Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Be There for You
executive producer:
Kevin Bright (producer), David Crane (creator of the television sitcom Friends) and Marta Kauffman
vocals:
The Soldiers (singing trio of British Army soldiers)
recording of:
I’ll Be There for You (theme from ‘Friends’)
lyricist:
Allee Willis
additional composer:
David Crane (creator of the television sitcom Friends), Marta Kauffman, Phil Solem and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts, Great Buildings & The Quick)
composer:
Michael Skloff
The Rembrandts43:09
2Never There
guest electric guitar:
Rusty Miller and Tyler Pope
music videos:
Never There by CAKE (US alt. rock band)
recording of:
Never There
lyricist and composer:
John McCrea
publisher:
Stamen Music
CAKE3.652:44
3Closing Time
recording of:
Closing Time
lyricist and composer:
Dan Wilson (American singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Semisonic4:33
4Trouble With Boys
Loreta3:32
5Tainted Love
engineer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
saxophone:
David Tofani
background vocals:
Vicious Pink
vocals:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Tainted Love by Soft Cell (1980s English synth‐pop duo)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 46)
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Soft Cell3.952:34
6Smooth
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Fontano
recording engineer and mixer:
David Thoener
programming and editor:
Mark Dobson (engineer)
mastering:
Stephen Marcussen (mastering engineer)
producer:
Matt Serletic
assistant mixer:
Andy Haller
bass guitar:
Benny Rietveld (bass guitar player)
congas:
Raul Rekow
drums (drum set):
Rodney Holmes
guitar:
Carlos Santana
keyboard:
Chester Thompson (US keyboardist Chester D. Thompson for Santana & Tower of Power)
percussion:
Karl Perazzo
trombone:
Jeff Cressman and Jose Abel Figueroa
trumpet:
Julius Meléndez and Bill Ortiz
guest lead vocals and lead vocals:
Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
performer:
Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1999) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (from 2005 to present)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
My VH1 Music Awards – Your Song Kicked Ass but Was Played Too Damn Much (number: 2000) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 206)
recording of:
Smooth
lyricist:
Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
composer:
Itaal Shur and Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
publisher:
Bidnis, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Itaal Shur Music and U Rule Music
Santana feat. Rob Thomas3.14:56
7Wonderful Tonight
recording of:
Wonderful Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Eric Clapton
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music, Throat Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Eric Clapton3:43
8Good Intentions
Toad the Wet Sprocket3:25
9Don’t Stand So Close to Me
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
electric bass guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
background vocals:
Stewart Copeland (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07), Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07) and Andy Summers (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records Ltd. (in 1980, in 2003) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 1997)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
recording of:
Don’t Stand So Close to Me (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (Sting), GM Sumner, Chappell Music (UK) (from 1980 to ????), Chappell Music Co. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company) (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Publishing (from 1984 to ????), EMI Music Publishing, Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (from 2003 to ????) and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) (from 2022-02 to present)
The Police3.954:02
10A Horse With No Name
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
additional producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band) and Jeff Dexter
producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band), Jeff Dexter, George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Ian Samwell
mixer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar:
Gerry Beckley (in 1971)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dewey Bunnell (in 1971)
bass guitar:
Dan Peek (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Kim Haworth (in 1971)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1971, in 1972), Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text) (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
recording of:
A Horse With No Name (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
America4.34:08
11Stain Yer Blood
producer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer) and Paul Westerberg
bass:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Josh Freese (American drummer)
guitar:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer) and Paul Westerberg
vocals:
Paul Westerberg
recording of:
Stain Yer Blood
lyricist and composer:
Paul Westerberg
publisher:
Elegant Mule Music
Paul Westerberg3:03
12Girls Just Want to Have Fun
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
bass:
Eric Bazilian
electric guitar:
Rick DiFonzo
electronic drum set:
Anton Fig
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Rob Hyman
background vocals:
Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson (vocals)
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983) 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 1983, in 1994)
produced for:
Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 23), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 63)
recording of:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hazard
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Novelene Music, Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Heroic Music (publisher) (in 1983)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Cyndi Lauper4.13:59
13Sexualityk.d. lang33:31
14The Reason
recording engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff and Casey Stone (engineer) (strings)
additional engineer:
Eric Miller (engineer)
producer:
Howard Benson
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Chris Hesse
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Markku Lappalainen (Markku Juha Lappalainen, bass player)
guitar:
Dan Estrin
vocals:
Doug Robb
strings arranger:
Deborah Lurie
music videos:
The Reason (Music video) by Hoobastank
recording of:
The Reason
lyricist:
Doug Robb
composer:
Dan Estrin
Hoobastank43:53
15Ride Wit Me
recording of:
Ride Wit Me
writer:
Cornell Haynes, Jr. (US rapper), Eldra DeBarge (El DeBarge), Etterlene Jordan (R&B/soul singer/songwriter, a/k/a Etterlene Jordan), Jason Epperson, Levell Webb and William DeBarge
publisher:
D2 Pro Publishing, Dynacom Publishing, Hipgnosis SFH I Limited, Jay E’s Basement (ASCAP), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Nelly4:51
16You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
recording of:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
writer:
Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter) and James Wirrick
Sylvester3:35
17Wicked Game
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
mixer:
Mark Needham
recording of:
Wicked Game (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Isaak
publisher:
C. Isaak Music Publishing Co. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Chris Isaak4.354:47
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