Soft Rock Classics

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
engineer:
Tony May, Robbie Robertson, John Simon and Joe Zagarino
co-producer:
John Simon
producer:
The Band
mixer:
Tony May and Joe Zagarino
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1969)
recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
The Band3:32
2Hold OnWilson Phillips4:24
3Babylon’s BurningThe Ruts2:36
4Eyes Without a Face
producer:
Keith Forsey
bass:
Sal Cuevas (in 1983) and Steve Stevens (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Thommy Price (in 1983)
guitar:
Billy Idol (in 1983) and Steve Stevens (in 1983)
keyboard:
Judi Dozier (in 1983) and Steve Stevens (in 1983)
background vocals:
Perri Lister (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1984)
edit of:
Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol
recording of:
Eyes Without a Face (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd., Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Rare Blue Music, Rock Steady Music, Sitting Pretty Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Billy Idol4:10
5Golden BrownThe Stranglers3:29
6China in Your HandT’Pau4:03
7Every Rose Has Its ThornPoison4:19
8Life’s What You Make ItTalk Talk4:28
9Kayleigh
recording engineer:
Thomas Stiehler (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
producer:
Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Mark Freegard and Chris Kimsey
bass guitar:
Pete Trewavas (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ian Mosley (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
guitar:
Steve Rothery (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
keyboard:
Mark Kelly (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lead vocals:
Fish (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (in 1985), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1985) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1985)
remix of:
Kayleigh by Marillion
edit of:
Kayleigh by Marillion
recording of:
Kayleigh (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas
publisher:
Chappell, Charisma Music Publishing Co Ltd., Charisma Music Publishing Ltd. and Marillion Music
Marillion3:34
10(I Just) Died in Your ArmsCutting Crew4:35
11Baker StreetGerry Rafferty4:07
12Missing You
assistant engineer:
Ken Stiger
engineer:
Gary Hellman
producer:
Gary Gersh, David Thoener and John Waite
mixer and editor:
John Luongo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (in 1984), Capitol Records, LLC (in 1984), EMI America Records (in 1984) and EMI–Manhattan Records (in 1984)
recording of:
Missing You
lyricist:
John Waite
composer:
Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford and John Waite
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control, Everpop Songs, Markmeem Music, Paperwaite Music (, in 1984), Quartet Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28), Fallwater Music (in 1984), Markeem Music (in 1984), The Hudson Bay Music Co. (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
John Waite4:02
13Sleeping SatelliteTasmin Archer4:41
14Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)
engineer:
Doug Bennett and Martin Rushent
producer and mixer:
Martin Rushent
arranger:
Buzzcocks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 276)
recording of:
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Shelley (in 1977-11)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Buzzcocks2:41
15Spirit in the SkyNorman Greenbaum4:01
16Road to NowhereTalking Heads4:02
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel3:55
2Unskinny Bop
additional engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser
co-producer:
Mike Fraser
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
bass guitar:
Bobby Dall
drums (drum set):
Rikki Rockett
guitar:
C.C. DeVille
lead vocals:
Bret Michaels
performer:
Poison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1990, in 2006)
recording of:
Unskinny Bop
writer:
Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett
publisher:
Cyanide Publishing
Poison3:48
3We’ve Gotta Get Out of This PlaceThe Animals3:14
4Smoke on the WaterDeep Purple5:38
5Doctor Doctor
recording of:
Doctor Doctor
writer:
Phil Mogg and Michael Schenker
UFO4:08
6King Rocker
producer:
Ian Hunter
recording of:
King Rocker
writer:
Billy Idol and Tony James
Generation X2:18
7Silver Machine
producer:
Doctor Technichal and Hawkwind
additional bass guitar and additional guitar:
Guy Pratt (on 1972-02-13)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (on 1972-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Simon King (on 1972-02-13)
flute and saxophone:
Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
guitar:
Dave Brock (on 1972-02-13)
synthesizer:
Dik Mik Davies (on 1972-02-13) and Del Dettmar (on 1972-02-13)
vocals:
Dave Brock (on 1972-02-13), Robert Calvert (on 1972-02-13) and Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
remixer:
The Scourge of the Earth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1972)
recorded at:
Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-13)
mixed at:
Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent, London, England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Silver Machine (12″ mix) by Hawkwind infected by The Scourge of the Earth
live recording of:
Silver Machine (on 1972-02-13)
lyricist:
Robert Calvert
composer:
Sylvia MacManus
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
Hawkwind4:39
8Get It DownThe Power Station5:32
9Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1980) and Universal Music (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd.
Motörhead2:45
10Lavender
recording engineer:
Thomas Stiehler (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
producer:
Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Mark Freegard and Chris Kimsey
bass guitar:
Pete Trewavas (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ian Mosley (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
guitar:
Steve Rothery (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
keyboard:
Mark Kelly (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lead vocals:
Fish (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany (in 1985-03)
recording of:
Lavender (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas
publisher:
Marillion Music and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1985)
is based on:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
Marillion3:41
11Here I Go AgainWhitesnake4:35
12Wild BoysDuran Duran4:19
13(Don’t Fear) The ReaperBlue Öyster Cult5:08
14Wheels of SteelSaxon5:59
15Dancing With Tears in My EyesUltravox4:05
16I Like to Rock
April Wine4:16
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1CenterfoldThe J. Geils Band3:38
2Nutbush City LimitsIke & Tina Turner2:59
3Let’s Work TogetherCanned Heat2:49
4Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
Tubeway Army5:17
5Ride Like the WindSaxon4:23
6I Am the BeatThe Look3:05
7Milk and AlcoholDr. Feelgood2:37
8Unbelievable
producer and mixer:
Ralph Jezzard
drums (drum set):
Mark Decloedt (in 1990)
electric bass guitar:
Zac Foley (in 1990)
electric guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Ian Dench (in 1990)
sampler [samples]:
Derry Brownson (in 1990)
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (in 1990)
lead vocals:
James Atkin (in 1990)
vocals:
DJ Milf (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1990)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 421)
recording of:
Unbelievable (in 1990)
writer:
James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench and Zac Foley
publisher:
Copyright Control, Tusk, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
EMF3:30
9Walking on SunshineKatrina and the Waves3:57
10Chequered Love
engineer:
Steve Stewart
producer:
Ricky Wilde
bass guitar:
Martin Russell (from 1980 until 1981)
drums (drum set):
Chris North (from 1980 until 1981)
guitar:
Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
keyboard:
Robert John Godfrey (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
background vocals:
Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd., EMI France (in 1993), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1996, in 2001) and EMI Records Limited (in 2006)
recorded at:
The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
mixed at:
RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Chequered Love (from 1980 until 1981)
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde3:22
112‐4‐6‐8 Motorway
producer:
Vic Maile
bass:
Tom Robinson (on 1977-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Dolphin Taylor (on 1977-09-14)
guitar:
Danny Kustow (on 1977-09-14)
organ and piano:
Mark Ambler (on 1977-09-14)
vocals:
Tom Robinson (on 1977-09-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1977)
recorded at:
Berwick Street Studios in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1977-09-14)
recording of:
2‐4‐6‐8 Motorway (on 1977-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Robinson
publisher:
Konkwest Music Limited
Tom Robinson Band3:19
12Showdown
engineer:
Denny Bridges and John Middleton
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass and background vocals:
Michael d’Albuquerque (in 1973-04)
cello:
Mike Edwards (in 1973-04) and Colin Walker (in 1973-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (in 1973-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1973-04)
Moog and piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1973-04)
violin:
Wilfred Gibson (in 1973-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1973, in 2005, in 2011), Jet Records (in 1973), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1973-04)
recording of:
Showdown (in 1973-04)
written in:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., EMI U Catalog Inc., Jet 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Electric Light Orchestra4:10
13Gimme Some Lovin’Thunder3:49
14Call Me
engineer:
Harold Faltermeyer
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
additional synthesizer:
Giorgio Moroder (in 1980-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
Nigel Harrison (in 1980-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clem Burke (in 1980-01)
electric piano:
Jimmy Destri (in 1980-01)
guitar:
Frank Infante (in 1980-01) and Chris Stein (in 1980-01)
lead vocals:
Debbie Harry (in 1980-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (in 1980, in 1981), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2002), Capitol Records (in 1998), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1998) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
recorded at:
Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979) and The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980-01)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 64), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 157)
recording of:
Call Me (in 1980-01)
lyricist:
Deborah Harry
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rare Blue Music, inc., Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Blondie3:28
15Roll Over Beethoven
engineer:
Denny Bridges and John Middleton
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Michael d’Albuquerque (on 1972-09-08)
cello:
Mike Edwards (on 1972-09-08) and Colin Walker (on 1972-09-08)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (on 1972-09-08)
guitar, harmonium and Moog:
Jeff Lynne (on 1972-09-08) and Richard Tandy (on 1972-09-08)
piano:
Richard Tandy (on 1972-09-08)
violin:
Wilfred Gibson (on 1972-09-08)
background vocals:
Michael d’Albuquerque (on 1972-09-08) and Richard Tandy (on 1972-09-08)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (on 1972-09-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1972, in 2011), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-09-08)
cover recording of:
Roll Over Beethoven (on 1972-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Copyright Control, Dualtone Words and Songs, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
Electric Light Orchestra4:32
16Twilight Café
Susan Fassbender3:17