Simply the Best Songs

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1Suburban Knights
engineer:
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
additional producer:
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
producer:
Richard Archer and Wolsey White
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent
strings:
The London Studio Orchestra
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‐Fi4:31
2CrazyGnarls Barkley3:00
3Clothes Off!!
Gym Class Heroes3:40
4Ugly
recording of:
Ugly
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Austin
Sugababes3:03
57 Days (Fat Joe remix)
recording of:
7 Days
writer:
Craig David, Darren John Hill and Mark Hill
Craig David4:52
6Don’t Let Go (Love)En Vogue4:53
7(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the BayOtis Redding2:44
8Respect
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
cornet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-02-14)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (on 1967-02-14)
background vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
cover recording of:
Respect (on 1967-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc., East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
Aretha Franklin2:24
9Stand by MeBen E. King2:56
10The Guitar ManBread3:44
11Destiny
music video for:
Destiny by Zero 7
recording of:
Destiny
writer:
Henry Binns, Sam Hardaker, Sia Furler and Sophie Barker
Zero 73:47
12Holding Back the Years
assistant engineer:
Chris Dickie
engineer and mixer:
Femi Jiya
producer:
Stewart Levine
bass:
Tony Bowers (in 1985)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Joyce (in 1985)
guitar:
Sylvan (in 1985)
keyboard and background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre (in 1985)
trumpet:
Tim Kellett (in 1985)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (in 1985)
performer:
Simply Red (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1985)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985) and Soundpush Studio in Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1985)
mixed at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985)
music videos:
Holding Back the Years by Simply Red
recording of:
Holding Back the Years (in 1985)
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall
composer:
Mick Hucknall and Neil Moss
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
Simply Red4:30
13Fool (If You Think It’s Over)
engineer:
Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
Jon Kelly and Chris Rea
recorded at:
Sol Mill Studios in Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (in 2007)
recording of:
Fool (If You Think It’s Over) (in 2007)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd.
Chris Rea4:04
14Kiss MeSixpence None the Richer3:17
15I Want to Know What Love IsForeigner4:59
16Strange & BeautifulAqualung3:50
17Look What You’ve DoneJet3:52
18It’s Been AwhileStaind4:27
19Only Happy When It RainsGarbage3:47
20Purple Rain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1984) and NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1983-08-03) and Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
edit of:
Purple Rain by Prince and The Revolution
live recording of:
Purple Rain (on 1983-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Prince
publisher:
Because Éditions, Controversy Music and Island Music Ltd.
Prince4:08