Forever Friends: Always and Forever

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lovely One
recording of:
Lovely One
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet)
The Jacksons4:49
2Best of My Love
producer:
Al McKay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (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)
recording of:
Best of My Love
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
The Emotions4.153:40
3Got to Get You into My Life
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) (from 1978 to present)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Earth, Wind & Fire34:01
4Love Really Hurts Without You
vocals:
Billy Ocean
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1976)
recording of:
Love Really Hurts Without You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer) and Leslie Sebastian Charles
publisher:
Black Sheep Music Ltd. (publisher) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Billy Ocean3.53:02
5Love Train
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
arranger:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
Love Train (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The O’Jays4.152:59
6Be My Baby
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
vocals:
Ronnie Spector (in 1963-07)
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phil Spector Records (in 1963)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-07)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 22) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 22)
recording of:
Be My Baby (in 1963-07)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ABKCO Japan Publishing, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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)
The Ronettes42:36
7Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1968-05-13)
producer:
Joe René
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1968)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-05-13)
recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
Nina Simone42:14
8O-o-h Child
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 12) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 392)
recording of:
O‐o‐h Child
lyricist and composer:
Stan Vincent (1960s/70s pop songwriter)
publisher:
Flamingo Music, Kama Sutra Music Inc. (USA branch), Stan Vincent Music, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
The Five Stairsteps3.93:13
9Cupid
cover recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Johnny Nash2.53:22
10How Glad I Am
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
conductor:
Belford C. Hendricks
arranger:
Belford C. Hendricks
cover recording of:
(You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am (on 1964-10-06)
writer:
Larry Harrison and Jimmy Williams (50s/60s US funk/soul songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and The Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin2:32
11Shout
recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Longitude Music Co. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Isley Brothers4:30
12Baby (I Love You)
Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans2:24
13Then He Kissed Me
engineer:
Larry Levine (in 1963-07)
producer:
Phil Spector
lead vocals:
LaLa Brooks (in 1963-07)
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) (in 1963-07)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-07)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 11) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 493)
recording of:
Then He Kissed Me (in 1963-07)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Malt Shoppe Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Steeplechase Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
The Crystals52:36
14Your Song
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
cover recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), 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
part of:
Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
Billy Paul6:31
15Always and Forever
recording engineer and mixer:
James Guthrie
assistant engineer:
Nigel Adams, Peter Silver and Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
producer:
Barry Blue (singer, producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Mario Mantese
drums (drum set):
Ernest (Bilbo) Berger
guitar:
Eric Johns
keyboard:
Rod Temperton
percussion:
Ernest (Bilbo) Berger and Johnnie Wilder, Jr. (US vocalist for Heatwave)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Johnnie Wilder, Jr. (US vocalist for Heatwave)
conductor:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
orchestrator:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GTO Records Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1976)
produced for:
Indigo (production imprint used by Barry Blue)
recorded at:
Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Always and Forever
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Rodsongs (publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Tincabell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Heatwave4.356:13
16For Your Love
Freddie Scott3:18
17You’re My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
recording of:
You’re My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Teddy Pendergrass5:21
18Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
Al Kooper3:21
19I’ll Always Love My Mama
The Intruders6:37
20The Way You Look Tonight
producer:
Danny Bennett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1998)
cover recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
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
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Tony Bennett3:24
21Can’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 Williams43:11