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Tracklist

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1Bat Out of Hell
bass guitar:
Kasim Sulton
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar and guitar [Motorcycle guitar]:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard:
Roy Bittan, Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
percussion:
Jim Steinman
piano:
Roy Bittan
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
additional background vocals:
Rory Dodd and Ellen Foley
background vocals:
Todd Rundgren and Kasim Sulton
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
edit of:
Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf
recording of:
Bat out of Hell
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Meat Loaf4.54:55
2Legs
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Legs
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Co. (publisher) (in 1983)
ZZ Top4.353:37
3More Than a Feeling
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
Tom Scholz (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
drums (drum set):
Sib Hashian (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
vocals:
Brad Delp (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston4.753:31
4Wherever You Will Go
assistant recording engineer:
Tiago Becker and Valente Torres
recording engineer:
Marc Greene (engineer) and David Thoener
producer:
Marc Tanner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
additional keyboard:
Paul Mirkovich
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Matt Laug
guitar, mandolin, sampler [loops] and sitar:
Aaron Kamin
percussion:
Aaron Kamin, Matt Laug and Satnam Ramgotra
synthesizer [synth strings]:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
tabla:
Satnam Ramgotra
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Wherever You Will Go
writer:
Alex Band (singer‐songwriter and frontman of The Calling) and Aaron Kamin
The Calling3.953:30
5Love Rears It’s Ugly Head
recording of:
Love Rears Its Ugly Head
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony
Living Colour24:22
6One Bitten, Twice Shy
recording of:
Once Bitten Twice Shy
lyricist and composer:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
Ian Hunter3:54
7All the Young Dudes
recording of:
All the Young Dudes
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, 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), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Mott the Hoople3:35
8Up Around the Bend
cover recording of:
Up Around the Bend
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
Hanoi Rocks3:09
9Kings of the Wild Frontier
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
bass guitar:
Kevin Mooney
drums (drum set):
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick) and Terry Lee Miall
guitar:
Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
vocals:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Kevin Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980)
music videos:
Kings of the Wild Frontier by Adam and the Ants and Kings of the Wild Frontier (alt) by Adam and the Ants
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 143)
recording of:
Kings of the Wild Frontier
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Adam and the Ants3.353:56
10All Out of Love
recording of:
All Out of Love (in 1980)
writer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Graham Russell (Air Supply)
publisher:
DJDMP, Inc., Nottsongs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Air Supply3:54
11Lover, You Should’ve Come Over
engineer, producer and mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Mick Grondahl
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Johnson (drummer for Jeff Buckley)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Buckley
organ:
Loris Holland
recording of:
Lover, You Should’ve Come Over
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley3.56:45
12The Boxer
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-08)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (on 1969-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (on 1969-11-08)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-08) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-08)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-08)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-08) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-08)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2001)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 105)
recording of:
The Boxer (on 1969-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music (in 1968)
Simon & Garfunkel45:11
13Midnight Cowboy
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
conductor and performer:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Midnight Cowboy
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
John Barry2:37
14Ventura Highway (live)
live recording of:
Ventura Highway
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
America43:47
15Cum On Feel the Noize
engineer:
Duane Baron
producer:
Spencer Proffer
drums (drum set):
Frankie Banali
electric bass guitar:
Rudy Sarzo
electric guitar:
Carlos Cavazo
keyboard:
Pat Regan (engineer)
lead vocals:
Kevin DuBrow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983)
produced for:
Pasha
recorded at and mixed at:
Pasha Music House in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Cum On Feel the Noize
writer:
Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
publisher:
Barn Publishing (Slade) Ltd. and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Quiet Riot4.54:51
16Vicious
recording of:
Vicious
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, Chappell SA, Dunbar Music, Inc., Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., 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)
Lou Reed2:57
17Subterranean Homesick Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
John Sebastian (on 1965-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-01-15)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-15), Al Gorgoni (on 1965-01-15), John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) (on 1965-01-15), Bruce Langhorne (on 1965-01-15) and Kenny Rankin (on 1965-01-15)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-15)
keyboard:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-15) and Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-01-15) and Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-15)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 187) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 332)
recording of:
Subterranean Homesick Blues (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-12 until 1965-01)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
Bob Dylan4.252:19
18Urgent
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
keyboard:
Michael Fonfara and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
saxophone:
Mark Rivera
solo saxophone:
Junior Walker
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Urgent
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner44:34
19The Eve of the War
Jeff Wayne5:05

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ASIN:UK: B0029WGIT4 [info]