Absolute Number One 1990–1994

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Living on My Own
recording engineer:
Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Freddie Mercury, Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
remixer:
No More Brothers, Colin Peter, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer) and Carl Ward
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000)
recorded at and remixed at:
No More Studio 1 (Belgian recording/mixing studio in Brasschaat, Antwerp) in Brasschaat, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium (in 1993-04)
produced at:
No More Studio 1 (Belgian recording/mixing studio in Brasschaat, Antwerp) in Brasschaat, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Living on My Own
lyricist, writer and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Freddie Mercury3.83:37
2Take a Chance on Me
assistant recording engineer:
Dave Eringa
engineer and producer:
David Bascombe
assistant mixer:
Ben Darlow
additional other vocals [rap]:
MC Kinky
cover recording of:
Take a Chance on Me
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
Erasure2.853:39
3Two Princes
engineer:
Frank Aversa and Spin Doctors
producer:
Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
mixer:
Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
bass guitar:
Mark White (Spin Doctors)
guitar:
Eric Schenkman
Hammond organ, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Aaron Comess
guest background vocals:
John Popper
vocals:
Chris Barron
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1991), 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 1991) 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 1991)
recording of:
Two Princes (original version)
writer:
Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White (Spin Doctors)
publisher:
Mow B'jow Music, Sony Songs Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
recording of:
Two Princes (Muppets parody)
parody version of:
Two Princes (original version)
Spin Doctors4.24:15
4Sleeping in My Car
programming:
Anders Herrlin and Clarence Öfwerman
engineer:
Anders Herrlin (in 1993-12) and Alar Suurna (in 1993-12)
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (in 1993-12)
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (in 1993-12) and Mats Arne Persson (“M.P.”) (in 1993-12)
electric guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1993-12)
guitar:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1993-12) and Pelle Sirén (in 1993-12)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1993-12)
membranophone:
Mats "Myrdal" Persson (in 1993-12)
organ and background vocals:
Staffan Öfwerman (in 1993-12)
tambourine:
Alar Suurna (in 1993-12)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1993-12) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1993-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1993-12)
mixed at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Sleeping in My Car (in 1993-12)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publ. (do not use as a release label!), Jimmy Fun Music and Sony/ATV (in 2013)
Roxette2.753:32
5What’s Up?
recording engineer:
David Tickle (in 1992)
mastering:
Stephen Marcussen (mastering engineer)
additional engineer:
Jessie Kanner (1980s–90s assistant engineer/mixer, Lion Share Recording Studios), Kent Mactke, Laurent Tardy and Paul Dieter (American sound engineer and producer.)
engineer:
Mark Hensley
producer and mixer:
David Tickle
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
bass:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Dawn Richardson (in 1992)
guitar:
Louis Metoyer (in 1992) and Roger Rocha (in 1992)
vocals:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992) and Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992, in 1993)
recorded at:
Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1992), The Bunker (in 1992) and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
The Bunker
recording of:
What’s Up? (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC (since 2021; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Stuck in the Throat and Stuck in the Throat Music
4 Non Blondes4.354:12
6Stockholm
Orup4:27
7This Is the Way
E-Type3:55
8In Command
Rob ’n’ Raz3:44
9Justified and Ancient
co-mixer:
The KLF (British electronic band with several aliases) and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional lead vocals:
Maxine Harvey
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
KLF Communications (in 1991)
music videos:
Justified and Ancient (Stand by the JAMs) by The KLF (British electronic band with several aliases) feat. Tammy Wynette
recording of:
Justified & Ancient
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cauty, Bill Drummond and Ricardo Lyte
is based on:
Hey Hey We Are Not The Monkees
The KLF4.653:37
10No Limit
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
producer:
J.P. de Coster and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
arranger:
Jean-Paul de Coster and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
vocals arranger:
Peter Bauwens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Byte Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Soundsational Studio in Belgium
recording of:
No Limit
lyricist and composer:
Anita Dels, Jean-Paul de Coster, Ray Slijngaard and Phil Wilde (Belgian producer Filip De Wilde)
publisher:
Any Kind of Music, Inc, Decos Publishing, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), MCA Music Ltd., MSM Songs Musikverlag GmbH and Toco Australia
2 Unlimited3.43:30
11It’s My Life
engineer:
Gundars Rullis (choir vocals)
producer and mixer:
Denniz PoP
background vocals:
Paola Toro
choir vocals:
Annelie Berg, Marie Bergman (Swedish singer), Björn Ström, Gladys del Pilar and Ricco (background vocals on "It's My Life")
choir vocals arranger:
Anders Hansson (producer / writer / performer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1992, in 1993)
produced for:
SweMix Productions (in 1992)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (choir vocals) and SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
It’s My Life by Dr. Alban
recording of:
It’s My Life
lyricist:
Dr. Alban
composer:
Denniz PoP
publisher:
SweMix Music, SweMix Songs and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Dr. Alban3.83:59
12Life
producer:
Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello
mixer:
Gary Jones (British recording engineer) and Henning McCoy
lead vocals:
Nester Alexander Haddaway
arranger:
Dee Dee Halligan and Alex Trime
recording of:
Life
lyricist:
Junior Torello
composer:
Dee Dee Halligan
Haddaway44:15
13Somebody Dance With Me
recording of:
Somebody Dance With Me
lyricist:
Kurt Burger and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
composer:
René Baumann (DJ BoBo), Daniel Peyer and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
is based on:
Somebody’s Watching Me
DJ BoBo13:33
14Informer
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow4:28
15När vi gräver guld i USA
recording of:
När vi gräver guld i USA
writer:
Anders Glenmark, Orup (Swedish musician Hans Thomas Eriksson) and Niklas Strömstedt (Swedish pop singer and songwriter)
Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt4:08
16Om du var min
Mauro Scocco4:53
17Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
additional recording engineer:
David Vartanian
recording engineer:
Tommy Lipnick
engineer:
Dan Harjung
producer:
Crash Test Dummies and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
editor:
Patrick Murphy (engineer)
accordion, keyboard [keyboards], piano and background vocals [back-up vocals]:
Ellen Reid (Canadian keyboardist and singer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], electric guitar [electric guitars] and lead vocals:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music Canada Inc. (in 1991, in 1993) and BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (in 1993)
recorded at:
DV Productions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Mindscape in Chicago, Illinois, United States and Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
mixed at:
Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
produced at:
God of Thunder Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
music videos:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies
recording of:
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
lyricist and composer:
Brad Roberts (of Crash Test Dummies)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Door Number Two Music (in 1993), Dummies Productions Inc. (in 1993) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1993)
Crash Test Dummies3.953:47
18Love Is All Around
co-producer:
Graeme Duffin (Scottish musician)
conductor:
Fiachra Trench
strings arranger:
Fiachra Trench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1994)
music videos:
Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet
cover recording of:
Love Is All Around
lyricist and composer:
Reg Presley
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Wet Wet Wet3.853:58