Now That's What I Call Music! '90s Pop

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Tracklist

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1Wannabe
assistant recording engineer:
Patrick McGovern
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
programming and producer:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
keyboard:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
publisher:
SSO
music videos:
Wannabe (video) by Spice Girls
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 36)
recording of:
Wannabe
writer:
Melanie Brown (Mel B), Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe and Victoria Beckham (née Adams)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Spice Girls3.852:51
2Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (extended version)
miscellaneous support:
Bonnie Brewster (task: girl crowd), Andrea M. Majied (task: girl crowd) and Susan McCall (task: girl crowd)
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks, Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
executive producer:
Louis J Pearlman
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
publisher:
Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Backstreet Boys3.153:44
3I Want You Back (radio edit)
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, *NSYNC (US boy band) and Justin Timberlake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trans Continental Records, Inc. (in 1997) and Trans Continental Records, Inc. (in 1998)
recording of:
I Want You Back
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Cheiron Songs
*NSYNC4.353:20
4Shoop
recording engineer:
Al "Taz" Machera
assistant engineer:
Vaughn "Von" Sessions
additional producer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa)
co-producer:
Sandra "Pepa" Denton
executive producer:
Herby "Luvbug" Azor
producer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa) and Mark Sparks (US hip-hop producer & engineer)
mixer:
Al "Taz" Machera and Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa)
vocals:
Joyce Martin, Nate (credited with vocals on Salt 'n' Pepa - Very Necessary) and Otwane "Big Twan Lov-Her" Roberts
additional remixer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa)
remixer:
Al "Taz" Machera
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records, USA (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Sound Trek in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 239)
recording of:
Shoop
writer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa), Otwane Roberts, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Mark Sparks (US hip-hop producer & engineer) and Ike Turner
Salt‐N‐Pepa43:59
5No Diggity
recording of:
No Diggity
writer:
Andre Young (Dr. Dre, Andre Young, rap producer), Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n' (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Chauncey Black Music for Smokin' Sounds, City Housing Publishing, Donril Music, Interior Music Corp., Queen Pen Music (ASCAP), Sony Songs Inc., Universal Z Songs and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
quotes music from:
Grandma’s Hands
Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre5:04
6You Make Me Wanna
engineer and mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
producer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
vocals:
Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 469)
recording of:
You Make Me Wanna...
writer:
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Manuel Lonnie Seal, Jr and Usher Raymond IV (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
Usher2.53:38
7You Gotta Be
drum machine programming:
Kevin Clarke (in 1999)
co-producer:
Des’ree and Ashley Ingram
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
bass and keyboard:
Ashley Ingram (in 1999)
strings arranger:
Ashley Ingram
recording of:
You Gotta Be (in 1999)
writer:
Des’ree and Ashley Ingram
Des’ree2.93:57
8Black Velvet
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 79)
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), David Tyson Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Into Wishin’, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Ole Media Management LP and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Alannah Myles4:32
9Can’t Stop This Thing We Started
additional recording engineer:
Ken Lomas (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer) (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
programming:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician)
assistant engineer:
Yan Memmi
engineer:
Ron Obvious (Canadian engineer/producer)
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Robert John 'Mutt' Lange (Robert John Lange)
assistant mixer:
Avril MacKintosh (producer/engineer) (from 1990 until 1991-04-02)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (from 1990 until 1991-04-02)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Dave Taylor (Bass player (Bryan Adams) and engineer) (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
guitar:
BA (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02) and Keith Scott (Canadian guitarist) (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
Hammond organ:
Robbie King (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
keyboard:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician) (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
background vocals:
The Tuck Back Twins (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
lead vocals:
BA (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1991, in 1999), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1991) and Badman Ltd. (Bryan Adams’ own publishing company, for copyrights use) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02) and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
mixed at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990 until 1991-04-02)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 157)
recording of:
Can’t Stop This Thing We Started (from 1989-05-08 until 1991-04-02)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
publisher:
2855 Music, Badams Music Limited, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., WorkSongs Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1991) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (in 1991)
Bryan Adams44:23
10Life Is a Highway
engineer and mixer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others)
producer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider) (task: pre-production), Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (task: pre-production)
bass guitar [bass]:
Spider Sinneave
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mickey Curry
electric guitar and harmonica:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
organ and percussion:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
background vocals:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider), John Cody (Canadian-born singer/songwriter/producer) and Molly Johnson (Canadian jazz chanteuse)
vocals:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
drums (drum set) [drums] arranger:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
arranger:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
recording of:
Life Is a Highway
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
publisher:
PW Arrangements and Universal Music Publishing Canada
Tom Cochrane54:23
11It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over
engineer:
David Domanich and Henry Hirsch
producer:
Lenny Kravitz
mixer:
Henry Hirsch
guest horn:
The Phenix Horns
Rhodes piano, bass guitar, drums (drum set), guitar and sitar and lead vocals:
Lenny Kravitz
horn and strings arranger:
Lenny Kravitz
recording of:
It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz43:59
12I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
assistant engineer:
Alex Dejonge (engineer) and Rob Murphy (Engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Dave Thoener
producer:
Matt Serletic
strings arranger:
Suzie Katayama
arranger:
Matt Serletic
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 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 228)
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Realsongs (ended), Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) 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)
part of:
The 71st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Aerosmith4.054:52
13More Than Words
recording of:
More Than Words
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Funky Metal Publishing
Extreme43:58
14I Swear
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 389)
cover recording of:
I Swear
writer:
Gary Baker (songwriter) and Frank J. Meyers (country music singer, songwriter, record producer)
publisher:
MorganActive Songs, Inc. and Rick Hall Music, Inc.
All‐4‐One44:19
15I Will Always Love You
engineer:
David Reitzas, Bill Schnee and Peter Yianilos
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Whitney Houston
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
mixer:
David Reitzas
creative direction:
Rickey Minor (bass player, music director, composer, music producer)
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 60), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 59), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 60) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 94)
cover recording of:
I Will Always Love You
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
Whitney Houston4.54:30
16End of the Road
co-producer:
Daryl Simmons
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
recording of:
End of the Road
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Green Skirt Music (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
Boyz II Men4.655:49

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part of:NOW That’s What I Call… (USA compilations outside the main numbered series) (order: 84)