12" Essentials: The Seventies

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Tracklist

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1Stomp!
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Steve Porcaro
assistant engineer:
John Van Nest, Ralph Osborn (engineer), Randy Pipes (Music Engineer) and Tim Gerrity (engineer)
producer:
Quincy Jones
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
analog synthesizer [Prophet 5], bass and solo bass:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes and Rod Temperton
euphonium, slide brass instruments [slide trumpet] and trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
flute and tenor saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
French horn:
Jerry Hey
guitar:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
horn:
The Seawind Horns
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) and Richard Heath
piano:
Greg Phillinganes and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes, Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist) and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Alex Weir, Augie Johnson, George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Jim Gilstrap, Josie James, Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson), Merry Clayton, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Quincy Jones, Richard Heath, Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter), Susaye Greene-Brown and Valerie Johnson
lead vocals:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar)
vocals:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
conductor:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (strings)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
synthesizer arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger), Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
arranger:
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and The Brothers Johnson
background vocals arranger:
Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 1996)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Allen Zentz Recording in Encino, California, United States and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Stomp!
writer:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson), Valerie Johnson and Rod Temperton
The Brothers Johnson56:18
2I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)
recording of:
I Love the Nightlife
writer:
Alicia Bridges and Susan Hutcheson
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Alicia Bridges5:37
3Risky Changes
remix of:
Risky Changes by Bionic Boogie
recording of:
Risky Changes
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Diamond
publisher:
Universal Music–MGB Songs
Bionic Boogie7:17
4I Need A Man
recording of:
I Need a Man
writer:
Pierre Papadiamandis (French songwriter) and Paul Slade
Grace Jones7:36
5Trans Europa Express
recording engineer:
Peter Bollig
producer:
Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider (founding member of Kraftwerk)
mixer:
Bill Halverson and Thomas Kuckuck
electronic drum set:
Karl Bartos and Wolfgang Flür
electronic instruments [Elektronik] and synthesizer:
Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider (founding member of Kraftwerk)
vocoder:
Florian Schneider (founding member of Kraftwerk)
vocals:
Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider (founding member of Kraftwerk)
performer:
Kraftwerk
recorded at:
Kling-Klang Studio in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Rüssl Studio in Hamburg, Germany
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 304)
recording of:
Trans Europa Express
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Ralf Hütter
Kraftwerk4.356:39
6Shake Your Groove Thing
producer:
Freddie Perren
recording of:
Shake Your Groove Thing
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Peaches & Herb6:38
7Cuba
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zagora (French label and publisher) (in 1979)
recording of:
Cuba
writer:
Jean Kluger (Belgian producer, publisher, songwriter) and Daniel Vangarde
publisher:
Ed. Intro (German publisher), Les Éditions Bleu Blanc Rouge, Roba Music Verlag GmbH and Zagora (French label and publisher)
Gibson Brothers7:46
8Don't Leave Me This Way
producer:
Hal Davis
arranger:
Art Wright (guitar)
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Thelma Houston5:42
9Never Can Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
Gloria Gaynor36:19
10When You're Young And In Love
cover recording of:
When You’re Young and in Love
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co.
Ralph Carter5:04
11Last Dance
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Bob Esty (disco songwriter - producer from Massachusetts) and Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
remixer:
Bobby Guttadaro and Marc Paul Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2003) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2003)
recording of:
Last Dance (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Jabara
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Management Three Music, Olga Music and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
part of:
The 51st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1978 winner)
Donna Summer38:10