Absolute Unforgettable Classics 2

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Diamonds Are Forever
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Diamonds Are Forever (main title theme)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Diamonds Are Forever (Soundtrack of the James Bond film)
Shirley Bassey4.152:40
2You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
producer:
John Franz
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 491)
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
lyricist:
Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini (Lyricist) and Vicki Wickham
composer:
Pino Donaggio (Italian singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Accordo Ediccione, B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Miller Music Corp.
translated version of:
Io che non vivo (senza te)
Dusty Springfield3.72:48
3Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist)
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 1967)
cover recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Saturday Music, Inc., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and Seasons Four Music Corp. (in 1967)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), 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)
recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Saturday Music, Inc., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and Seasons Four Music Corp. (in 1967)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), 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)
Andy Williams43:13
4Green Green Grass of Home
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
Tom Jones43:04
5Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Gladys Knight & the Pips33:57
6What a Difference a Day Makes
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1959-02-19)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1959-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-19)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-02-19)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-02-19)
piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1959-02-19)
lead vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
orchestra:
Belford Hendricks' Orchestra (on 1959-02-19)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks (on 1959-02-19)
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made (on 1959-02-19)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Dinah Washington3.352:29
7I Put a Spell on You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
cover recording of:
I Put a Spell on You (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Nina Simone4.32:34
8If I Thought You’d Ever Changed Your Mind
cover recording of:
If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
Cilla Black2:49
9End of the World
engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Skeeter Davis
recording of:
The End of the World (in 1962)
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis3.52:37
10La Vie en rose
orchestra:
Sy Oliver’s Orchestra (on 1950-06-26)
cover recording of:
La Vie en rose (English translation) (on 1950-06-26)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
translator:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
translated version of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
Louis Armstrong43:23
11C’est si bon
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-03-12)
recording of:
C’est si bon (English version) (on 1953-03-12)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
translator:
Jerry Seelen (in 1949)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
translated version of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
recording of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
Eartha Kitt42:57
12I Just Want to Make Love to You
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Etta James33:02
13(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1967-02-16)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-16)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1967-02-16), Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-16) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1967-02-16)
choir vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-16) and The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-02-16)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-16)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-16)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 4) (number: 10) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 90)
cover recording of:
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (on 1967-02-16)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
additional writer:
Jerry Wexler
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
Aretha Franklin4.252:45
14Stand by Your Man
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 473)
recording of:
Stand by Your Man (in 1968)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette42:40
15Always
cover recording of:
Always
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
Patsy Cline2:40
16What the World Needs Now Is Love
Jackie DeShannon3:04
17This Is My Song
recording of:
This Is My Song
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker) (in 1966)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
part of:
A Countess From Hong Kong
Petula Clark53:15
18For Once in My Life
recording of:
For Once in My Life
lyricist:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
composer:
Orlando Murden
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette Music (UK) Ltd., Stein & Van Stock, Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
Erma Franklin2:37
19Theme From the Persuaders
recording of:
Theme from "The Persuaders"
composer:
John Barry (English score composer) (in 1971)
publisher:
ITC Filmscores Ltd. (in 1971) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing France (in 1971)
John Barry2:12
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