Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the ’70s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Go All the WayRaspberries3.753:22
2Couldn’t I Just Tell YouTodd Rundgren3:21
3Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her?)
Blue Ash3:09
4September Gurls
engineer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
bass guitar:
Andy Hummel (US bassist from the Big Star) (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
drums (drum set):
Jody Stephens (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
guitar:
Alex Chilton (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
vocals:
Alex Chilton (from 1973-09 until 1973-12) and Jody Stephens (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 178) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 239)
recording of:
September Gurls (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
lyricist and composer:
Alex Chilton
Big Star4.352:49
5Just a Chance
recording of:
Just a Chance
writer:
Pete Ham
Badfinger2:59
6I’m on Fire
recording of:
I’m on Fire
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Twilley
Dwight Twilley Band53:18
7Shake Some Action
recording of:
Shake Some Action
writer:
Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson (US guitarist, Ex- Flamin' Groovies)
Flamin’ Groovies4:34
8Baby It’s Cold Outside
recording of:
Baby It's Cold Outside (Pezband, circa 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Mimi Betinis
Pezband2:52
9Come On, Come On
engineer:
Antonio Reale
producer:
Tom Werman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 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)
recorded at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States (in 1977)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977)
recording of:
Come On, Come On (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Adult Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1975, in 1979)
Cheap Trick3.52:36
10Where Have You Been All My Life
Fotomaker3:24
11I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
The Rubinoos3:22
12Starry Eyes
recording of:
Starry Eyes
lyricist:
John Wicks (British record producer, singer and songwriter, 1953–2018)
composer:
Will Birch and John Wicks (British record producer, singer and songwriter, 1953–2018)
The Records4:25
13Girl of My Dreams
Bram Tchaikovsky4:09
14Cruel to Be Kind
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 84)
recording of:
Cruel to Be Kind
writer:
Ian Gomm and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Nick Lowe4.353:30
15Good Girls Don’t
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 2013)
recording of:
Good Girls Don’t
lyricist and composer:
Doug Fieger
The Knack43:10
16Too Late
Shoes2:47
17Yellow Pills
20/2054:18
18Rock n Roll Girl
The Beat2:16