100 Essential Love Songs

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Tracklist

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Digital Media 2
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1On the Wings of Love
recording of:
On the Wings of Love
writer:
Peter Schless (keyboardist and composer) and Jeffrey Osborne (in 1982)
Jeffrey Osborne4:05
2What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
recording of:
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
writer:
James Dean (US soul songwriter), Paul Riser and William Weatherspoon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Jobete Music (UK)
Jimmy Ruffin2:53
3Love and Affection
recording of:
Love and Affection
lyricist and composer:
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading4:23
4Up Where We Belong
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan and Bobby Lyle
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
recording of:
Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 55)
Joe Cocker3.23:49
5Is She Really Going Out With Him?
recording of:
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
lyricist and composer:
Joe Jackson (English musician)
publisher:
Kobalt Music and Pokazuka Limited
Joe Jackson3:37
6Looking for Love
Karen Ramirez3:44
7All My Life
recording of:
All My Life
writer:
Rory Bennett, Joel “Jo‐Jo” Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo) and Randy Waldman
publisher:
EMI Publishing Ltd and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
K‐Ci & JoJo4:42
8Cherish
producer:
Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond and Kool and The Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp. (not for release) (in 1984)
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3.53:53
9Lessons in Love
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
guest saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
recording of:
Lessons in Love
lyricist:
Boon Gould
writer:
Wally Badarou and Mark King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Findhaven Ltd., Island Visual Arts Ltd., Level 42 Music Ltd. and Ruby Ruby Ltd.
Level 423.64:04
10Lifted
recording of:
Lifted
writer:
Tunde Baiyewu, Martin Brammer (English singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, vocalist and lyricist) and Paul Tucker
publisher:
Lots of Hits Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Lighthouse Family4:09
11Say You, Say Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Motown Records (not for release label use; use “Universal Motown” instead) (in 2003) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
Say You, Say Me
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 58)
recording of:
Say You, Say Me
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 58)
Lionel Richie4.154:00
12What 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 Armstrong3.82:16
13Breathe In
Lucie Silvas3:48
14Show Me Heaven
recording of:
Show Me Heaven
writer:
Eric Rackin (Production music composer), Maria McKee and Jay Rifkin
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Famous Music Publishing Limited
Maria McKee33:47
15Sea of Love
Marty Wilde2:23
16How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
recording of:
How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) (on 1964-07-10)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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
Marvin Gaye52:58
17All Night Long
recording of:
All Night Long
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Mary Jane Girls4:05
18My Guy
recording of:
My Guy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
Mary Wells2:47
19Heart ("Damn Yankees")
Max Bygraves2:29
20My One Temptation
recording of:
My One Temptation
writer:
Michael Leeson (songwriter), Peter Vale (writer/arranger) and Stephen Miles Waters (songwriter)
publisher:
Abacus Publishing and Chappell Music Co. Inc.
Mica Paris3:32
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