Rock & Pop Diamonds 1987

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Father Figure
recording of:
Father Figure
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
George Michael5:38
2Sign Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
strings arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
recording of:
Sign Your Name
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer) and Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.54:38
3Is This LoveWhitesnake34:04
4Mystify
recording of:
Mystify
writer:
Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
INXS3:19
5Johnny B.
recording of:
Johnny B.
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman
publisher:
Edition Intro (publisher), Meisel MV and Polygram Songs MV
The Hooters4:01
6Mary’s Prayer
performer:
Danny Wilson (Scottish pop group) (in 1987)
recording of:
Mary’s Prayer (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark (Scottish singer/producer. Ex-Danny Wilson, Ex-Transister, Ex-King L)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988)
Danny Wilson33:56
7Forgotten Town
recording of:
Forgotten Town
lyricist and composer:
Henry Priestman
The Christians5:16
8It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
recording of:
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard (pop songwriter)
The Blow Monkeys4:03
9Back and Forth
recording of:
Back and Forth
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter) and Nathan Leftenant
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
lyrics quoted on:
Gravel Pit
Cameo6:34
10I (Together)
recording of:
I (Together)
writer:
Mike Jones (lyricist of Latin Quater) and Steve Skaith
Latin Quarter3:53
11The Right Stuff
recording of:
The Right Stuff
writer:
Bryan Ferry
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Marr Songs Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Virgin-Nymph Music Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Bryan Ferry4:24
12Will You RememberEighth Wonder4:33
13Solitude Standing
recording of:
Solitude Standing
lyricist:
Suzanne Vega
composer:
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer) (in 1987), Anton Sanko (American score composer) (in 1987), Marc Shulman (American guitarist) (in 1987), Suzanne Vega (in 1987) and Michael Visceglia (in 1987)
Suzanne Vega4:50
14Hall of Mirrors
cover recording of:
The Hall of Mirrors
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider (founding member of Kraftwerk) and Emil Schult
composer:
Ralf Hütter
translated version of:
Spiegelsaal
Siouxsie and the Banshees5:04
15This Corrosion
producer:
Jim Steinman
drum machine:
Doktor Avalanche
guest choir vocals:
The New York Choral Society
vocals:
Andrew Eldritch
recording of:
This Corrosion
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Eldritch
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Sisters of Mercy4:28
16Orpheus
mixer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist) and David Sylvian
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
flugelhorn:
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer)
keyboard, organ, piano and synthesizer:
坂本龍一 (Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
membranophone:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
percussion:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
slide guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
recording of:
Orpheus (David Sylvian song)
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
publisher:
Opium (Arts) Ltd.
David Sylvian4:47