Big Hits 97

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Song 2
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree
electric guitar, theremin and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
music videos:
Song 2 (music video) by Blur (UK alternative rock band)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 8), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 15), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 57) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Song 2
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Wixen Music UK 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), 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), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong (division of EMI Music Publishing Group Hong Kong Ltd. that existed as early as 2000), FujiPacific Music (S.E. Asia) Ltd., 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch) and 香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
Blur4.252:02
2Bittersweet Symphony
cover recording of:
Bitter Sweet Symphony
lyricist and composer:
Richard Ashcroft
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
is based on:
The Last Time
The Brown Derbies4:35
3Paranoid Android
recorded in:
United Kingdom (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
recording engineer and producer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer) and Radiohead
programming:
Thom Yorke
assistant engineer:
Jon Bailey (engineer), Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Chris Scard
mixer and editor:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
bass guitar and bass synthesizer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
drums (drum set):
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
effects and background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
glockenspiel, keyboard, mellotron and organ:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
percussion:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
strings arranger:
Radiohead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2017)
music videos:
Paranoid Android by Radiohead
part of:
Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 13), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 20), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 38), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 64) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 256)
recording of:
Paranoid Android (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
Radiohead4.356:26
4Tubthumping
edit of:
Tubthumping (album version) by Chumbawamba
recording of:
Tubthumping (in 1996)
publisher:
Chumbawamba (in 1997)
writer:
Jude Abbott, Dunstan Bruce, Paul Greco (former bassist of British band Chumbawamba), Harry “Daz” Hamer, Danbert Nobacon, Alice Nutter, Lou Watts (member of Chumbawamba) and Boff Whalley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Leosong (publisher) (in 1997)
Chumbawamba4.353:59
5Breathe
guitar:
Jim Davies (The Prodigy studio guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings (in 1996)
edit of:
Breathe (album version) by Prodigy (UK electronic group, main member Liam Howlett)
recording of:
Breathe
writer:
Keith Flint (vocalist in The Prodigy), Liam Howlett and Keith Palmer (English singer‐songwriter and MC)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd (do not use this as a release label!) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Prodigy3.954:00
6Block Rockin’ Beats
producer:
The Chemical Brothers (British electronic music duo)
samples:
Gucci Again by Schoolly D
recording of:
Block Rockin’ Beats
writer:
Jesse B. Weaver, Jr., Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (UK producer, of Chemical Brothers)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
The Chemical Brothers3.253:25
7Home
producer:
Tim Simenon
mixer:
Q (mix engineer) and Tim Simenon
lead vocals:
Martin L. Gore
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Home
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Grabbing Hands Music Ltd.
Depeche Mode35:40
8Don’t Say Your Love Is Killing Me
recording engineer:
Luke Gifford and George Holt
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Neil McLellan
assistant mixer:
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
recording of:
Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
Erasure3:48
9Star People ’97 (Forthright edit)
George Michael4:25
10Who Do You Think You Are?
producer:
Absolute (UK house/garage/production/songwriting team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1997)
edit of:
Who Do You Think You Are by Spice Girls
music videos:
Who Do You Think You Are (video) by Spice Girls
recording of:
Who Do You Think You Are
writer:
Andy Watkins (Absolute, Bristol Baseline Productions, Cortex), Melanie Brown (Mel B), Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Paul Wilson (member of “Absolute”) and Victoria Beckham (née Adams)
publisher:
19 Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Spice Girls33:44
11Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
miscellaneous support:
Bonnie Brewster (task: girl crowd), Andrea M. Majied (task: girl crowd) and Susan McCall (task: girl crowd)
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks, Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
executive producer:
Louis J Pearlman
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
publisher:
Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Backstreet Boys3.153:44
12Brazen (Weep)
programming:
Darren Vaz and Skunk Anansie
engineer:
Mr. Colson, GGGarth (Canadian music producer and engineer) and Andrew Scarth
producer:
GGGarth (Canadian music producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
Chad Bamford and Guido South
mixer:
Joe Barresi (recording engineer, mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Cass Lewis
cello:
Martin McCarrick
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mark Richardson (UK drummer)
guitar:
Ace (Member of Skunk Anansie)
violin:
Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), William Hawkes and Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
lead vocals:
Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
strings arranger:
Martin McCarrick and Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
recorded at:
Great Linford Manor in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Brazen (Weep) by Skunk Anansie
recording of:
Brazen (Weep)
writer:
Len Arran and Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Skunk Anansie44:31
136 Underground
mixer:
Nellee Hooper
keyboard:
Marius de Vries
samples:
Golden Girl (stereo) by John Barry (English score composer)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 478)
recording of:
6 Underground
orchestrator:
Richard Benbow and Simon Warner
lyricist:
Corner, Howe and Pickering
composer:
John Barry (English score composer), Corner, Howe and Pickering
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Sneaker Pimps43:50
14Piece of My Heart
guest vocals:
Marsha Morrison
contains samples by:
Erma Franklin
cover recording of:
Piece of My Heart
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Shaggy feat. Marsha14:18
15I Believe I Can Fly
recording of:
I Believe I Can Fly
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
Imagem Music (ended), R. Kelly Publishing Inc., Zomba Music Publ. Ltd. and Zomba Songs Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Hong Kong Ltd
R. Kelly44:43
16Don’t Wanna Be a Player
recording of:
Don’t Wanna Be a Player
writer:
Rodney Jerkins, Joe Thomas (American R&B singer), Jolyon Skinner, Japhe Tejeda and Michele Williams (R&B songwriter and producer)
Joe44:19
17The Journey
9114:42
18Lazy Days
assistant engineer:
Jim Brumby (UK engineer) and Matt Hay
producer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Steve Power
mixer:
Steve Power
bass:
Fil Eisler (Czech score composer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Geoff Dugmore
guitar:
Andre Barreau, Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Steve McEwan (Scottish-born South African songwriter, artist and musician)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Steve Power
percussion:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
background vocals:
Andre Barreau, Andy Caine, Steve McEwan (Scottish-born South African songwriter, artist and musician) and Robbie Williams
vocals:
Robbie Williams
arranger:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Matrix Maison Rouge Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Lazy Days
writer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Robbie Williams
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated)
Robbie Williams3.653:53
19Samba de Janeiro (radio edit)
producer:
The Bellini Brothers (Producers of Bellini, German eurodance trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orbit Records GmbH (in 1997)
samples:
Celebration Suite by Airto (percussionist)
recording of:
Samba de Janeiro
writer:
Gottfried Engels, Airto Moreira (percussionist) and Ramon Zenker
publisher:
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present), Bug Music (music publishing), Gang Go, Good Morning Music and Upright Songs
is based on:
Celebration Suite
translated parody version of:
Kanaszta
Bellini3.352:48