Big Hits 99

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1Livin’ La Vida Loca
additional recording engineer:
Craig Lozowick and Nathan Malki
recording engineer and mixer:
Charles Dye
programming:
Randy Cantor
assistant engineer:
Craig Lozowick, Nathan Malki and Germán Ortiz
additional producer:
Iris Aponte and Brian Coleman (Manager/production coordinator)
co-producer:
Robi Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa)
producer:
Desmond Child
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Draco Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Tony Concepción
guitar:
Rusty Anderson
keyboard:
Randy Cantor
percussion:
Rafael Solano
vocals:
Ricky Martin (Puerto Rican singer, actor, author & king of Latin pop)
arranger:
Randy Cantor
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)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Gentlemen’s Club in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 180)
recording of:
Livin’ la Vida Loca (English version) (from 1998-10 until 1999-03)
writer:
Desmond Child and Robi Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), A Phantom Vox Publishing (from 1999 to present), Desmophobia (from 1999 to present), PolyGram Music Publishing (from 1999 to present) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1999 to present)
Ricky Martin4.54:02
2If Ya Gettin’ Down
recording of:
If Ya Gettin' Down
writer:
Richard Breen, Jason Paul Brown (Five), Mike Cleveland (80's dance), Sean Conlon, Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd
Five2:59
3If I Let You Go
recording engineer:
Bernard Löhr (engineer) (strings)
programming and producer:
David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Bernard Löhr (engineer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars] and electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Mats Berntoft
bass:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
additional background vocals [backing vocals]:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter)
strings arranger:
Henrik Jansson and Ulf Jansson
arranger:
David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment UK & Ireland Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1999) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1999)
arranged for and produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (strings)
mixed at:
Mono Music Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
If I Let You Go
writer:
Jörgen Elofsson (Swedish songwriter and producer), David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Publishing, Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Westlife3:38
4If You Had My Love
programming:
Bill Makina
assistant engineer:
Chuck Bailey (engineer), Brian Calicchia and Robb Williams
engineer:
Franklyn Grant (Sound engineer and producer), Glen Marchese and Robb Williams
producer:
Rodney Jerkins
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Shawnyette Harrell and Jennifer Karr
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
a cappella versions:
If You Had My Love (a cappella) by Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo)
instrumental versions:
If You Had My Love (instrumental) by Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 120)
recording of:
If You Had My Love
lyricist:
LaShawn Daniels (US contemporary R&B songwriter), Rodney Jerkins and Cory Rooney
composer:
Rodney Jerkins
Jennifer Lopez4.154:25
5Mambo No. 5
co-producer:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
producer:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
instruments:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
vocals:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
contains samples by:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1999) and Lautstark (in 1999)
produced for:
Syndicate
samples:
Mambo No. 5 by Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 50)
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)
lyricist:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peer Musik, Peer Musikverlag and Peermusic (Germany) GmbH
is based on:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
Lou Bega3.753:39
6SwayRosemary Clooney & Pérez Prado2:21
7Summertime
Another Level3:44
8Canned Heat
producer and mixer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
strings arranger:
Simon Hale and Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
recording of:
Canned Heat
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
Jamiroquai3.353:19
9I Want It That Way
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1998, in 2025) and Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 4), BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 240)
recording of:
I Want It That Way
lyricist, writer and composer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Backstreet Boys3.753:33
10Be the First to Believe
producer and mixer:
Metro (British producer and remixer team, related to The Groove Brothers)
recording of:
Be the First to Believe
writer:
Ben Adams (of British-Norwegian boy band A1), Peter Cunnah, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Paul Marazzi and Mark Read
A123:19
11I Breathe Again
Adam Rickitt3:42
12Groove Machine
Marvin & Tamara3:27
13Bills Bills Bills
producer:
Beyoncé and Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
music videos:
Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny’s Child
recording of:
Bills, Bills, Bills
writer:
Beyoncé, Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Kandi (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss), LeToya Luckett and Kelly Rowland
Destiny’s Child44:16
14Better Days
TQ3:54
15You Get What You Give
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Gary Ferguson (Session drummer)
electric bass guitar:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
guitar:
Gregg Alexander and Rusty Anderson
keyboard and background vocals:
Rick Nowels
percussion:
Juliet Prater
lead vocals:
Gregg Alexander
additional vocals arranger:
Richie Podler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1998)
recording of:
You Get What You Give
writer:
Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Inc., Future Furniture Music Inc. and Grosse Point Harlem
New Radicals3.654:39
16I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio
producer:
Marshall Bird and Steve Bush (engineer/mixer)
mixer:
Al Clay
recording of:
I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio
lyricist:
Kelly Jones (Welsh guitarist vocalist for the Stereophonics)
composer:
Stuart Cable, Kelly Jones (Welsh guitarist vocalist for the Stereophonics) and Richard Jones (Welsh bassist for Stereophonics)
publisher:
PolyGram Island Music
Stereophonics13:50
17Tsunami
engineer and mixer:
Ian Grimble
producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
assistant mixer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric sitar [sitar guitar] and omnichord:
James Dean Bradfield
bass guitar [bass]:
Nicky Wire
drums (drum set):
Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Nick Nasmyth
percussion:
Martin Ditchum
sitar and tanpura:
Craig Pruess
viola:
Jos Pook and Claire Orsler
violin:
Gini Ball, Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor) and Anne Stephenson (violinist)
vocals:
James Dean Bradfield
strings arranger:
Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
mixed at:
Abbey Road in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Tsunami by Manic Street Preachers
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 59)
recording of:
Tsunami
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
Manic Street Preachers2.653:48
18Londinium
engineer:
Joe Gibb
producer:
Catatonia (Welsh alternative rock band, ~1992–2001) and Tommy Danvers
mixer:
Tommy Danvers and Roland Herrington
recorded at:
Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name from 2004–2008, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Londinium
writer:
Catatonia (Welsh alternative rock band, ~1992–2001) and Mark Roberts (Welsh guitarist, Catatonia)
Catatonia3.54:34
19She’s in Fashion
mixer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
vocals:
Brett Anderson (Suede)
music videos:
She’s in Fashion by Suede (English rock band)
recording of:
She’s in Fashion
writer:
Brett Anderson (Suede) and Neil Codling
Suede3.54:50
20Pink
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
engineer:
Rory Romano
additional producer:
Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
drums (drum set):
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
harmonica, background vocals and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States and Avatar Studios, Studio A in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 235)
recording of:
Pink
writer:
Glen Ballard, Richard Supa (American guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Aerostation Corporation, Arlovol Music, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Super Supa Songs and Swag Song Music, Inc.
Aerosmith3.63:54
21Bugs
producer:
Notodog and Phil Thornalley
mixer:
David Bascombe
recording of:
Bugs
composer:
Boo Hewerdine and Phil Thornalley
Hepburn2:59
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ASIN:UK: B00001ZU12 [info]

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part of:Hits (UK series) (number: 38) (order: 26)