Hits Sampler

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Disc 1
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1When You Believe
recording engineer:
Paul Boutin, Tim Boyle (recording and mixing engineer), Dana Chappelle and Don Murray (producer / engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Debbi Datz‐Pyle (task: contracted by), Sandy DeCrescent (task: contracted by) and Ivy Skoff (task: production coordinator)
drums (drum set) [drum] programming, drums (drum set) programming and keyboard [keyboards] programming:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
assistant engineer:
Luis Castello, Luis Castillo, Chuck Bailey Jr. (engineer), Brian Garten (Engineer), John Nelson (engineer), John Sorenson and Tom Sweeney (US engineer)
engineer:
Paul Boutin, Tim Boyle (recording and mixing engineer), Dana Jon Chappelle and Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Ivy Skoff
assistant mixer:
E'lyk
mixer:
Jon Gass
bass and bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
low whistle, solo bagpipe, solo low whistle [low whistles] and solo uilleann pipes [U-Union Pipes]:
Eric Rigler
percussion:
Sheila E.
piano:
Greg Phillinganes
choir vocals:
Dion Allen, Vearline Board, Lynn Davis (vocalist), Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds, Joy Enriquez, Sharlotte Gibson, Daryl Hawes, Kenya Ivey, Nathan Ivey, Tavia Ivey, Mark Kibble (US gospel singer from group Take 6), Peach (choir on "When You Believe"), Shanice, Syretha Smith (choir on "When You Believe"), Ulisa Ivey, J. Valentine, Nathan Walton and Crystal Wilson
choir vocals [choir]:
Dion Allen, Vearline Beard, Lynn Davis (vocalist), Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds, Joy Enriquez, Sharlotte Gibson, Daryl Hawes, Kenya Ivey, Nathan Ivey, Tavia Ivey, Mark Kibble (US gospel singer from group Take 6), Lisa Ivey, Peach (choir on "When You Believe"), Shanice Wilson, Syretha Smith (choir on "When You Believe"), J. Valentine, Nathan Walton and Krystal Wilson
vocals:
Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
orchestra:
Bill Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor) and Gavin Greenaway
conductor:
Bill Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor), Gavin Greenaway and Damon Thomas
chorus master:
Damon Thomas
arranger and orchestrator:
Bill Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor) and Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) and SKG Music L.L.C. (for copyrights use only, company associated with Dreamworks Records) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Brandon’s Way Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Brandon’s Way Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
When You Believe (The Prince of Egypt, pop version)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
additional composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Co., ECAF Music, Inc., SKG Songs and Songs of SKG
version of:
When You Believe (The Prince of Egypt)
Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston44:33
2Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:07
3One Sweet Day
percussion programming:
Walter Afanasieff and Dan Shea
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
additional engineer:
David Gleeson
co-engineer:
Kurt Lundvall, Andy Smith (Engineer at the famous "The Hit Factory", New York.) and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
audio engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Jay Healy
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass synthesizer, keyboard and synthesizer:
Dan Shea
guitar [guitars]:
Dann Huff
keyboard, percussion and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals and lead vocals:
Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
performer:
Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 43)
recording of:
One Sweet Day
lyricist:
Mariah Carey, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men), Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman
writer:
Walter Afanasieff
composer:
Mariah Carey
publisher:
Aynaw Publishing, Black Panther Publishing Co., Ensign Music Corporation, Rye Songs, Shawn Patrick Publishing, Sony Songs Inc. and Vanderpool Publishing
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men34:41
4Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:10
5Where the Bands Are
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer), Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer), Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard (sound engineer)
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (on 1979-10-09)
producer:
Jon Landau, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen (studio professional)
mixer:
Ed Thacker
bass:
Garry Tallent (on 1979-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (on 1979-10-09)
guitar:
Little Steven (on 1979-10-09) and Bruce Springsteen (on 1979-10-09)
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (on 1979-10-09)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1979-10-09)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1979-10-09)
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East (Springsteen’s home studio in Rumson) in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Where the Bands Are (on 1979-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
version of:
Let’s Go
Bruce Springsteen3.53:44
6Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:07
7Growin’ Up
assistant recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer) (on 1972-05-03)
recording engineer:
Phil Giambalvo (on 1972-05-03)
producer:
Mike Appel and John Hammond (producer)
mixer:
Phil Giambalvo
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1972-05-03)
recorded at:
1972‐05‐03: Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E, New York City, NY, USA (1972-05-03) (John Hammond Audition)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘E’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1972-05-03)
recording of:
Growin’ Up (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
Bruce Springsteen52:38
8Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:08
9Doo Whop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill5:20
10Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:08
11Ex-Factor
recording of:
Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill Song incorporating The Way We Were)
lyricist:
Ms. Lauryn Hill
composer:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist), Marilyn Bergman, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius (Wu‐Tang Clan), Marvin Hamlisch, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Inspectah Deck (east coast hip hop), Method Man (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer), Raekwon (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), RZA (American rapper and actor) and U‐God
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Obverse Creation Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Careers, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Wu‐Tang Publishing, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
The Way We Were
Lauryn Hill5:27
12Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:08
13Your Life Is Now
John Mellencamp3:57
14Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:07
15I’m Not Running Anymore
John Mellencamp3:25
16Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:08
17Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
miscellaneous support:
Janie Rangel (task: studios assistants) and Elan Trujillo (task: studios assistants)
assistant engineer:
Annette Cisneros
engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Greg K
drums (drum set):
Ron Welty
guitar:
Noodles (Kevin Wasserman)
additional vocals:
Nika Futterman Frost, Chris Higgins (X-13, The Offspring) and Heidi Villagran
background vocals:
Jack Grisham, Davey Havok and Jim Lindberg
lead vocals:
Dexter Holland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epitaph (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
samples:
Rock of Ages by Def Leppard (spoken vocals)
music videos:
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring (American punk)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1998)
recording of:
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)
lyricist and composer:
Dexter Holland
publisher:
Round Hill Works, Underachiever Music and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
The Offspring3.853:08
18Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:08
19Money Ain’t a Thang
Jermaine Dupri4:14
20Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:09
21Jazzy Hoes
Jermaine Dupri4:28
22Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:12
23Hot Lava
Perry Farrell3:54
24Hits Sampler
[dialogue]0:10
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