American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs

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Tracklist

Enhanced CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1What the World Needs Now Is LoveClay Aiken / Kimberly Caldwell / Corey Clark / Julia DeMato / Joshua Gracin / Kimberley Locke / Carmen Rasmusen / Rickey Smith / Ruben Studdard / Trenyce3:29
2Superstar
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
guitar:
Mark Jaimes
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
Superstar
writer:
Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell
publisher:
Delbon Publishing Co., Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir One America, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Ruben Studdard5:03
3On the Wings of Love
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
On the Wings of Love
writer:
Peter Schless (keyboardist and composer) and Jeffrey Osborne (in 1982)
Clay Aiken3:45
4At Last
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
guitar:
Mark Jaimes
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
At Last
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Julia DeMato2:56
5Three Times a Lady
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
guitar:
Mark Jaimes
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
Three Times a Lady
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Joshua Gracin3:22
6Let’s Stay Together
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
bass and guitar:
Mark Jaimes
background vocals:
Priscilla Jones-Campbell (soul singer)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Trenyce3:22
7Back at One
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
guitar:
Mark Jaimes
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
background vocals:
Priscilla Jones-Campbell (soul singer)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
recording of:
Back at One
lyricist and composer:
Brian McKnight
publisher:
Cancelled Lunch Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Rickey Smith3:35
8Killing Me Softly With His Song
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc., Platz Music Publishng and Rodali Music
Kimberly Caldwell4:28
9Open Arms
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
bass and guitar:
Mark Jaimes
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
background vocals:
Priscilla Jones-Campbell (soul singer)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
Open Arms
writer:
Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey)
publisher:
Lacey Boulevard Music and Weed High Nightmare Publishing
Corey Clark3:33
10How Do I Live (Without You)
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
How Do I Live
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Realsongs, 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) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Carmen Rasmusen4:12
11Over the Rainbow
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
bass:
Alec Dankworth
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Kimberley Locke3:01
12Overjoyed
recording engineer:
Dave Ashton, Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Wayne Wilkins
engineer:
Chandler Bridges
producer:
James McMillan (arranger)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
editor:
Dave Ashton and Don Snow
guitar:
Mark Jaimes
keyboard and piano:
Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
conductor:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer) and Peter Murray (UK keyboardist)
strings arranger:
David Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
James McMillan (arranger)
cover recording of:
Overjoyed
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
Charles Grigsby3:51
13God Bless the U.S.A. (Proud to Be an American)
recording engineer and mixer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
engineer:
Lee McCutcheon
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
membranophone:
Ralph Salmins
vocals:
Clay Aiken, Kimberly Caldwell, Corey Clark, Julia DeMato, Charles Grigsby, Joshua Gracin, Kimberley Locke, Carmen Rasmusen, Rickey Smith (American Idol), Ruben Studdard (Winner 2nd season of American Idol (2003)) and Trenyce
arranger:
Peter Myers (arranger) and Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
recording of:
God Bless the U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Lee Greenwood
Clay Aiken / Kimberly Caldwell / Corey Clark / Julia DeMato / Joshua Gracin / Kimberley Locke / Carmen Rasmusen / Rickey Smith / Ruben Studdard / Trenyce3:07

Credits

Release

photography:Michael Segal (photographer)
mastering:Eddy Schreyer (US mastering engineer)
Alan Yoshida
manufactured by and distributed by:BMG Distribution (distributor, do not use as a label!)
copyrighted (©) by:BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/821379 [info]
ASIN:US: B00008MNYR [info]

Release Group

part of:American Idol compilation series (order: 4)
Wikidata:Q4744057 [info]