100 Essential Tracks: 90s

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Tracklist

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1Un‐Break My Heart
recording of:
Un-Break My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Realsongs
Toni Braxton3:42
2Waterfalls
recording of:
Waterfalls
writer:
Marqueze Ethridge, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
publisher:
BELT STAR MUSIC, Hitco Music, Organized Noize Music, Pebbitone Music, Red Light & Incense Music, Stiff Shirt Music, Inc., TIZBIZ Music, 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), 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), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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)
TLC3:27
3Anything
recording of:
Anything
writer:
T. Jackson (Tito of Jackson 5's son (Tito Joe Jackson)), T. Jackson and T. Jackson
publisher:
Lindseyanne Music Co., Longitude Music Co., The Music Force and To the T
3T5:23
4The First Night
recording engineer:
Brian Frye
producer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
mixer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
background vocals:
Monica (US R&B singer)
recording of:
The First Night
writer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter), Tamara Savage and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
Monica43:56
5Money
recording of:
Money (Charli Baltimore ver.)
writer:
DJ Clark Kent (veteran hip-hop producer), Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff), Anthony Jackson (US bassist) and Tiffany J. Lane
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
For the Love of Money
Charli Baltimore3:47
6Boy You Knock Me Out
recording of:
Boy You Knock Me Out
writer:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist), Alfons Kettner, Nick Nice and Kelly Price
Tatyana Ali4:22
7Show Me Love
recording of:
Show Me Love
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Robyn (Swedish singer and songwriter Robin Carlsson)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Robyn3:29
8Summertime
producer:
Hula & K. Fingers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Summertime
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
writer:
Hula & K. Fingers
composer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Lamar Hula Mahone (US techno producer aka Hot Hands Hula), Robert Spike Mickens, Craig Simpkins, Claydes Smith, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince), Alton Taylor, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
is based on:
Summer Madness
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.53:59
9Scatman (Ski‐Ba‐Bop‐Ba‐Dop‐Bop)
producer:
Antonio Nunzio Catania (Italian producer, composer and musician) and Ingo Kays
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1994, in 1995)
recording of:
Scatman (Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop)
lyricist and composer:
Antonio Nunzio Catania (Italian producer, composer and musician) and John Larkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG UFA (not for release label use! this is a music publisher), Edition Scales, EMI Music Publ. Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Iceberg Publ. DK
sub-publisher:
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) and 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)
Scatman John3.753:33
10Guaglione
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Radio Corporation of America (renamed RCA Corporation sometime in the late 1960s–70s)
recording of:
Guaglione
lyricist:
Nicola Salerno (Italian lyricist Nicola Salerno) (in 1956)
composer:
Giuseppe Fanciulli (in 1956)
additional translator:
Steve Crosby (record producer, songwriter, music manager)
publisher:
Accordo Edizioni Musicali Srl
instrumental cover recording of:
Guaglione
lyricist:
Nicola Salerno (Italian lyricist Nicola Salerno) (in 1956)
composer:
Giuseppe Fanciulli (in 1956)
additional translator:
Steve Crosby (record producer, songwriter, music manager)
publisher:
Accordo Edizioni Musicali Srl
Pérez Prado2:26
11It’s My Life
engineer:
Gundars Rullis (choir vocals)
producer and mixer:
Denniz PoP
background vocals:
Paola Toro
choir vocals:
Annelie Berg, Marie Bergman (Swedish singer), Björn Ström, Gladys del Pilar and Ricco (background vocals on "It's My Life")
choir vocals arranger:
Anders Hansson (producer / writer / performer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1992, in 1993)
produced for:
SweMix Productions (in 1992)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (choir vocals) and SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
It’s My Life by Dr. Alban
recording of:
It’s My Life
lyricist:
Dr. Alban
composer:
Denniz PoP
publisher:
SweMix Music, SweMix Songs and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Dr. Alban3.854:02
12Tell Me When
producer:
Ian Stanley
mixer:
David Bascombe and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
music videos:
Tell Me When by The Human League
recording of:
Tell Me When
writer:
Paul Beckett and Philip Oakey
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
The Human League24:44
13Wake Up Boo!
engineer:
Andy Wilkinson (UK engineer)
producer:
The Boo Radleys
mixer:
Al Clay (British producer, audio engineer and composer)
recording of:
Wake Up Boo!
lyricist and composer:
Martin Carr
The Boo Radleys33:07
14Cecilia
Suggs3:03
15C’est la vie
producer:
Ray Hedges
fiddle:
Daniel Collier (fiddler)
guitar:
Erwin Keiles
arranger:
Martin Brannigan and Ray Hedges
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
music videos:
C'est la vie (music video) by B*Witched (Irish girl group)
recording of:
C’est la vie
writer:
Tracy Ackerman, B*Witched (Irish girl group), Martin Brannigan and Ray Hedges
publisher:
19 Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Sugar Free Music
B*Witched3.852:53
16Rush Rush
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 86)
recording of:
Rush Rush
lyricist and composer:
Peter Lord Moreland
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Paula Abdul4:19
17Stars
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein (American sound/mixing engineer)
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Stars
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
Simply Red34:10
18You’re All That Matters to Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1991)
recording of:
You’re All That Matters to Me
writer:
Shelly Peiken, Curtis Stigers and Gregg Sutton
publisher:
C. Montrose’s Music, Inc., Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Irving Music (BMI), Piccadilly Music Corporation, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Curtis Stigers34:39
19I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly3:18
20Nothing Compares to You
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1990) and Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1990)
music videos:
Nothing Compares 2 U (music video) by 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), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 162), Rolling Stone: 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:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Sinéad O’Connor4.35:11

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