The Rock Collection: Rock Solid

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mama Weer All Crazee NowSlade4.253:46
2And the Bands Played On
recording of:
And the Bands Played On
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
Saxon2:51
3Love Hurts
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
John Punter
recording engineer:
Tony Taverner
producer:
Manny Charlton
bass guitar:
Pete Agnew
drums (drum set):
Darrell Sweet
guitar and synthesizer:
Manny Charlton
background vocals:
Pete Agnew and Darrell Sweet
lead vocals:
Dan McCafferty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mountain Records (British record company, established early 1970s, best known act is Nazareth) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Associated Recording Studios in London (Greater London) and Escape Studios in Kent
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 75)
cover recording of:
Love Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
Nazareth4.453:55
4It's All Over Now Baby Blue
cover recording of:
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
Graham Bonnet4:16
5Never Say Die
engineer:
Dave Harris (Recording engineer at Morgan Studios, London)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
guest keyboard:
Don Airey (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Sounds Interchange in Toronto (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
recording of:
Never Say Die (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music, Westminster Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1978) and TRO Essex Music International, Inc. (in 1978)
Black Sabbath4.33:51
6Eight Day
producer:
Tony Visconti
vocals:
Hazel O’Connor
arranger:
Tony Visconti
recorded at and mixed at:
Good Earth Studios in Soho
recording of:
Eighth Day
lyricist, writer and composer:
Hazel O’Connor
Hazel O’Connor3:14
7I Surrender
assistant engineer:
Thomas Brekling and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1980-11)
drums (drum set):
Bob Rondinelli (in 1980-11)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1980-11)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1980-11)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (in 1980-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studio (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (in 1980-11)
cover recording of:
I Surrender (in 1980-11)
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
April Music Publishing Inc., Complete Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Russell Ballard Ltd, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Rainbow44:03
8The 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 Trick4:47
9Assassing (7″ version)
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Simon Hanhart (engineer, producer)
producer:
Nick Tauber
bass guitar:
Pete Trewavas (Marillion bassist / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) (from 1983-11 until 1984-02)
drums (drum set):
Ian Mosley (from 1983-11 until 1984-02)
guitar:
Steve Rothery (from 1983-11 until 1984-02)
keyboard:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) (from 1983-11 until 1984-02)
lead vocals:
Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) (from 1983-11 until 1984-02)
recording of:
Assassing (from 1983-11 until 1984-02)
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (Marillion bassist / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd and The Charisma Music Publishing Co Ltd
Marillion3:42
10Shot in the Dark
assistant engineer:
Richard Moakes and Martin White (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
bass guitar:
Phil Soussan
drums (drum set):
Randy Castillo
guitar:
Jake E. Lee
keyboard:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Shot in the Dark
writer:
Ozzy Osbourne and Phil Soussan
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Monowise Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Ozzy Osbourne44:19
11Cat Scratch Fever
engineer:
Tim Geelan and Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
Cliff Davies (British drummer, songwriter and producer), Lew Futterman and Tom Werman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
recording of:
Cat Scratch Fever
lyricist and composer:
Ted Nugent
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd. and Magicland Music
Ted Nugent3.353:42
12Na Na Na
recording of:
Na Na Na
lyricist and composer:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
Cozy Powell3:27
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Burning Heart
engineer:
Phil Bonanno, Mike Clink and Larry Millas
producer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985)
recording of:
Burning Heart
writer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Limited (do not use this as a release label!) and Famous Music Publishing Limited
Survivor4.153:55
2Lady in Black
recording engineer and mixer:
Peter Gallen
assistant engineer:
Les Cunningham (studio engineer) and Ashley Howe
producer:
Gerry Bron
bass guitar:
Paul Newton (UK bassist for Uriah Heep) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Keith Baker (drummer) (from 1969 until 1970, from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul Newton (UK bassist for Uriah Heep) (from 1969 until 1970)
electric guitar:
Mick Box (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
guitar:
Mick Box (from 1969 until 1970)
organ:
Ken Hensley (from 1969 until 1970, from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
background vocals:
Mick Box (from 1970-10 until 1970-11), Ken Hensley (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) and Paul Newton (UK bassist for Uriah Heep) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
lead vocals:
David Byron (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
vocals:
David Byron (from 1969 until 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bronze Records Ltd. (in 1971), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1971, in 2016) and Castle Communications PLC (not for label use, copyright holder) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lansdowne Studios (known as CTS Lansdowne Studios since 1987) in London (Greater London) (from 1969 until 1970, from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
recording of:
Lady in Black (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ken Hensley
publisher:
Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Publishing, EMI Publishing Ltd., Fanfare Musikverlag Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG and S. Bron Music Co. Ltd.
Uriah Heep4.654:41
3Takin’ Care of Business
assistant engineer:
Marc Sterling
engineer:
Buzz Richmond
producer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
bass guitar:
C.F. Turner (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rob Bachman (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
guitar [second lead guitar]:
Tim Bachman (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
piano:
Norman Durkee (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
background vocals:
C.F. Turner (from 1973-09 until 1973-10), Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1973-09 until 1973-10) and Tim Bachman (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1973), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1973) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, United States (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
mixed at:
Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, United States
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 59)
recording of:
Takin’ Care of Business (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Ranbach Music (publisher), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Top Soil Music (publisher)
Bachman–Turner Overdrive4.354:53
4Still Loving You
recorded in:
Köln (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984) and EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Still Loving You (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4.46:28
5Never Before
recorded in:
Montreux (in 1971-12)
engineer:
Martin Birch
producer:
Deep Purple
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
vocals:
Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
remixer:
Peter Denenberg and Roger Glover (in 1997)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
recording of:
Never Before (in 1971-12)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
Deep Purple44:03
6Is This LoveWhitesnake34:03
7In the Army Now
producer:
Pip Williams (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986), Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1986), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1986) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1986)
produced for:
Handle Artists
cover recording of:
In the Army Now
writer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Beadle Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dayglow Music NV, Dayglow Muziekuitgeverij N.V., Island Music Ltd., Nada Music (Dutch publisher), Nada Music International, Nada Music International CV and The International Music Network
recording of:
In the Army Now
writer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Beadle Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dayglow Music NV, Dayglow Muziekuitgeverij N.V., Island Music Ltd., Nada Music (Dutch publisher), Nada Music International, Nada Music International CV and The International Music Network
Status Quo23:57
8Razor’s Edge
recording of:
Razor's Edge
writer:
Steve Buslowe, Paul Christie, Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) and Marvin Lee Aday
Meat Loaf4:10
9Garden Party
recording of:
Garden Party
composer:
Eythór Gunnarsson
publisher:
Carlin Music Ltd. (from 1983 to present), Steinar Music Ltd. (publisher) (from 1983 to present), Melodie der Welt (publisher) (in 1991) and Steinar Music (publisher) (in 1991)
Mezzoforte3:53
10Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.22:50
11Take On the World
assistant engineer:
Andrew Clark (engineering), Kevin Dallimore (engineering), Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) and Damian Korner
engineer and producer:
James Guthrie
co-producer:
Judas Priest
drums (drum set):
Les Binks
electric bass guitar:
Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest)
electric guitar:
Kenneth Downing and Glenn Tipton
lead vocals:
Rob Halford
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London) (from 1978-08 until 1978-09) and Utopia Studios (London) in London (Greater London) (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
recording of:
Take On the World
writer:
Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Judas Priest33:04
12Poison
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
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 born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and John McCurry
publisher:
Desmobile Inc., Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
sub-publisher:
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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper4.454:27

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part of:The Rock Collection (Time-Life Music) (number: 20) (order: 20)