Classic Pop

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

Tracklist

▶CD 1: disc one
▶CD 2: disc two
▼CD 3: disc three
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1Love Will Tear Us Apart
producer:
Martin Hannett and Joy Division
bass:
Peter Hook
drums (drum set):
Stephen Morris (New Order)
guitar:
Bernard Albrecht
vocals:
Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 179)
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Joy Division4.53:25
2Your Wildest Dreams
recording engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
recorded at:
Good Earth Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Your Wildest Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
The Moody Blues54:51
3La Bamba
Los Lobos2:54
4Bizarre Love Triangle
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 114), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 201) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 220)
recording of:
Bizarre Love Triangle
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Be Music (New Order’s own publishing company) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
New Order54:22
5Fight For Your Right
Beastie Boys3:28
6More Than Words
assistant engineer:
Craig Doubet
engineer:
Bob St. John
producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Pat Badger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Paul Geary
guitar, keyboard, percussion and piano and background vocals:
Nuno Bettencourt
background vocals and lead vocals:
Gary Cherone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1990)
recording of:
More Than Words
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
publisher:
Funky Metal Publishing
Extreme3.85:35
7Do You Love Me
cover recording of:
Do You Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes2:23
8Cocaine
recording of:
Cocaine
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
publisher:
Audigram Songs, Inc., BMG Platinum Songs and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
J.J. Cale32:50
9I Want You Back
vocals:
Bananarama
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
I Want You Back
writer:
Matt Aitken, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman), Pete Waterman and Keren Woodward
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing, Reverb Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Bananarama33:47
10Up Where We Belong
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 Cocker and Jennifer Warnes3:53
11Three Times A Lady
recording of:
Three Times a Lady
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
The Commodores3:36
12I Shot The Sheriff
cover recording of:
I Shot the Sheriff
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blackwell Fuller Music Publishing LLC, Cayman Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Cayman Music Inc (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974)
Eric Clapton4:24
13Drop The Pilot
recording of:
Drop the Pilot
composer:
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading3:37
14Pinball Wizard
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw
executive producer:
Chris Stamp
producer:
Kit Lambert
guitar:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1969-02-07)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (on 1969-02-07) and Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1969-02-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-07)
recording of:
Pinball Wizard (on 1969-02-07)
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
The Who4.653:03
15Boys Are Back In Town
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 499)
recording of:
The Boys Are Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
Thin Lizzy4.254:29
16Walk The Dinosaur
producer:
David Was and Don Was
recording of:
Walk the Dinosaur
writer:
Randy Jacobs, David Was and Don Was
publisher:
Monkeys Dogs Cattle Ltd., Semper Fi and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Was Not Was54:24
17The Only Way Is Up
Yazz3:36