100 Essential Love Songs

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Everlasting Love
bass:
Geoff Gascoyne
drums (drum set):
Sebastiaan de Krom (Dutch jazz drummer)
recording of:
Everlasting Love
writer:
James "Buzz" Cason and Mac Gayden
cover recording of:
Everlasting Love
writer:
James "Buzz" Cason and Mac Gayden
Jamie Cullum3:22
2Cool
additional producer:
Nellee Hooper
producer:
Dallas Austin
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Gwen Stefani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
mixed at:
The Mix Suite in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Cool by Gwen Stefani
recording of:
Cool (Gwen Stefani)
writer:
Dallas Austin and Gwen Stefani
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Harajuku Lover Music
Gwen Stefani43:05
3When You Say Nothing at All
recording of:
When You Say Nothing at All
writer:
Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
Ronan Keating4:15
4A Thousand Miles
additional recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
recording engineer:
Tal Herzberg and Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present)
engineer:
Tal Herzberg
producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jack Joseph Puig
piano:
Vanessa Carlton
conductor:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
concertmaster:
Endre Granat
recording of:
A Thousand Miles
lyricist and composer:
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton3.153:58
5Try
programming:
Field and Track
assistant engineer:
Ian Bodzasi, Steve Chahley and Neil Couser
engineer:
Brad Haehnel, Joe Labatto and Brian West
producer:
Field, Nelly Furtado and Track
mixer:
Brad Haehnel
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars] and electric guitar [electric guitars]:
James Bryan (Canadian guitarist/songwriter)
bass:
Mike Elizondo
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russ Miller (US session drummer) and Joey Waronker
guitar [intro guitar]:
Field
harmonium [echo harmonium] and piano:
Alex Alessandroni (keyboard)
turntable [scratching]:
Lil' Jaz
vibraphone:
Bob Leatherbarrow
background vocals and lead vocals:
Nelly Furtado
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
SKG Music LLC (for copyrights use only, company associated with Dreamworks Records) (in 2003)
recorded at:
4th Street Recording in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Try
lyricist:
Nelly Furtado
composer:
Nelly Furtado and Brian West
publisher:
Nelstar Publishing (in 2003), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada (SOCAN) (in 2003) and Worldwide West Music Inc. (in 2003)
Nelly Furtado3.94:39
6Luka
sound engineer:
Robin Danar
engineer:
Steve Addabbo and Rod O’Brien
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
solo guitar:
Jon Gordon (guitarist, music director, producer, composer)
background vocals:
Shawn Colvin
vocals:
Suzanne Vega
recorded at:
duo Music Exchange in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Luka
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega4.53:52
7Run, Baby Run
recording of:
Run, Baby, Run
writer:
David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell and Sheryl Crow
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Ignorant Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Reservoir One America and Zen of Iniquity
Sheryl Crow4:54
8Never Tear Us Apart
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
music videos:
Never Tear Us Apart (music video) by INXS
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 282)
recording of:
Never Tear Us Apart
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Stuffed Monkey and Warner/Chappell
INXS3.953:02
9Wives and Lovers
recording of:
Wives and Lovers
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Jack Jones2:30
10Lifted
recording of:
Lifted
writer:
Tunde Baiyewu, Martin Brammer (English singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, vocalist and lyricist) and Paul Tucker
publisher:
Lots of Hits Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Lighthouse Family4:10
11Out 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
Gabriella2.653:18
12Save the Best for Last
producer:
Keith Thomas (US producer & songwriter)
arranger:
Keith Thomas (US producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Save the Best for Last
writer:
Phil Galdston, Jon Lind and Wendy Waldman
publisher:
Big Mystique Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Kazzoom Music, Inc., Moon and Stars Music, PolyGram Music Publishing, The International Music Network Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Vanessa Williams3.353:41
13Too Lost in You
recording of:
Too Lost in You
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Sugababes3:34
14Always Come Back to Your Love
recording of:
Always Come Back to Your Love
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Hallgeir Rustan (norwegian producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Samantha Mumba3:34
15I’ll Stand by You
cover recording of:
I’ll Stand by You
writer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
B. Steinbereg Music, Clive Banks Songs, D. Barry Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Hynde House of Hits Music and Kobalt Publishing Ltd.
Girls Aloud33:44
16Sleeping With the Light On
recording of:
Sleeping With the Light On
writer:
James Bourne (Busted, Son of Dork) and Graham Jay
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Busted3:37
17Always the Last to Know
recording of:
Always the Last to Know
writer:
Justin Currie
Del Amitri3:35
18Secret Smile
recording of:
Secret Smile
lyricist and composer:
Dan Wilson (American singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Semisonic3:46
19Wonderwall
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 28) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 197)
cover recording of:
Wonderwall
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gallagher
publisher:
Creation Songs Ltd, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Ryan Adams2.54:09
20If You’re Not the One
recording of:
If You’re Not the One
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Bedingfield
translated version of:
Se tu non sei lei
Daniel Bedingfield4:19
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