Best Singles of All Time, Volume 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2006-09-10 10:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: The Sixties
2CD: The Sixties
3CD: The Seventies
4CD: The Seventies
5CD: The Eighties
6CD: The Eighties
7CD: The Nineties
8CD: The Nineties
9CD: No.1's 60's & 70's
10CD: No. 1's - 80's & 90's
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shine
Vanessa Amorosi3:55
2I Say a Little Prayer
producer:
Andy Marvel
cover recording of:
I Say a Little Prayer
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Diana King3:36
3Pony
lead vocals:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer)
edit of:
Pony by Ginuwine (US R&B singer)
recording of:
Pony
writer:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer), Static Major (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static) and Timbaland
Ginuwine54:13
4We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)
producer:
Danski and DJ Delmundo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Breakin' Records (Dutch eurodance/trance label) (in 1998), Violent Music BV (in 1998) and Violent Music UK BV. (in 1998)
recording of:
We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)
composer:
Danski and DJ Delmundo
publisher:
Violent Publishing
Vengaboys3.13:43
5Stay
producer:
Sash! (German DJ/production team) and Tokapi
vocals:
La Trec
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor GmbH (do not use as a release label, for company-type relationships only), Multiply Records (in 1997) and Step By Step (publisher) (in 1997)
produced at:
Peak Top Studios D'Orf in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Stay
lyricist:
Thomas Alisson, Ralf Kappmeier, Sascha Lappessen (German DJ and producer) and Frankie McCoy
composer:
Thomas Alisson, Ralf Kappmeier and Sascha Lappessen (German DJ and producer)
publisher:
Step By Step (publisher) and Strongsongs
Sash!43:31
6Blue (Da Ba Dee)
recording of:
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
lyricist:
Massimo Gabutti and Maurizio Lobina
composer:
Maurizio Lobina and Gianfranco Randone (Italian vocalist Jeffrey Jey)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and GZ2538 Publishing
Eiffel 653.53:41
72 Times
producer:
Larry Pignagnoli and Marco Soncini
recorded at and mixed at:
Off Linits Rec. Studios (RE) in Italy
edit of:
2 Times (extended version) by Ann Lee (British/ Italian Euro-Dance/ Italo-Dance artist)
recording of:
2 Times
writer:
Daniela Galli (Italian singer and songwriter), Annerley Gordon, Paul Sears (Dance music producer) and Larry Pignagnoli
publisher:
B. Mikulski Publ. (Bernhard Mikulski Publishing)
Ann Lee3.353:48
8Don’t Say Goodbye
recording of:
Don’t Say Goodbye
writer:
Paul Begaud, Andrew Tierney and Michael Tierney (in Human Nature with brother Andrew)
Human Nature4:20
9I’m Not Like Everybody Else
cover recording of:
I’m Not Like Everybody Else
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Davray Music (publisher) and Rightsong Music Inc.
Jimmy & the Boys3:14
10Computer Games
bass:
Don Martin (bassist and vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Richard Hodgkinson
guitar:
Kevin Stanton
keyboard:
Murray Burns
vocals:
Steve Gilpin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1979), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1980)
recording of:
Computer Games
lyricist:
Steve Gilpin and Kevin Stanton
composer:
Murray Burns and Kevin Stanton
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), BMG Music, BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Mi‐Sex4:01
11Counting the Beat
producer:
David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1981) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 2002)
recording of:
Counting the Beat
writer:
Bones Hillman, Phil Judd and Buster Stiggs
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 1981) and APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 4)
The Swingers3:01
12Goody Two Shoes
recording of:
Goody Two Shoes
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1982)
Adam Ant3:21
13Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), 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 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 21) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:42
14Keep on Loving You
assistant engineer:
Tom Cummings (engineer) and Jeff Eccles
engineer:
Kevin Beamish
co-producer:
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
producer:
Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter) and Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
bass:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set):
Alan Gratzer (drummer)
guitar:
Gary Richrath (guitarist and songwriter)
Hammond organ:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
background vocals:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980), 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 1980), 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 1980, in 1981) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 67)
recording of:
Keep On Loving You (on 1980-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bucks Music Group Ltd. (Bucks Music Group), Bug Music Ltd., Fate Music, HoriPro Entertainment Group, Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
Taiyō Music
REO Speedwagon3.553:21
15Soul Kinda Feeling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Right On Records (in 2016)
recording of:
Soul Kind of Feeling
writer:
Robert Susz
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Mushroom Music Publishing
Dynamic Hepnotics3:52
16The Final Countdown
recording of:
The Final Countdown
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Seven Doors Music
Europe4:29
17Please Don’t Go
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Go
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs and EMI Songs Ltd.
KWS3:36
18Jump
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 1992)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 347)
recording of:
Jump
writer:
Alphonso Mizell, Andrew Noland, Berry Gordy, Jr., Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Fred Perren, Joe Nicolo, Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Norman Napier, Ralph Middlebrooks, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer), Walter Morrison and Greg Webster (drummer for Ohio Players)
is based on:
I Want You Back
Kris Kross43:13
19Sexy Eyes
remixer:
Davide Riva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orange Records (from 1996 to present) and ZYX Music (in 1996)
recording of:
Sexy Eyes
composer:
Annerley Gordon, Larry Pignagnoli, Davide Riva and Paul Sears
publisher:
SFR Music
Whigfield53:59
20Lambada
cover recording of:
Chorando se foi (The Lambada)
lyricist and composer:
Gonzalo Hermosa and Ulises Hermosa
translator:
José Ari, Márcia Ferreira and Alberto Maravi
translated version of:
Llorando se fue
Kaoma4.653:23