Greatest Hits of the ’70’s: The Definitive Singles Collection 1970–1979

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Tracklist

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1Weekend Love
recording engineer:
John Kriek
producer:
George Kooymans
mixer:
George Kooymans and John Kriek
drums (drum set):
Cesar Zuiderwijk (Dutch drummer, member of Golden Earring)
electric bass guitar and keyboard:
Rinus Gerritsen (bass player)
flute:
Barry Hay
guitar:
Barry Hay and George Kooymans
vocals:
Barry Hay and George Kooymans
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor B.V. (not an imprint; NL subsidiary company of Polydor International) (in 1979) and Red Bullet Productions B.V. (in 1979)
produced for:
Red Bullet Productions
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Arnold Mühren's Studio in Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Weekend Love
lyricist:
Barry Hay
writer:
Rinus Gerritsen (bass player), Barry Hay, George Kooymans and Cesar Zuiderwijk (Dutch drummer, member of Golden Earring)
publisher:
Fever Music, Inc., G.E. Music and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Golden Earring44:14
2Love Is All
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
British Lion Music Ltd.
recording of:
Love Is All (in 1974)
writer:
Roger Glover and Eddie Hardin
publisher:
British Lion Music Ltd., Glove Music Ltd., Halit Music and Lion Music
Roger Glover3:06
3Save Me
cover recording of:
Save Me
lyricist and composer:
Guy Fletcher (songwriter) and Doug Flett (songwriter)
publisher:
Big Secret Music Ltd.
Clout4:11
4Sympathy
Steve Rowland & The Family Dog3:18
5Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby
recording of:
Kiss Me, Kiss Your Baby
writer:
Barry Blue (singer, producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Arcade Music Company GmbH, ATV Music, Blueytunes, EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967–2001) and Tony Hiller Music (publisher)
Brotherhood of Man3:06
6Never Marry a Railroad Man
recording of:
Never Marry a Railroad Man
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
Dayglow Music, Inc. and Nanada BV (publisher)
Shocking Blue43:02
7Your Baby Ain’t Your Baby Anymore
Paul Da Vinci3:23
8Lola
recording of:
Lola
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1970-04)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Carlin (in 1970, in 1984) and Davray (publisher) (in 1970, in 1984)
The Kinks4:01
9Sugar Baby Love
engineer:
John Mackswith (English sound engineer)
producer:
Wayne Bickerton
recording of:
Sugar Baby Love (The Rubettes)
lyricist:
Wayne Bickerton
composer:
Tony Waddington
premiered by:
The Rubettes (in 1974-01)
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Budde Music Inc. (US publisher) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Rubettes3:25
10Under the Moon of Love
cover recording of:
Under the Moon of Love
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Curtis Lee (US rock & roll singer, had single "Pretty Little Angel Eyes")
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
Showaddywaddy3:10
11Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
recording of:
Do You Wanna Touch Me
writer:
Gary Glitter and Mike Leander
Gary Glitter43:17
12Mexico
recording of:
Mexico
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood and Les Humphries
publisher:
Edition Opry Rose and Goldy-Musikverlag Hans Sikorski GmbH
version of:
The Battle of New Orleans
Les Humphries Singers4:03
13Lucky Number
producer:
The Stateless (possibly Lene Lovich and Les Chappell)
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
lead vocals:
Lene Lovich
remixer:
Roger Bechirian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Oval Records (in 1978) and Oval Sounds LLP (in 1979)
recording of:
Lucky Number
writer:
Les Chappell and Lene Lovich
publisher:
Oval Music
Lene Lovich42:46
14She Likes Weeds
recording of:
She Likes Weeds
writer:
Hans van Eijck and Peter Tetteroo (Dutch singer and composer)
Tee-Set3:34
15Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Blue Haze3:15
16Be My Boogie Woogie Baby
recording of:
Be My Boogie Woogie Baby
writer:
R Vaplus
Mr. Walkie Talkie3:06
17Una paloma blanca
recording of:
Paloma blanca
lyricist and composer:
Hans Bouwens
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Holland B.V., Musik Unserer Zeit (publisher; do NOT use as release label), RMI (publisher) and EMI Music Holland B.V. (record company currently known as EMI Music Netherlands B.V. don't use as release label) (in 1975)
George Baker Selection3:29
18Give Up Your Guns
recording of:
Give Up Your Guns (epic narrative about escaped bank robber)
writer:
Holmes and Jordan (co-writer of Give Up Your Guns for The Buoys)
The Buoys4:15
19Yellow River
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 83)
recording of:
Yellow River (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Christie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Christie3.352:47
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Mud3:01
2The Night Chicago Died
co-producer:
Peter Callander (from 1974 to present) and Mitch Murray (from 1974 to present)
bass:
Cliff Fish (bassist for Paper Lace) (in 1974)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Phil Wright (Lead singer and drummer of Paper Lace) (from 1974 to present)
guitar:
Chris Morris (Member of Paper Lace) (in 1974) and Mick Vaughan (in 1974)
background vocals:
Cliff Fish (bassist for Paper Lace) (in 1974), Chris Morris (Member of Paper Lace) (in 1974) and Mick Vaughan (in 1974)
recorded at:
Majestic Studios in Clapham, Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974)
recording of:
The Night Chicago Died
lyricist:
Peter Callander
composer:
Mitch Murray
Paper Lace3:30
3Ruby Tuesday
Melanie4:37
4I Only Want to Be With You
cover recording of:
I Only Want to Be With You (Dusty Springfield song)
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
Bay City Rollers3:20
5It’s a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
bass:
Kevin Dunne
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Micky Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977, in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 24)
recording of:
It’s a Heartache
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
Bonnie Tyler3.83:31
6Swing Your Daddy
Jim Gilstrap2:49
7Weekend
recording of:
Weekend (Earth and Fire)
lyricist and composer:
Gerard Koerts
publisher:
Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Earth and Fire3:32
8Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
cover recording of:
Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Gladys Knight & the Pips3.653:14
9That’s the Way I Like It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1976) and T.K. Records (Miami‐based disco label) (in 1975)
edit of:
That’s the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band (US funk, R&B & disco band)
recording of:
That’s the Way (I Like It)
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
KC and the Sunshine Band4.33:05
10Son of My Father
Chicory Tip2:54
11The Man Who Sold the World
recording of:
The Man Who Sold the World
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1970-05-22)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems-EMI, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1974) and MainMan (in 1974)
Lulu & David Bowie3:48
12The Alternative Way
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Basart Records International B.V. (in 1976)
recording of:
The Alternative Way
lyricist and composer:
Hans Vermeulen (Dutch singer, songwriter, producer, musician)
Anita Meyer3:49
13True Love That’s a Wonder
recording of:
True Love, That's a Wonder
lyricist and composer:
Hans Vermeulen (Dutch singer, songwriter, producer, musician)
Sandy Coast3:13
14American Pie
engineer:
Tom Flye
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
bass:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roy Markowitz (on 1971-05-26)
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1971-05-26)
electric piano:
Ray Colcord (on 1971-05-26)
marimba and vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri (on 1971-05-26)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1971-05-26)
choir vocals:
West 44th Street Rhythm and Noise Choir (on 1971-05-26)
vocals:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26) and Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1971), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1971) and United Artists Records (for bootlegs and counterfeit) (in 1971)
partial recording of:
American Pie (on 1971-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Don McLean54:08
15Brother Louie
performer:
Ian Lloyd (of Stories)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Kama Sutra (in 1973) and Kama Sutra Records (in 1973)
cover recording of:
Brother Louie
writer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate) and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated), Finchley Music and RAK Publishing Ltd.
Stories4.353:57
16Hocus Pocus
recording of:
Hocus Pocus
composer:
Jan Akkerman and Thijs van Leer
Focus3:20
17The Wild Places
recording of:
The Wild Places
lyricist and composer:
Duncan Browne (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Logo Songs Ltd., Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Duncan Browne5:55
18Fly Away
recording of:
Fly Away
writer:
Bill van Dijk (singer, musical performer) and Gerard Stellaard
Teach-In3:10
19Help (Give Me Some Help)
Tony Ronald3:12
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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
cover recording of:
Love Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) 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)
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 (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1973), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1973) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2003)
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., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Steve Miller Band4.054:26
4Cocaine in My Brain
recording of:
Cokane in My Brain
lyricist and composer:
Lester Randal Bullock
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Rykomusic Ltd. (Publishing company)
Dillinger2:47
5Sugar Me
Lynsey de Paul3:55
6Popcorn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Musicor (American record label) (in 1972)
cover recording of:
Popcorn (in 1972)
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
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
10cc3.73:59
8Egyptian Reggae
instrumental recording of:
Egyptian Reggae
writer:
Earl Anthony Johnson (reggae singer Earl Zero) and Jonathan Richman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
is based on:
None Shall Escape the Judgement
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers2:38
9Mississippi
recording of:
Mississippi
lyricist and composer:
Werner Theunissen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
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:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1944 winner)
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)
publisher:
Image Music (Australian) and Peermusic Ltd. (BMI)
Kincade2:41
12Just When I Needed You Most
producer:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bearsville Records Inc. (in 1979) and Rhino Records, Inc. (company credits only; not for release label use!) (in 1979)
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
recording of:
Surf City
writer:
Jan Berry and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
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
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
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 Wakelin23:19
19Young and in Love
The Internationals3:05