The Best Summer ...Ever!

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1Club Tropicana
engineer:
Tony Taverner
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
drums (drum set):
Trevor Morell (drummer)
guitar:
Andrew Ridgeley
horn:
Roddy Lorimer and Ian Ritchie
percussion:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
music videos:
Club Tropicana (music video) by Wham! (British pop-duo)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 63)
recording of:
Club Tropicana
lyricist and composer:
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!3.84:30
2Shy Guy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) and 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 1994)
recording of:
Shy Guy
writer:
Kingsley Gardner, Diana King (Jamaican-American singer-songwriter) and Andy Marvel
publisher:
Diana King Music, Kinsley Gardner Nation of Soul Music, W'nR Music and World of Andy Music
Diana King2.253:40
3Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)
co-producer:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
producer:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
instruments:
D. Fact and Frank Lio
vocals:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
contains samples by:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1999) and Lautstark (in 1999)
produced for:
Syndicate
samples:
Mambo No. 5 by Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 50)
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)
lyricist:
Lou Bega and Zippy (Christian Königseder)
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peer Musik, Peer Musikverlag and Peermusic (Germany) GmbH
is based on:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
Lou Bega3.63:41
4Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)
additional recording engineer:
Javier Carrión
recording engineer:
Alberto Pinto Velasco (mixer)
producer:
Manny Benito (task: vocal production) and Manuel Ruiz "Queco" (Spanish)
background vocals [collaboration in vocals]:
Luisa Antonia Bodega Estevez and María Victoria Bodega Estevez
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Shaketown Music S.L. (in 2002)
additionally recorded at:
Real Sound Studios (Miami) in Miami, Florida, United States
recorded at:
Eurosonic in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid (Community of Madrid), Spain
edit of:
Aserejé (The Ketchup Song) by Las Ketchup
recording of:
Aserejé (spanglish version)
additional lyricist:
Manny Benito
lyricist and composer:
Francisco Manuel Ruiz Gomez (Spanish)
publisher:
Disparate Record, S.L.
is based on:
The Message
revision of:
Aserejé (“The ketchup song”)
Las Ketchup33:30
5Sex on the Beach
recording of:
Sex on the Beach
lyricist:
Humphrey G. Mijland (Dutch reggae/rap artist)
writer:
Remy de Groot, Serge Ramaekers (Belgian producer), Dominic Sas (Belgian 1980/90s new beat & euro house producer) and Shalamon Baskin (American-born, Belgium-based vocalist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and More Music (publisher)
T‐Spoon23:44
6Summer Jam
recording of:
Summer Jam (2000 version from the album It Doesn't Matter)
lyricist:
Toni Cottura, Vick Krishna and Craig Smart
composer:
Stephan Browarczyk, Christoph Brüx, Toni Cottura and Shahin Moshirian
The Underdog Project23:21
7I'm in Heaven
performer:
Holly James
U.K.N.Y. feat. Holly James33:38
8Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
engineer:
Gabriel Covacich
co-producer:
Cristiano Spiller (Italian DJ Cristiano Spiller, known for "Groovejet") and Boris Dlugosch
background vocals:
Sharon Scott (UK acid jazz singer)
guest lead vocals:
Sophie Ellis‐Bextor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spiller (Italian DJ Cristiano Spiller, known for "Groovejet") (from 2000 to present) and Cristiano Spiller (Italian DJ Cristiano Spiller, known for "Groovejet") (in 2000)
co-produced for:
F&G Management UK
samples:
Love Is You by Carol Williams (US disco musician) and Love Is You (original mix) by Carol Williams (US disco musician)
recording of:
Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)
lyricist:
Sophie Ellis‐Bextor
composer:
Cristiano Spiller (Italian DJ Cristiano Spiller, known for "Groovejet") and Rob Davis (songwriter/producer was in Mud)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lucky Three Music Publishing, Rondor Music and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
is based on:
Love Is You
version of:
Groovejet
Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis‐Bextor33:47
9Husan
additional producer:
Bhangra Knights
producer:
Jeroen den Hengst and Niels Zuiderhoek
editor:
Coen Barrier
additional keyboard:
Jack Berry (jungle, techno) and Jules Spinner
vocals:
Raja Mushtaq (Indian singer)
remixer:
Bhangra Knights
performer:
Husan (Bhangra artist)
additional arranger:
Jack Berry (jungle, techno) and Jules Spinner
recording of:
Husan
additional lyricist:
Raul (Indian singer?)
writer:
Jeroen den Hengst and Niels Zuiderhoek
is based on:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Bhangra Knights vs. Husan32:44
10Shake It (Move a Little Closer)
Lee‐Cabrera feat. Alex Cartana3:30
11It Just Won't Do
guest vocals:
Sam Obernik
recording of:
It Just Won't Do
writer:
Tim Liken (Timothy Andrew Liken) and Ben Onono
Tim Deluxe feat. Sam Obernik33:20
12Papa Loves Mambo
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1954-10-18)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1954-10-18) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1954-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-10-18)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1954-10-18)
harp:
Ann Mason Stockton (American harpist) (on 1954-10-18)
percussion:
Stevan Dweek (on 1954-10-18), Alvin Stoller (on 1954-10-18) and Carlos Vidal (Cuban percussionist) (on 1954-10-18)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1954-10-18)
reeds:
Fred Fallensby (on 1954-10-18), Chuck Gentry (on 1954-10-18), Skeets Herfurt (on 1954-10-18), Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew) (on 1954-10-18) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1954-10-18)
trombone:
Ed Kusby (on 1954-10-18), Murray McEachern (on 1954-10-18), Pullman “Tommy” Pederson (on 1954-10-18) and Si Zentner (on 1954-10-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1954-10-18), Conrad Gozzo (on 1954-10-18), Manny Klein (on 1954-10-18) and Uan Rasey (on 1954-10-18)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1954-10-18) and Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (on 1954-10-18)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1954-10-18), Alex Beller (on 1954-10-18), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1954-10-18), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1954-10-18), Paul Shure (on 1954-10-18) and Felix Slatkin (on 1954-10-18)
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-10-18)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1954-10-18)
orchestra:
Billy May & His Orchestra (on 1954-10-18)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1954-10-18) and Nelson Riddle (on 1954-10-18)
arranger:
Billy May and Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-10-18)
cover recording of:
Papa Loves Mambo (on 1954-10-18)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Bickley Reichner
Nat King Cole2:42
13California Dreamin'
cover recording of:
California Dreamin’
writer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
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)
Bobby Womack3.653:21
14Steal My SunshineLEN54:01
15Stacy's Mom
producer:
Chris Collingwood, Mike Denneen and Adam Schlesinger
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
bass and synthesizer:
Adam Schlesinger
drums (drum set), handclaps and tambourine:
Brian Young (US drummer for Fountains of Wayne & Posies)
electric guitar [lead]:
Jody Porter (US guitarist for Fountains of Wayne)
electric guitar [rhythm] and lead vocals:
Chris Collingwood
background vocals:
Jody Porter (US guitarist for Fountains of Wayne) and Adam Schlesinger
recorded at:
Q Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, Stratosphere Sound (NYC) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States and The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
part of:
Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: runner-up), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 401) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 496)
recording of:
Stacy’s Mom
writer:
Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger
publisher:
Monkey Demon Publishing and Vaguely Familiar Music
Fountains of Wayne4.253:18
16Big Sur
producer:
Tony Hoffer
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
banjo, bass guitar and background vocals:
Pádraic McMahon and Daniel Ryan (The Thrills)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ben Carrigan (solo artist & member of Irish group ‘The Thrills’)
guitar:
Conor Deasy, Pádraic McMahon and Daniel Ryan (The Thrills)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Conor Deasy
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Kevin Horan (The Thrills)
vocals:
Kevin Horan (The Thrills)
recording of:
Big Sur
lyricist:
Conor Deasy
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
composer:
Ben Carrigan (solo artist & member of Irish group ‘The Thrills’), Conor Deasy, Kevin Horan (The Thrills), Pádraic McMahon and Daniel Ryan (The Thrills)
The Thrills3.53:07
17Sk8r Boi
recording engineer:
Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based) (drums (drum set)) and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid
producer:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
assistant mixer:
Femio Hernandez
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set):
Victor Indrizzo
guitar:
Corky James
additional vocals:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
arranger:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2002) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2022)
recorded at:
Decoy Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States and Real Music Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (drums (drum set))
mixed at:
South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
music videos:
Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 96) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 225)
recording of:
Sk8er Boi
writer:
Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
publisher:
Avril Lavigne Publishing LLC, Ferry Hill Songs, Hollylodge Music, Mr. Spock Music, Rainbow Fish, Tix Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Avril Lavigne4.33:23
18Woo Hoo
producer:
The 5.6.7.8’s
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cargo Records (UK label) (in 2004) and Sweet Nothing (in 2004)
cover recording of:
Woo-Hoo
lyricist and composer:
George McGraw
The 5.6.7.8’s3.752:00
19Toca's Miracle
drum machine [Roland TR-909] programming:
Ramon Zenker
co-producer:
Dirk Duderstadt and Marco Duderstadt
producer and mixer:
Ramon Zenker
lead vocals:
Coco Star (trance vocalist Sue Brice, aka Coco)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orbit Records Gmbh (from 2000 to present)
produced for:
Gang Go Music Productions GmbH, Cologne
edit of:
Toca’s Miracle (album version) by Fragma
recording of:
Toca’s Miracle
lyricist:
Rob Davis (songwriter/producer was in Mud) and Victor Imbres
composer:
Dirk Duderstadt, Marco Duderstadt and Ramon Zenker
publisher:
PLG MV - BMG Ufa, Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and Upright Songs GmbH
is based on:
I Need a Miracle
version of:
Toca Me
Fragma43:24
20Come With Me
recording of:
Come With Me
lyricist:
Rolf Brendel and Nena Kerner (the person, performing solo since 1987)
composer:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen
arranger:
Harro Steffen
publisher:
Edition Hate Music (publisher)
translated version of:
Nur geträumt
Special D.32:39
21Something
producer:
Peter Luts (Belgian electronic music producer)
recording of:
Something
composer:
Peter Luts (Belgian electronic music producer) and David Vervoort (Belgian producer & songwriter)
Lasgo2:58
22This Time I Know It's for Real
cover recording of:
This Time I Know It's for Real
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman), Donna Summer (soul/disco diva) and Pete Waterman
Kelly Llorenna3:08
23Wild DancesРуслана33:05

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