Now That’s What I Call Music! 50

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ Cassette 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Can’t Get You Out of My Head
drum machine programming:
Rob Davis (Songwriter/producer was in Mud)
engineer and mixer:
Tim Orford
producer:
Rob Davis (Songwriter/producer was in Mud) and Cathy Dennis
electric guitar and keyboard:
Rob Davis (Songwriter/producer was in Mud)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Kylie Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
produced for:
19 Productions
music videos:
Can’t Get You Out of My Head (music video) by Kylie Minogue
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 45)
recording of:
Can’t Get You Out of My Head
lyricist:
Cathy Dennis
composer:
Rob Davis (Songwriter/producer was in Mud)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Toxic Songs Ltd., Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Limited (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 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)
Kylie Minogue3.853:51
2Uptown Girl
mastering:
Dick Beetham
assistant engineer:
Daniel Pursey (engineer)
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Daniel Pursey (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
bass:
Steve Pearce
drums (drum set):
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
guitar family:
Friðrik Karlsson
instruments:
Frizzy Karlsson
piano:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
trumpet:
Guy Barker
additional background vocals:
Andy Caine
performer:
Brian, Kian, Mark (Mark Feehily), Nicky and Shane
arranger:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2001)
cover recording of:
Uptown Girl
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Westlife23:05
3Hey Baby!
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pro Sound GmbH (from 2000 until 2001) and EMI Austria GmbH (in 2001)
music videos:
Hey Baby (taxi version) by DJ Ötzi (Austrian entertainer and schlager singer)
cover recording of:
Hey! Baby
writer:
Bruce Channel and Margaret Cobb
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Gerig Musikverlag (Musikverlage Hans Gerig KG), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
DJ Ötzi23:36
4Mambo No. 5
music videos:
Mambo No. 5 by Bob the Builder (BBC Children’s TV character voiced by Neil Morrissey)
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (“Bob the Builder” lyric version)
writer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
version of:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
Bob the Builder23:12
5Chain Reaction
producer:
Graham Stack and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
mixer:
Graham Stack, Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member) and Walter Turbitt
percussion [Brazilian percussion]:
Luis Jardim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 2001) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2001)
music videos:
Chain Reaction by Steps (British Euro-Pop group)
cover recording of:
Chain Reaction
composer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Gibb Brothers Music
Steps2.93:57
6Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance
writer:
Richard Breen, Jason Paul Brown (Five), Sean Conlon, Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer), Martin Harrington, Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician) and Richard “Biff” Stannard
publisher:
Biffco Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Five33:36
7Take Me Home
cover recording of:
Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)
writer:
Michelle Aller, Sophie Ellis‐Bextor and Bob Esty (disco songwriter - producer from Massachusetts)
publisher:
Right Song Inc. and Rondor Music
is based on:
Take Me Home
Sophie Ellis‐Bextor23:13
8Perfect Gentleman
recording of:
Perfect Gentleman
writer:
Jerry Duplessis, Hope Harris (Hope Harris, vocalist, wyclef jean related), Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Harry Tait
quotes lyrics from:
No Sex
Wyclef Jean23:17
9What Would You Do?
recording of:
What Would You Do?
writer:
Robert Pardlo and Ryan Toby
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hot-Ish Music, Inc. and Pladis Music
is based on:
The Next Episode
City High3.652:55
10If You Come Back
additional producer:
Pete Craigie
producer:
Ray Ruffin
music videos:
If You Come Back by Blue (UK boy band)
recording of:
If You Come Back
writer:
Nicole Formescu, Ian Oliver Hope and Ray Ruffin
Blue2.253:23
11Turn Off the Light
programming and producer:
Nelly Furtado and Track & Field
mixer:
Brad Haehnel
guitar:
Field (Canadian producer, songwriter & musician) and James McCollum (Canadian guitarist/songwriter)
turntable:
Field (Canadian producer, songwriter & musician)
additional background vocals:
Track
background vocals and lead vocals:
Nelly Furtado
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Turn Off the Light
lyricist and composer:
Nelly Furtado
publisher:
Nelstar Publishing
Nelly Furtado4.14:38
12Heaven Is a Halfpipe
recording of:
Heaven Is a Halfpipe
writer:
Roy C. Hammond (US southern soul singer & songwriter), johne. Necro, Matthew and Geoff Turney
publisher:
MNO Music, OPM Den Music, Shakey Lo Music and Street Tuff Tunes
OPM2.54:01
13Bohemian Like You
producer:
David Sardy (American score composer) and Courtney Taylor-Taylor
mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
bass and keyboard:
Zia McCabe
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Brent DeBoer
guest organ:
Erik Gavriluk
guitar:
Peter Holmström and Courtney Taylor-Taylor
slide guitar:
Troy Stewart
vocals:
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
music videos:
Bohemian Like You by The Dandy Warhols
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 449)
recording of:
Bohemian Like You
lyricist and composer:
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Dandy Warhols Music (BMI)
The Dandy Warhols4.23:32
14Smooth Criminal
assistant engineer:
Justin Harvey
engineer and editor:
James Murray (US engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Baumgardner
assistant mixer:
Dan Certa
additional editor:
John Ewing (Engineer) and Brian Virtue
drums (drum set):
Mike Cosgrove
electric bass guitar [bassadilla], guitar and background vocals:
Tye Zamora
electric guitar:
Terence Corso
lead vocals:
Dryden Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
SKG Music LLC (for copyrights use only, company associated with Dreamworks Records) (in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
NRG Recording Services in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 6) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 355)
cover recording of:
Smooth Criminal
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music
Alien Ant Farm4.253:27
15Fat Lip
engineer:
Joe McGrath
producer:
Jerry Finn
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
publisher:
Rectum Renovator Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2001)
recording of:
Fat Lip
writer:
Dave Baksh, Steve Jocz and Deryck Whibley
publisher:
EMI April Music Canada, EMI April Music Inc. and Rectum Renovator Music
Sum 414.33:01
16A Little Respect
music videos:
A Little Respect by Wheatus
cover recording of:
A Little Respect
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
Wheatus33:27
17Sing
assistant engineer:
Darrell Thorp (record producer, mixer and engineer)
engineer:
Steve Orchard (producer and engineer) (strings)
producer and mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
strings:
Millennia Strings
strings arranger:
Joby Talbot (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Independiente Ltd (company behind Independiente for copyright and other purposes) (in 2001) and Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) (in 2021)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
Air Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings)
music videos:
Sing by Travis (Scottish alternative rock band)
recording of:
Sing
lyricist and composer:
Fran Healy
Travis3.853:46
18Ain’t It Funny
recording engineer:
Fabian Marasciullo, Glen Marchese and Robert Williams (engineer)
programming:
Jose Sanchez and Dan Shea
assistant engineer:
David Swope
additional producer:
Peter Wade Keusch
producer:
Cory Rooney and Dan Shea
mixer:
Jim Annunziato, Dan Hetzel, Richie Jones, Peter Wade Keusch and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
guitar:
René Toledo
trumpet:
Ángel Fernández (Trumpet player)
background vocals:
Cory Rooney and Shalene Thomas
lead vocals:
Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2001)
recording of:
Ain’t It Funny
writer:
Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo) and Cory Rooney
publisher:
Cori Tiffani Publishing, Nuyorican Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Jennifer Lopez3.254:02
19Take My Breath Away
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
producer and mixer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
arranger:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
music videos:
Take My Breath Away by Emma Bunton
recording of:
Take My Breath Away (Emma Bunton song)
writer:
Emma Bunton, Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Emma Bunton2.353:38
20Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)
music videos:
Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) by Gabrielle (British singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) (in 2001)
writer:
Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer-songwriter) and Jonathan Shorten
Gabrielle2.153:24
21(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One
recording of:
(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Dick Dallas, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Larry Mullen, Jr. and Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist)
medley of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
medley of:
One (U2 song)
Lighthouse Family2.53:48
22What If
vocals:
Kate Winslet
music videos:
What If by Kate Winslet
recording of:
What If
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
publisher:
Rokstone Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Kate Winslet2.54:04
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Credits

Release

mastering:Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
compiler:Ashley Abram