The Ultimate Smooth Album

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

Tracklist

| |
Medium 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Don’t Know Why
assistant engineer:
Mark Birkey
engineer:
Jay Newland
additional producer:
Arif Mardin
producer:
Norah Jones and Jay Newland
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Jesse Harris
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Don’t Know Why
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Harris
publisher:
Beanly Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Norah Jones3.153:07
2Light My Fire
cover recording of:
Light My Fire
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
Will Young3:26
3Fields of Gold
acoustic guitar:
Eva Cassidy
electric guitar:
Keith Grimes
vocals:
Eva Cassidy
remaster of:
Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy
cover recording of:
Fields of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Steerpike Ltd.
Eva Cassidy44:43
4Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
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 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.452:04
5Mad About the Boy
vocals:
Dinah Washington
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Dinah Washington52:47
6The Way It Is
engineer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Bruce Hornsby and Elliot Scheiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Molo
piano and synthesizer:
Bruce Hornsby
vocals:
Bruce Hornsby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1986)
produced for:
Trackman, Inc.
recording of:
The Way It Is
lyricist and composer:
B.R. Hornsby
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Zappo Music (from 1986 to present)
Bruce Hornsby3.754:58
7Baker Street
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel) (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Hugh Burns (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nigel Jenkins (in 1977)
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre (in 1977)
percussion:
Glen LeFleur (in 1977)
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty (in 1977)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
edit of:
Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
recording of:
Baker Street (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Icon Music Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Gerry Rafferty44:07
8Perfect
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Limited (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1988)
music videos:
Perfect by Fairground Attraction
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Mark Nevin
publisher:
Universal Music Limited (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Fairground Attraction4.353:37
9Fly Me to the Moon
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1960-02-18)
cover recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon (on 1960-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
Peggy Lee3:00
10Mas Que Nada
Tamba Trio2:43
11Adia
Sarah McLachlan4:02
12Even After All
recording of:
Even After All
lyricist and composer:
Finley Quaye
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Spirit Songs Ltd.
Finley Quaye3:55
13Call Me
Eliane Elias4:10
14Slip Into Something More Comfortable
recording of:
Slip Into Something More Comfortable
writer:
Mark Blackburn, Fred Karger (Frederick Maxwell Karger, Jr), Julius Waters (Production music composer) and Robert Wells (songwriter)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Imagem London Ltd.
Kinobe4:54
15Underwater Love
assistant engineer:
Richard Flack (producer/engineer), Patrick McGovern, Kevin Vanbergen and Richard Woodcraft
engineer:
Paul "Max" Bloom
producer:
Michael Peden (member of The Chimes) and Smoke City
mixer:
Ben Hillier
vocals:
Nina Miranda (Brazilian singer and songwriter)
mixed at:
Master Rock Studios in Kilburn, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Underwater Love
writer:
Luiz Bonfá, Marc Brown (UK electronic DJ/producer) and Nina Miranda (Brazilian singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Westbury Music
Smoke City3.56:47
16Nobody Knows
The Tony Rich Project4:21
17I Wish I Knew
Billy Taylor Trio3:40
18In All the Right Places
recording of:
In All the Right Places
lyricist:
Ian Devaney, Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) and Lisa Stansfield
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
Lisa Stansfield6:04
19Everybody’s Talkin’
earliest release:
Everybody’s Talkin’ by Nilsson
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 51)
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Talkin’
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Third Palm Music
Nilsson42:45
20What a Wonderful World
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1967-08-16)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
baritone saxophone:
Raymond Stanfield (on 1967-08-16)
clarinet:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16) and Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16)
double bass:
Russ Savakus (on 1967-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1967-08-16)
flute:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16), Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1967-08-16), Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16) and Willard Suyker (on 1967-08-16)
percussion:
Warren Hard (on 1967-08-16)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1967-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1967-08-16) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1967-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1967-08-16) and Joe Wilder (on 1967-08-16)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
conductor and chorus master:
Tommy Goodman (Pianist, arranger for Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington) (on 1967-08-16)
performer:
Louis Armstrong's Orchestra and Chorus (on 1967-08-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1968)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171)
recording of:
What a Wonderful World (on 1967-08-16)
writer:
George Douglas (producer & songwriter) and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Quartet Music Inc. and Range Road Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., 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 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Louis Armstrong3.82:15
Medium 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Closest Thing to Crazy
producer:
Mike Batt
lead vocals:
Katie Melua
arranger:
Mike Batt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dramatico Entertainment Ltd. (not release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
The Closest Thing to Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Dramatico, Dramatico Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Katie Melua3.54:11
2Mad World
recording engineer and producer:
Michael Andrews (American musician and score composer)
mixer:
Gary Jules
background vocals:
Tori Haberman and Sam Shelton (backing vocals)
guest lead vocals:
Gary Jules
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Andrews (American musician and score composer) (in 2001)
cover recording of:
Mad World
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
publisher:
BMG Blue, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
music quoted on:
Двигай телом
Michael Andrews3.93:04
3High and Dry
cover recording of:
High and Dry
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
50/50
Jamie Cullum4:53
4I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.353:05
5Feel So HighDes’ree43:55
6Unforgettable
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1961)
recording of:
Unforgettable (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
Nat King Cole3.853:27
7HeartbreakerDionne Warwick44:17
8Songbird
assistant engineer:
Kay Arbuckle, Stuart Hirotsu, Matt Rohr (Recording Engineer) and Jim Weyeneth
engineer:
Gordon Lyon
co-producer:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
executive producer:
Narada Michael Walden
producer:
Preston Glass
recorded at:
Tarpan Recording Studio in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Songbird
composer:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), High Tech Music, Kenny G Music and Kuzu Music (publisher)
Kenny G3.653:59
9Under My Skin
Ella Fitzgerald2:43
10Moon River
producer:
Robert Mersey
conductor:
Robert Mersey (on 1962-01-04)
performer:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
cover recording of:
Moon River (on 1962-01-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 34)
Andy Williams2:45
11Over the Rainbow
recorded in:
Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1962-01-05)
engineer:
Jean‐Pierre Chalbos (mastering engineer)
producer:
Daniel Baumgarten
double bass:
Benoît Quersin (Belgian jazz bassist) (on 1962-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Daniel Humair (on 1962-01-05)
guitar:
René Thomas (Belgian jazz guitarist) (on 1962-01-05)
piano:
Amedeo Tommasi (Italian jazz pianist) (on 1962-01-05)
reeds:
Bobby Jaspar (Belgian 1940-60s tenor saxophonist) (on 1962-01-05)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (on 1962-01-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1962-01-05)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Chet Baker3:29
12Theme From Harry’s Game
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) and Austin Ince (engineer)
producer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
conductor:
James Horner (American score composer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1983)
recorded at and mixed at:
Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
Theme From Harry’s Game
lyricist and composer:
Ciarán Ó Braonáin and Pól Ó Braonáin
publisher:
Television Music Ltd.
is based on:
[old text from County Galway]
Clannad4.62:29
13Slow Hand
recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music Inc. (US work publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
The Pointer Sisters3:48
14I Left My Heart in San FranciscoTony Bennett2:52
15Coming Around Again (live)
live recording of:
Coming Around Again (Carly Simon)
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music (in 1986) and Famous Music Publishing (in 1986)
Carly Simon7:02
16Promise Me
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
guest bass guitar:
Maartin Allcock
guest guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
guest keyboard:
Bias Boshell
guest membranophone:
Dave Mattacks
piano accordion, background vocals and lead vocals:
Beverley Craven
recording of:
Promise Me
lyricist and composer:
Beverley Craven
Beverley Craven43:37
17Natural Blues
mixer:
I Monster
recording of:
Natural Blues
writer:
Vera Hall, Alan Lomax and Moby (electronic musician Richard Melville Hall)
publisher:
Little Idiot Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Trouble So Hard
Moby43:02
18A Taste of Honey
Paul Desmond4:29
19Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight4:43
20In the Ghetto
engineer:
Al Pachucki
producer:
Felton Jams and Chips Moman
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1969-01-21) and Mike Leech (on 1969-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1969-01-21)
French horn:
Tony Cason (on 1969-01-21) and Joe D'Gerolamo (on 1969-01-21)
guitar:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1969-01-21) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1969-01-21)
harmonica:
Ed Kollis (on 1969-01-21)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (on 1969-01-21)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1969-01-21)
saxophone:
J.P. Luper (saxophonist) (on 1969-01-21) and Glen Spreen (on 1969-01-21)
steel guitar:
John Hughey (on 1969-01-21)
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone) (on 1969-01-21), Ed Logan (on 1969-01-21) and Gerald Richardson (on 1969-01-21)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1969-01-21), Dick Steff (on 1969-01-21) and R.F. Taylor (on 1969-01-21)
vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1969-01-21), Donna Thatcher (on 1969-01-21), Dolores Edgin (on 1969-01-21), Ginger Holladay (American singer-songwriter) (on 1969-01-21), Mary Holladay (on 1969-01-21), Millie Kirkham (on 1969-01-21), Mary (Jeannie) Green (on 1969-01-21), June Page (on 1969-01-21), Susan Pilkington (on 1969-01-21), Sandy Posey (on 1969-01-21) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1969-01-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1969), BMG Music (in 1969) and RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1969)
recorded at:
American Sound Studio ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-01-21)
cover recording of:
In the Ghetto (on 1969-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
M. Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, B-n-B Music Inc., Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Songs, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music Inc., R&H Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Elvis Presley4.352:46