Voices: Simply the Best

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Copyright: This compilation ℗ 2013 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1For the First Time
edit of:
For the First Time (explicit) by The Script
recording of:
For the First Time
writer:
Danny O’Donoghue and Mark Sheehan
The Script24:12
2Father Figure (remastered)
producer:
George Michael
additional keyboard:
Betsy Cook
guitar:
Hugh Burns
keyboard:
George Michael
background vocals:
Shirley Lewis and George Michael
vocals:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987, in 2010)
recording of:
Father Figure (George Michael song)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
George Michael3.655:37
3Leave Right Now
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths
programming and producer:
Stephen Lipson
engineer and mixer:
Heff Moraes
guitar family:
John Themis and Eg White
keyboard:
Anne Dudley (English score composer) and Greg Wells
membranophone:
Steve Barney (Drummer)
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
recording of:
Leave Right Now
orchestrator:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
lyricist and composer:
Eg White
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Will Young3.253:31
4I Won't Let You Go
additional assistant recording engineer:
Tom Halstead (British electronic producer; Raime) (strings)
additional recording engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger) (strings)
recording engineer:
Ren Swan and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
assistant programming and assistant mixer:
Ben Baptie
programming and mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
producer:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
bass:
Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer)
drums (drum set):
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
guitar:
Patrick Mascall and Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer)
Hammond organ and piano:
Andy Wallace (keyboard player)
keyboard:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
vocals:
James Morrison (UK singer)
conductor:
Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer) (strings)
strings arranger:
Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer)
produced for:
Metrophonic Productions
recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings)
music videos:
I Won’t Let You Go by James Morrison (UK singer)
recording of:
I Won’t Let You Go
writer:
Martin Brammer (English singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, vocalist and lyricist), James Morrison (UK singer) and Steve Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Imagem Music and Sony/ATV
James Morrison33:49
5Glitter & Gold
Rebecca Ferguson3:28
6Slow
Rumer3:35
7Walking on Broken Glass
recording of:
Walking on Broken Glass
lyricist and composer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Lennoxa Ltd and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
Annie Lennox3:31
8Green Garden
recording of:
Green Garden
writer:
Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula44:09
9Don't Bother
recording engineer:
Tweety González, Rob Jacobs (mixer/recorder for a.o. U2 and Alanis Morissette) and Kevin Killen
programming:
Gustavo Cerati, Pete Davis (UK engineer, programmer, keyboards) and Lester Mendez
additional producer:
Gustavo Cerati
co-producer:
Lester Mendez
producer:
Shakira (Colombian singer-songwriter)
mixer:
Gustavo Celis
drums (drum set):
Emmanuel Cauvet and Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Chris Chaney
guitar:
Gustavo Cerati, Dave Levita (guitarist, has toured or recorded with many artists) and Lyle Workman
keyboard:
Leandro Fresco and Lester Mendez
background vocals:
Shakira (Colombian singer-songwriter)
co-produced for:
Living Stereo
recording of:
Don’t Bother
lyricist:
Shakira (Colombian singer-songwriter)
composer:
Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Leisha Hailey, Heather Reid (member of the Murmurs), Shakira (Colombian singer-songwriter) and Scott Spock
Shakira3.74:16
10Shiver (edit)
recording of:
Shiver
writer:
Natalie Imbruglia, Sheppard Solomon (songwriter) and Eg White
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Natalie Imbruglia3:20
11Unwritten
guitar:
Nick Lashley (producer, songwriter and musician)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Keith Crouch
keyboard:
Wayne Rodrigues
background vocals:
Danielle Brisebois, Jessi Collins, Nikola Bedingfield and Ryan Collins
vocals arranger:
Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois and Wayne Rodrigues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2004)
recorded at:
The Birdcage in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States and The Chill Building in Santa Monica, California, United States
part of:
Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 46) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 70)
recording of:
Unwritten
writer:
Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois and Wayne Rodrigues
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gator Baby, Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK) and WSRJ Music
Natasha Bedingfield3.74:17
12Adia
producer:
Pierre Marchand
acoustic guitar and piano:
Sarah McLachlan
bass:
Pierre Marchand and Brian Minato
drums (drum set) and percussion and background vocals:
Ashwin Sood
keyboard:
Pierre Marchand
vocals:
Sarah McLachlan
remixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nettwerk Productions (in 1997), Nettwerk Productions Ltd. (in 1997) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1998)
recording of:
Adia
writer:
Pierre Marchand and Sarah McLachlan
publisher:
Pierre J Marchand, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Studio Nomade Music and Tyde Music
Sarah McLachlan4.654:03
13Songbird
Eva Cassidy3:42
14Downtown (new version)
recording of:
Downtown
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
Petula Clark3:32
15Heartbeats
producer:
José González (Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist)
mixer:
Mikko Hellsing
guitar and percussion:
José González (Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
José González (Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist)
music videos:
Heartbeats (official music video) by José González (Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist)
cover recording of:
Heartbeats
lyricist and composer:
Karin Dreijer (Swedish singer‐songwriter) and Olof Dreijer
José González4.452:39
16Wonderful Life (radio edit)
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist:
Adam Anderson and Theo Hutchcraft (lead singer of Hurts)
composer:
Adam Anderson, Joseph Cross and Theo Hutchcraft (lead singer of Hurts)
Hurts3:34
17When I'm Alone
recording engineer:
Brad Bivens and Jacquire King
additional producer:
Julian Emery (British musician, producer and songwriter)
producer:
Jacquire King
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
recorded at:
Chickering Lane Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
The Mix Suite LA in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
When I'm Alone
writer:
Elisabeth Maurus, Julian Emery (British musician, producer and songwriter) and Jim Irvin
Lissie3:41
18Nine Million Bicycles
engineer:
Steve Sale
producer:
Mike Batt
bass:
Tim Harries
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Henry Spinetti
flute:
Adrian Brett
guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family), Katie Melua and Chris Spedding
instruments:
The Irish Film Orchestra
piano:
Mike Batt
trumpet:
Dominic Glover (composer, writer, trumpet, flugelhorn and brass)
violin:
Mike Darcy
vocals:
Katie Melua
conductor:
Mike Batt
arranger:
Mike Batt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 2015)
recording of:
Nine Million Bicycles
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Dramatico
sub-publisher:
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)
Katie Melua2.93:14
19Hey, Soul Sister
recording engineer:
Amund Bjørklund, Bryan Cook (US engineer), Dyre Gormsen, Espen Lind and Ross Peterson (studio professional)
assistant engineer:
Ian Hill (UK engineer)
additional producer:
Gregg Wattenberg
producer:
Espionage (NY-based Norwegian songwriting/production team) and Martin Terefe
additional bass guitar:
Martin Terefe
additional Hammond organ:
Jerry Becker
additional keyboard:
Claes Björklund
additional keyboard and ukulele:
Espen Lind
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 3) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 3)
recording of:
Hey, Soul Sister
writer:
Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind and Pat Monahan
Train4.153:38
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