The Power of Love: 1978–1980

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stay With Me Till Dawn
engineer:
Colin Fairley and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
producer:
John Punter
acoustic guitar [Solo]:
Mike Paxman (multi-instrumentalist & record producer)
bass:
Mo Foster
drums (drum set):
Peter Van Hooke
keyboard:
Chris Parren
vocals:
Judie Tzuke
conductor:
Richard Studt (violinist, conductor)
strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
recording of:
Stay With Me Till Dawn
writer:
Mike Paxman (multi-instrumentalist & record producer) and Judie Tzuke
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Rocket Music Ltd. (publisher)
Judie Tzuke43:55
2I Hear You Now
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1979)
recording of:
I Hear You Now
lyricist:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
composer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
Spheric B.V., Topographic Music, Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Jon and Vangelis4:15
3What a Fool Believes
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
additional congas and additional vocals:
Bobby LaKind (in 1978-08)
additional synthesizer:
Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
bass guitar:
Tiran Porter (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1978-08) and Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) (in 1978-08)
synthesizer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) (in 1978-08) and Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
vocals:
Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 147) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 343)
recording of:
What a Fool Believes (in 1978-08)
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
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.), 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) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers43:41
4Every Kinda People
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Every Kinda People
lyricist and composer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
Robert Palmer43:26
5Time Passages
recording of:
Time Passages
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
publisher:
Approximate Music, PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., DJM Music (in 1978) and Frabjous Music (in 1978)
Al Stewart6:34
6Baker Street
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel) (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Hugh Burns (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nigel Jenkins (in 1977)
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre (in 1977)
percussion:
Glen LeFleur (in 1977)
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978, in 1980), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
edit of:
Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
recording of:
Baker Street (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Gerry Rafferty4.154:07
7Hold the Line
recording engineer:
Dana Latham, Gabe Veltri and Tom Knox
assistant engineer:
Dana Latham (task: assistant) and Gabe Veltri (task: assistant)
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Bruce Dickinson (engineer and producer) and Toto (US rock group)
bass:
David Hungate and Michael Porcaro
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1978-08)
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1978-08) and Steve Porcaro (in 1978-08)
percussion:
Jeffrey Porcaro and Lenny Castro (in 1978-08)
piano:
David Paich (in 1978-08)
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08), Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) (in 1978-08) and David Paich (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:
Jean-Michel Byron and Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
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 1977, in 1978), CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978) 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 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Hold the Line (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. 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)
Toto4.253:59
8Feels Like the First Time
associate engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
engineer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer)
co-producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
producer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer) and John Sinclair (engineer)
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
bass guitar:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner))
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
horn:
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
keyboard:
Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
synthesizer:
Al Greenwood
background vocals:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner)), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Ian Lloyd (of Stories) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
vocals:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner)), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recording of:
Feels Like the First Time
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Evansongs Ltd. (publisher) (in 1981), Somerset Music (publisher) (in 1981) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner4.23:51
9Hit Me With Your Best Shot
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Schwartz
publisher:
ATV Music Publishing of Canada Ltd., Round Hill Songs and Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH
Pat Benatar2:53
10Life Is for Living
recording of:
Life Is for Living
lyricist and composer:
Les Holroyd
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
Barclay James Harvest3:32
11Gold
bass:
Brian Garofalo
drums (drum set):
Michael Botts
electric guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham (guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer) and John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
keyboard [keyboards]:
Joey Carbone
background vocals:
Stevie Nicks
lead vocals:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979)
recording of:
Gold
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
publisher:
Bugle Publishing and Unichappell (publisher)
John Stewart & Stevie Nicks4:24
12Promises
assistant engineer:
John Astley
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Carl Radle (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
drums (drum set):
Jamie Oldaker (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1978-08 until 1978-09) and George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's) (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
keyboard:
Dick Sims (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
background vocals:
Marcy Levy (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lead vocals:
Eric Clapton (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
recording of:
Promises (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
writer:
Richard Feldman and Roger Linn
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Eric Clapton4.153:02
13Poor Shirley
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin
engineer and mixer:
Chet Himes
producer:
Michael Omartian
bass guitar:
Andy Salmon
drums (drum set):
Tommy Taylor (US drummer)
organ and piano:
Rob Meurer
percussion:
Lenny Castro
solo guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
produced for:
Free Flow Productions
recorded at:
Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Poor Shirley
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
Christopher Cross24:24
14Isn’t It Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1977)
recording of:
Isn’t It Time
writer:
Jack Conrad (producer and songwriter) and Ray Kennedy (singer, songwriter, and record producer based in L.A.)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jacon Music, Seven Summits Music, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and X‐Ray Music
The Babys44:03
15Heaven Can Wait
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
piano:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
Rory Dodd and Todd Rundgren
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
strings arranger:
Kenny Ascher
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) 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 1977)
recording of:
Heaven Can Wait
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Neverland Music Co. and Peg Music Company
Meat Loaf4.154:40
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part of:The Power of Love (Time-Life Music) (number: 8) (order: 8)