griffiths and Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist)
recording of:
2 Become 1
writer:
Melanie Brown (Mel B), 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 Girls4.54:05
2Verpiß’ Dich
producer and mixer:
T. Börger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1996)
mixed for and produced for:
Flash & Fly Musik
miscellaneous support:
Flash & Fly Musikproduktion '96 (in 1996: task: ℗ in Zusammenarbeit mit)
recorded at:
Flash & Fly Studios
recording of:
Verpiss’ Dich
lyricist:
Thorsten Börger, Claudia A. Wohlfromm and Tic Tac Toe (German girl group)
composer:
Thorsten Börger
publisher:
George Glueck Musik GmbH
Tic Tac Toe4:06
3C U When U Get There
Coolio feat. 40 Thevz3:43
4Darkman
Nana3:48
5Ain’t That Just the Way
Lutricia McNeal3:22
6Paparazzi
recording of:
Paparazzi
writer:
E. Banks and A. Joiner
publisher:
Hennessy for Everyone Music and Westside Dynasty
Xzibit3:56
7Time Is Tickin’ Away
recording of:
Time Is Tickin’ Away
lyricist:
G.A. Joseph and J.R. White
composer:
U. Buchmann, J. Wagner D.J., Preston D. Holloway and Franky Miller
C‐Block4:04
8Bamboleo
recording of:
Bamboleo
lyricist:
Pedro Carrera, Raquel Gómez, Rodney Hardison, Helados, Franzesco Martinez, Giora Schein and Angelo Valdez
composer:
Pedro Carrera, Gino Castelli, Helados, Franzesco Martinez, Giora Schein and Angelo Valdez
publisher:
BMG Ufa (not for release label use! this is a music publisher), Edition Daam and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Garcia3:50
9Take Me to the Limit
recording of:
Take Me to the Limit
lyricist:
Robin Masters and Delroy Rennalls
composer:
Robin Masters, Kai Matthiesen and Caren Miller
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001) (in 1997) and Jetzt kommz musikverlag (in 1997)
Mr. President3:43
10Samba de Janeiro
producer:
The Bellini Brothers (Producers of Bellini, German eurodance trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orbit Records GmbH (in 1997)
samples:
Celebration Suite by Airto (percussionist)
recording of:
Samba de Janeiro
writer:
Gottfried Engels, Airto Moreira (percussionist) and Ramon Zenker
publisher:
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present), Bug Music (music publishing), Gang Go, Good Morning Music and Upright Songs
is based on:
Celebration Suite
translated parody version of:
Kanaszta
Bellini3.352:50
11A Neverending Dream
recording of:
A Neverending Dream
lyricist:
Alexander Kaiser
composer:
Matthias Uhle
X‐Perience33:30
12Who Wants to Live Forever
cover recording of:
Who Wants to Live Forever?
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Limited (in 1986)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Dune3:56
13Freed From Desire
producer and mixer:
Phil Jay and Molella (Italian DJ and producer Maurizio Molella)
vocals:
Gala (Italian singer & dance act)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZYX Music (in 1996)
recording of:
Freed From Desire
writer:
Filippo Carmeni (Italian producer Phil Jay), Gala Rizzatto (Italian singer & dance act) and Maurizio Molella (Italian DJ and producer Maurizio Molella)
publisher:
Baby Angel Music S.r.l., Do It Yourself SAS (Italian company, active until 1997), Grand H. Music and Mollyville Publishing S.r.l.
Gala3.93:33
14Remember Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Guidance Records (in 1997)
samples:
Woman of the Ghetto by Marlena Shaw
recording of:
Remember Me
writer:
Lex Blackmore, Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer), Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer) and Marlena Shaw
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd (PRS‐affiliated)
quotes lyrics from:
Woman of the Ghetto
Blue Boy33:49
15Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
miscellaneous support:
Bonnie Brewster (task: girl crowd), Andrea M. Majied (task: girl crowd) and Susan McCall (task: girl crowd)
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks, Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
executive producer:
Louis J Pearlman
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
publisher:
Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Backstreet Boys3.153:45
16Because It’s Love
recording of:
Because It's Love
writer:
The Kelly Family
publisher:
Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Kelly Family3:44
17Kiss You All Over
recording of:
Kiss You All Over
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), BMG Songs, Inc., Downtown DLJ Songs, Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
cover recording of:
Kiss You All Over
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), BMG Songs, Inc., Downtown DLJ Songs, Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
No Mercy4:31
18It’s My Life
recording of:
It's My Life
lyricist and composer:
René Baumann (DJ BoBo) and Axel Breitung
DJ BoBo3:55
19Don’t Speak
recording engineer:
Phil Kaffel
producer:
Matthew Wilder
mixer:
Holman and Paul Palmer (engineer)
bass guitar:
Tony Kanal
cello:
Melissa Hasin
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Adrian Young (drummer for No Doubt)
guitar:
Tom Dumont
keyboard and piano:
Eric Stefani
lead vocals:
Gwen Stefani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995) and Interscope Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recorded at:
York Street Studios in Auckland, Auckland (Auckland Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Cactus Studios in California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Speak
writer:
Eric Stefani and Gwen Stefani
publisher:
Knock Yourself Out Music and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
No Doubt4.154:23
20Engel
additional programming:
Marc Stagg
programming:
Rammstein and Mark Stagg
producer:
Bobo (Christiane Hebold), Jacob Hellner and Rammstein
mixer:
Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Oliver Riedel
drums (drum set):
Christoph Schneider (Rammstein drummer)
guitar and background vocals:
Richard Z. Kruspe and Paul Landers
keyboard:
Christian Lorenz (keyboardist)
additional vocals:
Bobo (Christiane Hebold)
lead vocals:
Till Lindemann
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motor Music GmbH (in 1997)
recorded at:
Temple Studios (Malta) in Malta (from 1996-11 until 1997-07)
music videos:
Engel (music video) by Rammstein
recording of:
Engel (Rammstein)
writer:
Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian Lorenz (keyboardist), Oliver Riedel and Christoph Schneider (Rammstein drummer)
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and TAM TAM Musikverlag e. K.
Rammstein4.254:24