Best of the Best

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Don’t Stop Me Now
additional engineer:
John Etchells
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker and Queen
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
electric guitar:
Brian May (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
percussion:
Roger Taylor (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
piano:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
vocals:
Brian May (from 1978-07 until 1978-10), Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10) and Roger Taylor (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
arranger:
Queen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1978, in 2011)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1978-07 until 1978-10) and Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 74)
recording of:
Don’t Stop Me Now (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Queen Music Ltd., Sony/ATV, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
Queen3:31
2The BestTina Turner5:30
3Miss You
recording of:
Miss You
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones4:48
4Saturday Night
Cold Chisel4:23
5Every Breath You TakeThe Police4:07
6Good Vibrations
producer:
Brian Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1966) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2012)
recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version)
lyricist:
Mike Love and Brian Wilson
composer:
Brian Wilson
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishing
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
The Beach Boys3:36
7Breakfast in AmericaSupertramp2:39
8Heaven
assistant engineer:
Mike Fraser, Bruce Lampcov and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
associate producer:
Jim Vallance
producer:
Bryan Adams and Bob Clearmountain
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1983-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Steve Smith (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Dave (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
guitar:
Keith (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Rob Sabino (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
percussion, piano and lead vocals:
BA (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1983, in 1984, in 1985) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
mixed at:
Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1983-06-16)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 166)
recording of:
Heaven (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
written in:
West Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1983)
writer:
Bryan Adams (in 1983) and Jim Vallance (in 1983)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc. (in 1983, in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (in 1983), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1983), Testatyme Music (in 1983), Calypso Toonz (in 1984) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984)
Bryan Adams4:05
9DanielElton John3:52
10Don’t Dream It’s OverCrowded House3:55
11Ben
producer:
The Corporation
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (in 1972)
arranger:
The Corporation
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P.
recording of:
Ben (in 1972)
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
Walter Scharf
publisher:
Jobette Music (in 1972)
part of:
The 45th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Michael Jackson2:45
12Hello
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
performer:
Ocobamba
brass [horn] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1983)
recording of:
Hello
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
writer:
James Anthony Carmichael
publisher:
Warner Brothers Music Ltd.
Lionel Richie4:08
13For Once in My LifeStevie Wonder2:48
14I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
James Jamerson (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
congas and tambourine:
Jack Ashford (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
French horn:
Don Ozga (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Edwin Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
Eddie Willis (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
Joe Messina (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Hammond organ [B-3]:
Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
tom-tom:
Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Johnny Griffith (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
background vocals:
The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Marlene Barrow (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Louvain Demps (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Jackie Hicks (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestrator:
Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (in 1968)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 80), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 93), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 307)
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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
Marvin Gaye3:14
15Maggie MayRod Stewart3:42
16Son of a Preacher Man
engineer:
Ed Kollis
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (in 1968-09)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1968-09)
electric piano and organ:
Bobby Emmons (in 1968-09)
guitar and sitar:
Reggie Young (in 1968-09)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield (in 1968-09)
conductor:
Gene Orloff (in 1968-09)
brass and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
brass arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 240)
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man (in 1968-09)
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dusty Springfield2:25
179 to 5Dolly Parton2:35
18Ring of FireJohnny Cash2:32
19Don’t Believe a WordThin Lizzy2:18
20Bat Out of HellMeat Loaf4:50
21If I Could Turn Back TimeCher4:00
22Dancing Queen
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
bass:
Rutger Gunnarsson (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (on 1976-09-12) and Åke Olofsson (on 1976-09-12)
clavinet and keyboard:
Benny Andersson (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Roger Palm (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05, on 1976-12-03)
viola:
Åke Arvinder (on 1976-09-12), Lars Brolin (on 1976-09-12) and Håkan Roos (on 1976-09-12)
violin:
Martin Bylund (on 1976-09-12), Anders Dahl (on 1976-09-12), Lars Stegenberg (on 1976-09-12), Gunnar Michols (on 1976-09-12), Claes Nilsson (on 1976-09-12), Bertil Orsin (on 1976-09-12), Sixten Strömvall (on 1976-09-12), Harry Teike (on 1976-09-12) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (on 1976-09-12)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1976-09) and Frida (in 1976-09)
strings arranger:
Sven-Olof Walldoff
arranger:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1976) and Polar Music International AB (in 1976)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1976), Glen Studio in Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05) and KMH Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1976-12-03)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (number: 7), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 9), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 37), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 43), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 171) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 286)
recording of:
Dancing Queen (in 1976)
writer:
Stig Anderson, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing, Union Songs AB, Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
premiered at:
Kungliga Operan in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1976-06-18)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
ABBA3:53
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