Dance Classics

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dance Across the Floor
recording of:
Dance Across the Floor
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
Jimmy “Bo” Horne2:31
2Dr. Love
First Choice3:33
3Somebody Else’s Guy
recording of:
Somebody Else’s Guy
writer:
Annette E. Brown and Jocelyn Brown
publisher:
Jocelyn Brown's Music, SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
Jocelyn Brown53:49
4Do It Anyway You Wanna
producer:
Gamble-Huff
arranger:
Frank Brunson and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
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 1975)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1974)
recording of:
Do It Any Way You Wanna (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), MDW (publisher) (in 1988) and Mighty Three Music (in 1988)
People’s Choice3:14
5Why Did You Do It?
recording of:
Why Did You Do It
lyricist and composer:
Kirby Gregory
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
Stretch3:53
6Showtime
Gary’s Gang4:50
7Check Out the Groove
recording of:
Check Out the Groove
writer:
Rodney Brown (US soul studio musician and producer) and Willie Lester
publisher:
Blue Image Music and Franmar Music
Bobby Thurston3:49
8What I Got Is What You Need
Unique6:32
9You’ll Never Know
Hi Gloss4:18
10Nights Over Egypt
recording of:
Nights Over Egypt
writer:
Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel
publisher:
Cynthia Demari Biggs El and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Jones Girls3:39
11Where Is the Love?
recording of:
Where Is the Love
composer:
Michael Denne and Ken Gold
Delegation5:14
12Soul Man
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
instruments:
Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Mar‐Keys Horns (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Sam Moore (singer, ex "Sam and Dave") (in 1967) and David Prater (soul artist) (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Recordings Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 458)
recording of:
Soul Man (on 1967-08-10)
writer:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (publisher) (in 1986)
Sam & Dave4.52:31
13Girls
recording of:
Girls
writer:
Venus Dodson (Jazz singer), Al Goodman (US 70s R&B singer/producer) and Harry Ray
Moments and Whatnauts3:10
14This Is It
recording of:
This Is It
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Melba Moore4.53:31
15Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
cover recording of:
Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Gladys Knight & the Pips43:12
16If You Could Read My Mind
cover recording of:
If You Could Read My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
ATV Kirshner (publisher) (ended), Early Morning Music (ended), Laetrec Music (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Viola Wills4:21
17Love Pains
assistant engineer:
Frank Jones (engineer), Mark Linett, Raffaelo Maza and John Weaver (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Phil Kaye
producer:
Steve Barri
bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar [guitars]:
Jay Graydon and Marty Walsh
keyboard [all keyboards]:
Michael Omartian
percussion:
Steve Barri and Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
solo saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
background vocals:
Stan Farber, Jim Haas (James Edwin Haas, lead vocal "Happy Days" theme song), Jon Joyce (vocalist), Julia Waters Tillman, John Henry Kurtz and Maxine Waters Willard
lead vocals:
Yvonne Elliman
conductor:
Michael Omartian
strings arranger:
Jimmy Haskell
arranger:
Michael Omartian
concertmaster:
Assa Drori
recorded at:
Dawnbreaker Studios in San Fernando, California, United States and Jennifudy Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Jennifudy Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love Pains
writer:
Steve Barri, Michael Price (songwriting partner of Dan Walsh) and Dan Walsh (LA singer/songwriter, member of Price & Walsh)
publisher:
Golden Clover Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), World Song Publishing Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 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 Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) (in 1989)
Yvonne Elliman4:00
18White Lines
recording of:
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
writer:
Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Four Hills Music Ltd and IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Cavern
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel4:00
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rapper’s Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards, Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang3:39
2We Got the Funk
recording of:
We Got the Funk
writer:
Nate Edmonds (keyboard player/songwriter), Brenda Reynolds and Albert Williams
publisher:
Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd. (ended), B.I.B. Music and Songs of Universal, Inc.
Positive Force4:33
3Let’s Start II Dance Again
Hamilton Bohannon5:13
4Can’t Fake the Feeling
recording of:
Can’t Fake the Feeling
writer:
Kathleen Dyson (guitarist and vocalist) and Geraldine Hunt
publisher:
Franmar Music, HYGROTON ENR (affiliated to SOCAN) and Rebera Music (affiliated to SOCAN)
Geraldine Hunt3:53
5See You When I Get There
recording of:
See You When I Git There
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Lou Rawls4:26
6Ain’t No Stopping Us
edit of:
Ain't No Stopping Us Now (LP version) by McFadden & Whitehead
recording of:
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
writer:
Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
McFadden & Whitehead43:36
7Dance Yourself Dizzy
recording of:
Dance Yourself Dizzy
writer:
Adrian Baker and Edward Seago
publisher:
Cellar Music (Canadian jazz, studio projects) and Leeds Music
Liquid Gold4:05
8Love Sensation
edit of:
Love Sensation (LP version) by Loleatta Holloway
recording of:
Love Sensation
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
Silver Steed Music
Loleatta Holloway3:45
9I Hear Music in the Streets
Unlimited Touch3:21
10On the Beat
recording of:
On the Beat
writer:
Mauro Malavasi and Paul Slade
The B.B. & Q. Band4:00
11Get Dancin’
Bombers4:04
12Try It Out
Gino Soccio4:17
13Flashback
recording of:
Flashback
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley, Errol Kennedy and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Imagination3:44
14She Can’t Love You
Chemise5:08
15Saturday Night
T‐Connection4:32
16Jingo
cover recording of:
Jin‐go‐lo‐ba (Drums of Passion) (Jingo)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Candido5:25
17Do You Wanna Funk?
Patrick Cowley4:11
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Your Boogie Man
KC and the Sunshine Band3:55
2Pick Up the Pieces
producer:
Arif Mardin
horn arranger:
Roger Ball
arranger:
AWB
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1974)
recording of:
Pick Up the Pieces
writer:
Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band), Onnie McIntyre and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Average Music, BMG Bumblebee, Bug Music Ltd., Fairwood Music (USA) Inc. (affiliated to ASCAP), Fairwood Music Ltd. and Joe’s Songs Inc.
Average White Band4.054:00
3Rock Your World
Weeks & Co4:13
4Hot Shot
recording of:
Hot Shot
writer and arranger:
Kurt Borusiewicz and Andrew S. Kahn
publisher:
Scully Music Company
Karen Young4:20
5I Got My Mind Made Up
recording of:
I Got My Mind Made Up (I Got My Mind Made Up You Can Get It Girl)
composer:
Raymond Earl (Bassist), Kim Miller and Scotty Miller (US drummer)
publisher:
Henry Suemay Publishing (ended), Lucky Three Music Publishing (ended), Music Corporation of America (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?) (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US and Henry Suemay Publishing Inc
Instant Funk4:52
6Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
recording of:
Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life
lyricist and composer:
Mike Cleveland (80's dance)
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Indeep34:11
7Dancin’ the Night Away
recording of:
Dancin’ the Night Away
writer:
Denis LePage and Denyse LePage
Voggue3:13
8Murphy’s Law
Cheri4:21
9Hit ’n’ Run Lover
Carol Jiani3:37
10Long Train Running
cover recording of:
Long Train Runnin’
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1982) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) (in 1991)
sub-publisher:
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
Traks4:28
11You Are the One for Me
D‐Train4:12
12Beat the Streat
Sharon Redd5:01
13Saddle Up
recording of:
Saddle Up
lyricist:
Philo Jack Robinson (disco songwriter, producer, composer)
composer:
James Bolden
publisher:
Baierle Music (in 1982) and Roba (publisher) (in 1982)
David Christie3:25
14Let’s All Chant
engineer:
Rick Rowe
executive producer:
Jerry Love
producer:
Michael Zager
solo clarinet:
George Marge
solo trumpet:
Raymond Crisara
vocals:
Billy Baker, Alvin Fields and Dolette McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Private Stock Records, Ltd. (not for release label use, for company relationships only) (in 1977)
recording of:
Let’s All Chant
writer:
Alvin Fields and Michael Zager
Michael Zager Band4.353:04
15Nice and Slow
recording of:
Nice and Slow
lyricist and composer:
Ken Gibson (orchestrator, arranger and record producer)
Jesse Green3:08
16Love Is in the Air
producer:
Harry Vanda and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
recording of:
Love Is in the Air
writer:
Harry Vanda and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
John Paul Young33:26
17Your Love
Lime3:45