Leading Ladies: The Best of the Great Ladies of Song

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: The ’50s
2▶CD: The ’60s
3▼CD: The ’70s
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1That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
producer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
mixer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) and Dave Palmer (Recording engineer at Electric Lady Studios, New York; Drummer with The Amboy Dukes)
acoustic guitar and piano:
Carly Simon
bass:
Gerry Jemmott, David Givens, Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick), Doug Rauch and Jim Wilkins
cello:
Harvey Shapiro (cellist)
drums (drum set):
John Siomos
guitar:
David Bromberg (American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter), Jimmy Johnson (Chicago blues guitarist) and Jimmy Ryan (American guitarist and singer/songwriter)
keyboard:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician), Mark “Moogy” Klingman (American musician and songwriter) and Billy Mernit (American singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, author and actor)
pedal steel guitar:
Jeff Baxter
strings:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
vocals:
Carly Simon
strings [string arrangement] arranger and strings arranger:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
lyricist:
Jacob Brackman
composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Kensho Music, Maya Productions Ltd., Quackenbush Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Carly Simon3.654:19
2Woman to Woman
Barbara Mandrell3:28
3I Will Survive
associate producer:
Freddie Perren
producer:
Dino Fekaris
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1978) and Polydor Incorporated (manufacturer & distribution company, US subsidiary of Polydor International) (in 1979)
edit of:
I Will Survive (12″ single version) by Gloria Gaynor
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 251) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 489)
recording of:
I Will Survive
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
ATV Music, Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Gloria Gaynor3.953:20
4Danny’s Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1973)
cover recording of:
Danny’s Song
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Gnossos Music
Anne Murray53:06
5When I Dream
Crystal Gayle2:53
6I Am a Woman
Helen Reddy3:23
7Take Me Home
Cher3:29
8You’re No Good
Linda Ronstadt3:48
9Lovin’ You
Minnie Riperton3:27
10One’s on the Way
recording of:
One’s On the Way
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Loretta Lynn2:41
11I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King3:01
12Me and Bobby McGee
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Janis Joplin4:08
13I’ve Got Love on My Mind
Natalie Cole4:17
14At Seventeen
edit of:
At Seventeen by Janis Ian
recording of:
At Seventeen
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian (in 1974)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Mine Music Ltd.
Janis Ian4.53:57
15Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
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Lynn Anderson2:53
16Diamonds and Rust
recording of:
Diamonds & Rust
lyricist and composer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
dedicated to:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Chandos Music Company
Joan Baez3:32
17Midnight Blue
Melissa Manchester3:30
18We Are Family
recording of:
We Are Family
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sister Sledge3:37
19I’m Every Woman
recording of:
I’m Every Woman
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co., Inc.
Chaka Khan3:44
20(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
cover recording of:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
writer:
Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Rita Coolidge3:38
21The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:45
4▶CD: The ’80s & ’90s