The Best Rock Ballads …Ever!

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Tracklist

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1Europa
assistant engineer:
Susan Foot (recording engineer)
engineer:
Fred Catero and David Rubinson
producer:
David Rubinson and David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
bass guitar:
David Brown (US bassist for Santana/Allman Brothers/31st of February) (on 1975-12-16)
congas:
Armando Peraza (percussionist) (on 1975-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler (on 1975-12-16) and Michael Shrieve (drummer) (on 1975-12-16)
guitar:
Carlos Santana (on 1975-12-16)
keyboard:
Tom Coster (on 1975-12-16)
percussion:
Jose Chepito Áreas (on 1975-12-16) and Armando Peraza (percussionist) (on 1975-12-16)
piano:
Leon Patillo (on 1975-12-16)
saxophone:
Jules Broussard (on 1975-12-16)
vocals:
Leon Patillo (on 1975-12-16) and Carlos Santana (on 1975-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) 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 1976)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-12-16)
recording of:
Europa (Earth’s Cry, Heaven’s Smile) (on 1975-12-16)
composer:
Tom Coster and Carlos Santana
publisher:
Light Music (US publishing label), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
Santana4.25:00
2I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
producer:
Jim Steinman
recording of:
I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1993)
Meat Loaf35:24
3Street of Dreams
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
mixer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
bass guitar and percussion:
Roger Glover (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Njalsgade, 1999–2008) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
mixed at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Street of Dreams (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lyricist:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
Rainbow4.54:26
4Broken Heroes (live)
Saxon6:05
5Still Loving You
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Still Loving You (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4.256:28
6Before the Dawn
assistant engineer:
Andrew Clark (engineering), Kevin Dallimore (engineering), Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) and Damian Korner
engineer and producer:
James Guthrie
co-producer:
Judas Priest
drums (drum set):
Les Binks (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
electric bass guitar:
Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest) (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
electric guitar:
Kenneth Downing (from 1978-08 until 1978-09) and Glenn Tipton (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
keyboard:
Glenn Tipton (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lead vocals:
Rob Halford (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-09) and Utopia Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
recording of:
Before the Dawn (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Judas Priest4.23:24
7Dead Man's Road
assistant engineer:
Chris Laidlaw
engineer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer)
producer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Tom Keifer
assistant mixer:
George Cowan (US engineer) and Mike Reiter
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
bass guitar:
Eric Brittingham
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Fred Coury
electric guitar:
Tom Keifer and Jeff LaBar
keyboard:
Rick Criniti
percussion:
Fred Coury and Bashiri Johnson
lead vocals:
Tom Keifer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States, Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States and Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (in 1990)
recording of:
Dead Man’s Road
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
Cinderella6:34
8Every Rose Has It's Thorn
edit of:
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison (US glam metal band)
recording of:
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
writer:
Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett
composer:
Siddhartha Khosla (American singer and score composer)
publisher:
Cyanide Publishing, Sweet Cyanide Music, Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Songs Inc.
Poison43:47
9Carrie
recording engineer and mixer:
Wally Buck and Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
John Levén
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ian Haugland
guitar:
John Norum
keyboard:
Mic Michaeli
background vocals:
Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Norum
lead vocals:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records AB (SE subsidiary of CBS Records, renamed Sony Music Entertainment (Sweden) AB in 1991) (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) and 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 1986)
produced for:
Elson Music Vision, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Carrie (Europe song)
writer:
Mic Michaeli and Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Seven Doors Music
Europe3.94:32
10Call Me a Dog
producer:
Rick Parashar and Temple of the Dog
piano:
Rick Parashar
recorded at:
London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
recording of:
Call Me a Dog
lyricist and composer:
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
Temple of the Dog2.855:02
11Nothingness
recording engineer and mixer:
Ron Saint Germain
recording of:
Nothingness
composer:
Will Calhoun
Living Colour33:33
12Ashes to Ashes
engineer:
Atom (engineer), Michael Bogus and Daniel Presley
producer:
Faith No More, Billy Gould and Roli Mosimann
assistant mixer:
Paul Ceppaglia
mixer:
Roli Mosimann
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Billy Gould
electric guitar:
Jon Hudson (guitarist in Faith No More)
keyboard:
Roddy Bottum
lead vocals:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Brilliant Studios in San Francisco, California, United States and Razor’s Edge Recording in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
music videos:
Ashes to Ashes by Faith No More
recording of:
Ashes to Ashes
writer:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould, Jon Hudson (guitarist in Faith No More) and Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and FNM Music (Faith No More publishing company)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Faith No More4.253:37
13Anna
recording engineer:
Bill Payne, George Massenburg and Toto (US rock group)
programming:
Steve Porcaro
additional engineer:
John Jessel (task: additional engineering by), Sharon Rice (Los Angeles sound engineer) (task: additional engineering by) and Steve Porcaro (task: additional engineering by)
assistant engineer:
Duane Seykora (task: assistant engineer), Greg Dennen (task: assistant engineer), Ken Fowler (task: assistant engineer), Mark McKenna (engineer) (task: assistant engineer), Paul Dieter (American sound engineer and producer.) (task: assistant engineer) and Scott Symington (task: assistant engineer)
producer:
Bill Payne, George Massenburg, Ivy Skoff and Toto (US rock group)
bass:
Mike Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
horn:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player), Gary Grant (brass), Gary Herbig, James Pankow, Jerry Hey, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
keyboard:
David Paich
percussion:
Jeff Porcaro, Joe Porcaro and Michael Fisher (percussionist)
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
lead vocals:
Steve L. (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
vocals:
David Paich, Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams) and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
David Paich, James Newton Howard (American score composer), Marty Paich and Toto (US rock group)
recording of:
Anna
writer:
Randy Goodrum and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
Toto34:53
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