Nothing Compares …to the Hits of 1990

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Opposites Attract
recording of:
Opposites Attract
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Leiber
Paula Abdul3:40
2U Can’t Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
publisher:
Bust‐It Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Stone City Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.14:16
3Lay Down Your Guns
recording of:
Lay Down Your Guns
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Barnes (Australian rock singer-songwriter, frontman of Cold Chisel)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs and Origin Network Pty Ltd
Jimmy Barnes3:53
4Epic
engineer:
Jim “Watts” Vereecke and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Billy Gould
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer)
guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
keyboard:
Roddy Bottum
lead vocals:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1986)
music videos:
Epic by Faith No More
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 54) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 483)
recording of:
Epic
lyricist:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould and Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (music publishing company), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Vomit God Music (Mike Patton’s music publishing company)
Faith No More4.254:51
5Joey
producer:
Concrete Blonde and Chris Tsangarides
bass:
James Mankey and Johnette Napolitano
drums (drum set):
Paul Thompson (Roxy Music drummer)
guitar:
James Mankey
vocals:
Johnette Napolitano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
International Record Syndicate, Inc. (in 1990)
produced at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Joey
lyricist and composer:
Johnette Napolitano
publisher:
International Velvet Music
Concrete Blonde4.354:07
6Leave a Light On
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
Leave a Light On
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Spirit Music Publishing Limited, Future Furniture Music (in 1989), Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1989) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1989)
Belinda Carlisle24:12
7Crying in the Chapel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1989)
recording of:
Crying in the Chapel (Peter Blakeley song)
writer:
Peter Blakeley and Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Peter Blakeley3:32
8All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You
producer:
Richie Zito
edit of:
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You by Heart (rock band, Ann and Nancy Wilson)
recording of:
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You (version first recorded by Heart)
lyricist and composer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ended), Imagem London Ltd., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (from 1979 to ????)
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)
version of:
All I Want to Do Is Make Love to You (original version as recorded by Dobie Gray)
Heart4:32
9Better the Devil You Know
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1990) and PWL Records Ltd. (not release use) (in 1990)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 40)
recording of:
Better the Devil You Know
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Ltd., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Sid’s Songs Ltd.
Kylie Minogue33:55
10Nothing 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 NON 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’Connor4.35:02
11I Want That Man
recording of:
I Want That Man
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alannah Currie
publisher:
BMG Music, Point Music Ltd. and Point Music America Inc. (in 1989)
Deborah Harry3:34
12Hold On
executive producer:
Charles Koppelman (American businessman and musician)
producer:
Glen Ballard
vocals:
Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
SBK Records (in 1990)
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Glen Ballard, Chynna Phillips and Carnie Wilson
publisher:
Get Out Songs, Smooshie Music, Aerostation Corporation (in 1990), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (in 1990), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1990, in 2003), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1990, in 2003), Wilphill Music (in 1990) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 2003)
Wilson Phillips33:39
13Close to You
Maxi Priest3:53
14I Need Your Body
engineer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
executive producer:
Mike Brady (Australian musician)
producer:
Doug Brady (engineer) and Ross Inglis
recorded at:
Metropolis Audio (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
I Need Your Body (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Ross Inglis (in 1988)
publisher:
Remix Publishing
Tina Arena44:00
15I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody but You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
rooART Pty Ltd (in 1989) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody but My Baby
writer:
Eddie Floyd and Joe Shamwell (Soul singer, songwriter, producer and radio deejay)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rondor Music (Australia) P/L and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody but My Baby
writer:
Eddie Floyd and Joe Shamwell (Soul singer, songwriter, producer and radio deejay)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rondor Music (Australia) P/L and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Absent Friends4:47
16Spin That Wheel
recording of:
Spin That Wheel
lyricist:
Ya Kid K (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi)
composer:
El Sati and Kovali
Hi Tek 33:44
17Bust a Move
recording of:
Bust a Move
writer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Young MC4:04
18It Must Have Been Love
programming:
Clarence Öfwerman (from 1987 until 1990)
engineer:
Anders Herrlin and Alar Suurna
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (from 1987 until 1990)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Jonas Isacsson (from 1987 until 1990)
keyboard [keyboards] and synclavier:
Clarence Öfwerman (from 1987 until 1990)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (from 1987 until 1990) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (from 1987 until 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1990) and Parlophone Music Sweden AB (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Audio Sweden in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1987 until 1990) and EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1987 until 1990)
mixed at:
Ground Control Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 466)
recording of:
It Must Have Been Love (from 1987 until 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette3.154:05