Rock Classics: Rock the Night, Volume 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Why Can't This Be Love
additional engineer:
Ken or Murray Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Donn Landee and Van Halen (American hard rock band)
acoustic guitar and guitar and lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Why Can’t This Be Love
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Yessup Music Company (in 1986)
Van Halen4.153:43
2Baby Love
recording of:
Baby Love
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Seay
publisher:
Sat Songs Music
Mother’s Finest4:11
3That Was Yesterday
additional engineer:
Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
assistant engineer:
Bobby Cohen (engineer), Tim Crich and Scott "Abada" Mabuchi
engineer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Alex Sadkin
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
background vocals:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
additionally recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
That Was Yesterday
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Little Doggies Productions, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Somerset Songs Publishing Inc.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Foreigner43:47
4Surrender
recording of:
Surrender
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Adult Music (in 1978) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Cheap Trick4:26
5Winds of Passion
Broken Silence3:42
6Roll Over Lay Down
engineer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw and Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
arranger:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1973), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1973), Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1975) and Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1978)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples from:
Hello! by Status Quo (UK boogie rock band) (in 1973)
recording of:
Roll Over Lay Down
lyricist:
Alan Lancaster, Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
composer:
John Coughlan, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo), Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton, Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher), Status Quo Publishing and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo45:42
7Highway Song
recording of:
Highway Song
writer:
Rickey Medlocke and Jakson Spires
publisher:
BobNal Music
Blackfoot4.57:04
8Burning Heart
engineer:
Phil Bonanno, Mike Clink and Larry Millas (guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985), Scotti Bros. (in 1985), Scotti Brothers Records, Inc. (company behind Scotti Bros. Records) (in 1985, in 1986) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985)
recording of:
Burning Heart
writer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., Concord Bicycle Assets, EMI Virgin Music Limited (do not use this as a release label!), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Scotti Brothers Records, Inc. (company behind Scotti Bros. Records), Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Survivor4.253:51
9Fox on the Run
Mad Max3:14
10Long Blond Animal
recording of:
Long Blond Animal
writer:
Barry Hay and George Kooymans
publisher:
G.E. Music and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Golden Earring6:16
11I'm on Fire
Railway3:59
12More Than a Feeling
assistant engineer:
Bruce Hensal, Deni King (engineer) and Doug Rider
engineer:
Warren Dewey and Tom Scholz
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
assistant mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tom Scholz (from 1975 until 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sib Hashian (from 1975 until 1976)
lead vocals and lead vocals [Harmony]:
Brad Delp (from 1975 until 1976)
arranger:
Brad Delp and Tom Scholz
co-arranger:
Jim Masdea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (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:
Foxglove Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States (in 1975), Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
earliest release:
More Than a Feeling by Boston (US rock band)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 39), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 63), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 194), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 212) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 500)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975 until 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston3.954:41
13Only the Wind
Vengeance4:30
14It's Hard to Find a Way
recording engineer:
Michael Wagener
producer:
Accept (German heavy metal band)
mixer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer)
drums (drum set) [dr.]:
Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
electric bass guitar [bs.]:
Peter Baltes
electric guitar [guit.]:
Jörg Fischer (guitarist for Accept) and Wolf Hoffmann
lead vocals [vocals]:
Udo Dirkschneider
arranger:
Accept (German heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary founded by RCA GmbH and TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH) (in 1985, in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
recording of:
It’s Hard to Find a Way
lyricist and composer:
Accept (German heavy metal band) and Deaffy
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH and Musikverlag Oktave (German publisher)
Accept4:16

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