Almost There! A Collection of the Greatest Original No. 2 Hits

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Annotation

Individual cat#s / barcodes:

CD 1: BX 901597 / 8711539015978
CD 2: BX 901598 / 8711539015985
CD 3: BX 901599 / 8711539015992

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Wings of a Dove
producer:
Clive Langer, Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley and Alan Winstanley
recording of:
Wings of a Dove
writer:
Graham McPherson and Carl Smyth
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Madness3:00
2Save a Prayer
engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
arranger:
Duran Duran
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tritec Music Ltd. (from 1982 to present)
recording of:
Save a Prayer (Duran Duran)
writer:
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor
publisher:
Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
Duran Duran5:25
3Opposites Attract
producer:
Oliver Leiber
arranger:
Oliver Leiber
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 87)
recording of:
Opposites Attract
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Leiber
Paula Abdul4:23
4You Take Me Up
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey
producer:
Tom Bailey and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. and Arista Records Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
You Take Me Up
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
Thompson Twins4:28
5Love Changes (Everything)
engineer:
Mike Ging and Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional percussion:
Bruce Smith
guitar:
Neil Taylor
background vocals:
Coral Gordon and The Soultana's
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recording of:
Love Changes (Everything)
writer:
Simon Climie, Rob Fisher and Dennis Morgan
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Climie Fisher4:29
6(Keep Feeling) Fascination
producer:
Martin Rushent
remixer:
Chris Thomas
music videos:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League
samples from:
Hot Dance Classics, Volume 2 by Various Artists
recording of:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination
writer:
Jo Callis and Philip Oakey
The Human League3:43
7Temptation
producer:
B.E.F. and Greg Walsh
recording of:
Temptation
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Cradle of Filth Music Ltd., Sound Diagrams, Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Heaven 174:39
8Vienna
producer:
Conny Plank and Ultravox
bass:
Chris Cross
drums (drum set):
Warren Cann
guitar:
Midge Ure
keyboard and violin:
Billy Currie
vocals:
Midge Ure
recording of:
Vienna
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. and Sing Sing Songs Ltd.
Ultravox4:38
9Golden Brown
co-producer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Steve Churchyard and The Stranglers
mixer:
Tony Visconti
performer:
The Stranglers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981)
recording of:
Golden Brown
writer:
Jet Black, Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Complete Music, Complete Music Ltd., EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and Plumbshaft-Ltd.
The Stranglers3:27
10Ballroom Blitz
engineer:
Peter Coleman
producer:
Phil Wainman
arranger:
Sweet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (in 1973), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1973, in 1974, in 1975) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1973)
recorded at and engineered at:
Audio International Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Ballroom Blitz
writer:
Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
The Sweet4:01
11Let’s Work Together
engineer:
David Weichman
producer:
Canned Heat and Skip Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (in 1970) and Capitol Records, Inc. (in 2005)
recorded at:
International Sound Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-12-03)
engineered at:
Annex Studios in San Mateo, California, United States
cover recording of:
Let’s Work Together (on 1969-12-03)
lyricist:
Wilbert Harrison
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mozella Music Inc., SBK United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music Co., Inc. and United Artists Musik GmbH
Canned Heat3:11
12Jealousy
Billy Fury2:47
13A Little Bit More
producer:
Ron Haffkine and Waylon Jennings
cover recording of:
A Little Bit More
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Gosh
publisher:
Bygosh Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited
recording of:
A Little Bit More
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Gosh
publisher:
Bygosh Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited
Dr. Hook2:58
14We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place
producer:
Mickie Most
vocals:
Eric Burdon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 35), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 233)
recording of:
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30), Francis, Day & Hunter (in 1979) 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 Animals3:13
15Just One Look
The Hollies2:27
16Downtown
vocals:
Petula Clark (in 1964)
arranger:
Tony Hatch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1964)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 227)
recording of:
Downtown (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Petula Clark3:07
17I’m Telling You Now
recording of:
I'm Telling You Now
writer:
Freddie Garrity and Mitch Murray
Freddie & the Dreamers2:09
18Tonight I Celebrate My Love
recording engineer:
Alan R. Hirshberg (in 1983)
engineer:
Howard Wolin and Jeremy Smith
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Dick Bogart and Russ Terrano
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega (in 1983)
guitar:
Paul Jackson (in 1983)
piano:
Randy Kerber (in 1983)
vocals:
Peabo Bryson (in 1983) and Roberta Flack (in 1983)
arranger:
Michael Masser and Gene Page
orchestrator:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA and Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
A&M Records Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983) and Studio Sound in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Motown Hitsville in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (in 1983)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Lauren Wesley Music, Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. and Warner Chappell Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack3:29
19Honey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Honey (on 1968-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd.
Bobby Goldsboro3:56
20Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers2:51
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