Simply the Best: American Pop

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

℗ & © «2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group»

Countries where available (Spotify + Deezer)

(As of 2020-03-25).

  • Northern America: 🇨🇦 Canada (ca) 🇺🇸 United States (us)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1The BestTina Turner5:30
2Glory of LovePeter Cetera4:18
3Frankie (edit version)
producer:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Denise Rich
publisher:
Copyright Control
Sister Sledge4:16
4All RightChristopher Cross4:16
5Easy
additional producer:
Faith No More (in 1993) and Matt Wallace (in 1993)
producer:
Faith No More (from 1992-01 until 1992-03) and Matt Wallace (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
additional keyboard:
Billy Gould (in 1993)
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
electric bass guitar:
Billy Gould (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
electric guitar:
Jim Martin (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
keyboard:
Roddy Bottum (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
lead vocals:
Mike Patton (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records
remix of:
Easy by Faith No More
music videos:
Easy by Faith No More
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 9)
cover recording of:
Easy (from 1992-01 until 1993)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Faith No More3:08
6Say You WillForeigner4:16
7Big Yellow Taxi (radio edit)
recording of:
Big Yellow Taxi
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Siquomb Pub. Corp.
Joni Mitchell4:13
8You Used to Love MeFaith Evans4:29
9Eye to Eye (remix)Chaka Khan8:22
10Who Is She to U (radio edit)Brandy3:48
11What a Fool Believes
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
additional congas and additional vocals:
Bobby LaKind (in 1978-08)
additional synthesizer:
Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
bass guitar:
Tiran Porter (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
John Hartman (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1978-08) and Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (in 1978-08)
synthesizer:
Michael McDonald (in 1978-08) and Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
vocals:
Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 147) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 343)
recording of:
What a Fool Believes (in 1978-08)
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
The Doobie Brothers3:40
12She Doesn’t MindSean Paul3:48
13Tranquillo (Melt My Heart)Carly Simon4:04
14Put Your Hands Up (Swanky Tunes radio edit)Matchbox Twenty3:47
15In a Little While (radio edit)
Uncle Kracker3:59
16Viva Las VegasZZ Top4:03
17Rock ’n’ RollKid Rock4:28
18Is This LoveWhitesnake4:44
19Mohammed’s RadioWarren Zevon3:43
20How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)James Taylor3:34
2126
conductor:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
arranger:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
recording of:
26
composer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Chic4:01
2220/20George Benson4:06
23Just a Song Before I Go
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Gursky
recording engineer:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Michael Braunstein
additional producer:
Howard Albert and Ron Albert
producer:
David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills
acoustic guitar:
David Crosby (from 1976-12-19 until 1977)
bass:
Tim Drummond (from 1976-12-19 until 1977)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russ Kunkel (from 1976-12-19 until 1977)
electric guitar:
Stephen Stills (from 1976-12-19 until 1977)
electric piano:
Graham Nash (from 1976-12-19 until 1977)
vibraphone:
Joe Vitale
vocals:
David Crosby (from 1976-12-19 until 1977), Graham Nash (from 1976-12-19 until 1977) and Stephen Stills (from 1976-12-19 until 1977)
recorded at:
The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1976-12-19) and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1977)
recording of:
Just a Song Before I Go (from 1976-12-19 until 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Graham Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash2:14
24Gloria
recording engineer:
Jürgen Koppers (from 1981 until 1982) and John Kovarek (from 1981 until 1982)
producer:
Greg Mathieson and Jack White
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers
lead vocals:
Laura Branigan (from 1981 until 1982)
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
music videos:
Gloria by Laura Branigan
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 448)
recording of:
Gloria (English version) (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi and Trevor Veitch
publisher:
Ed. Melodi s.r.l. Casa Editrice, MCA Music, S.I.A.E. Direzione Generale, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Sugar Song Publications, Inc.
translated version of:
Gloria (original Italian version)
Laura Branigan4:55
25Only in My DreamsDebbie Gibson3:57
26Jumper (radio edit)
Third Eye Blind4:06
27The American Dream
assistant engineer:
Ricky DeLena, Karat Faye and Bill Freesh
engineer:
Michael Carnévale
producer:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2003)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The American Dream
lyricist and composer:
James Pankow
publisher:
Make Me Smile Music (in 1980)
Chicago3:19
28When the Morning Comes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1973)
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Oates (in 1973)
bass:
Steve Gelfand (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (in 1973)
electric guitar:
Hugh McCracken (in 1973)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Daryl Hall (in 1973)
mellotron:
Chris Bond (in 1973)
oboe:
Joe Farrell (in 1973)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1973)
recording of:
When the Morning Comes (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall & John Oates3:11