Now That’s What I Call Music! 25 Years

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You’re BeautifulJames Blunt33:23
2Patience
assistant recording engineer:
Robin Baynton (strings), Andrew Dudman (UK recording engineer and mixer, early 21c) (strings), Mike Horner and Lewis Jones (engineer) (strings)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Rothschild
miscellaneous support:
Shari Sutcliffe (task: production coordinator)
producer:
John Shanks
bass, guitar [guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
John Shanks
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Rothschild
piano:
Gary Barlow
orchestra:
London Session Orchestra
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings), Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and RAK Recording Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Patience
writer:
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and John Shanks
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., John Shanks Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Take That43:21
3Mercy
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Steve Booker (songwriter/producer, worked with Duffy on 'Rockferry')
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Steve Booker (songwriter/producer, worked with Duffy on 'Rockferry')
background vocals and lead vocals:
Duffy (Welsh singer, songwriter and occasional actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2007)
recording of:
Mercy
writer:
Aimee Ann Duffy (Welsh singer, songwriter and occasional actress) and Stephen Andrew Booker (songwriter/producer, worked with Duffy on 'Rockferry')
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd (PRS-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Duffy3.753:40
4Valerie
assistant recording engineer:
Iain Gore and Rohan Onraet
recording engineer:
Gabriel Roth, Taz Mattar, Dom Morley, Derek Pacuk and Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
producer:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
assistant mixer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
baritone saxophone:
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
bass:
Nick Movshon
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
membranophone:
Homer Steinweiss
percussion:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
tenor saxophone:
Neal Sugarman
trumpet:
Dave Guy
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Peter Lale (violist), Ivo van der Werff and Bruce White (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Thomas Bowes (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Julian Leaper (concert master and violinist), Rita Manning, Everton Nelson (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Jackie Shave, Emlyn Singleton (violinist), Cathy Thompson (violinist), David Woodcock (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Amy Winehouse
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
recorded at:
Allido Sound (studio for Mark Ronson's Allido label) in New York, New York, United States, Daptone Studios in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States, Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and SARM West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Valerie
writer:
Boyan Chowdhury, Dave McCabe (English singer, songwriter and guitarist), Abi Harding, Sean Payne (member of The Big Kids, The Isrites, The Zutons) and Russ Pritchard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse43:40
5Hey Ya!
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer), Robert Hannon and Pete Novak
programming and producer:
André 3000
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
acoustic guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
André 3000
keyboard:
Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter)
part of:
Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: 1), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 10), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 180) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 198)
recording of:
Hey Ya!
lyricist and composer:
André Benjamin
OutKast3.853:52
6Maneater
recording of:
Maneater
additional lyricist:
Jim Beanz
lyricist:
Nelly Furtado
composer:
Nelly Furtado, Nate Hills (US producer Nate Hills) and Timothy Mosley
Nelly Furtado33:16
7CrazyGnarls Barkley4.22:58
8Grace Kelly
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
MIKA (Lebanese-born English pop singer) and Greg Wells
mixer:
Greg Wells
drums (drum set) and guitar:
Greg Wells
guitar:
Lyle Workman
keyboard and background vocals:
MIKA (Lebanese-born English pop singer)
music videos:
Grace Kelly by MIKA
recording of:
Grace Kelly
writer:
Jodi Marr, John Merchant, MIKA (Lebanese-born English pop singer) and Dan Warner (producer, writer and studio guitarist)
publisher:
Famous Publishing Co. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
MIKA3.23:06
9Ruby
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Alex Mackenzie
recording engineer and engineer:
Tom Stanley and Cenzo Townshend (engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter) and Cenzo Townshend (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
B‐Unique Records (in 2007)
recorded at:
Hook End Manor (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Hook End Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ruby
writer:
Nick Baines, Nick J.D. Hodgson (ex Kaiser Chiefs), Simon Rix, Andrew White (Guitarist for the Kaiser Chiefs) and Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs)
Kaiser Chiefs3.653:22
10Somebody Told Me
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (US rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 42)
recording of:
Somebody Told Me
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
The Killers3.853:17
11Push the Button
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (in 2005)
recording of:
Push the Button
writer:
Dallas Austin, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Heidi Range
Sugababes3.353:36
12I Kissed a Girl
recording engineer:
Mike Caffrey (drum machine [drum])
miscellaneous support:
Gary "G" Silver (task: production coordinated)
programming:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
engineer:
Nick Banns, Mike Caffrey, Aniela Gottwald, John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Sam Holland, Tina Kennedy and Emily Wright
additional producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Mike Caffrey (drum machine [drum])
producer:
Dr. Luke
assistant mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
bass guitar [bass] and guitar [guitars]:
Dr. Luke
drums (drum set) [drums]:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
drums (drum set) [live drums]:
Steven Wolf (drummer from USA)
background vocals:
Cathy Dennis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Music Group (in 2008)
produced for:
Kasz Money Productions Inc.
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Dr. Luke's in New York, New York, United States, Legacy Recording Studios (not to be confused with Legacy Studios, Canada) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Monster Island in New York, New York, United States (drum machine [drum])
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
I Kissed a Girl
writer:
Cathy Dennis, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin and Katy Perry
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing UK, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP), Maratone, MXM Music AB, Prescription Songs, Toxic Songs Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch
Katy Perry3.952:59
13Can’t Get You Out of My Head
drum machine programming:
Rob Davis (Songwriter/producer was in Mud)
engineer and mixer:
Tim Orford
producer:
Rob Davis (Songwriter/producer was in Mud) and Cathy Dennis
electric guitar and keyboard:
Rob Davis (Songwriter/producer was in Mud)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Kylie Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 2001 to present)
produced for:
19 Productions
music videos:
Can’t Get You Out of My Head (music video) by Kylie Minogue
recording of:
Can’t Get You Out of My Head
lyricist:
Cathy Dennis
composer:
Rob Davis (Songwriter/producer was in Mud)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Toxic Songs Ltd., Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Limited (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 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)
Kylie Minogue3.753:49
14Is This the Way to Amarillo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Is This the Way to Amarillo
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Kirshner-Warner Bros Music
Tony Christie23:10
15Umbrella
guest vocals:
Jay-Z (US rapper)
recording of:
Umbrella
lyricist:
Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
composer:
Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart), Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Thaddis Harrell
Rihanna feat. JAY‐Z3.654:15
16My Humps
recording of:
My Humps
writer:
David Payton and will.i.am (William James Adams Jr., producer and member of Black Eyed Peas)
The Black Eyed Peas3.753:44
17Apologize
assistant engineer:
Fareed Salamah
co-producer:
Timbaland
producer:
Ryan Tedder and Greg Wells
additional keyboard and strings:
Jerome Harmon (producer)
guest vocals:
OneRepublic
remixer:
Timbaland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackground Records (fka Blackground Entertainment, renamed since 2000) (in 2007) and Interscope Records (in 2007)
co-produced for:
Timbaland Productions
recorded at:
The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States and The Studio at the Palms in Paradise, Nevada, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States
remix of:
Apologize (album version) by OneRepublic
music videos:
Apologize by Timbaland presents OneRepublic
recording of:
Apologize
lyricist and composer:
Ryan Tedder
publisher:
Midnite Miracle Music and Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing
Timbaland feat. OneRepublic3.63:05
18Cry Me a River
recording engineer:
Senator Jimmy D (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Carlos Martinez (Sound engineer) and Steamy
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
clavinet:
Scott Storch (producer)
guitar:
Bill Pettaway (R&B songwriter, musician, producer)
background vocals:
Greater Anointing, Marsha Ambroise, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Tyrone Tribbett
conductor:
Larry Gold
arranger:
Larry Gold
music videos:
Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake
recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Scott Storch (producer), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
Justin Timberlake3.854:49
19Fix You
additional producer:
Danton Supple
producer:
Coldplay and Ken Nelson (UK record producer ('98-active))
assistant mixer:
Keith Gary and Will Hensley (Engineer)
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom and Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Fix You by Coldplay
recording of:
Fix You
writer:
Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Coldplay34:35
20Last Request
additional programming:
Matt Benbrook
additional engineer:
Richard Wilkinson (production music)
assistant engineer:
Darren Simpson (engineer)
engineer:
Mark Phythian
producer:
Matt Benbrook (strings) and Ken Nelson (UK record producer ('98-active))
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Donny Little
bass guitar:
Mike Hunter (UK producer & engineer)
drums (drum set), keyboard and percussion:
Jim Duguid
guitar:
Eddie Harrison, Donny Little and Ken Nelson (UK record producer ('98-active))
strings:
Matt Benbrook
lead vocals:
Paolo Nutini
recording of:
Last Request
writer:
Matt Benbrook, Jim Duguid and Paolo Nutini
Paolo Nutini3.353:40
21Leave Right Now
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths
programming and producer:
Stephen Lipson
engineer and mixer:
Heff Moraes
guitar family:
John Themis and Eg White
keyboard:
Anne Dudley (English score composer) and Greg Wells
membranophone:
Steve Barney (Drummer)
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
recording of:
Leave Right Now
orchestrator:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
lyricist and composer:
Eg White
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Will Young3.253:30
22You Raise Me Up
cover recording of:
You Raise Me Up
lyricist:
Brendan Graham (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Rolf Løvland
publisher:
ALFRED PUBLISHING CO INC 301, Peermusic (UK) Limited (from 2002 to present) and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden) (from 2002 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), 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 ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Westlife2.254:01

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