First Generation: Virgin XXV Years

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Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Tubular BellsMike Oldfield2:57
2Don’t You Want Me
assistant programming and assistant engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth))
programming:
Martin Rushent
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
synthesizer:
Ian Burden (in 1981), Jo Callis (in 1981) and Philip Oakey (in 1981)
background vocals:
Joanne Catherall (in 1981) and Susan Ann Sulley (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey (in 1981) and Susan Ann Sulley (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Genetic Studios in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
music videos:
Don’t You Want Me by The Human League
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 1)
recording of:
Don’t You Want Me (Human League song) (in 1981)
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Jo Callis, Philip Oakey and Philip Adrian Wright (Human League)
The Human League43:56
3Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon Moss
additional vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer)
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3.94:28
4Making Plans for NigelXTC4.54:12
5Don’t You (Forget About Me)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Simple Minds4:21
6Pretty Vacant
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-03)
live recording of:
Pretty Vacant
writer:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols), Glen Matlock and Paul Thomas Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols)
publisher:
A Thousand Miles Long, Inc., Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
recording of:
Pretty Vacant
writer:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols), Glen Matlock and Paul Thomas Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols)
publisher:
A Thousand Miles Long, Inc., Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Sex Pistols3.73:18
7Cherub Rock
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (from 1993 to present)
music videos:
Cherub Rock by The Smashing Pumpkins
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 335)
recording of:
Cherub Rock
lyricist and composer:
Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins3.854:59
8Somedays
recording of:
Somedays
writer:
Geoff Barrow, Neneh Cherry and Cameron McVey
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Neneh Cherry3:35
9In the Air Tonight
assistant engineer:
Nick Launay and Karen Segal (engineer)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
assistant producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Hugh Padgham
bass guitar:
John Giblin (in 1980)
guitar:
Daryl Stuermer (in 1980)
Rhodes piano, drum machine, drums (drum set), synthesizer and vocoder:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (in 1980)
violin:
Sharokav (in 1980)
lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
arranger:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 291)
recording of:
In the Air Tonight (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishers) Limited, Imagem Music, Effectsound Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980) and Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1980)
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Phil Collins4.35:28
10Red Red Wine
producer:
Ray “Pablo” Falconer and UB40
arranger:
UB40
recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Bang Records (US disco) (in 1968)
lyrics quoted on:
Jiggle Jiggle
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Bang Records (US disco) (in 1968)
lyrics quoted on:
Jiggle Jiggle
UB403.83:03
11(I Just) Died in Your Arms
recording of:
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Nick Van Eede
Cutting Crew4:46
12Straight Up
co-producer:
Keith Cohen
producer:
Elliot Wolff
arranger:
Elliot Wolff
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 11) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 90)
recording of:
Straight Up
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Wolff
publisher:
Elliott Wolff Music and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
Paula Abdul3.654:12
13The Passenger
recording of:
The Passenger
lyricist:
Iggy Pop
composer:
Ricky Gardiner
Iggy Pop4:41
CD 2
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1Are You Gonna Go My Way
additional engineer:
David Domanich
assistant engineer:
Greg DiGesu
engineer and mixer:
Henry Hirsch
producer:
Lenny Kravitz
bass:
Tony Breit
electric guitar:
Craig Ross (guitarist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lenny Kravitz
recording of:
Are You Gonna Go My Way (in 1998-12)
lyricist:
Lenny Kravitz
composer:
Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross (guitarist)
publisher:
Miss Bessie Music, Wigged Music, 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, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Lenny Kravitz3.853:33
2Tomorrow People
Ziggy Marley3:36
3I Got 5 on It
producer:
Tone Capone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
No̅o̅ Trybe Records, Inc. (in 1995)
samples:
Jungle Boogie by Kool & the Gang, Top Billin’ by Audio Two and Why You Treat Me So Bad by Club Nouveau
recording of:
I Got 5 on It
writer:
Anthony Gillmour, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Denzil Foster, Garrick Husband, Jerold Ellis Jr. (US rapper), Jay King, Michael Marshall (US hip-hop/R&B vocalist/producer, member of Timex Social Club), Thomas McElroy, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
Luniz featuring Michael Marshall4.654:15
4Boombastic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
recording of:
Boombastic
writer:
King Floyd, Robert Livingston and Orville Richard Burrell (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Malaco Music Company, Pedigree Ranch Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Roffignac Music Co., Scikron Music Publishing and Stone Diamond Music Corp.
Shaggy3.653:53
5Protection
engineer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Massive Attack
mixer:
Nellee Hooper, Massive Attack and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
guest lead vocals:
Tracey Thorn
performer:
Massive Attack
samples:
The Payback by James Brown
music videos:
Protection (music video) by Massive Attack and Protection by Massive Attack directed by Michel Gondry
recording of:
Protection
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Tracey Thorn and Andrew Vowles
Massive Attack3.87:52
6Close to You
edit of:
Close to You by Maxi Priest
recording of:
Close to You
writer:
Gary Benson (UK singer‐songwriter), Max Alfred Elliott (British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent) and Winston Sela
Maxi Priest4:03
7Wannabe
assistant recording engineer:
Patrick McGovern
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
programming and producer:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
keyboard:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
publisher:
SSO
recording of:
Wannabe
writer:
Melanie Brown, 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 Girls3.852:54
8Return to Innocence
engineer and producer:
Michael Cretu
additional vocals:
Angel X
recording of:
Return to Innocence
lyricist and composer:
Michael Cretu
Enigma4.354:09
9Low
Cracker3:48
10Between You and Me
dc Talk3:48
11Ground on Down
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Ground on Down
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
Ben Harper44:56
12Block Rockin Beats
assistant engineer:
Jon Collyer
engineer:
Jon Dee (UK engineer), Steve Dub and Tim Holmes (Death in Vegas)
producer:
The Chemical Brothers (British electronic music duo)
editor:
Cheeky Paul (editing)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Orinoco Studios in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Gucci Again by Schoolly D
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 163)
recording of:
Block Rockin’ Beats
writer:
Jesse B. Weaver, Jr., Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (UK producer, of Chemical Brothers)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
The Chemical Brothers3.955:15