Greatest Ever 70s

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

Tracklist

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1One Step Beyond
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass guitar:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
Madness4.552:20
2Milk and Alcohol
recording of:
Milk and Alcohol
writer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) and Gypie Mayo
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. and Rock Music Co., Ltd.
Dr. Feelgood2:48
3I Love Rock 'n' Roll
bass and lead vocals:
Alan Merrill
drums (drum set):
Paul Varley
guitar:
Jake Hooker (rock guitarist, songwriter, producer & manager, member of The Arrows)
recording of:
I Love Rock ’n’ Roll
writer:
Jake Hooker (rock guitarist, songwriter, producer & manager, member of The Arrows) and Alan Merrill
publisher:
Finchley Music Corp.
The Arrows3:01
4Stop Your Sobbing
Pretenders2:38
5Just What I Needed
assistant engineer:
Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1978), Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1978), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 112) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 369)
recording of:
Just What I Needed (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Lido Music, Inc. and Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
The Cars4.33:44
6Cold as Ice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1977)
recording of:
Cold as Ice
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., MVA Music, Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Fuji Pacific Music inc. (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Foreigner3:18
75.7.0.5.
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
5.7.0.5.
lyricist:
Lol Mason
composer:
Steve Broughton (drummer, with Edgar Broughton Band & Mike Oldfield)
City Boy53:14
8Tiger Feet
recording of:
Tiger Feet
lyricist and composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Mud3:50
9Wig Wam Bam
recording of:
Wig Wam Bam
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
The Sweet3:01
10Broken Down Angel
recording of:
Broken Down Angel
writer:
Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty and Darrell Sweet
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Mountain Music Ltd.
Nazareth3:44
11Fanfare for the Common Man
producer:
Greg Lake
bass guitar:
Greg Lake
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Carl Palmer
synthesizer:
Keith Emerson
edit of:
Fanfare for the Common Man by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (ELP arrangement)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer)
arranger:
Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
arrangement of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer42:59
12Roadrunner
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
bass:
Ernie Brooks
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jonathan Richman
organ and piano:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Ernie Brooks, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and David Robinson (US rock drummer)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 77) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 269)
recording of:
Roadrunner
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan Richman
The Modern Lovers44:05
13Something Better Change
recording of:
Something Better Change
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Albion Music Ltd., Complete Music Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
The Stranglers3:35
14New Rose
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
performer:
Captain Sensible, Brian James (UK punk rock guitarist), Rat Scabies and Dave Vanian
recording of:
New Rose
lyricist and composer:
Brian James (UK punk rock guitarist)
publisher:
Rock Music Co., Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
The Damned4.52:43
15Hersham Boys
producer:
Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
recording of:
Hersham Boys
writer:
Dave Parsons (Sham 69 guitarist) and Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69)
Sham 693:24
16Jilted John
recording of:
Jilted John
lyricist and composer:
Graham Fellows
Jilted John2:56
177 Teen
recording of:
7Teen
writer:
Martin Sheller (member of The Regents) and Damian Pew
publisher:
Tooti Frooti Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980)
The Regents3:23
18Germ Free Adolescents
assistant engineer:
Andy Pearce (Mastering engineer)
engineer:
John Mackenzie Burns
producer:
Falcon Stuart and X‐Ray Spex
lead vocals:
Poly Styrene
recording of:
Germ Free Adolescents
lyricist and composer:
Poly Styrene
X‐Ray Spex23:12
19Life in Tokyo
recording of:
Life in Tokyo
writer:
Giorgio Moroder and David Sylvian
Japan3:31
20Toast
recording of:
Toast
Streetband4:30
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