Greatest Hits Of The '70's - The Definitive Singles Collection 1970-1979

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

Tracklist

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▶ CD 2
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Greased Lightnin'
producer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
mixer:
David J. Holman
saxophone:
Ray Pizzi
additional vocals:
Jeff Conaway (actor)
lead vocals:
John Travolta (American actor and singer)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Melvoin
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (from 1978 to present) and RSO Records (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Greased Lightnin’ (Grease, 1971 musical)
writer:
Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1978 to present)
part of:
Grease (1971 musical)
John Travolta4.653:17
2Love Hurts
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)
Nazareth3:53
3The Joker
producer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
acoustic guitar, slide guitar and lead vocals [vocals]:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
bass:
Gerald Johnson
drums (drum set):
John King (drums)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recording of:
The Joker
writer:
Eddie Curtis (songwriter), Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Jim Rooster Music, Sailor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Steve Miller Band4.14:26
4Cocaine In My Brain
recording of:
Cokane in My Brain
lyricist and composer:
Lester Randal Bullock
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Rykomusic Ltd
Dillinger2:47
5Sugar Me
Lynsey de Paul3:55
6Popcorn
cover recording of:
Popcorn (in 1972)
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
Hot Butter4.352:34
7The Wallstreet Shuffle
producer:
10cc
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar and percussion and bass guitar, guitar and percussion:
Graham Gouldman (in 1974)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kevin Godley (in 1974)
electric guitar and guitar and guitar, keyboard and percussion:
Lol Creme (in 1974)
electric piano, grand piano, guitar, mellotron and organ, guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
Eric Stewart (in 1974)
vocals:
Lol Creme (in 1974), Kevin Godley (in 1974), Graham Gouldman (in 1974) and Eric Stewart (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jonathan King Enterprises (in 2007)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1974)
recording of:
The Wall Street Shuffle (in 1974)
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
10cc3.83:59
8Egyptian Reggae
instrumental recording of:
Egyptian Reggae
writer:
Earl Anthony Johnson (reggae singer Earl Zero) and Jonathan Richman
is based on:
None Shall Escape the Judgement
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers2:38
9Mississippi
recording of:
Mississippi
lyricist and composer:
Werner Theunissen
Pussycat4:33
10Swinging On A Star
cover recording of:
Swinging on a Star
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 17)
Spooky & Sue2:38
11Dreams Are Ten A Penny
recording of:
Dreams Are Ten a Penny
writer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942) and Gillian Shakespeare (songwriter)
Kincade2:41
12Just When I Needed You Most
recording of:
Just When I Needed You Most
lyricist and composer:
Randy VanWarmer
publisher:
Fourth Floor Music Inc. (US publisher), Terraform Music (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Randy VanWarmer3:57
13Surf City
Jan & Dean2:39
14Jungle Rock
Hank Mizell2:42
15The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
recording of:
The Witch Queen of New Orleans (1971 song)
writer:
Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas
Redbone3:35
16Forever And Ever
recording of:
Forever and Ever
lyricist and composer:
Phil Coulter and Bill Martin (Scottish songwriter & producer)
Slik3:40
17Starship 109
Mistral3:04
18In Zaire
recording of:
In Zaire
writer:
Johnny Wakelin
Johnny Wakelin3:19
19Young And In Love
The Internationals3:05