Rock Classics: Rock the Night

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

Tracklist

▶12" Vinyl 1
▼12" Vinyl 2
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C1Why Can't This Be Love
additional engineer:
Ken Or Murray Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Donn Landee and Van Halen (American hard rock band)
acoustic guitar and guitar and lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
Why Can’t This Be Love
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen4.23:48
C2Baby Love
recording of:
Baby Love
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Seay
Mother’s Finest4:20
C3That Was Yesterday
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
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
background vocals:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Rick Wills
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
recording of:
That Was Yesterday
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Little Doggies Productions, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Foreigner43:50
C4Surrender
assistant engineer:
Mike Beiriger
engineer:
Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
producer:
Tom Werman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978) 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 1978)
recorded at:
Metro in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1998-04-30 until 1998-05-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 356) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 465)
recording of:
Surrender (from 1978-04-30 until 1978-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Adult Music (in 1978), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1978) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Cheap Trick3.74:15
C5Winds of Passion
Broken Silence3:42
C6Roll Over Lay Down
producer:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1973)
recording of:
Roll Over Lay Down
lyricist:
Alan Lancaster, Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
composer:
John Coughlan, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo), Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton, Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher), Status Quo Publishing and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo4:41
C7Highway Song
recording of:
Highway Song
writer:
Rickey Medlocke and Jakson Spires
Blackfoot7:04
D1Burning Heart
engineer:
Phil Bonanno, Mike Clink and Larry Millas
producer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
recording of:
Burning Heart
writer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
Survivor4.153:52
D2Fox on the Run
Mad Max3:14
D3Long Blond Animal
recording engineer:
John Kriek
producer:
George Kooymans
mixer:
George Kooymans and John Kriek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor B.V. (not an imprint; NL subsidiary company of Polydor International) (in 1980) and Red Bullet Productions B.V. (in 1980)
produced for:
Red Bullet Productions
recorded at:
Golden Earring Workshop in Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Sound Push Studio in Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Long Blond Animal
writer:
Barry Hay and George Kooymans
publisher:
G.E. Music and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Golden Earring43:37
D4I'm on Fire
Railway3:59
D5More 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)
Boston4.753:26
D6Only the Wind
Vengeance4:30
D7It's Hard to Find a Way
recording engineer:
Michael Wagener
producer:
Accept (German heavy metal band)
mixer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer)
drums (drum set) [dr.]:
Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
electric bass guitar [bs.]:
Peter Baltes
electric guitar [guit.]:
Jörg Fischer (guitarist for Accept) and Wolf Hoffmann
lead vocals [vocals]:
Udo Dirkschneider
arranger:
Accept (German heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary founded by RCA GmbH and TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH) (in 1985, in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
recording of:
It’s Hard to Find a Way
lyricist and composer:
Accept (German heavy metal band) and Deaffy
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH and Musikverlag Oktave (German publisher)
Accept4:16