The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Burning Heart (disc 1)
2▶CD: Burning Heart (disc 2)
3▶CD: These Dreams
4▶CD: The Flame (disc 1)
5▶CD: The Flame (disc 2)
6▼CD: Love Hurts (disc 1)
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1Harden My Heart
producer:
John Boylan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1981)
recording of:
Harden My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Marv Ross (guitarist, songwriter)
publisher:
Bonnie Bee Good Music (publisher) (in 1981), Geffen/Kaye Music (in 1981) and Narrow Dude Music (publisher) (in 1981)
Quarterflash43:36
2Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
bell and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
organ, piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Billy Hinsche, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Toni Tennille and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
horn arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
vocals arranger:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland
recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1991)
Elton John3.455:37
3Lady
executive producer:
Bill Traut
producer:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”)
lead vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
recording of:
Lady (Styx song) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Wooden Nickel Music, Inc. (work publisher) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Styx4.53:06
4Nights in White Satin
engineer:
Derek Varnals
executive producer:
Hugh Mendl
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist) (task: realisation) and Michael Dacre-Barclay (British producer) (task: realisation)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead
recording of:
Nights in White Satin
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
The Moody Blues47:39
5Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1982)
recording of:
Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Hagar
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Sammy Hagar33:30
6Wind of Change
assistant engineer:
Shay Baby, Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt and Tom Fletcher (engineer)
engineer:
Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Shay Baby, Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1990)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1990)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
guest keyboard:
Koen van Baal (in 1990)
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1990)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1990), Matthias Jabs (in 1990), Klaus Meine (in 1990), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1990, in 1991) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys (in 1990) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum (in 1990)
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Wind of Change (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Polygram Music, PRI Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Scorpions3.45:11
7Beth
engineer:
Jay Messina and Corky Stasiak
producer:
Bob Ezrin
acoustic guitar:
Dick Wagner
grand piano:
Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Peter Criss
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan
recording of:
Beth
writer:
Peter Criss, Bob Ezrin and Stan Penridge
publisher:
KISS Songs Inc. (ended), All by Myself Publishing Company, Café Americana Inc., Irving Music of Canada, Peter Criss Publishing, Reach Music Canada, Reach Music Publishing, Inc. and Rock Steady Music
sub-publisher:
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
KISS4.152:48
8Melissa
engineer:
Howard Albert and Ron Albert
producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar, organ and piano:
Gregg Allman (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1971-09 until 1971-12) and Butch Trucks (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
guitar:
Dickey Betts (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
arranger:
The Allman Brothers Band
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
remasters:
Melissa by The Allman Brothers Band
recording of:
Melissa (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
lyricist:
Steve Alaimo and Gregg Allman
composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
Elijah Blue Music, EMI Longitude Music, Longitude Music Co., No Exit Music Co., Inc., Sherlyn Publishing, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Allman Brothers Band43:55
9More Than Words
assistant engineer:
Craig Doubet (recording engineer)
engineer:
Bob St. John
producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Pat Badger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Paul Geary
guitar, keyboard, percussion and piano and background vocals:
Nuno Bettencourt
background vocals and lead vocals:
Gary Cherone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1990)
recording of:
More Than Words
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Funky Metal Publishing
Extreme3.755:36
10I’m Not in Love
bass and guitar:
Graham Gouldman (in 1975)
effects [musical effects]:
Eric (in 1975)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Eric Stewart (in 1975)
Moog:
Kevin Godley (in 1975)
piano:
Lol Creme (in 1975)
synclavier [control desk]:
Eric (in 1975), Graham (in 1975), Kevin (in 1975) and Lol (in 1975)
background vocals:
Lol Creme (in 1975), Kevin Godley (in 1975) and Graham Gouldman (in 1975)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!)
edit of:
I’m Not in Love (album version) by 10cc
recording of:
I’m Not in Love (in 1975)
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Man-Ken Music Ltd. (, in 1975), Schubert Music Publishing, St. Anne's Music and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
10cc4.23:48
11Don’t You (Forget About Me)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jez Coad
performer:
Simple Minds (Scottish rock band) (on 1984-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simple Minds Ltd, Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2001), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 25) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 340)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (on 1984-07-10)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
Simple Minds4.254:19
12I Can Dream About You
recording of:
I Can Dream About You
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Multi-Level Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated)
Dan Hartman3:51
13You Belong to the City
producer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass, electric guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
drums (drum set):
Michael Huey
instruments:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
saxophone:
Bill Bergman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recording of:
You Belong to the City
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Jack Tempchin
publisher:
Night River Publishing and Red Cloud Music
Glenn Frey55:51
14Love Song
additional recording engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer)
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer) and Vic Deyglio
engineer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
producer and mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Hannon (hard rock guitarist)
bass guitar:
Brian Wheat
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Troy Luccketta
lead vocals:
Jeff Keith
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Love Song
writer:
Frank Hannon (hard rock guitarist) and Jeff Keith
publisher:
コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (ended), 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) (ended), City Kidd Music, Round Hill Songs Tesla, 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)
Tesla4.55:24
15Sister Christian
engineer:
John Van Nest
producer:
Pat Glasser
mixer:
Mills Logan
bass:
Jack Blades (of Night Ranger)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Keagy
guitar:
Brad Gillis
instruments:
Francis Alan Fitzgerald
synthesizer:
Jeff Watson
recording of:
Sister Christian
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Keagy
publisher:
Figs. D Music, Kid Bird Music, Inc. and Rough Play Music
Night Ranger54:17
16Do You Feel Like We Do
recording of:
Do You Feel Like We Do
writer:
Peter Frampton, Mick Gallagher (UK hammond organ player), John Siomos and Rick Wills
publisher:
Nuages Artists Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Peter Frampton57:19
7▶CD: Love Hurts (disc 2)
8▶CD: High Enough

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