Gilmore Girls: The Ultimate Soundtrack, Volume 3

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1Simple Song
recording engineer and producer:
Greg Kurstin
additional engineer:
Graeme Gibson (US musician and engineer) and Jesse Shatkin (US hip-hop producer Jesse Shatkin)
co-producer:
James Mercer
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar:
Ron Lewis
drums (drum set):
Janet Weiss
guitar:
Dave Hernandez, Greg Kurstin and James Mercer
keyboard and piano:
Greg Kurstin
vocals:
James Mercer
produced at:
Echo Studio in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Simple Song
lyricist and composer:
James Mercer
publisher:
Lettuce Flavored Music
The Shins4.354:15
2Hand in My Pocket
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Glen Ballard
guitar [guitars] and keyboard:
Glen Ballard
harmonica:
Alanis Morissette
vocals:
Alanis Morissette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1995)
music videos:
Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morissette
recording of:
Hand in My Pocket
lyricist:
Alanis Morissette
composer:
Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Vanhurst Place Music
part of:
Jagged Little Pill (the musical)
Alanis Morissette3.953:41
3Bootylicious
recording engineer:
Dan Workman (lead vocals [vocals])
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari and Falonte Moore
assistant mixer:
Flip Osman
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2000, in 2001)
produced for:
Lonte Music (Falonte Moore), Music World Productions, Inc. and White Chocolate Productions
samples:
Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks
music videos:
Bootylicious by Destiny’s Child
recording of:
Bootylicious
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore and Stevie Nicks
is based on:
Edge of Seventeen
Destiny’s Child3.43:27
4R U Mine?
producer:
Ross Orton
mixer:
Tchad Blake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co Ltd (not for release label use!) (in 2013)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
R U Mine?
writer:
Nick O’Malley (UK bassist for Arctic Monkeys) and Alex Turner
composer:
Arctic Monkeys
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Arctic Monkeys4.13:20
5Down by the Water
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and PJ Harvey
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Polly Jean Harvey
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
cello:
Sian Bell (cellist) (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Parish (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
guitar:
Joe Gore (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
organ:
PJ Harvey (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
viola:
Jocelyn Pook (from 1994-09 until 1994-10) and Jules Singleton (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
violin:
Sonia Slany (violinist) (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
vocals:
PJ Harvey (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
performer:
John Parish (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
arranger:
Pete Thomas (drummer)
recorded at:
Townhouse Three in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
mixed at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (from 1994-10 until 1994-11)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 472)
recording of:
Down by the Water (from 1994-09 until 1994-10)
lyricist and composer:
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey53:15
6Love Shack
assistant engineer:
Martin Kunitz
engineer:
Dave Cook (US engineer and producer)
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guest horn:
Uptown Horns (US horn section, formed in 1980)
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
additionally produced at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
music videos:
Love Shack by The B‐52’s
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 40), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 243)
recording of:
Love Shack
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
The B‐52s4.25:21
7Modern Man
producer:
Arcade Fire
arranger:
Arcade Fire
recording of:
Modern Man
lyricist and composer:
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire3.84:39
8Sk8er Boi
recording engineer:
Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based) (drums (drum set)) and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid
producer:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
assistant mixer:
Femio Hernandez
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set):
Victor Indrizzo
guitar:
Corky James
additional vocals:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
arranger:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2002) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2022)
recorded at:
Decoy Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States and Real Music Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (drums (drum set))
mixed at:
South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
music videos:
Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 96) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 225)
recording of:
Sk8er Boi
writer:
Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
publisher:
Avril Lavigne Publishing LLC, Ferry Hill Songs, Hollylodge Music, Mr. Spock Music, Rainbow Fish, Tix Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Avril Lavigne4.253:24
9Venus
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music (publisher) and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama3:06
10I Try
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Way
producer:
Andrew Slater
bass:
Dave Wilder
bell and piano:
Jon Brion
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Jon Brion, Arik Marshall and Bendrix Williams
mellotron:
Patrick Warren
organ:
Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals and lead vocals:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
music videos:
I Try by Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
recording of:
I Try
lyricist:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
composer:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor), Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist) and Dave Wilder
publisher:
Children of the Forest, Emerald Forest, EMI April Music Inc., Happy Mel Boopy’s Cocktail Longe And Music, Jinsoo Lim Music, Ooky Spinalton Music, Roasti Toasti and Zomba Songs Inc.
Macy Gray4.13:59
11Tiny Cities Made of AshesModest Mouse23:13
12French Foreign Legion
producer:
Dave Cavanaugh
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1958-12-29)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (on 1958-12-29)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1958-12-29)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
French Foreign Legion (on 1958-12-29)
writer:
Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and Guy Wood
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Rachel’s Own Music
Frank Sinatra2.352:02
13I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.552:53
14We Are Family
recording of:
We Are Family
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sister Sledge48:24
15(They Long to Be) Close to You
engineer:
Dick Bogert (Recording and mixing engineer) and Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Jack Daugherty (American Multi-instrumentalist and music producer)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) and Danny Woodhams (Bassist, drummer, vocalist and songwriter)
drums (drum set) [Ludwig drums]:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) and Karen Carpenter
woodwind [woodwinds]:
Doug Strawn (American woodwinds and saxophonist), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Bob Messenger (Woodwind and bass player)
Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlizer pianos]:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
lead vocals [all vocals]:
Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 2) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 171)
cover recording of:
(They Long to Be) Close to You (on 1970-03-24)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Albert Music Publishing, Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David LP, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Jac Music, Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., U.S. Songs, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
Carpenters44:33
16Your English Is Good
music videos:
Your English Is Good by Tokyo Police Club (CA | rock)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 431)
Tokyo Police Club53:09
17Dancing in the Street
engineer:
Bob Auger (Robert Auger, engineer) and Alan McKenzie (engineer)
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18)
background vocals:
Rasa Didzpetris-Davies (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18) and Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18)
cover recording of:
Dancing in the Street (from 1965-02-16 until 1965-02-18)
writer:
I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Kinks32:20
18Manic Monday
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 208)
recording of:
Manic Monday
lyricist and composer:
Christopher (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Controversy Music, EMI Music Publishing Taiwan (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Bangles43:06
19Be True to Your School
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-09-02)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 25)
recording of:
Be True to Your School (on 1963-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
parody version of:
Be True to Your Bud (Budweiser Fight Song)
The Beach Boys3.82:10
20Fell in Love With a Girl
live recording of:
Fell in Love With a Girl
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
The White Stripes1:50
21Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
bass:
Eric Bazilian
electric guitar:
Rick DiFonzo
electronic drum set:
Anton Fig
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Rob Hyman
background vocals:
Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson (vocals)
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1983, in 1994)
produced for:
Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 23), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 63)
recording of:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hazard
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Novelene Music, Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Heroic Music (publisher) (in 1983)
sub-publisher:
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)
Cyndi Lauper4.13:51
22Heart of Gold
live recording of:
Heart of Gold (on 1992-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and Silver Fiddle Music (in 1971)
Neil Young43:07