Best of Rock

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Run to You
assistant engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer), Bruce Lampcov and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
associate producer:
Jim Vallance
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Bob Clearmountain
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1984-09-21)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mickey (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Dave (Bass player (Bryan Adams) and engineer) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
guitar [rhythm and lead guitars]:
Keith (Canadian guitarist) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
BA (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
percussion:
Jim (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1984), A&M Records, Inc. (in 1984, in 1999), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1984) and Badman Ltd. (Bryan Adams’ own publishing company, for copyrights use) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
mixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-21)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 175)
recording of:
Run to You (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-21)
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1983-01-12 until 1983-01-14)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1983-01-12 until 1983-01-14) and Jim Vallance (from 1983-01-12 until 1983-01-14)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc. (, in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1984), Rondor Music Publishing GmbH, Testatyme Music and Calypso Toonz (in 1984)
Bryan Adams3.753:55
2Money for Nothing
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
additional guest vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022)
recording of:
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
quotes music from:
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
Dire Straits3.74:05
3They Dance Alone
assistant producer:
Ken Blair (British engineer) and Dave O’Donnell
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna (engineer) and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
guitar:
Eric Clapton, Fareed Haque and Mark Knopfler
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
spoken vocals [Spanish]:
Rubén Blades
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records Inc. Los Angeles (in 1987)
recorded at:
Air Studios, Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
They Dance Alone (Cueca solo)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing 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)
Sting2.757:09
4Every Breath You Take
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer) (in 1983)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (in 1983)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983) and Polydor Records (record company, please see the “A (x) release” / “A (x) recording” for the release label) (in 1983)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1983)
music videos:
Every Breath You Take by The Police (British rock band)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
recording of:
Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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)
The Police4.054:12
5By My Side
programming:
Jon and Kirk
assistant engineer:
Brendan Morley and Andy Strange
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
editor:
Tim Young (mastering engineer)
drums (drum set) and keyboard [keyboards]:
Jon Farriss
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Garry Gary Beers
electric guitar [guitar]:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS), Tim Farriss and Kirk Pengilly
keyboard [keyboards]:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS)
saxophone and background vocals [vocals]:
Kirk Pengilly
lead vocals [vocals]:
Michael Hutchence
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
INXS (in 1990)
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studio 2 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
By My Side
writer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS), Kirk Pengilly and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Tol Muziek (in 1990)
INXS33:06
6Lay Down Sally
producer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Carl Radle (on 1977-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Jamie Oldaker (on 1977-05-19)
electronic organ:
Dick Sims (on 1977-05-19)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1977-05-19) and George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's) (on 1977-05-19)
background vocals:
Yvonne Elliman (on 1977-05-19) and Marcy Levy (on 1977-05-19)
lead vocals:
Eric Clapton (on 1977-05-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1977-05-19)
recording of:
Lay Down Sally (on 1977-05-19)
writer:
Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy and George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (UK publisher, 1996–2019)
Eric Clapton3.93:52
7Crime of the Century
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Supertramp
bass guitar:
Dougie Thomson (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
clarinet and saxophone:
John Helliwell (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bob Siebenberg (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
guitar and piano:
Roger Hodgson (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
harmonica and keyboard:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
vocals:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) (from 1974-02 until 1974-06), John Helliwell (from 1974-02 until 1974-06) and Roger Hodgson (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
strings arranger:
Richard Hewson
recording of:
Crime of the Century (from 1974-02 until 1974-06)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Roger Hodgson
publisher:
Delicate Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Supertramp3.655:29
8Hymn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1982)
recording of:
Hymn
lyricist and composer:
John Lees
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
Barclay James Harvest5:07
9I’ll Find My Way Home
recording of:
I’ll Find My Way Home
lyricist:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
composer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Spheric B.V., Toughknot Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell North America
Vangelis4:23
10Blessed
producer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Blessed
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John14:07
11Bello e impossibile
executive producer:
Peter Zumsteg
producer:
Gianna Nannini and Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
mixer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
bass guitar:
Hans Bäär (in 1986)
guitar family and keyboard:
Fabio Pianigiani (in 1986)
membranophone:
Rüdiger Braune (in 1986)
organ:
Rolf Lammers (in 1986)
synthesizer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) (in 1986) and Nikko Weidemann (in 1986)
choir vocals:
Gloria Campoluongo (in 1986), Fabiana de Geronimo (in 1986) and Gina di Maio (in 1986)
vocals:
Gianna Nannini (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
produced for:
Bad & Worth Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Bello e impossibile (in 1986)
lyricist:
Gianna Nannini
composer:
Gianna Nannini and Fabio Pianigiani
publisher:
Gienne S.R.L. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1986), Gruppo Intersong S.R.L. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1986) and Z-Muzik (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1986)
Gianna Nannini4:39