Ultimate Acoustic

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Tracklist

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1Sunrise
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
artist & repertoire support:
Chris Cofoni and Eli Wolf
assistant engineer:
Matthew Cullen (US engineer), Dick Kondas, Steve Mazur (Sound Engineer based in Austin, Texas, previously NYC) and Aya Takemura
producer:
Norah Jones and Arif Mardin
creative direction:
Gordon H Jee
acoustic guitar and banjolin:
Kevin Breit (from 2003 until 2004)
double bass [bass]:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer) (from 2003 until 2004)
piano and lead vocals [vocal]:
Norah Jones (from 2003 until 2004)
slit drum:
Andrew Borger (from 2003 until 2004)
background vocals [backup vocal]:
Adam Levy (jazz guitarist) (from 2003 until 2004) and Daru Oda (from 2003 until 2004)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios, Shokan NY in Bearsville, New York, United States, Avatar 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, Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sunrise (from 2003 until 2004)
writer:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer) and Norah Jones
dedicated to:
Debbie Alexander, Joyce Breit, Oklahoma Gertsen and George Wyle
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Fumblethumbs Music and Muthajones Music
Norah Jones3.853:21
2The Closest Thing to Crazy
engineer:
Steve Sale
producer:
Mike Batt
lead vocals:
Katie Melua
arranger:
Mike Batt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dramatico Entertainment Ltd. (not release label) (in 2003) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 2023)
recording of:
The Closest Thing to Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Dramatico, Dramatico Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Katie Melua3.54:12
3Mad World
recording engineer and producer:
Michael Andrews (American musician and score composer)
mixer:
Gary Jules
background vocals:
Tori Haberman and Sam Shelton (backing vocals)
guest lead vocals and lead vocals:
Gary Jules
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Andrews (American musician and score composer) (in 2001)
cover recording of:
Mad World
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
BMG Blue, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Publishing and Virgin Music Ltd.
Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules3.93:04
4The Man With the Child in His Eyes
engineer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
executive producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
producer:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Kate Bush (in 1975-06)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977, in 1978), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1977, in 1978), EMI‐USA Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1977, in 1978) and EMI France (in 1995)
recorded at:
AIR London Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
recording of:
The Man With the Child in His Eyes (in 1975-06)
publisher:
Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
arranger:
Stefan Lievestro (Dutch jazz bassist)
premiered at:
Saturday Night Live: Season 4, Episode 8 (1978-12-09 – 1978-12-10)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Castle (publisher), Ed. Itaipu, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (, from 1978 to present) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
Kate Bush3.652:39
5Jesus to a Child
recording of:
Jesus to a Child
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Dick Leahy Music Ltd.
George Michael6:06
6Trouble
additional engineer:
Simon “Barny” Barnicott, Jon Coles, Paul Read (UK engineer) and Andrea Wright
engineer:
Ken Nelson (UK record producer)
producer:
Coldplay and Ken Nelson (UK record producer)
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
bass guitar:
Guy Berryman
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Will Champion
electric guitar:
Jonny Buckland
background vocals:
Jonny Buckland and Will Champion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2000) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2000)
mixed for:
MHB Productions
music videos:
Trouble (music video) by Coldplay
recording of:
Trouble
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
Coldplay3.254:31
7Thank You
recording engineer:
Goetz
programming:
Rollo (Rollo Armstrong of Faithless)
producer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Rollo (Rollo Armstrong of Faithless)
mixer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer)
guitar:
Paul Herman
keyboard and piano:
Mark Bates (member of the band Dusted)
percussion:
Mal Hyde-Smith
recorder and lead vocals:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1999)
remaster of:
Thank You by Dido (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Thankyou (Dido)
writer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Paul Herman
publisher:
Peermusic France, Submarine Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), 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)
Dido4.153:35
8Cannonball
music videos:
Cannonball (Music video) by Damien Rice
recording of:
Cannonball
writer:
Damien Rice
Damien Rice4.355:09
9Fields of Gold
acoustic guitar:
Eva Cassidy
electric guitar:
Keith Grimes
vocals:
Eva Cassidy
remaster of:
Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy
cover recording of:
Fields of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Steerpike Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Eva Cassidy4.154:42
10Kiss Me
engineer and mixer:
Russ Long (engineer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dale Baker (Drummer; The Maudlin Fee)
vocals:
Leigh Nash (vocalist of Sixpence None the Richer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Squint Entertainment (in 1998)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 15)
recording of:
Kiss Me
lyricist and composer:
Matt Slocum (lead guitarist for Sixpence None the Richer)
publisher:
My So-Called Music, Songs of Evergreen Copyrights, Squint Songs and Le Tigre Sur un Ballon Publishing (in 1999)
Sixpence None the Richer4.53:28
11Wild Wood (live)
live recording of:
Wild Wood
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
Paul Weller4:05
12Yesterday 2002 (live)
Paul McCartney2:11
13The Sound of Silence
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
Bob Bushnell (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
guitar:
Vinnie Bell (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15) and Al Gorgoni (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
lead vocals:
Art Garfunkel (on 1964-03-10) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1964-03-10)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 74) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 156)
recording of:
The Sound of Silence (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963-11 until 1964-02-19)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963-11 until 1964-02-09)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., J. Michel KG (publisher), MDW (publisher), Mother Culture Publishing, Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Paul Simon Music (in 1964, in 1992) and Magic Arts Publishing (in 2000)
Simon & Garfunkel4.553:04
14Wild World
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass guitar:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”) (in 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
guitar and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
guitar [2nd]:
Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
solo violin:
John Rostein (in 1970-07)
vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
strings arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1970), Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
recording of:
Wild World (in 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Cat Stevens3.93:19
15Mandolin Wind
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Mandolin Wind (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
publisher:
MRC Music, Inc.
Rod Stewart35:31
16Woodstock
cover recording of:
Woodstock
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Matthews’ Southern Comfort3.64:29
17Things Behind the Sun
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Things Behind the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer‐songwriter)
Nick Drake4.253:55
18She Belongs to Me
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
recording of:
She Belongs to Me (on 1965-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
Bob Dylan3.62:47
19Pass It On
engineer:
Jon Gray (UK producer & engineer)
co-producer:
The Coral (UK indie 1996-)
producer:
Ian Broudie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deltasonic Records 2002 Ltd. (company behind the label Deltasonic) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Elevator Studios in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pass It On
lyricist and composer:
James Skelly
The Coral3.82:20
20Everybody’s Talkin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
earliest release:
Everybody’s Talkin’ by Nilsson (US singer-songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 51)
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Talkin’
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Coconut Grove Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Third Palm Music and Third Story Music, Inc.
Nilsson3.92:45
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