Singers and Songwriters: The '70s

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Annotation

Overall catalog # for both discs in set is: 314556624-2.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-26 23:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tiny Dancer
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone (on 1971-08-09)
bass guitar:
David Glover (bass guitarist) (on 1971-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope (on 1971-08-09)
electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye (on 1971-08-09)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (on 1971-08-09)
steel guitar:
BJ Cole (on 1971-08-09)
background vocals:
Tony Burrows (on 1971-08-09), Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer) (on 1971-08-09), Lesley Duncan (on 1971-08-09), Dee Murray (on 1971-08-09), Nigel Olsson (on 1971-08-09), Barry St. John (on 1971-08-09), Terry Steele (on 1971-08-09), Liza Strike (on 1971-08-09) and Sue Glover & Sunny Leslie (on 1971-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-08-09)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 47) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 387)
recording of:
Tiny Dancer (on 1971-08-09)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3.56:17
2Only Love Is Real
recording of:
Only Love Is Real
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems EMI Music Inc., Colgems Music Corp. and ELORAC Music
Carole King3:33
3Reason to Believe
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Reason to Believe (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Faithful Virtue Music Co. Inc., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Rod Stewart3.154:11
4Sail On
recording of:
Sail On
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores5:34
5Save It for a Rainy Day
sound engineer:
Henry Lewy
assistant engineer:
Leslie Jones (recording engineer) and Helen Silvani
producer:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter) and Henry Lewy
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter)
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Jeffrey Staton (long‐time collaborator w/ Stephen Bishop, later known as Jeff Jones)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel
electric piano and piano:
Barlow Jarvis
solo electric guitar:
Eric Clapton
background vocals:
Chaka Khan
brass [horns] arranger:
Ian Freebairn Smith
arranger:
Ian Freebairn‐Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABC Records, Inc (in 1976)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and ABC Recording Studios (recording studio associated with ABC Records, active circa 1970s) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Save It for a Rainy Day (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Downtown DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Stephen Bishop Music Publishing and エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing)
Stephen Bishop3:17
6Sitting
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
acoustic guitar:
Alun Davies (in 1972-05)
bass:
Alan James (bassist) (in 1972-05)
drums (drum set):
Gerry Conway (in 1972-05)
mandolin and piano:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1972-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1972), Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1972) and Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1972)
recorded at:
中野サンプラザ in Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan (on 1974-06-22)
recording of:
Sitting (in 1972-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Island Music Ltd.
live recording of:
Sitting (on 1974-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Island Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens3.353:15
7Stir It Up
cover recording of:
Stir It Up
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Cayman Music, Odnil Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1972), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1972) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1972)
recording of:
Stir It Up
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Cayman Music, Odnil Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1972), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1972) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1972)
Johnny Nash53:01
8Tin Man
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, bass, guitar and keyboard, guitar and keyboard:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
tape:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Tin Man
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
America3.853:27
9Muskrat Love
recording engineer:
Dennis Dragon, Dave Iveland (Music Engineer) and Roger Young (engineer)
producer:
Captain & Tennille
mixer:
Roger Young (engineer)
electric bass guitar [Fender Bass], keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
The Captain
electric piano:
Toni Tennille
percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
lead vocals [vocal duet]:
Melissa Tennille and Toni Tennille
cover recording of:
Muskrat Love
lyricist and composer:
Willis Alan Ramsey
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wishbone Music (American publisher)
Captain & Tennille3.53:48
10Fool (If You Think It's Over)
engineer:
Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) and Chris Rea
recording of:
Fool (If You Think It’s Over)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea54:06
11Lady Blue
Leon Russell3:31
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Never Been to Spain
cover recording of:
Never Been to Spain
lyricist and composer:
Hoyt Axton
publisher:
Rondor Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Three Dog Night4.353:44
2Sharing the Night Together
producer:
Ron Haffkine
cover recording of:
Sharing the Night Together
writer:
Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick
Dr. Hook52:54
3Dreidel
recording of:
Dreidel
writer:
Don McLean (in 1972)
Don McLean3:47
4Hummingbird
producer:
Louie Shelton
recording of:
Hummingbird
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
Seals & Crofts24:38
5I Love
recording of:
I Love
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Tom T. Hall2:07
6Love Is a Rose
engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and handclaps:
Andrew Gold
banjo:
Herb Pedersen
bass:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel
fiddle:
David Lindley
handclaps, shakers and tambourine:
Peter Asher
harmonica:
Jim Connor (US folk/country composer, singer and musician)
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt), Andrew Gold and Herb Pedersen
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
Love Is a Rose
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle Music
is based on:
Dance, Dance, Dance
Linda Ronstadt52:48
7Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)
recording of:
Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)
writer:
Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
Glen Campbell3:08
8It Don't Matter to Me
producer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread), James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Royer (American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1969)
recording of:
It Don’t Matter to Me
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Bread42:50
9It's Sad to Belong
recording of:
It’s Sad to Belong
lyricist and composer:
Randy Goodrum
England Dan & John Ford Coley2:53
10Never Gonna Fall in Love Again
assistant engineer:
Joey Barbaria
engineer:
Jack Sherdel
producer:
Jimmy Ienner (producer)
lead vocals:
Eric Carmen
arranger:
Eric Carmen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
produced for:
CAM Productions (US)
recorded at:
O.D.O. Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1975-08 until 1975-09)
recording of:
Never Gonna Fall in Love Again
lyricist:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Eric Carmen Music, Round Hill Works and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
is based on:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
Eric Carmen3:46
11(Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
cover recording of:
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (1974 song)
writer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) and Chips Moman
B.J. Thomas3:24
12Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady
cover recording of:
Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady
lyricist and composer:
Harriet Schock
Helen Reddy3:27
13A Little More Love
additional engineer:
Betsy Banghart (engineer), Terry Becker (engineer), Ron Garrett (engineer), Bart Johnson (engineer), Michael Carnivale (engineer), Bob Mockler (engineer) and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
engineer:
David J. Holman
producer:
John Farrar
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1978)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
David Kemper (in 1978) and Mike Botts (in 1978)
guitar [guitars]:
John Farrar (in 1978) and Steve Lukather (in 1978)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1978)
piano:
Jai Winding (in 1978)
background vocals:
Olivia Newton‐John (British–Australian singer, actress and activist)
lead vocals:
Olivia Newton‐John (British–Australian singer, actress and activist) (in 1978)
arranger:
John Farrar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Olivia Newton‐John (British–Australian singer, actress and activist) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978), Group IV Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978) and Hollywood Sound Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978)
mixed at:
Indigo Ranch – Malibu in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
A Little More Love (Olivia Newton-John song) (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
John Farrar
publisher:
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises (in 1978) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1978)
Olivia Newton‐John43:29

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part of:Singers and Songwriters (Time-Life Music) (number: 15) (order: 15)