The Sound of the City: Los Angeles

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Annotation

Part of a series of compilations from Charlie Gillett, inspired by his book of the same name

Annotation last modified on 2015-06-01 12:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Little Further Down the Road Apiece
Ella Mae Morse2:31
2(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-03-15)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-03-15)
instruments:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1946)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-03-15)
lead vocals:
King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1946, on 1946-03-15)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1946-03-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1946-03-15)
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1946-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
Nat King Cole3:01
3Chicken Shack
Amos Milburn2:50
4This Joint’s Too Hip
Betty Hall Jones2:31
5Walking Shoes
recording of:
Walking Shoes
writer:
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan Quartet & Chet Baker3:12
6Straight Street
recording of:
Straight Street
writer:
James Woodie Alexander and Jesse Whitaker
Pilgrim Travelers2:19
7The Wallflower (Roll with Me Henry)
Etta James & The Peaches2:57
8Riot in Cell Block Number 9
The Robins3:02
9Looking Back
Johnny “Guitar” Watson1:50
10Somethin’ Else
Eddie Cochran2:08
11Waiting in School
Ricky Nelson2:03
12La Bamba
recording engineer:
Larry Levine and Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Bob Keane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Del-Fi Records Inc. (in 1958)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 19) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 346)
recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens) (on 1958-11-17)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
La bamba
Ritchie Valens52:07
13Tequila
recording of:
Tequila
lyricist:
Chuck Rio (Daniel Flores)
composer:
Chuck Río (Daniel Flores)
The Champs4.32:12
14Ramblin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-10-09)
recording engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1959-10-09)
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-10-09)
pocket trumpet:
Donald Cherry (Jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-10-09)
recording of:
Ramblin’ (on 1959-10-09)
composer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
Ornette Coleman6:37
15I Get Around
recording of:
I Get Around
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Victor Music Arts, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
The Beach Boys2:12
16Dirty Water
recording of:
Dirty Water
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
The Standells2:48
17Mary Mary
recording of:
Mary, Mary
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
The Monkees2:17
18Different Drum
engineer:
Peter Abbott (US recording engineer) and John Krause (1950s US engineer)
producer:
Nick Venet
acoustic guitar:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt), Bernie Leadon and Al Viola
bass:
Lyle Ritz
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
harpsichord:
Don Randi
performer:
Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
Different Drum
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Stone Poneys4.352:38
19Bang Bang
recording of:
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (original version, first recorded by Cher)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Bono
publisher:
April Music (private press label?), Chris Marc Music, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Cher2:46
20Ode to Billy Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 191) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 412)
recording of:
Ode to Billie Joe (in 1967-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc.
Bobbie Gentry54:15
21Mercy Mercy Mercy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dance Plant Records (Cussy Music Publishing) (in 2012) and FHT (in 2012)
recording of:
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (in 1966-07)
composer:
Josef Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Zawinul Music
Cannonball Adderley3:08
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1For What It’s Worth
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Brian Stone (producer)
background vocals:
Richie Furay and Dewey Martin
vocals:
Stephen Stills
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 63)
recording of:
For What It’s Worth (on 1966-12-05)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
publisher:
Cotillion, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Richie Furay Music (BMI), Springalo Toones (BMI), Ten East and Ten‐East Music (BMI)
Buffalo Springfield4.452:39
2Trouble Every Day
recording of:
Trouble Every Day
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention5:51
3Talk Talk
The Music Machine1:58
4So You Wanna Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
recording of:
So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
writer:
Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn
The Byrds2:06
5Creeque Alley
recording of:
Creeque Alley
writer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Trousdale Music Pub., Inc.
The Mamas & the Papas3:47
6On the Road Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Suffolk Meadows in Long Island, New York, United States (on 1979-09-08)
live recording of:
On the Road Again (on 1979-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter) and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Lawn Music, Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
Canned Heat3.43:25
7Workingman Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:35
8Ooh Las Vegas
recording of:
Ooh Las Vegas
composer:
Ric Grech and Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons3:30
9Express Yourself
producer:
Charles Wright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
recording of:
Express Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Charles Wright (in 1970)
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band4.53:53
10Who Is He and What Is He to You?
producer:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer), Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson (American drummer), Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Bill Withers
clavinet:
Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap
electric guitar:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers
strings arranger:
Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
recording of:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
Bill Withers3:14
11Low Rider
recording of:
Low Rider
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
War3:11
12Down in Hollywood
recording of:
Down in Hollywood
writer:
Ry Cooder and Tim Drummond
Ry Cooder4:19
13Easy Money
Rickie Lee Jones3:17
14Nobody’s Girl
Bonnie Raitt3:14
15Walk Like an Egyptian
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michelle Steele
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson and Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1985)
recording of:
Walk Like an Egyptian
lyricist and composer:
Liam Sternberg (until 1984-01)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Bangles4.23:25
16Oh Yeah
Los Lobos3:46
17La Raza
Frost3:29
18Drinking in La
recording of:
Drinking in L.A.
writer:
Bran Van 3000, James Di Salvio, Duane Larson and Haig Vartzbedian
quotes lyrics from:
Gin & Juice
Bran Van 300053:57

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part of:The Sound of the City (EMI 5 x 2-CD series from 2002 compiled by Charlie Gillett) (number: 4) (order: 4)