Forever Friends: A Song For You

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

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 2010 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

Tracklist

1Digital Media
2Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1She’s Always a WomanBilly Joel3:20
2Perfect Day
producer:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
arranger:
David Bowie, Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1972) and RCA Records (in 1972)
mixed at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 334)
recording of:
Perfect Day (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Lou Reed3:43
3Don’t Stop Believin’
assistant engineer:
Wally Buck
engineer:
Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson and Mike Stone
bass guitar:
Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Smith (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
guitar:
Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
keyboard and piano:
Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
background vocals:
Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06), Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06) and Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
lead vocals:
Steve Perry (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1981), Columbia Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 34), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 133)
recording of:
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey song) (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
writer:
Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Lacey Boulevard Music, Sharandall Music, Sony Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
sub-publisher:
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, 日音 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Journey4:08
4I Wanna Dance With Somebody
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer
percussion programming:
Preston Glass
additional assistant engineer:
Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda and Ross Williams
additional engineer:
Lincoln Clapp, Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
executive producer:
Clive Davis
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
alto saxophone:
Marc Russo
bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
Randy Jackson
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
electronic drum set [Simmons]:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
Corrado Rustici
synthesizer [synth horns]:
Sterling Smith
synthesizer [synths]:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall and Myrna Matthews
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987) and RCA Records (in 1987)
produced for:
Perfection Light Productions
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
recording of:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
writer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Boy Meets Girl Music, Copyright Control, Irving Music, Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Whitney Houston4:51
5Can’t Fight This FeelingREO Speedwagon4:52
6Freedom
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersau
engineer:
Chris Porter
producer:
George Michael
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
saxophone:
David Baptiste
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
Freedom (Wham!)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music and Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (in 1984)
Wham!5:19
7I Made It Through the Rain
John Barrowman4:27
8SoulmateNatasha Bedingfield3:30
9Never EverAll Saints5:13
10TornNatalie Imbruglia4:04
11SuddenlyBilly Ocean3:51
12Un‐Break My Heart
recording of:
Un-Break My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Realsongs
Toni Braxton4:05
13Without YouHarry Nilsson3:19
14AmazedLonestar4:26
15Total Eclipse of the HeartBonnie Tyler4:25
16Nessun Dorma
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Paul Potts2:52
17Smile
piano:
Tommy Flanagan
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett
vocals:
Tony Bennett
conductor:
Johnny Mandel
arranger:
Al Cohn
cover recording of:
Smile (song version w/ lyrics)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner
composer:
Charlie Chaplin
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Tony Bennett3:32
18I’ll Be Home for ChristmasDoris Day2:26
19Neon Rainbow
recording of:
Neon Rainbow
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Carson Thompson
The Box Tops2:57
20I Have a Dream
vocals:
Westlife
performer:
Brian, Kian, Mark, Nicky and Shane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1999)
cover recording of:
I Have a Dream
writer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, Union Songs AB, Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1979 to ????), EMI Waterford Music (from 1979 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (from 1979 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1979 to present)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
Westlife4:07