Die Hit-Giganten: Cover-Hits

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Killer / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (album version)
producer:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
medley including a recording of:
Killer (in 1992)
lyricist:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter)
writer:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter) and Adam Paul Tinley
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (ended), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (ended), Beethoven Street Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), MCA Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
cover recording of:
Killer / Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (in 1992)
writer:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter), Barrett Strong, Adam Paul Tinley and Norman Whitfield
medley of:
Killer
medley of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
medley including a recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, 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) 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)
George Michael4.654:17
2Summer in the CityJoe Cocker43:54
3Crying in the Rain (album version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Neil
bass:
Jørun Bøgeberg
drums (drum set):
Per Hillestad
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1990) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1990)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 274)
cover recording of:
Crying in the Rain (Everly Brothers song)
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
writer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
a‐ha3.54:20
4Beast of Burden
lead vocals:
Bette Midler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
cover recording of:
Beast of Burden
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Co. (publisher)
Bette Midler43:48
5Without You
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Uribe (in 1971-06)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1971-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1971-06)
piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1971-06)
vocals:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster
brass and strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 496)
cover recording of:
Without You (in 1971)
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Apple Publishing Ltd. (from 1970 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
Nilsson4.23:20
6U 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
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller and Stanley Kirk Burrell
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.154:15
7Gangsta's Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
vocals:
L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
samples:
Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
music video for:
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio feat. L.V.
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio feat. L.V.3.754:02
8Venus
producer:
Stock Aitken Waterman
drums (drum set):
Linn 9000 (Linn 9000)
vocals:
Bananarama
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1986)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 2)
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama3.83:36
9Tell It Like It Is
bass guitar, Hammond organ and piano:
Keith Diamond
drums (drum set):
Terry Silverlight (classic fusion artist)
guitar:
Paul Pesco and Ira Siegel
saxophone and solo horn:
Danny Wilensky
trombone:
Michael Davis (US jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
background vocals:
Janice Dempsey, Cindy Mizelle, B.J. Nelson and Audrey Wheeler
lead vocals:
Don Johnson (US actor)
brass [horns] arranger:
Danny Wilensky
cover recording of:
Tell It Like It Is
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Don Johnson4:30
10Mandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2003)
cover recording of:
Brandy (more popularly known as Mandy) (in 2003)
lyricist:
Scott English
composer:
Richard Kerr
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Morris Music Inc, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 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)
Westlife3:18
11Hiroshima
producer:
Michael Cretu
cover recording of:
Hiroshima
lyricist and composer:
Dave Morgan (UK rock bassist/vocalist, member of Magnum)
Sandra4:14
12Atlantis
recording of:
Atlantis (Donovan song)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan (Music) Ltd., Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Peer Southern Music (publisher) (in 1968)
No Angels & Donovan14:15
13Knockin' on Heaven's Door
producer:
Franz Plasa
cover recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Selig3:41
14I Love Rock 'n' Roll
recording engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Fabian Marasciullo
assistant engineer:
Marc Lee (US recording engineer) and Javier Valverde
producer:
Rodney Jerkins
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
guitar:
Paul Umbach
turntable [scratches]:
Corey Chase
background vocals:
Ann Marie Bush, Deann Dover, Albert D. Hall, Damien Hall (background vocalist), Maxayan Morguchi, Jeff Pescetto, Jason Scheff, Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Will Wheaton, Jr.
guest background vocals:
Sue Ann Carwell and Tyler Collins
lead vocals:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2001)
music videos:
I Love Rock ’n’ Roll by Britney Spears
cover recording of:
I Love Rock ’n’ Roll
writer:
Jake Hooker (rock guitarist, songwriter, producer & manager, member of The Arrows) and Alan Merrill
publisher:
Finchley Music Corp.
Britney Spears2.453:06
15Big in Japan
miscellaneous support:
Reagan Cairns, Artemis Gounaki and Peter Parzich
programming:
Dirk Riegner
additional engineer:
Gert Jacobs (Belgian musician, producer, engineer) and Wolfgang Stach
engineer:
Clemens Matznick
producer:
G.A., Wolfgang Stach and Fabio Trentini
assistant mixer:
Gert Jacobs (Belgian musician, producer, engineer) and Tom Janssen
mixer:
Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
percussion:
Michael Wolpers
viola:
Marc Tooten (Belgian viola player)
violin:
Véronique Gilis (violinist) and Mark Steylaerts (violinist)
lead vocals:
Sandra Nasić
conductor:
Markus Stollenwerk (Conductor)
contains samples by:
Dirk Riegner
strings arranger:
Christian Wolff (American composer of experimental classical music)
recorded at:
Galaxy Studios in Mol, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium, Horus Sound Studio in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen, Germany
mixed at:
Galaxy Studios in Mol, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
cover recording of:
Big in Japan
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Lloyd Bernhard and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Guano Apes32:49
16Cats in the Cradle
engineer and mixer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer) and Randy Long
producer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer)
bass guitar:
Cordell Crockett (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Mark Davis (US drummer for Ugly Kid Joe) (in 1992)
guitar:
Klaus Eichstadt (in 1992) and Dave Fortman (in 1992)
background vocals:
Jennifer Barry (in 1992)
lead vocals:
Whitfield Crane (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle (in 1992)
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Ugly Kid Joe3.854:04
17Love 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.)
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 Wet3.63:59
18Summer Wine
co-producer:
Roland Spremberg
producer and mixer:
Boogieman (producer)
cover recording of:
Summer Wine
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hazlewood
Ville Valo & Natalia Avelon43:54
19Easy
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
electric guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist) (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Splash Records (UK imprint under PRT Records) (in 1992)
music videos:
Easy by Faith No More
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 9)
cover recording of:
Easy (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Faith No More3.453:07
20Behind Blue Eyes
additional engineer:
Dave Holdredge
engineer:
Michael Elvis Baskette
producer:
Fred Durst
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
editor:
Dave Holdredge
music videos:
Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit
cover recording of:
Behind Blue Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
Limp Bizkit4.354:30
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part of:Die Hit-Giganten (number: 2008-10-10) (order: 31)