The Movies Greatest Love Songs

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Annotation

1. The Young Americans
2. Dracula
3. Indecent Proposal
4. Ghost
5. License to Kill
6. Days of Thunder
7. Twin Peaks
8. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
9. Local Hero
10. Far and Away
11. Top Gun
12. The Karate Kid Kid Part II
13. An Officer and a Gentleman
14. Scandal
15. Peter's Friends
16. Arthur
17. Strictly Ballroom
18. My Girl
19. The Commitments
20. Sleeping With the Enemy

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Play Dead
producer:
Danny Cannon
performer:
David Arnold
recording of:
Play Dead
writer:
David Arnold, Björk and Jah Wobble
Björk3:42
2Love Song for a VampireAnnie Lennox4:19
3No Ordinary LoveSade5:16
4Unchained MelodyThe Righteous Brothers3:36
5Licence to KillGladys Knight4:11
6Show Me HeavenMaria McKee3:43
7Falling
recording of:
Falling (Twin Peaks theme song)
lyricist:
David Lynch
composer:
Angelo Badalamenti
publisher:
Anlon Music Co., O.K. Paul Music and Warner Bros. Records Inc.
version of:
Theme from Twin Peaks
part of:
Twin Peaks (original soundtrack of the TV series)
Julee Cruise4:01
8Forbidden Colours
producer:
坂本龍一
keyboard:
坂本龍一 (in 1983)
guest lead vocals:
David Sylvian (in 1983)
recording of:
Forbidden Colours
lyricist:
David Sylvian
composer:
坂本龍一
publisher:
Chadwick Nomis Ltd., KAB America, Opium (Arts) Ltd. and やのミュージック
arrangement of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Main Theme)
part of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian4:37
9Going HomeMark Knopfler3:58
10Book of Days
engineer and producer:
Nicky Ryan
instruments and vocals:
Enya
arranger:
Enya and Nicky Ryan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1991, from 1992 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Book of Days (English/Gaelic version)
lyricist:
Roma Ryan
composer:
Enya and Nicky Ryan
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Songs Ltd.
version of:
Book of Days (Gaelic only version)
Enya2:56
11Take My Breath AwayBerlin4:08
12Glory of LovePeter Cetera4:17
13Up Where We BelongJoe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes3:48
14Nothing Has Been ProvedDusty Springfield4:16
15I Guess That's Why They Call It the BluesElton John4:42
16Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)Christopher Cross3:49
17Love Is in the AirJohn Paul Young3:19
18My Girl
producer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
bass:
James Jamerson (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
guitar:
Robert White (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
strings:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
background vocals:
Eddie Kendricks (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17), Otis Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17) and Paul Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
lead vocals:
David Ruffin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
performer:
The Temptations (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 3), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 88)
recording of:
My Girl (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa, Poochum, 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)
The Temptations2:40
19Try a Little TendernessThe Commitments4:32
20Brown Eyed Girl
recording engineer:
Brooks Arthur (on 1967-03-28)
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
bass guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1967-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (on 1967-03-28)
guitar:
Al Gorgoni (on 1967-03-28), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-03-28) and Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
organ:
Garry Sherman (on 1967-03-28)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
performer:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Charly Records (in 1968) and Exile Productions Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio A in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-03-28) and A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-04-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 71) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 109)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison song) (from 1967-03-28 until 1967-04-07)
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 Morrison3:02