Television’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3: 70’s & 80’s

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sesame Street
recording of:
Sesame Street Theme
lyricist:
Bruce Hart (US songwriter), Joe Raposo (piano, composer) and Jon Stone (US writer for Sesame Street)
composer:
Joe Raposo (piano, composer)
publisher:
Stage Harbor Publishing Inc. and Sesame Street Inc. (in 1970)
Jon Stone, Bruce Hart and Joe Raposo30:59
2The Muppet Show
recording of:
Le muppet show
lyricist:
Jim Henson (US artist, cartoonist, puppeteer, inventor & filmmaker)
composer:
Sam Pottle
recording of:
The Muppet Show Theme
lyricist:
Jim Henson (US artist, cartoonist, puppeteer, inventor & filmmaker)
composer:
Sam Pottle
Sam Pottle31:12
3The Alvin Show
Ross Bagdasarian1:06
4Speed Racer
Nobuyoshi Koshibe1:11
5The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
recording of:
Theme (The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo)
composer:
Carl Brandt (American musician who scored and arranged for recording artists, television, and film)
Carl Brandt0:47
6Inspector Gadget
recording of:
Inspector Gadget
writer:
Shuki Levy and Haim Saban
Shuki Levy & Haim Saban41:15
7The Smurfs
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera and Hoyt Curtin31:04
8Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera31:15
9Scooby-DooWilliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera and Hoyt Curtin1:02
10Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids
Edward Fournier and Ricky Sheldon1:05
11The Archies (Everything’s Archie)
performer:
The Archies
Jeff Barry feat. The Archies1:01
12Josie and the Pussycats
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera & Hoyt Curtin1:03
13Dudley Do-Right
Jay Ward0:24
14Fractured Fairy Tales
Jay Ward0:24
15Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)
vocals:
Gary Portnoy
recording of:
Where Everybody Knows Your Name (theme from Cheers)
writer:
Judy Hart-Angelo (American songwriter) and Gary Portnoy
Gary Portnoy1:06
16The Bob Newhart Show (Home to Emily)
Lorenzo Music & Henrietta Music1:05
17The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)
vocals:
Joey Scarbury
recording of:
Believe It or Not (theme from “The Greatest American Hero”)
lyricist:
Stephen Geyer
composer:
Mike Post
publisher:
Darjen Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Lokey Publishing and Stephen Cannell Music
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
Mike Post & Stephen Geyer feat. Joey Scarbury1:47
18Welcome Back, Kotter (Welcome Back)
recording of:
Welcome Back (70’s Song by John Sebastian)
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
John Sebastian0:59
19Room 222
Jerry Goldsmith1:31
20WKRP in Cincinnati
vocals:
Steve Carlisle
recording of:
WKRP in Cincinatti
lyricist:
Hugh Wilson
composer:
Tom Wells (TV theme song writer)
recording of:
WKRP in Cincinnati
lyricist:
Hugh Wilson
composer:
Tom Wells (TV theme song writer)
Tom Wells0:45
21Taxi (Angela)
recording of:
Angela (theme from “Taxi”)
composer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
Bob James1:06
22Barney Miller
recording of:
Barney Miller
composer:
Jack Elliott (1927-2001 US film composer) and Allyn Ferguson
Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson0:48
23Three’s Company
vocals:
Ray Charles (Charles Raymond Offenberg, NOT the famous blind pianist) and Julia Rinker
recording of:
Three’s Company
additional composer:
Don Nicholl
composer:
Joe Raposo (piano, composer)
Joe Raposo1:02
24Happy Days
recording of:
Happy Days
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox31:17
25Laverne and Shirley (Making Our Dreams Come True)
Cyndi Grecco & The Ron Hicklin Singers1:20
26The Facts of LifeGloria Loring0:54
27Good Times
Jim Gilstrap & Sondra Williams0:50
28One Day At A Time
producer:
Jeff Barry
instruments:
Misty ('70s band)
background vocals:
Valerie Carter, Polly Cutter, Cynthia Bullens (American singer-songwriter), Fred Freeman and Harry Nehls
vocals:
Polly Cutter
recording of:
One Day at a Time
writer:
Jeff Barry and Nancy Barry
publisher:
EMI Belfast Music Inc. and Steeplechase Music
Polly Cutter50:54
29Gimme a Break
performer:
Nell Carter
Richard Page, Jay Graydon feat. Nell Carter0:54
30Maude (And Then There’s Maude)
recording of:
Maude (And Then There's Maude)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
Donny Hathaway0:50
31The Jeffersons (Movin’ on Up)
performer:
Ja'net DuBois (American actress and singer)
Jeff Barry and Ja'net DuBois1:10
32All in the Family (Those Were the Days)
recording of:
Those Were the Days (theme to All in the Family)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse feat. Carroll O’Connor & Jean Stapleton0:46
33Sanford and Son (The Streetbeater)
Quincy Jones0:56
34DallasJerrold Immel31:15
35Dynasty
recording of:
Dynasty
composer:
Bill Conti
publisher:
Lorimar Music, Marilor Music and SVO Music
Bill Conti31:18
36Knots Landing
Jerrold Immel1:36
37L.A. Law
recording of:
L.A. Law: Theme
composer:
Mike Post
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Mike Post1:37
38St. Elsewhere
recording of:
Theme from "St. Elsewhere"
composer:
Dave Grusin (American score composer)
Dave Grusin1:28
39Marcus Welby, M.D.
Leonard Rosenman1:01
40M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)
instrumental recording of:
Suicide Is Painless
lyricist:
Mike Altman
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Johnny Mandel30:55
41The Waltons
recording of:
The Waltons
composer:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
Jerry Goldsmith1:04
42Little House on the Prairie
recording of:
Little House on the Prairie
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
publisher:
David Rose Publ.
David Rose0:57
43Hart to Hart
Mark Snow1:21
44Charlie’s Angels
recording of:
Theme (Charlie's Angels)
composer:
Jack Elliott (1927-2001 US film composer) and Allyn Ferguson
Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson1:06
45Wonder Woman
recording of:
Theme (Wonder Woman)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
Charles Fox1:38
46Love Boat
vocals:
Jack Jones (US jazz and pop singer)
recording of:
Love Boat Theme
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
Charles Fox feat. Jack Jones31:37
47American Bandstand (Bandstand Boogie)
performer:
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Charles Albertine & Les Elgart1:25
48Solid Gold
D. Ditchford and M. Miller1:24
49Entertainment Tonight
Michael Mark1:30
50Miami Vice
recording of:
Miami Vice Theme
composer:
Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer1:03
51S.W.A.T.
Barry De Vorzon1:14
52Baretta (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)Dave Grusin & Morgan Ames feat. Sammy Davis Jr.1:06
53The Streets of San Francisco
recording of:
Theme (The Streets of San Francisco)
composer:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
Patrick Williams1:07
54Barnaby Jones
recording of:
Barnaby Jones
composer:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
Jerry Goldsmith0:55
55Starsky & Hutch (Gotcha)
recording of:
Gotcha (Theme From “Starsky & Hutch”)
composer:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tom Scott1:15
56The Rookies
Elmer Bernstein1:02
57Kojak
recording of:
Kojak: Theme
composer:
Billy Goldenberg
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Billy Goldenberg0:51
58The A-Team
recording of:
The A‐Team: Main Theme
composer:
Pete Carpenter and Mike Post
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs Ltd. and Marbo Music Inc.
Mike Post & Pete Carpenter31:41
59The Name of the Game
Dave Grusin1:14
60Quincy, M.E.
Stu Phillips & Glen Larson1:04
61Hill Street Blues
guitar:
Larry Carlton
recording of:
Hill Street Blues: Theme
composer:
Mike Post
publisher:
MTM Music (in 1984)
Mike Post1:19
62Simon & Simon
Barry De Vorzon1:06
63Magnum, P.I.
recording of:
Magnum, P.I.: Theme
composer:
Pete Carpenter and Mike Post
publisher:
MCA Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), MCA Music GmbH and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1984)
Mike Post & Pete Carpenter1:03
64The Rockford FilesMike Post & Pete Carpenter0:56
65NBC’s Saturday Night Live
Howard Shore1:16

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part of:Television’s Greatest Hits (number: 3) (order: 3)