WOW! 90 Simply the Best of the Year 1990

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

Tracklist

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1Have You Seen Her
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:
Have You Seen Her by The Chi‐Lites
recording of:
Have You Seen Her (Rap Version)
writer:
Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record
revised by:
MC Hammer
is based on:
Have You Seen Her
MC Hammer3:56
2Still Got the Blues
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer), Stuart Day, Markus Dravs, Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Noel Harris and Greg Muden
engineer and mixer:
Ian Taylor (Rock Producer/Engineer)
producer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar) and Ian Taylor (Rock Producer/Engineer)
bass guitar:
Andy Pyle
drums (drum set):
Graham Walker (UK drummer)
guest keyboard:
Don Airey
guest piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
guest strings:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
guitar:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
conductor:
Don Airey
strings arranger:
Don Airey and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
recording of:
Still Got the Blues (for You)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music France, Bonuswise Ltd., Gary Moore Songs and フジパシフィックミュージック
Gary Moore4.256:10
3I Promised Myseld
recording of:
I Promised Myself
lyricist and composer:
Nick Kamen
Nick Kamen3:59
4Enjoy the Silence
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Phil Legg and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 415)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (publisher) (in 2006) 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)
Depeche Mode4.354:18
5The King of Wishful Thinking
recording engineer:
Paul Erickson (recording engineer)
membranophone programming:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
programming:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
executive producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
producer:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
guest guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
guest horn:
Gary Grant (brass), Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist) and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
guest background vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), Dorian Holley, Phillip Ingram and Alfie Silas
arranger:
Jerry Hey and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
King of Wishful Thinking
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter), Richard Drummie and Martin Page
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Go West34:00
6Insieme: 1992
part of:
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1990) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1990)
recording of:
Insieme: 1992 (song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Toto Cutugno
Toto Cutugno54:27
7Silhouettes
live cover recording of:
Silhouettes (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Frank Slay
publisher:
Regent Music Corp. (BMI)
Cliff Richard3:07
8Close 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
9I Don't Wanna Lose You
engineer:
Mike Ging and Tommy Vicari
producer:
Roger Davies (producer), Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
writer:
Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
Tina Turner2.754:20
10Why Can't We Live Together
recording of:
Why Can’t We Live Together
lyricist and composer:
Timmy Thomas
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Sherlyn Music, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Timmy Thomas4:00
11I Can't Stand It
recording of:
I Can't Stand It
lyricist:
Ricardo Overman, Ruud van Rijen and Tony Dawson-Harrison
composer:
Ruud van Rijen
Twenty 4 Seven feat. Captain Hollywood4:08
12Here We Are
programming:
Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
additional assistant engineer:
Carlos Nieto (engineer, mostly for Latin music)
engineer:
Eric Schilling
producer:
Jorge Casas, Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Clay Ostwald
mixer:
Phil Ramone and Eric Schilling
lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
arranger:
Jorge Casas, Gloria Estefan and Clay Ostwald
recording of:
Here We Are
lyricist and composer:
Gloria Estefan
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
translated version of:
Si voy a perderte
Gloria Estefan3.54:50
13The Road to Hell
recording of:
The Road to Hell, Part 2
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1989)
part of:
The Road to Hell
Chris Rea3:59
14This Beat Is Technotronic
recording of:
This Beat Is Technotronic
writer:
Jo Bogaert (Belgian producer) and Eric Martin (member of Technotronic)
Technotronic3:41
15Go Get the Cup
recording of:
Go Get the Cup
lyricist:
Thomas Hen and Timothy Touchton
composer:
Thomas Hen, Klaus Jäger and Timothy Touchton
David Hanselmann3:48
16Such a Shame
recording of:
Such a Shame
lyricist and composer:
Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Talk Talk4:25
17Cool Touch
recording of:
Cool Touch
writer:
Leo Sayer and Alan Tarney
Leo Sayer3:39