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Annotation last modified on 2025-09-19 02:13 UTC.

Tracklist

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1How to Save a Life (new album version)
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Loyal and James Masterson
recording engineer and editor:
Paul Mahern
additional engineer:
Tim Hoagland and Aaron Johnson (producer/mixer/engineer, worked with The Fray)
assistant engineer:
Alex Uychocde
producer:
Mike Flynn (A&R executive) and Aaron Johnson (producer/mixer/engineer, worked with The Fray)
mixer:
Mark Endert
additional editor:
Warren Huart
music video for:
How to Save a Life (first variant) by The Fray (US alternative rock band)
music videos:
How to Save a Life (third variant) by The Fray (US alternative rock band)
recording of:
How to Save a Life
writer:
Joe King (guitarist and vocalist in The Fray) and Isaac Slade
publisher:
Aaron Edwards Publishing, EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
The Fray4.24:24
2You Give Me Something
producer:
Eg White
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
James Morrison (UK singer)
cello:
Paul Brantley
instruments:
Eg White
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
trumpet:
Guy Barker
viola:
Kristin Wilkinson (Nashville songwriter and viola player)
violin:
David Angell (American violinist) and David Davidson (violinist)
vocals:
James Morrison (UK singer)
strings arranger:
David Davidson (violinist) and Martin Terefe
mixed at:
Quad Studio NYC in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You Give Me Something
writer:
James Morrison (UK singer) and Eg White
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., song publisher, never a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
James Morrison3.53:32
3Speed of Sound
producer:
Coldplay and Danton Supple
assistant mixer:
Keith Gary and Will Hensley (engineer)
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
acoustic guitar, keyboard, organ, piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Will Champion
electric bass guitar and synthesizer:
Guy Berryman
electric guitar:
Jonny Buckland
strings:
Susan Dench (violist), Richard George (violinist), Peter Lale (violist), Laura Melhuish (British violinist), Audrey Riley and Chris Tombling (violinist)
background vocals:
Guy Berryman and Will Champion
strings arranger:
Audrey Riley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2005) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom and Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 187)
recording of:
Speed of Sound
writer:
Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Coldplay3.554:49
4Look What You’ve Done
additional engineer:
Greg Gordon (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Evil Chris
engineer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields, US producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter)
producer and mixer:
Brooklyn’s own Dave Sardy (American score composer)
editor:
Greg Gordon (producer/engineer)
bass guitar and piano:
Mark Wilson (Bass player for Jet)
drums (drum set):
Chris Cester
guitar:
Cam Muncey and Nic Cester
vocals:
Cam Muncey, Chris Cester and Nic Cester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2003), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2003) and Show Stopping Entertainment (in 2006)
recorded at:
Larrabee East in Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Look What You've Done
lyricist and composer:
Nic Cester
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Get Jet Music, Inc. and Sony/ATV Harmony
Jet3.53:51
5Smile
engineer:
Darren Lewis, Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola) and Mike Pelanconi
producer:
Darren Lewis, Future Cut and Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
assistant mixer:
Dan Porter
mixer:
Future Cut and Mike Pelanconi
bass guitar:
Clive Hunte
drums (drum set):
Paul Powell
keyboard:
Darren Lewis, John Ellis (UK session bassist/keyboardist/vocalist/producer) and Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
saxophone:
Michael Rose (Saxophonist)
trombone:
Trevor Edwards
trumpet:
Eddie Thornton
lead vocals:
Lily Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 6)
recording of:
Smile
lyricist:
Lily Allen, Darren Lewis and Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
additional writer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
composer:
Jackie Mittoo
publisher:
Sparta Florida Music Group and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
is based on:
Free Soul
Lily Allen3.73:15
6Put Your Records On
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Steve Chrisanthou
additional producer:
Jimmy Hogarth (producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
acoustic guitar and percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Corinne Bailey Rae
alto saxophone:
Jason Rae
bass guitar [bass]:
Samuel Dixon
classical guitar [spanish guitar], electric guitar and percussion:
Steve Chrisanthou
Hammond organ:
Joe Tatton
keyboard:
John Beck (Writer, producer & musician)
tenor saxophone:
Jim Corry
trumpet:
Malcolm Strachan
additional background vocals:
Cara Robinson
contains samples by:
Steve Chrisanthou (horn)
mixed at:
TwentyOne Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 236)
recording of:
Put Your Records On
writer:
Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and Steve Chrisanthou
Corinne Bailey Rae3.73:34
7Come Away With Me
assistant engineer:
Dick Kondas
engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Jesse Harris
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser
electric guitar:
Adam Levy (jazz guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Come Away With Me
lyricist and composer:
Norah Jones
Norah Jones3.753:18
8Wherever You Will Go
assistant recording engineer:
Tiago Becker and Valente Torres
recording engineer:
Marc Greene (engineer) and David Thoener
producer:
Marc Tanner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
additional keyboard:
Paul Mirkovich
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Matt Laug
guitar, mandolin, sampler [loops] and sitar:
Aaron Kamin
percussion:
Aaron Kamin, Matt Laug and Satnam Ramgotra
synthesizer [synth strings]:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
tabla:
Satnam Ramgotra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 2001) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 5)
recording of:
Wherever You Will Go
writer:
Alex Band (singer‐songwriter and frontman of The Calling) and Aaron Kamin
publisher:
Alex Band Music, Amedeo Music, BMG Music Publishing, Inc., BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal Music Careers and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
The Calling3.953:28
9You Had Me
recording of:
You Had Me
lyricist and composer:
Wendy Stoker (Mother of Joss Stone), Joss Stone, Francis White (legal name of songwriter/producer Eg White) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
Joss Stone3:36
10A Design for Life
engineer and mixer:
Ian Grimble
producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1996)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 30) and 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 41)
recording of:
A Design for Life
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Manic Street Preachers3.74:21
11Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
co-producer:
Ian Grimble
producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
cello:
Sarah Wilson (Cello player for Belle & Sebastian and Status Quo among others)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Independiente Ltd (company behind Independiente for copyright and other purposes) (in 1999)
mixed at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
produced at:
Abbey Road in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
lyricist and composer:
Fran Healy
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Travis3.54:25
12One Crowded Hour
producer:
Eric Drew Feldman and Glenn Richards
mixer:
Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based)
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Glenn Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 2006)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 33) and triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2006)
recording of:
One Crowded Hour
writer:
Glenn Richards
Augie March34:47
13Never Be Lonely
engineer:
Andy Green (producer, engineer)
producer:
The Feeling (English rock/pop band) and Andy Green (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
recorded at:
Heliocentric in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Mrs Jones's shoe room
recording of:
Never Be Lonely
writer:
Dan Gillespie Sells, Ciaran Jeremiah, Kevin Jeremiah, Richard Jones (bassist with The Feeling) and Paul Stewart (drummer with The Feeling)
The Feeling2.753:32
14Lullaby (original radio edit)
Shawn Mullins4:32
15Hallelujah
engineer, producer and mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Buckley (American singer, guitarist and songwriter)
part of:
AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 259) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 380)
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Leonard Cohen Stranger Music Inc., SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
Jeff Buckley3.856:53
16Everybody’s Gone to War
recording of:
Everybody’s Gone to War
lyricist, writer and composer:
Nerina Pallot
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Nerina Pallot3:53
17Same Jeans
recorded at:
Astoria London (London) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2006-12-07)
recording of:
Same Jeans
The View3.753:33
18Crosses
guitar and percussion:
José González (Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
José González (Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Crosses
lyricist and composer:
José González (Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist)
José González3.92:40
19Ironic (acoustic version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bill Malina
assistant engineer:
Jason Rankins
producer:
Glen Ballard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Ironic
lyricist:
Alanis Morissette
composer:
Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette
publisher:
Aerostation Corporation, Arlovol Music and Vanhurst Place Music
part of:
Jagged Little Pill (the musical)
Alanis Morissette3.83:57
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part of:Just Great Songs (EMI compilation series) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1957654 [info]