Essential Hits

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Tracklist

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1Jailhouse Rock
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-04-30)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-04-30)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1957-04-30)
additional vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1957-04-30)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-04-30)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957) and BMG Music (in 1957)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 67) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 216)
recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (on 1957-04-30)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., 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) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Elvis Presley3.42:28
2Relight My Fire (Element remix)
cover recording of:
Relight My Fire
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Take That feat. Lulu3:48
3Hard to Beat
producer and mixer:
Richard Archer and Wolsey White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Necessary Records Limited (in 2005)
recorded at:
The Cherry Lips Hits Facility in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hard to Beat
writer:
Richard Archer
Hard‐Fi3.454:13
4Feels Just Like It Should
additional recording engineer:
Pablo Arraya and Richard Bignell
recording engineer:
Rick Pope
programming, engineer, producer and mixer:
Mike Spencer (UK producer)
drums (drum set):
Derrick McKenzie (from 2003 until 2005)
guitar:
Rob Harris (UK guitarist for Jamiroquai) (from 2003 until 2005)
keyboard:
Matt Johnson (UK keyboardist for Jamiroquai) (from 2003 until 2005)
percussion:
Sola Akingbola (from 2003 until 2005)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) (from 2003 until 2005)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
recorded at:
Jam Studios in Finsbury Park, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2003 until 2005)
recording of:
Feels Just Like It Should (from 2003 until 2005)
lyricist and composer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
Jamiroquai4.254:23
5Do You Want To
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
Do You Want To
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Franz Ferdinand3.43:36
6Hounds of Love
The Futureheads3:03
7Wings of a Butterfly
recording of:
Wings of a Butterfly
lyricist:
Ville Valo
composer:
Mika Karppinen (Finnish drummer (HIM) aka Gas Lipstick), Mikko Lindström, Mikko Paananen, Janne Puurtinen and Ville Valo
HIM3.53:29
8Lyla
recording engineer:
Jan “Stan” Kybert (producer / mixer / engineer)
assistant producer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
producer:
Noel Gallagher
mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
electric guitar and background vocals:
Noel Gallagher
membranophone:
Zak Starkey
vocals:
Liam Gallagher (English musician, lead singer of Oasis)
publisher:
Oasis Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
recorded at:
Wheeler End in Wheeler End, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Metropolis Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Lyla
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gallagher
Oasis3.85:11
9This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
cover recording of:
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us
lyricist and composer:
Ron Mael
arranger:
Tony Visconti
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
British Whale3:01
10Cutt Off
producer:
Kasabian
recording of:
Cutt Off
lyricist:
Sergio Pizzorno
composer:
Christopher Karloff and Sergio Pizzorno
Kasabian33:25
11So Here We Are
recording engineer:
Eliot James (British producer) (from 2004-06 until 2004-07)
programming:
Eliot James (British producer)
assistant engineer:
Joe Hirst
additional producer:
Eliot James (British producer)
producer:
Bloc Party (English indie rock band) and Paul Epworth
mixer:
Rich Costey
lead vocals:
Kele Okereke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bloc Party (English indie rock band) (in 2004)
recorded at:
DeltaLab Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 2004-06 until 2004-07) and Miloco in Hoxton, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2004-06 until 2004-07)
mixed at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
So Here We Are
writer:
Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke and Matt Tong
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Bloc Party3.53:52
12Empty Souls
recording of:
Empty Souls
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
Manic Street Preachers4:04
13Refugees
recording of:
Refugees
writer:
Brett Anderson (Suede) and Bernard Butler
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
The Tears2:51
14From the Floorboards Up
recording of:
From the Floorboards Up
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
Paul Weller2:27
15Dakota
engineer:
Jim Lowe (sound engineer)
producer and mixer:
Kelly Jones (Welsh guitarist vocalist for the Stereophonics) and Jim Lowe (sound engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
V2 Music Limited (holding company - do not use as release label) (in 2005), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Dakota
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Jones (Welsh guitarist vocalist for the Stereophonics)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Stereophonics3.954:55
16Fairytale of New York
engineer:
Chris Dickie, Nick Lacey (engineer) and Roy Spong
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
performer:
The Pogues (Irish‐British Celtic punk band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fairytale of New York
composer:
Jeremy Fax Miner and Shane MacGowan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl44:34