The World’s Greatest Ballads

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bleeding Love
recording of:
Bleeding Love
writer:
Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder
publisher:
Jambition Music (ASCAP) and Write 2 Live
Leona Lewis3.54:01
2If I Were a Boy
recording of:
If I Were a Boy
publisher:
BC Jean
lyricist:
Brittany Jean Carlson
writer:
Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist) and BC Jean
composer:
Brittany Jean Carlson and Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
publisher:
Cherry Lane
music quoted on:
Bug a Boo Roll Call (interlude)
Beyoncé4:11
3Beautiful
producer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
mixer:
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (mixer)
music videos:
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
part of:
CBC Music: 12 Songs About Bullying and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 260)
recording of:
Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
Christina Aguilera4.44:00
4Empire State of Mind, Part II: Broken Down
recording of:
Empire State of Mind, Part II: Broken Down
writer:
Alexander Shuckburgh (Alexander Shuckburgh; songwriter, musician and producer), Angela Hunte (American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer), Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer), Alicia Keys, Sylvia Robinson, Janette Sewell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Alicia Keys3:36
5Just Like a Pill
assistant recording engineer:
Doug Harms
recording engineer:
Carlton Lynn
engineer:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
producer:
Dallas Austin
mixer:
Kevin Davis (US producer/engineer “KD” Davis)
background vocals:
P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
arranger:
Dallas Austin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Pinetree Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Just Like a Pill by P!nk
recording of:
Just Like a Pill (in 2001)
miscellaneous support:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
lyricist and composer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter) and Dallas Austin
publisher:
Cyptron Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and P!nk Inside Publishing
P!nk3.753:57
6The Man Who Can’t Be MovedThe Script4:02
7She Will Be LovedMaroon 53.354:18
8Because of You
additional engineer:
Sergio Chavez
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
producer:
David Hodges (keyboardist of Evanescence and Trading Yesterday) and Ben Moody (American musician and producer)
additional mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
electric bass guitar:
Marty O’Brien
electric guitar:
Ben Moody (American musician and producer)
membranophone:
Mark Colbert
piano:
David Hodges (keyboardist of Evanescence and Trading Yesterday)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) and David Hodges (keyboardist of Evanescence and Trading Yesterday)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
19 Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! record company founded by Simon Fuller) (from 2004 to present)
music videos:
Because of You by Kelly Clarkson
recording of:
Because of You
writer:
Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges (keyboardist of Evanescence and Trading Yesterday) and Ben Moody (American musician and producer)
publisher:
12 06 Publishing, KMR Music Royalties II S, Reservoir 416 (B), Smelly Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Kelly Clarkson3.93:40
9Complicated
recording engineer and producer:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid
assistant mixer:
Femio Hernandez
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
guitar:
Corky James
additional vocals:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
arranger:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2002) and Arista Records, LLC (in 2022)
recorded at:
Decoy Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
music videos:
Complicated by Avril Lavigne
recording of:
Complicated
writer:
Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
publisher:
Avril Lavigne Publishing LLC, Ferry Hill Songs, Hollylodge Music, Mr. Spock Music, Tix Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Avril Lavigne4.054:06
10RedDaniel Merriweather3:54
11Leave Right Now
Will Young3:33
12Flying Without Wings
programming:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Daniel Martin Pursey (engineer)
producer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
mixer:
Matt Howe (producer and engineer) and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
bass guitar:
Steve Pearce
guitar and guitar family:
Paul Gendler
keyboard:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
choir vocals:
Benny Diggs
chorus master:
Benny Diggs
strings arranger:
Richard Niles
arranger:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
music videos:
Flying Without Wings by Westlife
recording of:
Flying Without Wings
lyricist:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
composer:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
publisher:
Rokstone Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Westlife23:36
13EverytimeBritney Spears3:42
14Underneath Your Clothes
recording engineer:
Gustavo Celis, Javier Garza and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
additional engineer:
Mike Couzzi, Alfred Figueroa, Jorge Gonzalez (engineer) and Carlos Paucar
assistant engineer:
Oswald Bowe, Chris Carroll (US engineer, Mantra Recording Studio), Alex Dixon, Jorge Gonzalez (engineer), Tony Mardini, Nicholas Marshall, Ken Theis, Christine Tramontano and Ed "The Will" Williams
co-producer:
Lester Mendez
producer:
Shakira (Colombian pop vocalist)
mixer:
Eric Schilling
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Ed Calle
bass:
Paul Bushnell
bass trombone and trombone:
Dana Teboe
bass trombone and tuba:
Joe Barati
guitar family:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist) and Brian Ray
keyboard:
Lester Mendez
membranophone:
Abraham Laboriel Jr.
percussion:
Richard Bravo
piccolo trumpet and trumpet:
Jim Hacker (trumpet player)
trumpet:
Tony Concepción
background vocals:
Rita Quintero
background vocals and lead vocals:
Shakira (Colombian pop vocalist)
horn arranger:
Lester Mendez
arranger:
Lester Mendez and Shakira (Colombian pop vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands) BV (not for release label use!) (in 2001) and Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment's NL subsidiary until 2004) (in 2001)
recording of:
Underneath Your Clothes
lyricist:
Shakira (Colombian pop vocalist)
composer:
Lester Mendez and Shakira (Colombian pop vocalist)
publisher:
Aniwi Music LLC, Apollinaire Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing
Shakira3.33:45
15Eternal FlameThe Bangles3.753:56
16The Power of Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)
writer:
Mary Applegate, Wolfgang Detmann (aka Candy DeRouge), Gunther Mende and Jennifer Rush
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH, Libra Phone Music Verlag GmbH, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (until 2015-01-01), 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)
Jennifer Rush4:28
17Un-Break My Heart
recording of:
Un-Break My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Realsongs
Toni Braxton4:07
18Saving All My Love for YouWhitney Houston3:47
19My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From “Titanic”)
recording engineer:
Humberto Gatica and David Gleeson
miscellaneous support:
Emilie Charlap
additional drum machine programming:
Dan Shea
drum machine programming:
Walter Afanasieff
assistant engineer:
Chris Brooke, Tony Gonzalez (engineer), Tyson Leeper, Glen Marchese, Ethan Schofer and Greg Thompson (engineer, mixer)
audio engineer:
Dan Shea
co-producer:
James Horner (American score composer)
producer:
Walter Afanasieff
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
additional keyboard:
Dan Shea
bass synthesizer, Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ] and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
fiddle [Irish fiddle]:
Paul Peabody (violinist)
guitar [guitars]:
Dann Huff
tin whistle [pennywhistle]:
Tony Hinnigan (cellist, multi-instrumentalist, most notably flutes, whistles, and pipes)
background vocals:
Cleytoven Richardson, Leslie Ellis, Skyler Jett, Konesha Owens and Jeanie Tracy
conductor:
William Ross
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff
orchestrator:
William Ross
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 2)
recording of:
My Heart Will Go On
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 70)
part of:
Titanic
Céline Dion4.354:41
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ASIN:UK: B0044DE8FM [info]