The Rock Album

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Canadian Edition Cover is similar to 1979 edition which was released in the U.S. with different songs

Annotation last modified on 2016-09-16 03:21 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Don’t Bring Me Down
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), 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 1979) and 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 2005)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Don’t Bring Me Down (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) 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)
Electric Light Orchestra4.654:05
A2Love Is Like Oxygen
recording of:
Love Is Like Oxygen
writer:
Trevor Griffin and Andy Scott (Member of Sweet)
publisher:
Maxwood Music Ltd.
Sweet4:22
A3I Want You to Want Me
recording of:
I Want You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Gil Music Corporation, Adult Music (in 1977, in 1978), Screen Gems-EMI Music Incorporated (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1977) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1978)
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Cheap Trick3:40
A4Two Tickets to Paradise
Eddie Money3:59
A5Something’s on the Move
recording of:
Something’s on the Move
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
Jethro Tull3:45
A6Reach Out
Teaze3:15
A7Rock ’n’ Roll Is a Vicious Game
April Wine3:07
A8Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’
Journey3:52
B1Renegade
recording of:
Renegade
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 日音 Synch事業部, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (from 1978 to present) and Stygian Songs (from 1978 to present)
Styx3:12
B2Here Comes the Night
assistant engineer:
Cheri Klein (engineer), Linda Corbin and Ed Ashworth
engineer and producer:
Peter Coleman (British Engineer & Producer)
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound (Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States and MCA/Whitney in Glendale, California, United States
mixed at:
MCA/Whitney in Glendale, California, United States
Nick Gilder42:58
B3Every Time I Think of You
recording of:
Every Time I Think of You
writer:
Jack Conrad (in 1978) and Ray Kennedy (singer, songwriter, and record producer based in L.A.) (in 1978)
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
The Babys53:46
B4More Than a Feeling
recording of:
More Than a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston4:45
B5Magnet and Steel
Walter Egan3:20
B6(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
recording engineer:
Andy Abrams (in 1976-03) and Shelly Yakus (in 1976-03)
engineer:
Andy Abrams and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Murray Krugman, David Lucas and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Andy Abrams (from 1975 until 1976) and Shelly Yakus (from 1975 until 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) 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 1976)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1976-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1975 until 1976)
recording of:
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper (in 1976-03)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Roeser
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1976)
Blue Öyster Cult4.555:08
B7Rolene
Moon Martin3:08
B8Hold the Line
Toto3:41

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