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1Sowing the Seeds of Love
recording of:
Sowing the Seeds of Love
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Curt Smith
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Tears for Fears4:04
2Rehab
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor / orchestra)
engineer:
Dom Morley
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist) and Ian Hendrickson-Smith
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley (cellist), Joely Koos (cellist) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
electric piano, handclaps and piano and piano:
Victor Axelrod
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
handclaps:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
harp:
Helen Tunstall
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor), Neal Sugarman and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist)
trumpet:
Dave Guy and Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jonathan Thorne (viola player), Bruce White (violist) and Katie Wilkinson (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
wind instruments arranger:
Gabriel Roth and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
arranger:
Gabriel Roth (Gabriel Alexander Roth)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 57), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 73) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 419)
recording of:
Rehab
lyricist and composer:
Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Amy Winehouse4.13:34
3Misread
recording engineer and mixer:
Davide Bertolini (sound engineer)
producer:
Davide Bertolini (sound engineer) and Kings of Convenience
cello:
Siri Hilmen
double bass [upright bass]:
Davide Bertolini (sound engineer)
guitar [guitars] and piano:
Eirik Glambek Bøe
viola:
Tobias Hett (German viola player, songwriter, producer and engineer)
vocals:
Eirik Glambek Bøe
recorded at:
Grieghallen Studio in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
mixed at:
Grieghallen Studios in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
recording of:
Misread
writer:
Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
Kings of Convenience4.653:07
4Almeno tu nell'universo
Mia Martini5:06
5Wild World
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass guitar:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”) (in 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
guitar and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
guitar [2nd]:
Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
solo violin:
John Rostein (in 1970-07)
vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
strings arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1970), Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
recording of:
Wild World (in 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Cat Stevens3.93:20
6Fidelity
additional engineer:
Craig Bishop
engineer, producer and mixer:
David Kahne
co-producer:
Regina Spektor
assistant mixer:
Will Hensely
membranophone:
Shawn Pelton
vocals:
Regina Spektor
music videos:
Fidelity by Regina Spektor
recording of:
Fidelity
lyricist and composer:
Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor4.453:47
7Heart of Glass
assistant engineer:
Grey Russell
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
assistant producer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke
guitar:
Frank Infante and Chris Stein
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1978), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1978) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1978-06)
mixed at:
Forum Studio (recording and mixing studio, located in Covington, Kentucky, USA) in Covington, Kentucky, United States
recording of:
Heart of Glass
writer:
Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation and Rare Blue Music Inc (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
version of:
Once I Had a Love
Blondie4.34:08
8Doo Bee Doo
Freshlyground3:38
9Va, pensiero
Zucchero4:08
10Unwritten
guitar:
Nick Lashley
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Keith Crouch
keyboard:
Wayne Rodrigues
background vocals:
Danielle Brisebois, Jessi Collins, Nikola Bedingfield and Ryan Collins
vocals arranger:
Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois and Wayne Rodrigues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2004)
recorded at:
The Birdcage in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States and The Chill Building in Santa Monica, California, United States
part of:
Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 46) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 70)
recording of:
Unwritten
writer:
Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois and Wayne Rodrigues
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gator Baby, Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK) and WSRJ Music
Natasha Bedingfield3.74:19
11You Make Me Feel
recording of:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
writer:
Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter) and James Wirrick
Sylvester4:09
12Pensiero stupendo
Patty Pravo4:16
13Slowly
recording of:
Slowly
Max Sedgley3:42
14Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
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 1967)
recording of:
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, MAM Music (publisher), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Stranger 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)
Leonard Cohen4.82:56
15Heater
recording of:
Heater
composer:
Samim (Swiss DJ/producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Samim3:02
16Lonely
recording of:
Lonely
writer:
Aliaune Thiam (US singer and producer), Gene Allan and Bobby Vinton
is based on:
Mr. Lonely
Akon3:57
17R U Experienced?
Stylophonic2:14
18If You Believe
producer:
Michael B. (Grant Michael B. aka Michael Kersting) and Pomez di Lorenzo
mixer:
Michael B. (Grant Michael B. aka Michael Kersting) and Falk Möller
lead vocals:
Sascha Schmitz
recording of:
If You Believe
lyricist:
Grant Michael B (producer & composer), Pomez di Lorenzo and Pet Smith
composer:
Grant Michael B (producer & composer) and Pomez di Lorenzo
publisher:
BMG UFA-Musikverlage (in 1998), Click Musik Musikverlag (in 1998) and Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH (in 1998)
Sasha4:29
19I Feel in Paradise
Bulletz2:30
20Xibom Bombom
As Meninas3:49
21Sms
Frassica & Cerruti3:24