This Is Rock Ballads: Essential ’80s Box

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Heaven
Warrant4:32
2Take My Breath Away
Berlin4:21
3Wait
White Lion4:57
4Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
part of:
The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Starship4:23
5Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)
recording of:
Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
Cinderella5:41
6Hello, It’s Me
recording of:
Hello, It’s Me
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Todd Rundgren4:27
7Close My Eyes Forever
recording of:
Close My Eyes Forever
writer:
Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Lisabella Music, Monowise Ltd., Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo), フジパシフィックミュージック, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Lita Ford5:04
8Headed for a Heartbreak
Winger4:42
9Hooked in a Feeling
recording of:
Hooked on a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
B.J. Thomas3:13
10Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Bret Michaels4:50
11Dream On
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Gregg Bissonette (US jazz & rock drummer)
electric guitar:
Yngwie Malmsteen
keyboard:
Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio
cover recording of:
Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Frank Connelly Music, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Vindaloo Productions, Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Ronnie James Dio4:30
12Sister Christian
recording of:
Sister Christian
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Keagy
publisher:
Figs D Music and Rough Play Music
Night Ranger5:18
13Save Your Love
recording of:
Save Your Love
writer:
Jack Russell (original singer for Great White) and Stephan John Williams
Great White4:40
14Wanted Dead or Alive
L.A. Guns5:00
15Fly High Michelle
recording of:
Fly High Michelle
lyricist and composer:
Donnie Vie (US vocalist, formerly of Enuff Z’Nuff)
publisher:
Enuff Z’Nuff Songs Inc., Fajerstein Music Inc. and Octa Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
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 (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
Enuff Z’Nuff3:50
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Something to Believe In
Bret Michaels5:10
2Stairway to Heaven
cover recording of:
Stairway to Heaven
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc. (ended), Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing and Warner Chappell
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (ended), Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (ended) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH München
Great White8:37
3The Ballad of Jayne
L.A. Guns5:18
4Summer Luv
Pretty Boy Floyd4:44
5Sweet Child O’ Mine
Love/Hate4:54
6Everlasting Love
recording of:
Everlasting Love
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
Howard Jones4:19
7Don’t Stop Believin’
recording of:
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey song)
writer:
Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) and Neal Schon
publisher:
Lacey Boulevard Music and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
sub-publisher:
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 (holding company – do not use as release label), 日音 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Starship4:18
8When the Good Die Young
Dokken4:52
9Sometimes She Cries
Warrant4:42
10Love Hurts
Nazareth4:17
11When the Children Cry
White Lion3:31
12Nobody’s Fool
recording of:
Nobody’s Fool
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Eve Songs, 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 (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
Cinderella5:11
13Spooky
recording of:
Spooky
lyricist:
Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb
composer:
Harry Middlebrooks and Mike Shapiro (saxophonist, composer of Spooky)
publisher:
Bike Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Spooky (instrumental)
Atlanta Rhythm Section5:10
14Still Lovin’ You
Kix Featuring George Lynch4:57
15Miles Away
Kip Winger4:00