The Hits Album: The R&B Album

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1Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down
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 Keys3.73:35
2Blurred Lines
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Hurt
recording engineer and editor:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated)
producer:
Pharrell Williams
instruments:
Pharrell Williams
background vocals:
Pharrell Williams
lead vocals:
Robin Thicke
arranger:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Star Trak, LLC (in 2013)
samples:
Got to Give It Up by Marvin Gaye
edit of:
Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) & Pharrell Williams
recording of:
Blurred Lines
writer:
Marvin Gaye, T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Deyjah’s Daddy Muzik (ended), EMI April Music, Inc., I Like ’em Thicke Music and More Water From Nazareth
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell1.653:48
3Problem
programming and producer:
ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer), Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Shellback
engineer:
Peter Carlsson (engineer), John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: mix engineered), Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Gregg Rominiecki
mixer:
Shellback
bass and guitar:
ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer)
keyboard:
ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer), Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Shellback
saxophone:
Leon H. Silva
background vocals:
Iggy Azalea, Big Sean, ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Savan Kotecha
vocals:
Peter Carlsson (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2014) and Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) (in 2014)
music videos:
Problem by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 9)
recording of:
Problem
writer:
Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande, ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer), Savan Kotecha and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grand Hustle Anthems, GrandAriMusic, MXM Music AB, Sony/ATV Allegro, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB and Wolf Cousins
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea3.353:12
4Shout Out to My Ex
programming:
Edvard Førre Erfjord and Henrik Michelsen
assistant engineer:
Alex Reid
engineer:
Chris Bishop (engineer), Electric (producer duo), John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) and Maegan Cottone
producer:
Electric (producer duo) and Maegan Cottone
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
instruments:
Edvard Førre Erfjord and Henrik Michelsen
additional vocals and other vocals [human beatbox]:
Camille Purcell (British singer-songwriter and record producer)
vocals:
JADE (UK vocalist, member of Little Mix), Leigh‐Anne, Jesy Nelson and Perrie (English singer‐songwriter)
performer:
Little Mix (British girl group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2017), Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2021) and Warner Music UK Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2021)
recording of:
Shout Out to My Ex
writer:
Camille Purcell (British singer-songwriter and record producer), Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, JADE (UK vocalist, member of Little Mix), Iain James, Leigh‐Anne, Jesy Nelson and Perrie (English singer‐songwriter)
Little Mix44:03
5Anaconda
Nicki Minaj4:19
6Cake by the Ocean
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2015)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016 (number: 18)
recording of:
Cake by the Ocean
writer:
Robin Fredriksson (of Mattman & Robin), Joe Jonas (of the Jonas Brothers), Mattias Larsson (of Mattman & Robin) and Justin Tranter (singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Justin’s School for Girls, Ma-Jay Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB and Wolf Cousins
DNCE4.53:37
7Forever
Chris Brown4:35
8BoyfriendJustin Bieber2:51
9Work From Home
assistant recording engineer and assistant editor:
Dexter Randall
recording engineer and editor:
Andrew Bolooki
programming:
Ammo (American musician, songwriter and producer Joshua Coleman) and DallasK (Dallas Koehlke)
producer:
Ammo (American musician, songwriter and producer Joshua Coleman), DallasK (Dallas Koehlke) and Victoria Monét
assistant mixer:
Daniela Rivera (engineer)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
Ammo (American musician, songwriter and producer Joshua Coleman) and DallasK (Dallas Koehlke)
guest vocals and guest performer:
Ty Dolla $ign
vocals:
Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and Normani (American singer, formerly of Fifth Harmony)
performer:
Fifth Harmony
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2016)
recorded at:
The Mothership in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Windmark Recording in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
mixed at:
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016 (number: 16) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 86)
recording of:
Work From Home
writer:
Daniel Bedingfield (singer- songwriter), Dallas Koehlke (Dallas Koehlke), Jude Demorest, Alexander Izquierdo, Joshua Coleman (American musician, songwriter and producer Joshua Coleman), Brian Lee (Korean American songwriter) and Tyrone Griffin Jr.
quotes music from:
Gotta Get Thru This
Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla Sign4.23:35
10You Don’t Own Me
producer:
Parker Ighile and Quincy Jones
samples:
You Don’t Own Me by Lesley Gore
recording of:
You Don’t Own Me (2015, Grace Sewell version)
part of:
Matuschkes Lieblinge 2015
version of:
You Don’t Own Me
SAYGRACE feat. G‐Eazy3.73:20
11All of Me
co-executive producer:
Eddie Blackmon (A&R)
executive producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), John Legend and Dave Tozer
keyboard:
Dave Tozer
piano:
John Legend
music videos:
All of Me by John Legend
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 3), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 13) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 27)
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist) and John Legend
dedicated to:
Chrissy Teigen
John Legend3.54:31
12Jealous
recording of:
Jealous
writer:
Natalie Hemby, Josh Kear and Timothy McKenzie (UK singer-songwriter and record producer)
Labrinth44:00
13La La La
recording engineer:
Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan (British songwriter, record producer, musician and rapper)
programming and producer:
Al-Hakam "Komi" El-Kaubaisy and Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan (British songwriter, record producer, musician and rapper)
mixer:
Wez Clarke
instruments:
Al-Hakam "Komi" El-Kaubaisy and Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan (British songwriter, record producer, musician and rapper)
strings:
Jonny Coffer (songwriter and producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naughty Boy Recordings Ltd. (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 82)
recording of:
La La La
writer:
Jonny Coffer (songwriter and producer), James Napier, Al-Hakam El Kaubaisy, Shahid Khan, Frobisher Mbabzi, James Murray (British electronic music composer & producer), Mustafa Omer (UK producer, formerly MC Strider of Blazin' Squad) and Sam Smith (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd (PRS‐affiliated), Naughty Words, Salli Isaak Songs Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Music Publishing Ltd, Stellar Songs Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Ltd (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith3.453:39
14Next to Me
programming and producer:
Craze & Hoax, James Murray (British electronic music composer & producer) and Mustafa Omer (UK producer, formerly MC Strider of Blazin' Squad)
assistant mixer:
Ben Baptie
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
electric bass guitar:
Anup Paul (British singer-songwriter, musician, producer and engineer)
instruments:
Craze & Hoax, James Murray (British electronic music composer & producer) and Mustafa Omer (UK producer, formerly MC Strider of Blazin' Squad)
piano:
Neil Cowley
background vocals:
Abeeku "Beyku" Ribeiro (MC Abeeku Ribeiro)
choir vocals:
Lorraine Barnes, Awsa Bergstrom, Crystal Jones, John Gibbons (UK backing singer), Charlene Jones, Jenny La Touche, Patsy McKay, Rebecca Jones (US singer), Roxy Harris (Roxy Harris) and Jack Vasiliou
lead vocals:
Emeli Sandé
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 88)
recording of:
Next to Me
additional writer:
Kendrick Lamar
writer:
A. K. Paul (British singer-songwriter, musician, producer and engineer), Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze and Emeli Sandé
publisher:
Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated)
Emeli Sandé2.853:15
15PayphoneMaroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa3:51
16Give Me Everything
producer:
Afrojack (dutch DJ and producer)
recording of:
Give Me Everything
writer:
Armando Pérez (American rapper), Shaffer Smith and Nick van de Wall
Pitbull43:46
17Like a G6
producer:
The Cataracs
mixer:
Ari Levine
guest vocals:
DEV (US pop singer Devin Star Tailes)
guest performer:
The Cataracs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherrytree (in 2010) and Interscope (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2010)
produced for:
Indie Pop (US label/management company)
mixed at:
Levcon Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 37)
recording of:
Like a G6
writer:
Virman Coquia, Devin Star Tailes (US pop singer Devin Star Tailes), Niles Hollowell‐Dhar, Jae Choung, James Roh, Kevin Nishimura and David Singer-Vine
publisher:
Far East Movement Publishing, Hunnypot for Life, Hunnypot Happenings, Indie‐Pop Music (publisher linked to label Indie‐Pop) and La Coquia Nostra
Far East Movement feat. The Cataracs & DEV43:37
18How We Do (Party)
Rita Ora4:07
19Price Tag
recording engineer and engineer:
Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Emily Wright
programming and producer:
Dr. Luke
assistant engineer:
Tatiana Gottwald
assistant mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Dr. Luke
electric bass guitar:
Butch Coleman
vocals:
Jessie J (English singer-songwriter)
partial recording of:
Price Tag
writer:
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.), Łukasz Gottwald, Jessica Cornish (English singer-songwriter) and Claude Kelly
publisher:
Ham Squad Music, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Prescription Songs, Shady Music Publishing, LLC (BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Studio Beast Music (publishing company linked to Claude Kelly) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
Jessie J23:08
20All My LifeK‐Ci & JoJo4:38
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