The Rock Collection: FM Rock

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Tracklist

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1If You Let Me Stay
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
additional engineer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
bass:
Sean Oliver
drums (drum set):
Bruce Smith (UK drummer & producer for Pop Group, Slits, P.I.L., etc.)
guitar:
Pete Glenister
keyboard:
Nick Plytas
percussion:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
background vocals:
Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing) and Tony Jackson (British funk / soul musician, singer / songwriter, producer and arranger)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
If You Let Me Stay
lyricist and composer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Young Terence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.153:14
2Pearl in the Shell
recorded in:
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1984)
engineer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
producer:
Rupert Hine
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter) (in 1984)
recording of:
Pearl in the Shell
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
Howard Jones2.53:56
3Rich Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1976), BMG Music (in 1976) and 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 1976)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 14)
recording of:
Rich Girl
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall (in 1976)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Hall & Oates4.152:25
4How Long
producer:
John Anthony (British producer and record executive)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Anchor Records (UK 70s indie label), Cavalcade Records Ltd, Minder Records (in 1974) and Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2015)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 7), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 31) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 121)
recording of:
How Long?
lyricist and composer:
Paul Carrack
publisher:
Anchor Music Ltd. and Minder Music Ltd.
Ace3.653:18
5All I Need Is a Miracle
recording of:
All I Need Is a Miracle
writer:
Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
63 Songs Limited, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Michael Rutherford Limited and Pun Music, Inc.
Mike & the Mechanics3:56
6I Second That Emotion
producer:
John Punter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (U.K.) Ltd. (1987–1996) (in 1981) and Hansa Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
cover recording of:
I Second That Emotion
writer:
Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd 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)
Japan3.653:46
7It’s Your Life
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
produced for:
Chinnichap (production company and publisher)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1977-03 until 1977-04)
recording of:
It’s Your Life
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
Smokie3:34
8Blue Eyes
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) (in 1982-02)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1982-02)
electric bass guitar:
Dee Murray (in 1982-02)
electric piano and synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer) (in 1982-02)
guitar:
Richie Zito (in 1982-02)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (in 1982-02)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Happenstance Ltd. (record and publishing company) (in 1982)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (in 1982-02)
music videos:
Blue Eyes by Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Blue Eyes (in 1982-02)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John33:29
9I Know You’re Out There Somewhere
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Tony Visconti
assistant engineer:
Paul Cartledge (production music composer) and Sam Smith (engineer and musician)
additional keyboard:
John (of the Moody Blues) and Justin (of the Moody Blues)
bass guitar:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues)
drums (drum set):
Graeme Edge
guitar:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
keyboard:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues) and Patrick Moraz
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) and John Lodge (of the Moody Blues)
recorded at and mixed at:
Good Earth Studios (recording studio in Soho, London, UK, 1977–1989) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Know You’re Out There Somewhere
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Bright Music (publisher)
live recording of:
I Know You’re Out There Somewhere
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Bright Music (publisher)
Moody Blues3.56:39
10Say You Will
edit of:
Say You Will by Foreigner (British/American rock band)
recording of:
Say You Will
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Somerset Songs Publishing Inc.
Foreigner3:59
11When Smokey Sings
recording of:
When Smokey Sings
writer:
Martin Fry and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
dedicated to:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd. and 10 Music Ltd. (in 1987)
ABC5:12
12September
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
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 1975, in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978) and 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 1978)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 16) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 65)
recording of:
September
writer:
Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Steel Chest Music, The International Music Network, Universal Music Publishing Group, Pty. Ltd, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Earth, Wind & Fire4.63:34

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part of:The Rock Collection (Time-Life Music) (number: 18) (order: 18)