Now That’s What I Call Music! 1990: The Millennium Series

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Misprinted version where the 4 last tracks on CD2 are in a different order

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nothing Compares 2 U
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 4), AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 38), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 162), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 184) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 413)
cover recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
NPG Publishing, Warner Chappell, 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
Sinéad O’Connor4.355:02
2Sacrifice
assistant recording engineer:
Karl Lever
recording engineer and engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Romeo Williams
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Moffett
keyboard:
Guy Babylon, Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) and Fred Mandel
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone
lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Happenstance Ltd. (record and publishing company) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Puk Recording Studios in Gjerlev
recording of:
Sacrifice
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher), Rocket Music Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John2.95:09
3It Must Have Been Love
edit of:
It Must Have Been Love by Roxette
recording of:
It Must Have Been Love
lyricist and composer:
Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette33:52
4Show Me Heaven
recording of:
Show Me Heaven
writer:
Eric Rackin (Production music composer), Maria McKee and Jay Rifkin
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Famous Music Publishing Limited
Maria McKee33:52
5Unchained Melody
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
vocals:
Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) and Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, United States (in 1965-03)
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 366)
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody (in 1965-03)
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
The Righteous Brothers33:37
6I Wish It Would Rain Down
producer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Hugh Padgham
bass guitar:
Pino Palladino
drums (drum set), keyboard and tambourine, keyboard and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
guitar:
Eric Clapton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philip Collins Ltd. (in 2016)
recording of:
I Wish It Would Rain Down
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Imagem Music
Phil Collins3.65:30
7Nothing Ever Happens
miscellaneous support:
Mark Freegard (task: additional recording)
producer:
Hugh Jones (UK producer)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records
recording of:
Nothing Ever Happens
lyricist and composer:
Justin Currie
publisher:
Polygram Music
Del Amitri2.83:53
8Kingston Town
cover recording of:
Kingston Town
lyricist and composer:
Kenrick Patrick
UB404.353:47
9Dub Be Good to Me
producer:
Norman Cook
vocals:
Lindy Layton
recording of:
Dub Be Good to Me
composer:
Norman Cook, James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
version of:
Just Be Good to Me
Beats International feat. Lindy2.354:00
10There She Goes
engineer:
Dave Charles (British drummer as well as producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer)
mixer:
Steve Lillywhite
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Power (of The La’s and Cast)
drums (drum set):
Chris Sharrock
electric guitar:
John Byrne (John 'Boo' Byrne, electric guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lee Mavers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1988)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 45), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 62) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 418)
recording of:
There She Goes (The La’s)
lyricist and composer:
Lee Mavers
publisher:
Go! Discs Music Ltd. (publisher), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
The La’s3.952:42
11Killer
assistant producer:
Mark Tinley
producer:
Adamski
lead vocals:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter)
music videos:
Killer (music video) by Seal (English-born singer and songwriter)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 198)
recording of:
Killer (in 1990)
lyricist:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter)
writer:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter) and Adam Paul Tinley
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (ended), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (ended), Beethoven Street Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), MCA Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
Adamski3.54:13
12Blue Savannah
mixer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Mark Saunders (UK record producer)
recording of:
Blue Savannah
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Minotaur Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd. (UK) and Sony Music Publishing (UK)
Erasure2.54:21
13Enjoy the Silence
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Phil Legg and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 415)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) 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)
Depeche Mode4.44:13
14World in Motion
engineer:
Mike “Spike” Drake
producer:
Stephen Hague and New Order (UK synth pop band)
background vocals:
Keith Allen (Welsh actor), Peter Beardsley, England National Football Team, Paul Gascoigne, Steve McMahon, Chris Waddle and Des Walker
spoken vocals:
Nigel Patrick (actor) and Kenneth Wolstenholme (football commentator) (in 1990)
spoken vocals [rap]:
John Barnes (English footballer, vocals on “World in Motion”)
vocals:
Keith Allen (Welsh actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Records (in 1990)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 69)
recording of:
World in Motion
writer:
Keith Allen (Welsh actor), Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
is based on:
The B-Side
Englandneworder34:29
15Unbelievable
producer and mixer:
Ralph Jezzard
drums (drum set):
Mark Decloedt
electric guitar and keyboard:
Ian Dench
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals)
lead vocals:
James Atkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 421)
recording of:
Unbelievable
writer:
James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench and Zac Foley
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publ. Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
EMF3.553:30
16Step On
producer:
Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne (producer)
cover recording of:
He’s Gonna Step on You Again
writer:
Christos Demitriou and John Kongos
Happy Mondays3.655:15
17Loaded
engineer:
Brian O'Shaughnessy
producer:
Andrew Weatherall
remixer:
Andrew Weatherall
recording of:
Loaded (Primal Scream)
writer:
Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert Young (British guitarist, of Primal Scream)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Primal Scream34:14
18The Only One I Know
producer:
Chris Nagle
music videos:
The Only One I Know by The Charlatans (English indie rock band)
recording of:
The Only One I Know
writer:
John Baker (guitarist for The Charlatans), Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess (UK vocalist, The Charlatans) and Rob Collins
The Charlatans4.453:56
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part of:Now That’s What I Call Music! The Millennium Series (UK) (number: 1990) (order: 11)