Sounds of the Sixties: 1966

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1Wild Thing
producer:
Colin Frechter (British pianist, arranger, music director, producer, vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Bond (The Troggs) (in 1966)
electric guitar:
Chris Britton (The Troggs) (in 1966)
ocarina and lead vocals:
Reg Presley (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 257)
cover recording of:
Wild Thing (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH and April Music (in 1981)
The Troggs4.42:40
2A Groovy Kind of Love
cover recording of:
A Groovy Kind of Love (in 1965-12)
writer:
Carole Bayer Sager and Toni Wine
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), Screen Gems-EMI (USA, affiliated with BMI), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems-EMI Music (in 1966)
is based on:
Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5: III. Rondo. Allegro di molto
The Mindbenders32:01
31‒2‒3
recording of:
1‐2‐3
additional writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Leonard Borisoff, John Madara and David White (rock ’n’ roll pianist & songwriter, member of Danny & the Juniors)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mijac Double Diamond Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Stone Agate Music Division, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
Len Barry2:25
4Daydream
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) and Kama Sutra (in 1966)
recording of:
Daydream (in 1966-02)
lyricist and composer:
John B. Sebastian
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
The Lovin’ Spoonful3.752:23
5Sunny Afternoon
recording of:
Sunny Afternoon
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Davray Music Ltd., Carlin (in 1984) and Davray (publisher) (in 1984)
The Kinks3:35
6The Last Train to Clarksville
recording of:
Last Train to Clarksville
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Monkees2:44
7Sloop John B
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1965-07-12)
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
12 string guitar [12-string electric guitar]:
Billy Strange (on 1965-12-29)
bass saxophone:
Jack Nimitz (American saxophonist and clarinet player) (on 1965-07-12)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1965-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1965-07-12)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1965-07-12)
flute:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1965-07-12) and Jay Migliori (on 1965-07-12)
glockenspiel:
Frank Capp (on 1965-07-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician) (on 1965-07-12), Jerry Cole (on 1965-07-12) and Billy Strange (on 1965-07-12)
tack piano:
Al De Lory (on 1965-07-12)
temple blocks:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1965-07-12)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1965-12-22 until 1965-12-29) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1965-12-22 until 1965-12-29)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-07-12, on 1965-12-22, on 1965-12-29)
recording of:
Sloop John B (from 1965-07-12 until 1965-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and New Executive Music
version of:
The John B. Sails
The Beach Boys42:56
8Pied Piper
Crispian St. Peters2:36
9Little Man
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Sonny Bono
conductor:
Harold Battiste
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Little Man (Sonny & Cher)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Bono
publisher:
Chris Marc Music
Sonny & Cher43:20
10Pretty Flamingo
Manfred Mann2:36
11I Saw Her Again Last Night
recording of:
I Saw Her Again Last Night
writer:
Denny Doherty and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
The Mamas & the Papas3.53:16
12Sunny
producer:
Jerry Ross (Philadelphia soul composer/producer)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Sunny (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Bobby Hebb42:48
13When a Man Loves a Woman
producer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Quin Ivy
double bass:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge4.352:54
14Gimme Some Loving
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records) and Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 244)
recording of:
Gimme Some Lovin’
writer:
Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) and Steve Winwood
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Island Music Ltd. (from 1966 to ????)
The Spencer Davis Group4.152:58
15You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
producer:
John Franz
part of:
Rolling Stone: 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 Springfield3.72:51
16The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1966) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (New York) (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore) (in 1966)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Seasons Four Music and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
The Walker Brothers3.53:05
17The More I See You
Chris Montez2:43
18Green Green Grass of Home
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; 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
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Tom Jones43:05
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1You Can’t Hurry Love
recording engineer:
Russ Terrana
engineer:
Lamont Dozier
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1966-06-11)
brass [horns]:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (on 1966-06-11)
guitar [Gibson L-5]:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1966-06-11)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1966-06-11)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (on 1966-06-11)
tambourine:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1966-06-11)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1966-07-05) and Mary Wilson (on 1966-07-05)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1966-07-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015, in 2017)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1966-06-11 until 1966-07-05)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 280)
recording of:
You Can’t Hurry Love (from 1966-06-11 until 1966-07-05)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. (in 1965) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Supremes4.752:48
2Bus Stop
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
bass:
Bernie Calvert (on 1966-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966, in 2003) and Parlophone (in 1966)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-18)
cover recording of:
Bus Stop (on 1966-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
publisher:
Basement Brazil Editora, Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Edition Wilhelm Hansen, EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., Hournew Music Ltd., Man-Ken Music, Limited and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
recording of:
Bus Stop
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
publisher:
Basement Brazil Editora, Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Edition Wilhelm Hansen, EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., Hournew Music Ltd., Man-Ken Music, Limited and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
The Hollies4.652:55
3Semi‐detached Suburban Mr. James
Manfred Mann2:35
4No Milk Today
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) (in 1966) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
recording of:
No Milk Today (in 1966-10)
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hournew Music Ltd.
Herman’s Hermits4.653:00
5Michelle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Michelle (in 1965-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
adaptations:
Michelle
The Overlanders2:24
6Dear Mrs. Applebee
recording of:
Dear Mrs. Applebee
writer:
Phil Barr (songwriter) and Billy Meshel (songwriter)
David Garrick2:17
7Here It Comes Again
recording of:
Here It Comes Again
writer:
Barry Mason (English songwriter) and Les Reed
The Fortunes23:07
8Hanky Panky
recording of:
Hanky Panky
writer:
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., T. M. Music (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Tommy James & the Shondells2:47
9Bend It
recording of:
Bend It (in 1966)
lyricist:
Ken Howard (English songwriter, one half of the songwrting team Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley, author and television director)
composer:
Alan Blaikley
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich22:35
10Get Away
recording of:
Get Away (1966 song)
lyricist and composer:
Clive Powell
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp and Getaway Music Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georgie Fame2:34
11Don’t Bring Me Down
recording of:
Don’t Bring Me Down
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
The Animals3.753:15
12Shapes of Things
recording of:
Shapes of Things
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member), Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, Them Young Boys Music and Yardbirds Music (also with “Ltd.”; publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Yardbirds2:28
13(You’re My) Soul & Inspiration
cover recording of:
(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
The Righteous Brothers3:08
14Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
recording of:
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (original version, first recorded by Cher)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Bono
publisher:
April Music (private press label?), Chris Marc Music, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Cher32:46
15The Ballad of the Green Berets
recording of:
The Ballad of the Green Berets
writer:
Robin Moore (Robert Lowell Moore, Jr.; writer) and SSgt Barry Sadler
Barry Sadler32:32
16My Love
recording of:
My Love
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Songs of Universal (SOCAN)
Petula Clark2:49
17Guantanamera
recording of:
Guantanamera
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Julián Orbón (Cuban composer)
lyricist:
José Martí (cuban poet)
composer:
Joseíto Fernández (Cuban singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Héctor Angulo (Cuban composer) and Pete Seeger
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 36102)
version of:
Guajira guantanamera
The Sandpipers23:11
18Winchester Cathedral
producer:
Geoff Stephens
bass:
Neil Korner
guitar:
Mick Wilsher
percussion [drums, washboard, spoons]:
Henry Harrison (drums, percussion)
piano:
Stan Haywood (piano)
trombone:
"Shuggy" Watts
trumpet:
'Pops' Kerr
vocals:
Tristram, The Seventh Earl of Cricklewood
recording of:
Winchester Cathedral
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
New Vaudeville Band4.252:25

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part of:Sounds of the Sixties (Time-Life Music) (number: 2) (order: 2)