BRITs Hits: The Album of the Year 2008

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tears Dry on Their OwnAmy Winehouse3.653:07
2Foundations
recording of:
Foundations
writer:
Paul Epworth and Kate Nash
Kate Nash3:47
3Chasing Pavements
additional recording engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger) (in 2007-06)
producer:
Eg White
assistant mixer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer) (in 2007-10)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
instruments:
Eg White (in 2007-06)
strings:
Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist) (in 2007-06) and The London Studio Orchestra (keyboardist, songwriter & producer) (in 2007-06)
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) (in 2007-06)
strings arranger:
Eg White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2007-06)
mixed at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2007-10)
recording of:
Chasing Pavements (in 2007-06)
lyricist:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
additional composer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
composer:
Eg White
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Adele3.63:34
4Stop Me
assistant recording engineer:
Iain Gore and Rohan Onraet
recording engineer:
Taz Mattar, Dom Morley, Derek Pacuk and Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
additional assistant engineer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
additional engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
producer:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
bass:
Stuart Zender
cello:
Ben Chappell, Dave Daniels (cellist) and Martin Loveday (cellist)
clavinet and guitar:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
percussion:
Sam Koppelman (drummer and percussionist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Garfield Jackson (violist), Peter Lale (violist) and Bruce White (violist)
violin:
Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Rita Manning, Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Emlyn Singleton (violinist), Cathy Thompson (violinist), Chris Tombling (violinist), Gavyn Wright (UK violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Daniel Merriweather
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
recorded at:
Allido Sound (studio for Mark Ronson's Allido label) in New York, New York, United States, Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and SARM West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
medley including a cover recording of:
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer / songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
medley including a cover recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986) 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)
Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather3.653:56
5Ruby
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Alex Mackenzie
recording engineer and engineer:
Tom Stanley and Cenzo Townshend (engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter) and Cenzo Townshend (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
B‐Unique Records (in 2007)
recorded at:
Hook End Manor (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Hook End Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ruby
writer:
Nick Baines, Nick J.D. Hodgson (ex Kaiser Chiefs), Simon Rix, Andrew White (Guitarist for the Kaiser Chiefs) and Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs)
Kaiser Chiefs3.653:25
6She's So Lovely
programming, engineer, producer and mixer:
Andy Green
music videos:
She’s So Lovely by Scouting for Girls
recording of:
She’s So Lovely
lyricist and composer:
Roy Stride
Scouting for Girls3.53:46
7Worried About Ray
recording of:
Worried About Ray
writer:
Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon (American songwriter who co-wrote The Turtles' hit "Happy Together")
The Hoosiers3.62:49
8This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2007)
music videos:
This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race (video) by Fall Out Boy
recording of:
This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race
writer:
Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz
Fall Out Boy3.953:33
9Knights of Cydonia
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
trumpet:
Marco Brioschi (Italian trumpeter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Knights of Cydonia
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Muse3.556:09
10Makes Me Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH) (from 2007 to present)
recording of:
Makes Me Wonder
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) and Mickey Madden
writer:
Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
Maroon 53.53:33
11Suburban Knights
engineer:
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
additional producer:
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
producer:
Richard Archer and Wolsey White
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
strings:
The London Studio Orchestra (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
conductor:
Wil Malone
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Necessary Records (in 2007)
music videos:
Suburban Knights by Hard‐Fi
recording of:
Suburban Knights
writer:
Richard Archer
Hard‐Fi44:32
121973
music videos:
1973 (music video) by James Blunt
recording of:
1973
writer:
Mark Batson and James Blunt
James Blunt3.454:02
13The Heart Never Lies
music videos:
The Heart Never Lies by McFLY
recording of:
The Heart Never Lies
writer:
Tom Fletcher (McFly) and Danny Jones (McFly)
McFLY33:28
14Cupids Choke HoldGym Class Heroes54:05
15How 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 Fray4.254:24
16Hold On
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2007)
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Ed Case (UK garage artist) and KT Tunstall (Scottish singer‐songwriter)
KT Tunstall43:01
17Dream Catch on Me
music videos:
Dream Catch Me by Newton Faulkner
recording of:
Dream Catch Me
writer:
Newton Faulkner, Crispin Hunt and Gordon Mills (UK based engineer and producer)
Newton Faulkner3.353:59
18Same Jeans
recording of:
Same Jeans
The View3.653:35
19Acceptable in the 80s
producer:
Calvin Harris (dance DJ, producer, songwriter from Scotland)
performer:
Calvin Harris (dance DJ, producer, songwriter from Scotland)
arranger:
Calvin Harris (dance DJ, producer, songwriter from Scotland)
recording of:
Acceptable in the 80s
composer:
Adam Wiles
Calvin Harris55:34
20B Boy BabyMutya Buena3:06

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