Best of… Now Thats What I Call Music! 1997

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Part of the "Now that's what I call music" franchise. Released in 1997 in South Africa.

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-21 22:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Anybody Seen My Baby?
recording of:
Anybody Seen My Baby?
lyricist:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
composer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones), k.d. lang, Ben Mink and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Bumstead Productions U.S. Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Promopub. B.V. and Zavion Enterprises, Inc.
The Rolling Stones4:31
2Got ’til It’s Gone
Janet Jackson4:02
3Midnight in Chelsea
recording of:
Midnight in Chelsea
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1997), Eligible Music Ltd. (in 1997) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1997)
Jon Bon Jovi4:57
4Bitch
drum machine [drum/loop] programming:
Geza X
assistant engineer:
Husky Hoskulds, Cappy Japngie, Mauricio Iragorri and Charles Nasser
engineer:
Jim Ebert and Geza X
producer:
Geza X
mixer:
Jim Ebert
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and background vocals:
Meredith Brooks (US singer/songwriter and guitarist)
bass and fretless bass:
Paul Bushnell (session bassist, producer and music director)
drums (drum set):
Josh Freese (American drummer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
David Ricketts (of David & David)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1997)
recorded at:
City Lab Sound Design in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bitch
writer:
Meredith Brooks (US singer/songwriter and guitarist) and Shelly Peiken
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Hidden Pun Music, Kissing Booth Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sushi Too Music and Warner–Tamerlane Music Corp.
Meredith Brooks3.854:12
5Say What You Want
Texas3:53
6Butterfly Kisses
Bob Carlisle5:37
7Paint My Love
Michael Learns to Rock3:47
8Don’t You Love Me
producer:
Dennis Charles (producer, songwriter) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
recording of:
Don’t You Love Me
writer:
Cynthia Biggs, Terence Dudley (hip hop producer), Christopher Kellum and Carolyn Mitchell (R&B/soul vocalist/songwriter)
publisher:
Peach Pie Music and Sole Heart Publishing Company
Eternal2.653:47
9Elegantly Wasted
INXS4:32
10Say You’ll Be There
recording of:
Say You’ll Be There
lyricist:
Melanie Brown (Mel B), Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm and Victoria Beckham (née Adams)
composer:
Eliot Kennedy (songwriter, producer) and Jon B. (US | R&B)
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Spice Girls3:55
11I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly4:42
12Everyday Is a Winding Road
assistant recording engineer:
Ron Black, S. “Husky” Höskulds, Cappy Japngie and John Paterno
recording engineer:
Tchad Blake, Blair Lamb, Bob Salcedo and Trina Shoemaker
producer:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician)
mixer:
Tchad Blake
drums (drum set):
Michael Urbano
electric bass guitar [bass], Hammond organ [Hammond] and harmonium:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician)
guitar [guitars]:
Steve Donnelly and Jeff Trott
harmonium [dueling harmonium]:
Mitchell Froom
sampler [loop]:
Brian MacLeod (American drummer)
background vocals:
Neil Finn
vocals:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1996)
recording of:
Everyday Is a Winding Road
writer:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician), Brian MacLeod (American drummer) and Jeff Trott
publisher:
Reservoir One America, Old Crow Music (Sheryl Crow’s publishing label) (in 1996), Trottsky Music (in 1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1996) and Weenie Stand Music (in 1996)
Sheryl Crow3.84:16
13Discotheque
recording of:
Discothèque
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International BV (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group)
U25:19
14Alisha Rules the World
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 357)
recording of:
Alisha Rules the World
lyricist and composer:
Terence James Martin, Karen Poole and Shelly Poole (British singer/songwriter)
Alisha’s Attic24:32
15Lovefool
engineer and producer:
Tore Johansson
bass guitar:
Magnus Sveningsson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bengt Lagerberg
guitar:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
keyboard:
Lars-Olof Johansson
background vocals:
Magnus Sveningsson and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
lead vocals:
Nina Persson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stockholm Records and Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group)
engineered at:
Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
produced at:
Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
music videos:
Lovefool by The Cardigans (Swedish rock band)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 242)
recording of:
Lovefool
lyricist:
Nina Persson and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
composer:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
publisher:
Stockholm Songs and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
The Cardigans3.653:14
16Until I Find You Again
Richard Marx4:24
17The Flame
Fine Young Cannibals3:51
18Somewhere
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar
orchestrator:
Richard Niles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd. (in 1997)
cover recording of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), G. Schirmer, G. Schirmer Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal - Polygram and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence
Pet Shop Boys4:41

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part of:Now That’s What I Call Music! (South Africa) (order: 2)