The Best of Bond… James Bond

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1James Bond Theme
orchestra:
The John Barry Orchestra
recording of:
James Bond Theme
composer:
Monty Norman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI United Partnership
is based on:
Bad Sign, Good Sign (From the stage musical “A House for Mr Biswas”)
music quoted on:
Chew Me in Grisly Land (The Man With the Golden Gun)
music quoted on:
Komodo Dragon
music quoted on:
Let’s Go Get ’em (The Man With the Golden Gun)
music quoted on:
Space Doubt
John Barry and His Orchestra41:48
2From Russia With Love
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
lead vocals:
Matt Monro
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
From Russia With Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
From Russia With Love (score/soundtrack of the 1963 James Bond film of the same name)
Matt Monro3.352:34
3Goldfinger
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer) (in 1964-07)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Danjaq, LLC (copyright and trademark owners to the characters, elements, and other material related to James Bond on screen) (in 1964), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964) and United Artists Corporation (in 1964)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
recording of:
Goldfinger (in 1964-07)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Goldfinger
Shirley Bassey4.252:49
4Thunderball
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Main Title: Thunderball
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Thunderball (film score)
Tom Jones4.33:03
5You Only Live Twice
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
lead vocals:
Nancy Sinatra
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
You Only Live Twice
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
You Only Live Twice (from the James Bond Film)
Nancy Sinatra3.752:46
6On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
orchestra:
The John Barry Orchestra
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
John Barry42:35
7We Have All the Time in the World
producer:
John Barry (English score composer) and Phil Ramone
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
We Have All the Time in the World (from the film "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service")
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
Louis Armstrong3.53:14
8Diamonds Are Forever
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Diamonds Are Forever (main title theme)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Diamonds Are Forever (Soundtrack of the James Bond film)
Shirley Bassey4.152:42
9Live and Let Die
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
mixer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) (on 1972-10-21)
bass guitar:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
bass guitar, electric guitar and percussion, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Denny Seiwell (drummer / percussionist) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
duck call and timpani:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
electric guitar:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Denny Seiwell (drummer / percussionist) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Linda McCartney (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 1973)
additionally recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-20)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-19)
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-21)
recording of:
Live and Let Die (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
Paul McCartney & Wings4.13:14
10The Man With the Golden Gun
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
vocals:
Lulu (Scottish singer and actress, best known for “To Sir With Love”)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (The Man With the Golden Gun)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (from the James Bond Film)
Lulu3.252:35
11Nobody Does It Better
vocals:
Carly Simon
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 16)
recording of:
Nobody Does It Better (from “The Spy Who Loved Me”)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Music Ltd.
part of:
The Spy Who Loved Me
Carly Simon43:29
12Moonraker
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer) (in 1979-04)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Main Title (Moonraker) (in 1979-04)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Moonraker (soundtrack of the 1979 James Bond film)
Shirley Bassey3.653:10
13For Your Eyes Only
vocals:
Sheena Easton
recording of:
For Your Eyes Only
lyricist:
Michael Leeson (songwriter)
composer:
Bill Conti
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Sheena Easton33:04
14All Time High
vocals:
Rita Coolidge
recording of:
All Time High (Main Titles) (from the film "Octopussy")
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
BMG Music and EMI Songs
part of:
Octopussy (soundtrack from the James Bond film)
Rita Coolidge43:04
15A View to a Kill
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro
producer:
John Barry (English score composer), Jason Corsaro, Duran Duran (English rock band) and Bernard Edwards
sampler:
Jonathan Elias
vocals:
Duran Duran (English rock band)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
A View to a Kill
orchestrator:
John Barry (English score composer)
writer:
John Barry (English score composer), Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer) and Duran Duran (English rock band)
publisher:
EMI Songs and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
part of:
A View to a Kill (from the James Bond film)
Duran Duran3.553:35
16The Living Daylights
producer:
a‐ha, John Barry (English score composer), Jason Corsaro, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
vocals:
a‐ha
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
The Living Daylights
writer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music and BMG Music
a‐ha44:15
17Licence to Kill
associate producer:
Walter "Babylove" Afanasieff*
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
co-arranger:
Walter "Babylove" Afanasieff*
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Licence to Kill
lyricist:
Walter Afanasieff, Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
composer:
John Barry (English score composer), Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and SBK Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
Gladys Knight44:12
18Goldeneye
vocals:
Tina Turner
recording of:
GoldenEye
writer:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Tina Turner3.353:30
19Tomorrow Never Dies
recording engineer:
Steve Rosenthal
producer:
Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Tchad Blake
additional keyboard:
Mitchell Froom
double bass:
Greg Cohen
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Steve Donnelly
piano:
Sheryl Crow
strings:
Mark Feldman (American violinist), Dylan Fitzgerald, Julianne Klopotic, Matthew Pierce (strings player), Lorenza Ponce and Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
vocals:
Sheryl Crow
recording of:
Tomorrow Never Dies
writer:
Sheryl Crow and Mitchell Froom
publisher:
BMG Music and Warner Chappell Ltd.
Sheryl Crow44:53
20Surrender
recording engineer and mixer:
David Arnold (British film composer) and Steve Orchard (producer and engineer)
producer:
David Arnold (British film composer)
performer:
k.d. lang
k.d. lang43:56
21The World Is Not Enough
assistant engineer:
Paul Forgues and Matt Lawrence
engineer:
Billy Bush
producer:
David Arnold (British film composer) and Garbage (US rock band)
mixer:
Garbage (US rock band)
additional bass guitar and bass:
Daniel Shulman (bass guitarist)
mixed at:
Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Metropolis Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The World Is Not Enough (The World Is Not Enough)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
David Arnold (British film composer)
publisher:
BMG Music and United Lion Music, Inc.
part of:
The World Is Not Enough (film soundtrack)
Garbage3.853:57
22Die Another Day
programming:
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
assistant engineer:
David Treahearn
engineer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) and Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Mirwais Ahmadzaï
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
conductor:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor)
strings arranger:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Die Another Day
writer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Mirwais Ahmadzaï
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Warner/Chappell
Madonna3.454:39
23You Know My Name
recording engineer:
Todd Parker
assistant engineer:
Cameron Barton
engineer:
Ryan Castle
producer:
David Arnold (British film composer), Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer) and Steve Lillywhite
mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
bass and strings:
Miles Mosley
drums (drum set):
Nir Z
guitar:
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer), Cameron Greider and Gary Lucas (US guitarist/songwriter)
vocals:
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records
recorded at:
NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Hillside Manor in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
You Know My Name (Music video) by Chris Cornell
recording of:
You Know My Name
writer:
David Arnold (British film composer) and Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
publisher:
Disappearing One and EMI April Music Inc.
Chris Cornell3.754:05
24James Bond Theme
John Arnold32:14