The Best of Soft Rock (2020 version)

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

Annotation

The 2020 re-printing of "The Best of Soft Rock" is nearly identical to the prior 2019 set down to the barcode and packaging except disc 6 "Summer Breeze (disc 2)", where on the prior set track 13 John Waite's "Missing You" has been replaced with Orlean's "Dance With Me".

Tracklist

1▶CD: More Than a Feeling (disc 1)
2▶CD: More Than a Feeling (disc 2)
3▶CD: Ride Like the Wind (disc 1)
4▼CD: Ride Like the Wind (disc 2)
#TitleArtistLength
1Ride Like the Wind
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
Ride Like the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Cross
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
sub-publisher:
Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
Christopher Cross3:58
2Saturday in the Park
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1971-09-20 until 1971-09-29)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
Saturday in the Park (from 1971-09-20 until 1971-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1971)
publisher:
Big Elk Music, Lamminations Music, Spirit Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
Chicago3:57
3Sister Golden Hair
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
bass guitar:
David Dickey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America
vocals:
America
arranger:
George Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1975), Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2011)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 264)
recording of:
Sister Golden Hair
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Beckley
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
live recording of:
Sister Golden Hair
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Beckley
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
America3:21
4You’re So Vain
recording engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry
bass:
Klaus Voorman (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
percussion:
Richard Perry (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
piano and lead vocals:
Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
additional background vocals:
Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10) and Doris Troy (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
background vocals:
Mick Jagger (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
strings arranger:
Carly Simon
orchestrator:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (in 1972), Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1972), Elektra Entertainment (in 1978), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2015)
recorded at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 100), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 140) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 495)
recording of:
You’re So Vain (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd., Universal Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing Group
Carly Simon4:17
5If
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (in 1971)
recording of:
If
lyricist and composer:
David Gates
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Laetrec Music, S. Gems Col. Inc, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Bread2:35
6Ooh Baby Baby
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
David Sanborn
bass:
Kenny Edwards
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russell Kunkel
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Don Grolnick
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap and John Lehman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1978)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-05)
cover recording of:
Ooo Baby Baby
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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) 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)
Linda Ronstadt3:19
7Him
recording of:
Him
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Rupert Holmes
publisher:
The Holmes Line of Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Rupert Holmes3:41
8You Are the Woman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1976)
recording of:
You Are the Woman
writer:
Rick Roberts
Firefall2:45
9All I Need
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 71)
recording of:
All I Need
writer:
Glen Ballard, Clif Magness and David Pack
Jack Wagner3:30
10Walking in Memphis
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ben Wisch
producer:
Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
bass and organ:
John Leventhal
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
guitar:
Marc Cohn and John Leventhal
Hammond organ:
Chris Palmaro
keyboard:
Eric Rehl
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Dennis Collins, Ada Dyer and Darryl Tookes
guest background vocals:
James Taylor
vocals:
Marc Cohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1991), WEA International Inc. (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 415)
recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control
Marc Cohn4:19
11Making Love out of Nothing at All
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1983) and RCA Records (in 1983)
recording of:
Making Love out of Nothing at All
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG VM Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. and Lost Boys Music
Air Supply5:01
12I Want to Know What Love Is
additional engineer:
Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander, Jason Corsaro, Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
assistant engineer:
Bobby Cohen, Tim Crich and Scott "Abada" Mabuchi
engineer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Mick Jones and Alex Sadkin
additional keyboard:
Tom Bailey
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones
additional vocals:
Jennifer Holliday
background vocals:
Donnie Harper, Mick Jones and Rick Wills
choir vocals:
The New Jersey Mass Choir
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1984), Warner Music International (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (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
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 65), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 205) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 476)
recording of:
I Want to Know What Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones
publisher:
Evansongs Ltd., Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner Brothers Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner5:00
13The Living Years
engineer:
Nick Davis
producer:
Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford
lead vocals:
Paul Carrack
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
The Living Years
writer:
B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Bug Music, Copyright Control, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Hidden Pun Music, Inc., Michael Rutherford Ltd., R & BA Music Ltd. and R and B. A. Music Ltd.
Mike + the Mechanics5:34
14Drive
recording engineer:
Nigel Green
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Mike Shipley
bass:
Benjamin Orr
drums (drum set):
David Robinson
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Drive by The Cars
recording of:
Drive
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
The Cars3:56
15One More Night
assistant engineer:
Steve Chase
engineer:
John Jacobs and Hugh Padgham
producer:
Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham
bass guitar [bass]:
Lee Sklar
drum machine [Roland 808], keyboard [keyboards], background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals [vocals]:
Phil Collins
guitar [guitars]:
Daryl Stuermer
solo saxophone [sax]:
Don Myrick
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1985), Warner Music International Inc. (in 1985), WEA International Inc. (in 1985) and Philip Collins Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Air Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom, Old Croft in Surrey, England, United Kingdom and The Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
One More Night by Phil Collins
recording of:
One More Night
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem Music, Imagem Music NL and Philip Collins Ltd.
Phil Collins4:47
16I’ll Be There
recording of:
I'll Be There
writer:
The Escape Club
The Escape Club4:58
5▶CD: Summer Breeze (disc 1)
6▶CD: Summer Breeze (disc 2)
7▶CD: California Dreamin’
8▶CD: The Air That I Breathe
9▶CD: Into the Night (disc 1)
10▶CD: Into the Night (disc 2)