The Greatest Seventies Collection

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Annotation

4xCD Compilation branded for HMV Store.
(P) & (C) attributed to EMI Records Ltd. & BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-21 16:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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▶ CD 2
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Pie
engineer:
Tom Flye
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
bass:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26)
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1971-05-26)
electric piano:
Ray Colcord (on 1971-05-26)
marimba and vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri (on 1971-05-26)
membranophone and percussion:
Roy Markowitz (on 1971-05-26)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1971-05-26)
choir vocals:
West 44th Street Rhythm and Noise Choir (on 1971-05-26)
vocals:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26) and Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
recording of:
American Pie (on 1971-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Don McLean54:08
2The Air That I Breathe
engineer:
Mike Jarratt and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
vocals:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1973) and The Hollies Ltd. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
cover recording of:
The Air That I Breathe (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc., Concord Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Landers‐Roberts Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
recording of:
The Air That I Breathe
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc., Concord Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Landers‐Roberts Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Hollies4.654:03
3Without You
cover recording of:
Without You
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Apple Publishing Ltd. (from 1970 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
Harry Nilsson3:19
4Every Day Hurts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
recording of:
Every Day Hurts
writer:
Vic Emerson, John Stimpson and Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
Sad Café3.54:05
5Loving You
vocals:
Minnie Riperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1993)
recording of:
Lovin’ You
writer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly CI Ltd, Campbell Connelly Ltd., Dickiebird Music and Publishing Co., Embassy Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Minnie Riperton3.653:19
6The Man With the Child in His Eyes
recording of:
The Man With the Child in His Eyes
publisher:
Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
arranger:
Stefan Lievestro (Dutch jazz bassist)
premiered at:
Saturday Night Live: Season 4, Episode 8 (1978-12-09 – 1978-12-10)
publisher:
Castle (publisher), Ed. Itaipu, Kate Bush Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (from 1978 to present)
Kate Bush2:39
7Emma
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
recording of:
Emma
writer:
Errol Brown and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Hot Chocolate3.753:53
8Jolene
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03) and Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1972-05-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03), June Page (on 1972-05-03) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1973) 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 1973)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 63) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217)
recording of:
Jolene (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.252:40
9A Little Bit More
cover recording of:
A Little Bit More
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Gosh (pianist, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Bygosh Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019))
Dr. Hook3:14
10If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
engineer:
Jim Crosby (engineer) (in 1978) and Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978)
bass guitar:
Jesse Chambers (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Rodney Price (drummer) (in 1978)
electric guitar:
Carl Chambers (in 1978)
keyboard:
Joe LaFrandre (in 1978)
steel guitar:
Danny Jones (US steel guitarist) (in 1978)
recording of:
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)
The Bellamy Brothers23:14
11Banks of the Ohio
engineer:
Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
John Farrar and Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
bass:
Herbie Flowers and Dave Richmond
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Brian Bennett (Shadows drummer)
guitar [all guitars]:
John Farrar
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
strings [string] arranger:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
arranger:
John Farrar and Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records International Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (in 1971)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Blue Gum Music, Ltd and John Farrar Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 157)
Olivia Newton‐John43:16
12Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:44
13Baker Street
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel) (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Hugh Burns (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nigel Jenkins (in 1977)
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre (in 1977)
percussion:
Glen LeFleur (in 1977)
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty (in 1977)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
edit of:
Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
recording of:
Baker Street (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Icon Music Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Gerry Rafferty44:08
14Year of the Cat
producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
mixed at:
Davlen Sound Studios in Universal City, California, United States
recording of:
Year of the Cat
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Pepper Music Inc.
Al Stewart4.76:36
15Angie Baby
Helen Reddy3:29
16Seasons in the Sun
producer:
Terry Jacks
arranger:
Terry Jacks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell Records Inc. (record company behind the Bell Records and Mala labels) (in 1973)
produced for:
Poppy Family Productions Ltd.
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 19)
cover recording of:
Seasons in the Sun
lyricist and translator:
Rod McKuen
composer:
Jacques Brel
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. (in 1973)
translated version of:
Le Moribond
Terry Jacks33:26
17I Can’t Tell the Bottom From the Top
recording of:
I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top
composer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) and Doug Flett
The Hollies3:52
18If You Think You Know How to Love Me
recording of:
If You Think You Know How to Love Me
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Smokie3:26
19Here Comes the Sun
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel2:59
20Ruby Tuesday
cover recording of:
Ruby Tuesday (in 1970)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
Melanie44:37
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