Now That’s What I Call Music! 1987

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1I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
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
2Wishing I Was Lucky
producer:
Wet Wet Wet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recording of:
Wishing I Was Lucky
writer:
Graeme Clark, Tom Cunningham, Neil Mitchell and Marti Pellow
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. and Precious Music Ltd.
Wet Wet Wet3:51
3I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
recording engineer:
David Frazer (in 1986)
percussion programming:
Preston Glass (in 1986)
synthesizer programming:
Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
additional assistant engineer:
Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli, Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts
additional engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Maureen Droney
producer:
George Michael and Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
David Frazer and Serban Ghenea
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
percussion and tambourine:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (in 1986)
synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
additional vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven (in 1986), Jim Gilstrap (in 1986), Jennifer Hall (in 1986), Myrna Matthews (in 1986) and Claytoven Richardson (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986) and George Michael (in 1986)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1986), Arista Records, LLC (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1986)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) (in 1986)
writer:
Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Kobalt Music Services Ltd., Little Shop of Morgansongs, Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin & George Michael4:00
4Living in a Box
co-producer:
Tom Lord Alge
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987)
produced for:
The Burgess Worldco
recording of:
Living in a Box
lyricist and composer:
Steve Piggott and Marcus Vere
publisher:
Brampton Music International, Brampton Music Ltd. and Empire Music Ltd.
Living in a Box3:04
5If You Let Me StayTerence Trent D’Arby3:14
6Running in the Family
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
recording of:
Running in the Family
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould and Mark King
Level 423:58
7The Right Thing
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
The Right Thing
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall
Simply Red4:16
8When Smokey SingsABC4:23
9Stand by MeBen E. King2:58
10When a Man Loves a Woman
producer:
Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy
double bass:
Albert Lowe Jr. (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Marlin Greene (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd., WEA International Inc. (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1966)
recorded at:
Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (from 1966 to present), Pronto (in 1972) and Quinvy (in 1972)
Percy Sledge2:50
11Pump Up the VolumeMARRS4:08
12It’s a Sin
programming:
Andy Richards
engineer:
David Jacob and Julian Mendelsohn
additional producer:
Stephen Hague
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn
additional mixer:
David Jacob
mixer:
Stephen Hague
keyboard and sampler:
Andy Richards
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987, in 1991)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 40)
recording of:
It’s a Sin
writer:
Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Cage Music Ltd. and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Pet Shop Boys5:00
13RespectableMel & Kim3:22
14Never Can Say Goodbye
additional producer and additional mixer:
Shep Pettibone
producer:
Stephen Hague
mixer:
Steve Peck
mixed for:
Master Mix Productions Ltd.
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
The Communards4:28
15Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield, Mike Duffy, Phil Harding and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Peter Day, Gordon Dennis, Jonathan King and Yoyo
engineer:
Mark McGuire
producer:
Aitken, Stock and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (on 1987-01-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (in 1986-10)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1986-10), Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10), Mae McKenna (in 1986-10) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
lead vocals:
Rick (in 1986-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (in 1987), Pete Waterman Ltd. (in 1987) and PWL (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10), PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10) and PWL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01) and PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 244)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, Copyright Control, Hammer Music, Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley3:33
16Love in the First DegreeBananarama3:27
17Down to EarthCuriosity Killed the Cat4:21
18Walk the DinosaurWas (Not Was)3:37
19Labour of Love
producer:
The Was Bros
recording of:
Labour of Love
writer:
Gregory Kane and Patrick Kane
Hue & Cry3:33
20I Need LoveLL Cool J4:16
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1Faith
engineer:
Chris Porter
producer:
George Michael
bass:
Deon Estus
guitar:
Hugh Burns
organ [Cathedral Organ]:
Chris Cameron
vocals:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1987, in 2010)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 74) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 104)
recording of:
Faith
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
George Michael3:18
2La bamba
producer:
Mitchell Froom
performer:
Los Lobos
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (in 1987) and Slash Records (in 1987)
cover recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Longitude Music and M.P.A.
version of:
La bamba
Los Lobos2:49
3Heaven Is a Place on Earth
recording engineer:
Steve McMillan
drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
Charles Judge and Rick Nowels
additional engineer:
Stacy Baird and Robert Feist
assistant engineer:
Matthew Freeman, Clark Germaine, Brian Scheuble and Joe Schiff
additional producer:
Robert Feist (other vocals [vocal]) and Ellen Shipley (other vocals [vocal])
producer:
Rick Nowels
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars]:
Rick Nowels
additional guitar:
Tim Pierce
additional guitar [guitars]:
Michael Landau
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Thomas Dolby
additional percussion:
Jimmy Bralower and Paulinho da Costa
bass:
John Pierce
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kenny Aronoff and Curly Smith
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Dan Huff, John McCurry and Rick Nowels
guitar [air guitar] and lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
keyboard [keyboards]:
Charles Judge and Rick Nowels
other instruments [fairlight]:
Rhett Lawrence
piano [acoustic piano]:
Charles Judge
vocals:
Beth Anderson, Charlotte Caffey, Donna Davidson, Donna Delory, Edie Lehmann, Rick Nowels, Michelle Phillips and Ellen Shipley
arranger:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1987), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1987) and Virgin Records Ltd (in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States and Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
American Recording and Ocean Way Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 400)
recording of:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, BMG Rights Management, Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Spirit Music Publishing Limited, Virgin Songs, Inc., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (in 1987)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc.
Belinda Carlisle4:06
4Crazy Crazy NightsKISS3:45
5You’re the VoiceJohn Farnham5:07
6HourglassSqueeze3:17
7ValerieSteve Winwood4:08
8Alone
assistant engineer:
Mike Christopher, Stan Katayama, Jeffrey Poe, Julian Stoll and Toby Wright
engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
bass guitar:
Mark Andes
drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi
guitar:
Howard Leese
background vocals:
Howard Leese and Nancy Wilson
lead vocals:
Ann Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1987)
music videos:
Alone by Heart
cover recording of:
Alone (I hear the ticking of the clock… I’m lying here the room’s pitch dark…)
writer:
Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Billy Steinberg Music (from 1983 to present) and Denise Barry Music (from 1983 to present)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Heart3:39
9Is This LoveWhitesnake4:01
10I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking ForU24:33
11Letter From AmericaThe Proclaimers4:02
12China in Your HandT’Pau3:47
13Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us NowStarship4:04
14Little LiesFleetwood Mac3:35
15You Win AgainBee Gees3:55
16My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3:36
17Everything I OwnBoy George3:56
18(Something Inside) So StrongLabi Siffre4:49
19Wonderful Life
producer:
Dave Dix
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1987)
music videos:
Wonderful Life by Black
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist and composer:
Colin Vearncombe
publisher:
Rondor Music Ltd.
Black4:49
20Crockett’s ThemeJan Hammer3:22

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Release

manufactured in:United Kingdom
printed in:United Kingdom
copyrighted (©) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (until 1993)
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1993)
PolyGram Records Ltd. (in 1993)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (in 1993)
PolyGram Records Ltd. (in 1993)
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1993)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2736697 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0000075GW [info]