First Love: Greatest Ballads of All Time

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Tracklist

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1Empire State of Mind, Part II
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (in 2009)
recording of:
Empire State of Mind, Part II: Broken Down
writer:
Alexander Shuckburgh (Alexander Shuckburgh; songwriter, musician and producer), Angela Hunte (American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer), Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer), Alicia Keys, Sylvia Robinson, Janette Sewell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
Empire State of Mind
Alicia Keys3.653:35
2So Beautiful
Pete Murray4:39
3Everytime
assistant engineer:
Seth Waldmann
engineer, mixer and editor:
Sean McGhee
producer:
Guy Sigsworth
lead vocals:
Britney Spears
performer:
Guy Sigsworth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2003) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 2003)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Frou Frou Music in Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Everytime by Britney Spears, Everytime (official music video) by Britney Spears, Everytime (Angle 1) by Britney Spears and Everytime (Angle 2) by Britney Spears
recording of:
Everytime
writer:
Annette Stamatelatos and Britney Spears
publisher:
Andrian Adams Music, Britney Spears Music, Sea Nymph and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears4.153:50
4My Heart Will Go On
recording engineer:
Humberto Gatica and David Gleeson
miscellaneous support:
Emilie Charlap (task: orchestratra contractor) and Dan Shea (task: sound design)
additional drum machine [drum and rhythm] programming:
Dan Shea
drum machine [drum and rhythm] programming:
Walter Afanasieff
programming:
Dan Shea
assistant engineer:
Chris Brooke, Tony Gonzalez (engineer), Tyson Leeper, Glen Marchese, Ethan Schofer and Greg Thompson (engineer, mixer)
engineer:
Humberto Gatica (lead vocals) and Dan Shea
co-producer:
James Horner (American score composer)
producer:
Walter Afanasieff
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
additional keyboard:
Dan Shea
bass synthesizer [synth bass], Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ] and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
fiddle [Irish fiddle]:
Paul Peabody (violinist)
guitar:
Dann Huff
tin whistle [pennywhistle/whistles]:
Tony Hinnigan (cellist, multi-instrumentalist, most notably flutes, whistles, and pipes)
background vocals:
Cleytoven Richardson, Leslie Ellis, Skyler Jett, Konesha Owens and Jeanie Tracy
conductor:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff
orchestrator:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
My Heart Will Go On (love theme from Titanic) by Céline Dion
a cappella versions:
The music from that movie about the boat by David Thorne (designer)
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 2) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 279)
recording of:
My Heart Will Go On
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music Publishing Division 2) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
The 70th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1997 winner)
part of:
Titanic
Céline Dion4.354:39
5Beautiful
additional assistant engineer:
Andrew Chavez (engineer)
additional engineer:
David Guerrero
assistant engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Davy Vain
engineer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) and Davy Vain (task: Pro Tools)
producer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
assistant mixer:
Ethan Willoughby
mixer:
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (mixer)
additional strings, bass guitar [bass], guitar [guitars] and piano:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
cello:
Richard Dodd (cellist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Brian MacLeod (American drummer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Damon Fox
strings:
The Section
viola:
Shanti Randall
violin:
Eric Gorfain
additional arranger:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
mixed for:
Essential Arts Management, LTD
additionally recorded at:
The Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
The Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
part of:
CBC Music: 12 Songs About Bullying, VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 17) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 260)
recording of:
Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Stuck in the Throat
Christina Aguilera4.24:00
6Don’t Dream It’s Over
recording engineer:
Tchad Blake and Dennis Kirk
assistant engineer:
Glen Holguin (engineer)
producer:
Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Michael Frondelli
bass:
Nick Seymour (Nicholas More Seymour)
congas, mbira [kalimba] and shakers:
Jorge Bermudez
drums (drum set):
Paul Hester (Australian drummer for Crowded House/Split Enz)
electric guitar [Gibson Les Paul Goldtop] and lead vocals:
Neil Finn
electric guitar [Tom Anderson “S” Style]:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
keyboard and organ:
Mitchell Froom
background vocals:
Noel Crombie, Jim Gilstrap, Andy Milton and Joe Satriani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Dream It’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing and Roundhead Music (Neil Finn)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 2)
Crowded House3.93:55
7Wish You Were Here
recording of:
Wish You Were Here
Delta Goodrem4:15
8Ordinary World
recording of:
Ordinary World
lyricist:
Warren Cuccurullo, John Nigel Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran), Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran) and Nick Rhodes
composer:
Warren Cuccurullo, Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services America Inc., American Skintrade Music Inc (from 1993 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1993 to present) and Private Parts Musicall (from 1993 to present)
Duran Duran4:39
9I Won’t Let You Go
additional assistant recording engineer:
Tom Halstead (British electronic producer; Raime) (strings)
additional recording engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger) (strings)
recording engineer:
Ren Swan and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
assistant programming and assistant mixer:
Ben Baptie
programming and mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
producer:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
bass:
Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer)
drums (drum set):
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
guitar:
Patrick Mascall and Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer)
Hammond organ and piano:
Andy Wallace (keyboard player)
keyboard:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
vocals:
James Morrison (UK singer)
conductor:
Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer) (strings)
strings arranger:
Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer)
produced for:
Metrophonic Productions
recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings)
music videos:
I Won’t Let You Go by James Morrison (UK singer)
recording of:
I Won’t Let You Go
writer:
Martin Brammer (English singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, vocalist and lyricist), James Morrison (UK singer) and Steve Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Imagem Music and Sony/ATV
James Morrison33:42
10Waiting on the World to Change
bass guitar:
Pino Palladino
brass:
Roy Hargrove
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
keyboard:
Ricky Peterson (American keyboardist)
background vocals:
Scotty Crowe, Ricky Cytonbaum, Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Jeannie Martinez, Kristen Moss, Lee Padgett, Pino Palladino, Harley Pasternak, Maggie Slavonic and Sandy Vongdasy
background vocals and lead vocals:
John Mayer (US singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aware Records LLC (in 2006)
recording of:
Waiting on the World to Change
lyricist and composer:
John Mayer (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Milky Boy Music and Reach Music Publishing, Inc.
John Mayer3.753:21
11Cry Me a River
recording engineer:
Senator Jimmy D (engineer)
assistant engineer:
"Steamy" and Carlos "Storm" Martinez (Sound engineer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
clavinet:
Scott Storch (producer)
guitar:
Bill Pettaway (R&B songwriter, musician, producer)
background vocals:
Greater Anointing, Marsha Ambroise, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Tyrone Tribbett
conductor:
Larry Gold (strings)
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
vocals arranger:
Justin Timberlake
produced for:
Timbaland Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (strings) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake
part of:
VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 27)
recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Scott Storch (producer), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Scott Storch Music, Tennman Tunes, TVT Music, Inc., Virginia Beach Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Justin Timberlake3.954:50
12The Last Day on Earth
recording of:
The Last Day on Earth
writer:
Kate Miller‐Heidke (Australian singer/songwriter and actress) and Keir Nuttall
Kate Miller‐Heidke34:48
13Because of You
additional engineer:
Sergio Chavez and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: pro-tools engineer)
producer:
David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter) and Ben Moody (American guitarist and producer)
additional mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
electric bass guitar:
Marty O’Brien
electric guitar:
Ben Moody (American guitarist and producer)
membranophone:
Mark Colbert
piano:
David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) and David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
19 Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! record company founded by Simon Fuller) (from 2004 to present), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2006), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2006), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2006) and Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 2006)
music videos:
Because of You by Kelly Clarkson
recording of:
Because of You
writer:
Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter) and Ben Moody (American guitarist and producer)
publisher:
12 06 Publishing, KMR Music Royalties II S, Reservoir 416 (B) and Smelly Songs
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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 ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Kelly Clarkson3.93:40
14Bleeding Love
programming, engineer and producer:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
assistant engineer:
Craig Durrance and Nate Hertweck
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
strings [string] arranger:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Encore in Burbank, California, United States, Mansfield Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States and Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Bleeding Love (music video, UK Edition) by Leona Lewis
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 2)
recording of:
Bleeding Love
writer:
Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Jambition Music (ASCAP) and Write 2 Live
Leona Lewis4.154:22
15More Than This
producer:
Paul Meehan (Keyboardist/Producer/Remixer) and Brian Rawling
mixer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
drums (drum set):
Paul Meehan (Keyboardist/Producer/Remixer)
guitar:
Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer) and Jamie Scott (UK singer-songwriter)
keyboard:
Paul Meehan (Keyboardist/Producer/Remixer) and Jamie Scott (UK singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik (ZAYN, British singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2011, in 2012)
recording of:
More Than This
lyricist and composer:
Jamie Scott (UK singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Universal-PolyGram Int'l Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
One Direction3:48
16Fireflies
programming, engineer and producer:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
additional producer:
Matt Thiessen
cello:
Phil Peterson (strings)
drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
additional vocals:
Matt Thiessen
music videos:
Fireflies (official music video) by Owl City
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 30) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 60)
recording of:
Fireflies
lyricist and composer:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
publisher:
Ocean City Park, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Owl City4.653:48
17Nothing’s Real but LoveRebecca Ferguson2:53
18Incredible
Timomatic3:56
19I Will Always Love You
engineer:
David Reitzas, Bill Schnee and Peter Yianilos
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Whitney Houston
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
mixer:
David Reitzas
creative direction:
Rickey Minor (bass player, music director, composer, music producer)
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 3), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 59), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 60), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 60) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 94)
karaoke recording of:
I Will Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
cover recording of:
I Will Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Whitney Houston4.54:30
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