100 Hits: Power Ballads

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Annotation

Packaging is a 5-section Gatefold.

My cover art includes additional wording below '100 Ultimate Anthems' (same as Discogs on 20170828).

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-28 09:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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▶CD 3
▼CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Eye of the Tiger
recording of:
Eye of the Tiger
writer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
publisher:
Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Survivor4.753:47
2Burnin’ for You
Blue Öyster Cult3:44
3Hold Your Head Up
recording of:
Hold Your Head Up
writer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Mainstay Music, Inc., Marquis Songs USA, Verulam Music Co., Ltd., Verulum Music Co Ltd and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
Argent3:17
4When I See You Smile
recording of:
When I See You Smile
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Bad English44:17
5Solid Ball of Rock
Saxon4:37
6Keep on Loving You
assistant engineer:
Tom Cummings (engineer) and Jeff Eccles
engineer:
Kevin Beamish
co-producer:
Alan Gratzer
producer:
Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath
acoustic guitar:
Kevin Cronin
bass:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set):
Alan Gratzer
guitar:
Gary Richrath
Hammond organ:
Neal Doughty
background vocals:
Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Keep On Loving You
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin
publisher:
Fate Music and Taiyō Music
REO Speedwagon3.753:21
7Don’t Talk to Strangers
recording of:
Don't Talk to Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield3.352:59
8The Warrior
engineer:
William Wittman
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
performer:
Patty Smyth
recording of:
The Warrior
writer:
Nick Gilder and Holly Knight
Scandal feat. Patty Smyth4.53:59
9Heaven Is a Place on Earth
producer:
Rick Nowels
lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
arranger:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1987)
recording of:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Future Furniture
Belinda Carlisle4.054:04
10As I Lay Me Down
vocals:
Sophie B. Hawkins
recording of:
As I Lay Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins54:10
11Weak in the Presence of Beauty
recording of:
Weak in the Presence of Beauty
writer:
Robert E. Clarke and Michael Ward (80s/90s songwriter)
Alison Moyet33:33
12Holding Out for a Hero
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero (Footloose)
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
Bonnie Tyler44:23
13I Drove All Night
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
I Drove All Night
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Cyndi Lauper4.54:12
14Love…Thy Will Be Done
recording of:
Love… Thy Will Be Done
writer:
Martika (American singer-songwriter and actress) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1991), Girlsongs (publisher) (in 1991), Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1991) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1991)
Martika24:19
15Mutually Assured Destruction
bass:
John McCoy (UK rock bassist for Gillan, Mammoth, Neo, McCoy)
drums (drum set):
Mick Underwood
guitar:
Bernie Tormé
keyboard:
Colin Towns
vocals:
Ian Gillan
recording of:
Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)
writer:
Ian Gillan, John McCoy (UK rock bassist for Gillan, Mammoth, Neo, McCoy), Bernie Tormé, Colin Towns and Mick Underwood
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Pussy Music Ltd.
Gillan53:13
16Frankenstein
producer:
Rick Derringer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972)
recording of:
Frankenstein
composer:
Edgar Winter
publisher:
Longitude Music (ended), EMI Longitude Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Hierophant Music, 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)
The Edgar Winter Group3:27
17Someone Told a Lie
Steppenwolf45:05
18The Beginning of the End
programming and engineer:
Gregg Jackman
producer:
Pip Williams (producer)
recorded at:
Hear No Evil in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
ARSIS Studios in Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Beginning of the End
lyricist:
Francis Rossi
composer:
John Edwards (bassist (Status Quo/Dexys Midnight Runners)) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Cesco Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company)
Status Quo4:29
19Wherever You Will Go
assistant recording engineer:
Tiago Becker and Valente Torres
recording engineer:
Marc Greene (engineer) and David Thoener
producer:
Marc Tanner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
additional keyboard:
Paul Mirkovich
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Matt Laug
guitar, mandolin, sampler [loops] and sitar:
Aaron Kamin
percussion:
Aaron Kamin, Matt Laug and Satnam Ramgotra
synthesizer [synth strings]:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
tabla:
Satnam Ramgotra
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Wherever You Will Go
writer:
Alex Band (singer‐songwriter and frontman of The Calling) and Aaron Kamin
The Calling3.953:28
20Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
recording of:
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (from 1993 to ????) and Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated) (from 1993 to present)
Jim Steinman5:25
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part of:100 Hits (UK Demon Music Group) (number: 166) (order: 132)