The Best of 20th Century (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection)

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1Let's Get It On
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
percussion:
Emil Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label), Motown Record Corp. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1973)
remix of:
Let’s Get It On (album version) by Marvin Gaye
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 46)
recording of:
Let’s Get It On
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
publisher:
Cherritown Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Marvin Gaye3.54:01
2Can You Stand the Rain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2017)
recording of:
Can You Stand the Rain
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
New Edition4:47
3What I Got
engineer:
Eddie Ashworth
producer and mixer:
David Kahne
acoustic guitar [lead]:
Michael "Miguel" Happoldt
organ:
David Kahne
turntable:
Marshall Goodman
recorded at:
Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California, United States (from 1996-02 until 1996-05)
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1996-02 until 1996-05)
samples:
Have Your Ass Home by 11:00 by Richard Pryor, It’s a New Day by Skull Snaps and Life Is… Too $hort by Too $hort
music videos:
What I Got (Official Video) by Sublime (ska punk)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 81)
recording of:
What I Got
lyricist:
Bradley Nowell
composer:
Bud Gaugh, Bradley Nowell and Eric Wilson (Sublime)
is based on:
Lady Madonna
is based on:
Life Is… Too Short
is based on:
Loving
is based on:
My Mom Smokes Pot
is based on:
Nappy Heads
revision of:
What I Got (reprise)
Sublime4.252:52
4Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
music videos:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”), Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., 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) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears3.94:09
5What's Your Name
producer:
Tom Dowd and Lynyrd Skynyrd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
drums (drum set):
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
vocals:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1977-04) and Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (from 1977-07 until 1977-08: horn [horn overdubs])
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 70)
recording of:
What’s Your Name (in 1977-04)
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
Lynyrd Skynyrd4.53:33
6Should've Been a Cowboy
music videos:
Should’ve Been a Cowboy by Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)
recording of:
Should’ve Been a Cowboy
writer:
Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)
Toby Keith4.53:30
7Send Me on My Way
recording engineer:
Blair Lamb
producer:
Bill Bottrell
recorded at and mixed at:
Toad Hall Studio (ran during 1990's in Pasadena, CA; now defunct) in Pasadena, California, United States (in 1994)
music videos:
Send Me on My Way by Rusted Root
recording of:
Send Me on My Way
lyricist:
M. Glabicki
composer:
Rusted Root
Rusted Root3.54:22
8Cherry Bomb
arranger:
Scott Anderson (The Runaways co -writer, -ordinator, -arranger), Kim Fowley and The Runaways (US 1970s all girl rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976), Phonogram, Inc. (in 1976), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 52)
recording of:
Cherry Bomb
lyricist:
Kim Fowley
composer:
Joan Jett
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Jett Pack Music, Inc. and Peermusic Ltd. (BMI)
The Runaways4.152:18
9I Can See for Miles
producer:
Kit Lambert
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1967 - 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-09), Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967-09) and Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1967-09)
recording of:
I Can See for Miles (in 1967-09)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and TRO-Essex Music, Inc.
The Who34:23
10My Girl
producer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
bass:
James Jamerson (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
strings:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
background vocals:
Eddie Kendricks (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17), Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17) and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
lead vocals:
David Ruffin (soul singer, member of The Temptations) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
performer:
The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 3), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 88)
recording of:
My Girl (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa (South Africa), Poochum, 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 Temptations4.452:44
11Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
engineer:
Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Barry White
recording of:
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe
lyricist and composer:
Barry White
publisher:
January Music Corp., Sa‐Vette Music Co., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Barry White53:50
12Home Sweet Home
Mötley Crüe3:56

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