The Boys Are Back in Town

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1April Sun in Cuba
recording of:
April Sun in Cuba
composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
Dragon3:26
2Lazy Sunday
recording of:
Lazy Sunday
writer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
United Partnership Music Ltd. (ended) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Small Faces3:02
3I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Snapper Music plc (parent company of Snapper Music) (in 1973)
recording of:
I’m the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)
composer:
Gary Glitter and Mike Leander
publisher:
Dutchess (BMI, started c. 1949), MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music Ltd. (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Gary Glitter3.53:29
4Once Bitten Twice Shy
Ian Hunter4:44
5You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
edit of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) by Meat Loaf
recording of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Meat Loaf44:15
6The Whole of the Moon
recording of:
The Whole of the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
The Waterboys4.55:01
7Take Me Back
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1987-04-13 to present)
recording of:
Take Me Back
Noiseworks53:28
8If You Leave Me Can I Come Too
recording of:
If You Leave Me Can I Come Too
lyricist and composer:
Martin Plaza (Australian musician)
Mental as Anything3:13
9She's Not There
Santana4:02
10More Than a Feeling
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
Tom Scholz (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
drums (drum set):
Sib Hashian (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
vocals:
Brad Delp (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston4.753:22
11Here I Go Again
recording of:
Here I Go Again
writer:
David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Seabreeze Music Ltd., Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) 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)
Whitesnake3:54
12On the Beach
recording of:
On the Beach (Chris Rea)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea5:03
13Sweet Home Alabama
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc. and Leeds Music Corp.
Lynard Skynard3:25
14Ride Like the Wind
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin
engineer and mixer:
Chet Himes
producer:
Michael Omartian
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo guitar and lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Salmon
drums (drum set):
Tommy Taylor (US drummer)
electric piano and piano:
Michael Omartian
percussion:
Lenny Castro
synthesizer:
Rob Meurer
background vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter) and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
produced for:
Free Flow Productions
recorded at:
Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ride Like the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Pop ’n’ Roll Music (US work publisher), Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Christopher Cross44:29
15Errol
engineer:
Dave Marett (engineer)
producer:
Peter Dawkins
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and slide guitar:
Simon Binks (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
bass:
Paul Williams (bassist in 'Australian Crawl') (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
guitar:
Guy McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Brad Robinson (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
piano and lead vocals:
James Reyne (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22; not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studios 301 (301 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, AU; fka EMI Studios 301; read annotations before use) in New South Wales, Australia (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
recording of:
Errol (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
writer:
Guy McDonough and James Reyne
Australian Crawl33:31
16Khe Sanh
recording of:
Khe Sanh
lyricist and composer:
Don Walker (Australian musician and songwriter, member of Cold Chisel)
Cold Chisel4:08
17Born to Be Wild
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 129)
recording of:
Born to Be Wild
lyricist and composer:
Mars Bonfire
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, Manitou Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), 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
Steppenwolf4.23:28