19 Golden Rock Ballads

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1House of the Rising Sun
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
bass guitar:
Chas Chandler
drums (drum set):
John Steel (English musician)
electric guitar:
Hilton Valentine
organ:
Alan Price
lead vocals:
Eric Burdon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 11), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 122) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 471)
recording of:
The House of the Rising Sun (Alan Price (The Animals) arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Alan Price
publisher:
Al Gallico Music, Keith Prowse and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
arrangement of:
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals4.14:28
2Nights in White Satin
executive producer:
Hugh Mendl
producer:
Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Nights in White Satin (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Tyler Music Ltd.
The Moody Blues4.254:26
3Whiter Shade of PaleProcol Harum4.14:01
4Angie
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
guest piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
strings arranger:
Nicky Harrison
music videos:
Angie (version 2: Jagger in white hat) by The Rolling Stones and Angie (version 1: sitting on a stage, flowers on guitars) by The Rolling Stones
recording of:
Angie
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
The Rolling Stones3.654:33
5Oh! Darling
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric bass guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-20, on 1969-07-23) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-11)
recording of:
Oh! Darling (from 1969-04-20 until 1969-08-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Beatles3.93:27
6Hotel California
engineer:
Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal and Bill Szymczyk
producer and mixer:
Bill Szymczyk
12 string guitar:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (in 1976)
12 string guitar and electric guitar:
Don Felder (in 1976)
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner (in 1976)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Don Henley (in 1976)
electric guitar:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Don Felder (in 1976), Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (in 1976), Don Henley (in 1976), Randy Meisner (in 1976) and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (in 1976)
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1976) and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10)
karaoke version of:
Hotel California by Our Last Night
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 49), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 94) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 311)
recording of:
Hotel California (in 1976)
writer:
Don Felder, Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Cass County Music, Red Cloud Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), Fingers Music (publisher) (in 1976), Long Run Music (publisher) (in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1976)
Eagles4.556:30
7The Sound of Silence
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
Bob Bushnell
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg
guitar:
Vinnie Bell and Al Gorgoni
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 Magazine’s 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 until 1964)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1963-11)
publisher:
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 & Garfunkel4.63:04
8Dust in the Wind
additional engineer:
Terry Diane Becker (engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Glixman (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
producer:
Jeff Glixman (in 1977-06)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
bass guitar:
Dave Hope (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
celesta, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone and lead vocals:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
cello, viola and violin [violins]:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
chimes, drums (drum set), gong and timpani:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
percussion [additional percussion]:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07), Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
piano:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
background vocals:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
arranger:
Kansas (US prog rock band)
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) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
mixed at:
The Village (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-08)
recording of:
Dust in the Wind (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Kerry Livgren
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc. and Kirshner CBS Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Kansas43:24
9Love 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), England, United Kingdom and Escape Studios in Kent, England, United Kingdom
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)
Nazareth4.53:52
10The Last Unicorn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ATV Music (in 1982)
recording of:
The Last Unicorn (from the film “The Last Unicorn”)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
part of:
The Last Unicorn (1982 animated film soundtrack)
America53:08
11I Put a Spell on You
producer:
John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1968-02)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1968-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1968-02)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tom Fogerty (in 1968-02)
arranger:
John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Coast Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-02)
cover recording of:
I Put a Spell on You (in 1968-02)
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Creedence Clearwater Revival44:31
12Let It Be
recording of:
Let It Be
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998-2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Beatles4:04
13Silence Is Golden
producer:
Mike Smith (60’s & 70’s UK Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1967) and CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Silence Is Golden
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Gavadima Music Inc., Saturday Music, Inc. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
The Tremeloes3.53:12
14He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
producer:
Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969) and The Hollies Ltd. (from 1969 until 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-25)
cover recording of:
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (on 1969-06-25)
writer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) and Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
publisher:
Amber Leigh Music Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cyril Shane Music, Harrison Music Corp., Heath Levy Music, Jenny Music Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
The Hollies4.24:14
15Blue Jeans Blues
engineer:
Terry Kane, Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer), Terry Manning (US recording engineer), Jim Reeves (engineer) and Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
Blue Jean Blues
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top4.54:41
16A Groovy Kind of LoveThe Mindbenders32:00
17El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-02)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-02)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-02) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-02)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-02)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-02) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-02)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
performer:
Los Incas (on 1969-11-02)
arranger:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charing Cross Music, Inc. (in 1970) 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 2001)
recording of:
El cóndor pasa (If I Could) (on 1969-11-02)
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
composer:
Jorge Milchberg, Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) and Daniel Alomía Robles (in 1913)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music
version of:
El cóndor pasa
Simon & Garfunkel4.153:06
18Massachusetts
producer:
Bee Gees and Robert Stigwood
bass, mellotron and piano:
Maurice Gibb (on 1967-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Colin Petersen (on 1967-08-09)
guitar:
Barry Gibb (on 1967-08-09) and Vince Melouney (on 1967-08-09)
background vocals [chorus]:
Barry Gibb (on 1967-08-09)
vocals:
Robin Gibb (on 1967-08-09)
orchestra and conductor:
Bill Shepherd (British orchestra leader, arranger and music director, most known for his arrangements for the Bee Gees)
arranger:
Bill Shepherd (British orchestra leader, arranger and music director, most known for his arrangements for the Bee Gees)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barry Gibb (in 1967), Maurice Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram International Ltd. (in 1967), PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1967) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-08-09)
recording of:
Massachusetts (on 1967-08-09)
written in:
New York, New York, United States
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs and Gibb Brothers Music
Bee Gees4.52:21
19The Girl With Pearl’s Hair
Omega5:44