Schmusesongs, Volume 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Side of the Bed
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 1990)
recording of:
My Side of the Bed
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and William E. Steinberg
Susanna Hoffs2.53:24
2Ain't No Sunshine
remixer:
Ben Liebrand
remix of:
Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4:10
3The Promise You Made
producer and mixer:
Steve Hillage
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Louis Molino
lead vocals:
Peter Kingsbery and Anna LaCazio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), 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 1985) 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 1985)
mixed at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
The Promise You Made
lyricist and composer:
Peter Kingsbery
publisher:
31, Edwin Ellis Music (publisher), EMI Music Publishing Taiwan, Intersong (publisher), Nurk Twins Music (publisher), Strictly Confidential France, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division) and Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Cock Robin4.53:53
4The Most Beautiful Girl
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter) (on 1973-02-09)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition (on 1973-02-09)
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer) (on 1973-02-09)
vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer) (on 1973-02-09)
strings arranger:
Bill McElhiney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) 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 1973)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-02-09)
cover recording of:
The Most Beautiful Girl (on 1973-02-09)
writer:
Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Norris “Norro” Wilson
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Gallico Music Ltd.
version of:
Hey Mister
Charlie Rich4.352:38
5Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler (in 1983)
performer:
Rory Dodd (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1983), CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.154:27
6Heaven Can Wait
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
piano:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
Rory Dodd and Todd Rundgren
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
strings arranger:
Kenny Ascher
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) 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 1977)
recording of:
Heaven Can Wait
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Neverland Music Co. and Peg Music Company
Meat Loaf4.154:38
7Can't Fight This Feeling
producer:
Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer and Gary Richards
arranger:
Kevin Cronin and REO Speedwagon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1984) 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 1984)
recording of:
Can’t Fight This Feeling (in 1984-08)
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin
publisher:
Bucks Music Group Ltd. (Bucks Music Group), Fate Music, The International Music Network Ltd and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
REO Speedwagon3.94:47
8Baby Come to Me
recording of:
Baby Come to Me
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Penzafire Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Regina Belle5:40
9Smooth Operator
producer:
Robin Millar
bass guitar:
Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
guitar and saxophone:
Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
keyboard:
Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
vocals:
Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Power Plant in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
edit of:
Smooth Operator / Red Eye (medley) (extended version) by Sade (Group w/ singer of same performance name)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 78)
recording of:
Smooth Operator (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, 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) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
live recording of:
Smooth Operator
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, 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) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Sade4.354:59
10Nothing Looks the Same in the Light
engineer:
Tony Taverner
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
recording of:
Nothing Looks the Same in the Light
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
Wham!5:54
11Johnny B.
recording of:
Johnny B.
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman
publisher:
Edition Intro (publisher), Meisel MV and Polygram Songs MV
The Hooters3:56
12Bessie
assistant recording engineer:
Renaud Letang, Sophie Masson (Sound Engineer) and Jacques Romensky
recording engineer:
B. Châtenet and Bruno Lambert (lead vocals)
programming:
P. Osman (songwriter and producer, bassist, keyboard)
assistant mixer:
Jacques Romensky
mixer:
Bruno Lambert
guitar and synthesizer:
P. Osman (songwriter and producer, bassist, keyboard)
background vocals:
Ann Calvert (US singer and lyricist, based in France)
recorded at:
Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France and Studio Marcadet in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France (lead vocals)
recording of:
Bessie
lyricist:
Pierre Grosz
composer:
Franck Langolff
Patricia Kaas4:05
13The Flame
engineer:
Phil Kaffel
producer:
Richie Zito
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1988), 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 1988) 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 1988)
recording of:
The Flame (in 1988)
writer:
Nick Graham (British singer, songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, Atomic Rooster member) and Bob Mitchell (UK production music composer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Lorimar Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Limited (2003–2008, 2021–present), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cheap Trick4.255:34
14Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-26)
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-03-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-26)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-26) and Harold Bradley (on 1960-03-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-26)
background vocals:
Joe Melson (on 1960-03-26) and The Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1960-03-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1960-03-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 2) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (on 1960-03-26)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Roy Orbison4.72:23
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part of:Schmusesongs (Columbia) (number: 2) (order: 2)