The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever!

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1We Will Rock You
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
assistant producer and co-producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
foot stomps [footstomps] and handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1977), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1977) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1977, in 2001, in 2011)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 25) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 338)
recording of:
We Will Rock You (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.952:02
2Crazy Crazy Nights
producer:
Ron Nevison
mixer:
Ron Nevison (from 1987-06 until 1987-07)
lead vocals:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1987)
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1987-06 until 1987-07)
recording of:
Crazy Crazy Nights
writer:
Adam Mitchell (Scottish-Canadian songwriter) and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
Hori Productions America Inc. and Piccadilly Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and 大洋音楽
KISS4.153:44
3Since You Been Gone
recording engineer:
Leigh Mantle and Dr. Michael Palmer (engineer)
engineer:
Gary Edwards (producer, engineer)
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
lead vocals:
Graham Bonnet (British rock vocalist) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Records Inc. (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
cover recording of:
Since You Been Gone (in 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and Union Square Music Songs Ltd.
Rainbow3.953:13
4Are You Gonna Go My Way
additional engineer:
David Domanich
assistant engineer:
Greg DiGesu
engineer and mixer:
Henry Hirsch
producer:
Lenny Kravitz
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Craig Ross (guitarist)
bass:
Tony Breit and Lenny Kravitz
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) [junkanoo] and background vocals and lead vocals:
Lenny Kravitz
synthesizer [arp string ensemble]:
Henry Hirsch
performer:
Lenny Kravitz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1993)
recording of:
Are You Gonna Go My Way (in 1998-12)
lyricist:
Lenny Kravitz
composer:
Henry Hirsch, Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross (guitarist)
publisher:
Miss Bessie Music, Wigged Music, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Lenny Kravitz3.93:30
5Inside
producer:
Peter Lawlor (Scottish songwriter, producer and multi‐instrumentalist of band Stiltskin)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
White Water Records (in 1994)
recording of:
Inside
lyricist and composer:
Peter Lawlor (Scottish songwriter, producer and multi‐instrumentalist of band Stiltskin)
Stiltskin3.654:24
6Walk This WayRun‐D.M.C.3.653:38
7The Boys Are Back in Town
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 499)
recording of:
The Boys Are Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
Thin Lizzy4.254:22
8Pride (In the Name of Love)
recording of:
Pride (In the Name of Love)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U23:42
920th Century BoyT. Rex4.83:37
10School’s Out
engineer:
Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Bob Ezrin
drums (drum set):
Neil Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
electric guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
guitar and background vocals:
Reggie Vincent
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972, in 1974) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 319)
recording of:
School’s Out
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper4.23:27
11Gimme All Your Lovin’
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Gimme All Your Lovin’
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top4.053:57
12Born to Be Wild
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 129)
recording of:
Born to Be Wild
lyricist and composer:
Mars Bonfire
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Manitou Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Steppenwolf4.253:26
13She Sells Sanctuary
recording engineer:
"Syco" Steve Williams (UK recording engineer, aka Syco)
engineer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and Mark Stent (producer, engineer)
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
bass guitar, keyboard and strings:
Jamie Stewart (bassist with The Cult) (from 1985-07 until 1985-08)
guest drums (drum set):
Nigel Preston (British drummer) (from 1985-07 until 1985-08)
guitar:
William H Duffy (from 1985-07 until 1985-08)
vocals:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult) (from 1985-07 until 1985-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet Ltd. (publisher, copyright company) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-07 until 1985-08) and Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-07 until 1985-08)
mixed at:
Dean Street Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult (British rock band)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 25)
recording of:
She Sells Sanctuary (from 1985-07 until 1985-08)
writer:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult) and Billy Duffy
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
The Cult4.44:17
14Won’t Get Fooled Again
recording engineer:
Glyn Johns and Pete Townshend (of The Who) (synthesizer)
associate producer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
The Who
mixer:
Glyn Johns (on 1971-05-28)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar, organ and synthesizer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1971-04)
bass guitar:
John Entwistle (in 1971-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Keith Moon (drummer) (in 1971-04)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (in 1971-04)
vocals:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) and John Entwistle (in 1971-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1971)
additionally recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
mixed at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-28)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 133) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 295)
recording of:
Won’t Get Fooled Again (in 1971-04)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
The Who4.658:31
15Mama
recording of:
Mama
lyricist:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
composer:
Tony Banks (Genesis), Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Imagem CV, Imagem Sounds Banks, Imagem Sounds Collins, Imagem Sounds Rutherford, Anthony Banks Ltd. (from 1983 to present), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (from 1983 to present), Michael Rutherford Ltd. (from 1983 to present) and Philip Collins Ltd. (from 1983 to present)
Genesis5:15
16Owner of a Lonely Heart
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Chris Squire (Yes bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer) (in 1983)
guitar:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Tony Kaye (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
recording of:
Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Affirmative Music (publisher), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated), Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., 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), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Yes44:24
17More Than a Feeling
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
Tom Scholz (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
drums (drum set):
Sib Hashian (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
vocals:
Brad Delp (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1976)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston4.753:21
18All Day and All of the Night
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (on 1964-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Graham (UK pop/rock session drummer and producer, 1940–2009) (on 1964-09-23)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (on 1964-09-23)
piano:
Perry Ford (on 1964-09-23)
background vocals:
Johnny B. Great (on 1964-09-23)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (on 1964-09-23)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 23)
recording of:
All Day and All of the Night (on 1964-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd., Jay Boy and Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd.
The Kinks4.552:21
19I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)
producer:
Jim Steinman
recording of:
I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1993)
Meat Loaf35:26
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