Songs 2: The Best of the Singer/Songwriters

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1Mr. Tambourine Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Tom Wilson
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 106) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 164)
recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Brothers Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
Bob Dylan5:28
2Brown Eyed Girl (alternate take)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison song)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
Van Morrison3:28
3Have a Little Faith in Me
producer:
Jay Faires and Tricia Holloway
acoustic guitar:
John Hiatt (in 1987-02)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1987-02)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Lowe (in 1987-02)
electric guitar:
Ry Cooder (in 1987-02)
vocals:
John Hiatt (in 1987-02)
recording of:
Have a Little Faith in Me (in 1987-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
recording of:
Lass mich nicht allein heut' Nacht (Have a Little Faith in Me)
composer:
John Hiatt
translated version of:
Have a Little Faith in Me
John Hiatt4:03
4Standing Still
producer:
Dann Huff and Jewel Kilcher
bass guitar:
Jimmie Sloas
drums (drum set):
Chris McHugh
keyboard:
Tim Akers
percussion:
Eric Darken
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 87)
recording of:
Standing Still (Jewel song)
lyricist and composer:
Jewel Kilcher and Rick Nowels
Jewel4:31
5Mandolin Wind
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ronnie Wood (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Mandolin Wind (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
publisher:
MRC Music, Inc.
Rod Stewart5:32
6Woman in Chains
recording of:
Woman in Chains
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing
Tears for Fears4:37
7All This Useless Beauty
recording of:
All This Useless Beauty
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello4:40
8Rainy Night in Georgia
recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Tony Joe White3:34
9Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1971) and Columbia Records (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers2:05
10Song From Hope St.
David Kitt4:18
11The Shining
assistant engineer and assistant co-producer:
Andrea Wright
engineer:
Ken Nelson
co-producer:
Ken Nelson
producer:
Badly Drawn Boy
acoustic guitar and piano:
Badly Drawn Boy
cello:
Matt McGeever
French horn:
Sam Morris
vibraphone:
Ian Smith
vocals:
Badly Drawn Boy
strings arranger:
Badly Drawn Boy
recording of:
The Shining
lyricist and composer:
Damon Gough
Badly Drawn Boy5:20
12Anchorage
recording of:
Anchorage
lyricist and composer:
Michelle Shocked
publisher:
PolyGram Records, Inc.
Michelle Shocked3:23
13Frederick
engineer and producer:
Todd Rundgren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1979, in 1988) and Arista Records, LLC (in 1979)
recording of:
Frederick
lyricist and composer:
Patti Smith
publisher:
ARZO Publishing, Ninja Music and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd.
Patti Smith Group3:04
14Me and Bobby McGee
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kris Kristofferson & Jackson Browne4:30
15Running on Empty
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
assistant engineer:
Dennis Kirk
producer:
Jackson Browne
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel
guitar:
Jackson Browne and Danny Kortchmar
piano:
Craig Doerge
slide guitar:
David Lindley
background vocals:
Rosemary Butler and Doug Haywood
lead vocals:
Jackson Browne
recording of:
Running on Empty
lyricist and composer:
Jackson Browne
publisher:
Swallow Turn Music (in 1977)
Jackson Browne4:57
16If I Were a Carpenter
engineer:
Doc Siegel and Val Valentin (task: director of engineering)
producer:
Charles Koppelman and Don Rubin
arranger:
Donald Peake
recording of:
If I Were a Carpenter (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Copyright Control and Faithful Virtue Music
live recording of:
If I Were a Carpenter
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Copyright Control and Faithful Virtue Music
Tim Hardin2:43
17She Cries Your Name
cello:
Oliver Kraus
double bass:
Ali Friend
drums (drum set):
Will Blanchard
guitar:
Ted Barnes
keyboard:
Lee Spencer
violin:
Beki Doe, Howard Gott and Lucy Wilkins
lead vocals:
Beth Orton
arranger:
Beki Doe and Oliver Kraus
recording of:
She Cries Your Name
lyricist and composer:
William Orbit and Beth Orton
Beth Orton4:47
18Where the Wild Roses Grow
recording engineer:
Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt
producer:
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt
mixer:
Gregg Jackman
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Mick Harvey
bass:
Martyn P. Casey
bell:
Jim Sclavunos
cello:
Helen Mountfort
drums (drum set):
Thomas Wydler
guitar:
Blixa Bargeld
piano:
Nick Cave
viola:
Kerran Coulter
violin:
Jen Anderson and Sue Simpson
background vocals:
Mick Harvey and Conway Savage
lead vocals:
Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue
strings arranger:
Nick Cave and Mick Harvey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (in 1995, in 1996)
mixed at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue
recording of:
Where the Wild Roses Grow
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave
publisher:
Mute Song and Mute Song Ltd.
Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue3:57
19Perfect Day (live)
live recording of:
Perfect Day
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Lou Reed3:54