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Tracklist

Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Drive
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Mike Shipley
bass:
Benjamin Orr
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Drive by The Cars
recording of:
Drive
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Lido Music, Inc.
part of:
50 First Dates
The Cars4.053:55
2Self Control
executive producer:
Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan and Harold Faltermeier
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
music videos:
Self Control by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Self Control
lyricist:
Steve Piccolo
additional writer:
Harro Steffen
composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Raffaele Riefoli (Italian pop singer)
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Edition Sunrise Publishing Inc., Sugar Music SpA (publisher, use Sugar for releases) and Sugar Musik Verlags GmbH (publisher)
version of:
Self Control
recording of:
Self Control
lyricist:
Steve Piccolo
composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Raffaele Riefoli (Italian pop singer)
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. (in 1984) and Edition Sunset Publishing (in 1984)
Laura Branigan4.64:07
3Walking in Memphis
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ben Wisch
producer:
Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
bass and organ:
John Leventhal
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
guitar:
Marc Cohn and John Leventhal
Hammond organ:
Chris Palmaro
keyboard:
Eric Rehl
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Dennis Collins (backing vocalist), Ada Dyer (American soul singer) and Darryl Tookes
guest background vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
Marc Cohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (from 1991 to present) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn3.854:16
4If You Leave Me Now
recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (strings)
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
acoustic guitar and bass:
James William Guercio (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
French horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
recorded at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings) and Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
recording of:
If You Leave Me Now (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
lyricist:
Peter Cetera
composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1976)
publisher:
Big Elk Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Fairwood Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Polish Prince Music and Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
Chicago3:58
5We’ll Be AlrightTravie McCoy3:18
6Follow Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (from 2000 to present)
recording of:
Follow Me
writer:
Michael Bradford and Matthew Shafer
publisher:
Chunky Style Music, Gaje Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Uncle Kracker3.653:38
7I Want to Know What Love Is
additional engineer:
Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), Jason Corsaro, Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
assistant engineer:
Bobby Cohen (engineer), Tim Crich and Scott "Abada" Mabuchi
engineer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Alex Sadkin
additional keyboard:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
additional vocals:
Jennifer Holliday
background vocals:
Donnie Harper, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Rick Wills
choir vocals:
The New Jersey Mass Choir
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
additionally recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 476)
recording of:
I Want to Know What Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.95:05
8Hold On
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Kevin Savigar, Stephanie Tyrell, Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist) and Jamie Walters
Jamie Walters4:25
9Semi‐Charmed Life
programming:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind) and Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
assistant engineer:
Jaquire King and Kevin Scott (Engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
additional producer:
Kevin Cadogan and Arion Salazar
co-producer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
producer:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind)
bass guitar:
Arion Salazar
brushes and lead vocals:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind)
drums (drum set):
Brad Hargreaves
guitar:
Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind)
background vocals:
Kevin Cadogan
additional arranger:
Ren Klyce
arranger:
Kevin Cadogan and Arion Salazar
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 347)
recording of:
Semi‐Charmed Life
lyricist and composer:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind)
publisher:
3EB Publishing
music quoted on:
Your Grammar Sucks #75
Third Eye Blind4.354:28
10Easy
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
electric guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist) (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Splash Records (UK imprint under PRT Records) (in 1992)
music videos:
Easy by Faith No More
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 9)
cover recording of:
Easy (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Faith No More3.453:07
11Summer BreezeSeals & Crofts4.353:22
12Everywhere
engineer:
Marc DeSisto and Lars Fox
producer:
John Shanks
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
editor:
Lars Fox
mixed at:
Image Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Everywhere (music video) by Michelle Branch
recording of:
Everywhere (Michelle Branch song)
writer:
Michelle Branch and John Shanks
Michelle Branch4.153:35
13Favorite Waste of Time
lead vocals:
Bette Midler
cover recording of:
My Favourite Waste of Time
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Crenshaw
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint) and Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Bette Midler32:39
14I’m Ready
producer and mixer:
Ryan Met
arranger:
Ryan Met
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: 20 Worst Singles of the 2010s (number: 19)
recording of:
I'm Ready
writer:
Adam Met, Jack Met and Ryan Met
AJR33:47
15One Week
recording engineer and engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Ed (task: Dans la Maison) and Tyler (task: Dans la Maison)
producer:
Barenaked Ladies, David Leonard (US producer and engineer) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Ed
drums (drum set):
Tyler
electric guitar:
Ed and Kevin
electric upright bass [electric double bass]:
Jim
keyboard:
Kevin
vocals:
Ed and Steven (Barenaked Ladies)
recorded at:
Arlyn Studios in Austin, Texas, United States (in 1998-02) and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1998-03)
mixed at:
East Iris Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1998-03 until 1998-04)
recording of:
One Week
lyricist and composer:
Ed Robertson
publisher:
Treat Baker Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Barenaked Ladies4.12:50
16Love ShackThe B‐52’s4.45:21
17When the Morning Comes
Daryl Hall & John Oates3:17
18Cupid’s Chokehold / Breakfast in America
medley including a cover recording of:
Breakfast in America
writer:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Roger Hodgson
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Delicate Music
medley including a recording of:
Cupid's Chokehold
writer:
Roger Hodgson and Travie McCoy
is based on:
Breakfast in America
Gym Class Heroes3:56
19Magic
producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Magic
writer:
Billy Lyall and David Paton
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Pilot53:05
20Just the Way It Is, Baby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991)
recording of:
Just the Way It Is, Baby
writer:
Phil Solem and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts, Great Buildings & The Quick)
The Rembrandts44:04
21Unwell
recording of:
Unwell
lyricist and composer:
Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
Matchbox Twenty43:54
22Rock Your Baby
vocals:
George McCrae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3.253:20
23Don’t Let Go (Love)
producer:
Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
recording of:
Don't Let Go (Love)
writer:
Marqueze Ethridge, Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias, Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group), Patrick Brown, Raymon Murray (American producer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist) and Rico Wade
En Vogue44:52
24Almaz
producer:
Reggie Lucas
arranger:
Reggie Lucas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
produced for:
Kalisa, Inc.
recording of:
Almaz
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
writer:
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford44:07
25I’m Every Woman (Lew Hahn remix)Chaka Khan4:04
26Groove Is in the Heart (remix)
recording of:
Groove Is in the Heart
writer:
Dmitry Brill, 鄭東和, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed and Kier Kirby
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Deee‐Lite4:27
27Baby, I Love Your WayBig Mountain34:10
28Falling
recording engineer:
Art Polhemus
producer:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer) and David Lynch (filmmaker)
mixer:
Jay Healy
vocals:
Julee Cruise
arranger:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Excalibur Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Falling (Twin Peaks theme song)
lyricist:
David Lynch (filmmaker)
composer:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer)
publisher:
Anlon Music Co., O.K. Paul Music and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
version of:
Theme from Twin Peaks
part of:
Twin Peaks (original soundtrack of the TV series)
Julee Cruise4.355:22

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