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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Two Princes
engineer:
Frank Aversa and Spin Doctors
producer:
Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
mixer:
Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
bass guitar:
Mark White (Spin Doctors)
guitar:
Eric Schenkman
Hammond organ, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Aaron Comess
guest background vocals:
John Popper
vocals:
Chris Barron
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Two Princes
writer:
Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White (Spin Doctors)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Spin Doctors4.24:18
2Runaway Train
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
recording of:
Runaway Train
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
Soul Asylum4.454:24
3PeachesThe Presidents of the United States of America2:50
4Walk on the Ocean
recording of:
Walk on the Ocean
writer:
Dean Dinning, Randy Guss, Todd Nichols and Glen Phillips (American lyricist, singer and guitarist; lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket)
Toad the Wet Sprocket2:58
5Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
producer:
Rick Chertoff and Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
lyricist and composer:
Sophie B. Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Broken Plate Music Inc. (in 1992) and The Night Rainbow Music (publisher) (in 1992)
Sophie B. Hawkins3.354:15
6Straight to the Heart
Bad English4:07
7My Side of the Bed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1990)
recording of:
My Side of the Bed
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and William E. Steinberg
Susanna Hoffs23:27
8Tick TockThe Vaughan Brothers4.44:57
9Toy Soldiers
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
recording of:
Toy Soldiers
writer:
Martika (American singer-songwriter and actress) and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
Martika4:52
10Heaven
producer:
Beau Hill
mixer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
recording of:
Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Jani Lane
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Dixonyou Music, EMI-Virgin Songs, Erik Turner Music, Great Lips Music, Laney Jane Music and Rich McBitch Music
Warrant43:56
11Poison
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar:
John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
keyboard:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper) (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter) (from 1988 until 1989)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier) (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier) and John McCurry
publisher:
Desmobile Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, SBK April Music Inc. (from 1989 to ????), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present) and Kat and Mouse Music (from 1989 to present)
Alice Cooper4.54:28
12The Flame
recording of:
The Flame
writer:
Nick Graham (British singer, songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, Atomic Rooster member) and Bob Mitchell (UK production music composer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Sony Music Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cheap Trick5:36
13Baby I Love Your WayWill to Power4:08
14I Wish I Had a GirlHenry Lee Summer4:22
15SatelliteThe Hooters4:16
16Manic Monday
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs
recording of:
Manic Monday
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Bangles4.13:05
17Take Me Home Tonight
engineer:
Michael Frondelli, Phil Kaffel and Dave Leonard
producer:
Eddie Money and Richie Zito
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer), Eddie Money and Richie Zito
additional guest vocals:
Ronnie Spector
lead vocals:
Eddie Money
performer:
Ronnie Spector
arranger:
Eddie Money and Richie Zito
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05), Oasis Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05) and R.O. Studios in Concord, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
medley including a recording of:
Be My Baby (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ABKCO Japan Publishing, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
medley including a recording of:
Take Me Home Tonight (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
recording of:
Take Me Home Tonight
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector43:31
18HeartbeatDon Johnson24:19
19Tuff Enuff
recording of:
Tuff Enuff
lyricist and composer:
Kim Wilson
The Fabulous Thunderbirds3:21
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