The Very Best of Sad Songs

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Broken Strings
recording of:
Broken Strings
writer:
James Morrison (UK singer), Fraser T. Smith and Nina Woodford
publisher:
BMG Blue
James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado4:13
2Back to Black
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
producer:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley (cellist), Joely Koos (cellist) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
piano:
Victor Axelrod
tambourine:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
tenor saxophone:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jon Thorne (english double bassist), Bruce White (violist) and Katie Wilkinson (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 62) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 79)
recording of:
Back to Black
writer:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer) and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Amy Winehouse4.34:00
3RedDaniel Merriweather3:54
4Warwick Avenue
engineer:
Cameron Craig and Jimmy Hogarth
producer:
Jimmy Hogarth
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
acoustic guitar and percussion:
Jimmy Hogarth
acoustic guitar, bass, drums (drum set) and piano:
Eg White
additional cello:
James Banbury
bass:
Samuel Dixon
electric guitar:
Bernard Butler
strings:
The Wrecking Crew (Orchestra)
lead vocals:
Duffy (Welsh singer, songwriter and occasional actress)
conductor:
Oliver Kraus
strings arranger:
Oliver Kraus
additional arranger:
James Banbury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (from 2008 to present)
recording of:
Warwick Avenue
writer:
Duffy (Welsh singer, songwriter and occasional actress), Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White
Duffy3.753:47
5Out of Reach
lead vocals:
Gabrielle (British singer-songwriter)
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Beat (subsidiary of Go! Discs; folded into UMG) (in 2001)
recording of:
Out of Reach (in 2001)
writer:
Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer-songwriter) and Jonathan Shorten
publisher:
Perfect Songs
Gabrielle2.653:17
6Take a Bow
recording engineer:
Mikkel Eriksen
co-producer:
Ne‐Yo
producer:
Stargate (Norwegian production/songwriting duo)
assistant mixer:
Josh Houghkirk
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen
vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2008)
mixed for:
RiotProof Productions
co-produced for:
2424, LLC and Compound Productions, LLC
produced for:
45th & 3rd Music LLC
recorded at:
Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States and Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Soapbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
music videos:
Take a Bow by Rihanna
recording of:
Take a Bow
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Chimere Smith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (GmbH & Co. KG) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002-today)
Rihanna3.653:49
7Your Song
recording engineer and mixer:
Matt Lawrence
producer:
Ben Lovett (member of Mumford & Sons)
acoustic guitar:
Ellie Goulding
bass drum [kick drum] and piano:
Ben Lovett (member of Mumford & Sons)
cello:
Ruth de Turberville
timpani:
Matt Wiggins (engineer, producer)
background vocals:
Ben Lovett (member of Mumford & Sons) and Ruth de Turberville
vocals:
Ellie Goulding
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2010)
recorded at:
The Pool in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Square (London)
cover recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
music quoted on:
Dandelions (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
music quoted on:
Terrafirminator (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
part of:
Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
Ellie Goulding3.43:08
8Hey There Delilah
recording of:
Hey There Delilah
lyricist and composer:
Tom Higgenson (Plain White T's lead singer)
Plain White T’s3.23:52
9Need You NowLady Antebellum3.93:55
10How to Save a Life
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Loyal and James Masterson
recording engineer and editor:
Paul Mahern
additional engineer:
Tim Hoagland and Aaron Johnson (producer/mixer/engineer, worked with The Fray)
assistant engineer:
Alex Uychocde
producer:
Mike Flynn (A&R executive) and Aaron Johnson (producer/mixer/engineer, worked with The Fray)
mixer:
Mark Endert
additional editor:
Warren Huart
recording of:
How to Save a Life
writer:
Joe King (guitarist and vocalist in The Fray) and Isaac Slade
The Fray4.254:22
11Goodbye My Lover
recording of:
Goodbye My Lover
lyricist and composer:
James Blunt
additional composer:
Sacha Skarbek
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
James Blunt3:55
12If Tomorrow Never ComesRonan Keating3:34
13Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
vocals:
Antony (English singer-songwriter & actor), Duncan (English singer and actor, member of “Blue”), Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Lee (Blue) and Simon
guest performer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
music videos:
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (studio version) by Blue featuring Elton John
cover recording of:
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd (publisher), Happenstance Limited (record and publishing company), Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B.V., Rouge Booze, Inc., Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Blue feat. Elton John3.753:28
14Over the Rainbow
Eva Cassidy4:59
15Angel
recording of:
Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)
lyricist and composer:
Sarah McLachlan
publisher:
Tyde Music
Sarah McLachlan4:01
16Don’t Know Why
assistant engineer:
Mark Birkey
engineer:
Jay Newland
additional producer:
Arif Mardin
producer:
Norah Jones and Jay Newland
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Jesse Harris
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Don’t Know Why
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Harris
publisher:
Beanly Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Norah Jones3.153:04
17Mr Bojangles
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
assistant engineer:
Steve Genewick and Christina Paakkari
engineer:
Richard Flack (producer/engineer) and Mike Ross-Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer)
assistant mixer:
Rupert Coulson (sound engineer) and Ricky Graham (engineer)
alto saxophone [alto saxophones]:
Gary Foster (woodwind instrumentalist) and Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist)
baritone saxophone:
Greg Huckins
bass:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist)
bass trombone:
Craig Ware (trombonist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
guitar:
George Doering
percussion:
Brian Kilgore
piano:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
tenor saxophone [tenor saxophones]:
Pete Christlieb and Sal Lozano
tenor trombone [tenor trombones]:
Alex Iles, Andy Martin (jazz trombonist) and Bruce Otto
trumpet [trumpets]:
Wayne Bergeron, Jeff Bunnell, Chuck Findley and Gary Grant (brass)
vocals:
Robbie Williams
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
conductor:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
arranger:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Gotillion Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Robbie Williams3.43:20
18Fade Into You
producer:
David Roback
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1993)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 468) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 468)
recording of:
Fade Into You
lyricist:
Hope Sandoval
composer:
David Roback
Mazzy Star3.754:52
19Fake Plastic Trees
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 377)
recording of:
Fake Plastic Trees
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Ltd.
Radiohead4:52
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