Oldie Chartbusters

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Annotation

Packaging: 3 CDs in Jewelcases, inside a Slipcover. Packaging should be changed to Slipcover after https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225 is resolved.

Annotation last modified on 2017-11-17 16:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1High Energy
recording of:
High Energy
writer:
Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench
Evelyn Thomas33:42
2Ring My Bell
recording of:
Ring My Bell (Anita Ward song) (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Knight
publisher:
Two Knight Publishing Co.
Anita Ward2.54:09
3Que Sera Mi Vida
Gibson Brothers3:19
4Born To Be Alive
recording of:
Born to Be Alive
lyricist and composer:
Patrick Hernandez
Patrick Hernandez3:41
5Let’s Go Dancin’ (Oah La, La, La)
recording of:
Ooh, La, La (Let’s Go Dancin')
writer:
Clifford Adams, Amir Bayyan, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Eumir Deodato, James Warren Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
Kool and the Gang36:43
6I Am What I Am
cover recording of:
I Am What I Am (from “La Cage aux folles”)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
publisher:
Chappell Morris Music and Chappell-Morris Ltd.
part of:
La Cage aux folles (complete musical)
Gloria Gaynor3:23
7Save Me
Clout4:15
8Feels Like I’m In Love
recording of:
Feels Like I’m in Love
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
Red Bus Music (International) Ltd. (publisher) and Satellite Music Ltd.
Kelly Marie43:18
9You’re The One That I Want
producer:
John Farrar
mixer:
David J. Holman
electric bass guitar:
David Hungate
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1978) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
karaoke version of:
You’re the One That I Want (sing‐a‐long version) by John Farrar
recording of:
You’re the One That I Want (Grease, 1978 film)
lyricist and composer:
John Farrar
publisher:
Famous Music Publishing Limited, Sony/ATV Melody, Unichappell Music, Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, Ensign Music, Inc. (publisher) (in 1978), John Farrar Music (in 1978), Stigwood Music, Inc. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
part of:
Grease (1978 film)
O. Newton John & John Travolta42:50
10In The Navy
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
In the Navy
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Harlem West Music Group and Scorpio Music (French label and publisher) (in 1979)
Village People33:44
11Matador
additional producer:
Garland Jeffreys (lead vocals)
producer:
Roy Cicala
recording of:
Matador
writer:
Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys4:45
12That’s The Way (I Like It)
KC and the Sunshine Band3:10
13Nice & Slow
recording of:
Nice and Slow
lyricist and composer:
Ken Gibson (orchestrator, arranger and record producer)
Jesse Green3:27
14Slow Hand
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. and Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
organ:
William Smith (organist/keyboardist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music Inc. (US work publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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
The Pointer Sisters53:51
15Let The Music Play
engineer:
Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page and Barry White
edit of:
Let the Music Play (LP version) by Barry White
recording of:
Let the Music Play
lyricist and composer:
Barry White
Barry White43:35
16Sex Machine
recording of:
Sex Machine (James Brown)
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), Pee Wee Ellis and Bud Hobgood
James Brown5:20
17Le Freak (live)
live recording of:
Le Freak
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chic5:14
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Funkytown
cover recording of:
Funkytown
lyricist and composer:
Steven Greenberg
publisher:
Red Sea Songs, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Steven Greenberg Music
Lipps Inc.3:20
2Hang On Snoopy
producer:
Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Goldstein and Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
conductor:
Bassett Hand
arranger:
Bassett Hand
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bang Records (US disco)
recording of:
Hang On Sloopy (in 1965)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Wes Farrell
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Morris Music Inc and Robert Mellin Music, Inc.
McCoys53:03
3Lost In Music
recording of:
Lost in Music
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Sister Sledge3:38
4Baby Love
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Mikchael Valvano (on 1964-08-13)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-08-13)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-08-13) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-08-13)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964) and UMG Recordings (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-08-13)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 4), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 324) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 499)
recording of:
Baby Love (on 1964-08-13)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
Diana Ross & The Supremes4.652:39
5Never 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 Gaynor45:04
6Neutron Dance
recording of:
Neutron Dance
writer:
Danny Sembello and Allee Willis
The Pointer Sisters4:15
7Physical
Olivia Newton John & John Travolta3:46
8Ladies Night
producer:
Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Ladies’ Night
writer:
Cliff Adams, Chris Alberts, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Jon Faddis, Adam Ippolito, Robert Spike Mickens and Claydes Smith
Kool and the Gang4.253:30
9The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Platters52:38
10Rock Your Baby
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3:18
11Just An Illusion
recording of:
Just an Illusion
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Imagination4.53:59
12In Zaire
recording of:
In Zaire
writer:
Johnny Wakelin
Johnny Wakelin3:01
13You Can Get It If You Really Want
recording of:
You Can Get It If You Really Want
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Polygram Music
Desmond Dekker2:41
14Could You Be Loved
recording of:
Could You Be Loved
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Gallo Music Publishers, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Blue Mountain Music (in 1980), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1980), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1980) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1980)
Bob Marley & The Wailers3:53
15Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1977-03 until 1977-04)
recording of:
Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton
Smokie14:06
16I Love To Love
recording of:
I Love to Love
lyricist:
Philo Jack Robinson (disco songwriter, producer, composer)
composer:
James Bolden
publisher:
Mautoglade Music, Robin Song Music (affiliated to SACEM) and Rolf Baierle Music
Tina Charles3:21
17All By Myself
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) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO 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:
All by Myself
lyricist:
Eric Carmen
composer:
Eric Carmen and Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (ended), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Round Hill Works, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (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
is based on:
Let’s Pretend
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Eric Carmen44:51
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We Built This City
assistant engineer:
Paul Ericksen (recording engineer)
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixer:
Bill Bottrell
other vocals [DJ voice]:
Les Garland (American entertainment executive) (in 1985)
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
remixed at:
The Soundcastle (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
We Built This City (in 1985)
writer:
Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Bernie Taupin and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
Concord Copyrights London Limited, Little Mole Music, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Jefferson Airplane44:52
2Far Far Away
recording of:
Far Far Away
writer:
Jim Lea and Neville Holder
publisher:
Barn Publishing (Slade) Ltd.
Slade3:37
3Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
Air Supply4:54
4What About Love
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink and Brian Foraker
engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
bass guitar:
Mark Andes
drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi
guest background vocals:
Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas (of Jefferson Starship)
lead vocals:
Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1985-01 until 1985-04) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985-01 until 1985-04)
music videos:
What About Love by Heart (rock band, Ann and Nancy Wilson)
cover recording of:
What About Love
writer:
Brian Allen (Canadian songwriter / producer), Sheron Alton and Jim Vallance (in 1982-03)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Testatyme Music, Calypso Toonz (from 1985 to present), Irving Music, Inc. (from 1985 to present), Welbeck Music Corp. (from 1985 to present) and Welbeck Music of Canada Corp. (from 1985 to present)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
recording of:
What About Love
writer:
Brian Allen (Canadian songwriter / producer), Sheron Alton and Jim Vallance (in 1982-03)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Testatyme Music, Calypso Toonz (from 1985 to present), Irving Music, Inc. (from 1985 to present), Welbeck Music Corp. (from 1985 to present) and Welbeck Music of Canada Corp. (from 1985 to present)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Heart3.43:40
5Sara
assistant engineer:
Paul Ericksen (recording engineer)
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Sara (in 1985)
writer:
Ina Wolf and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
Starship4.44:49
6Venus
recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus)) (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Shocking Blue4.353:01
7Joanna
recording of:
Joanna (Kool & the Gang)
writer:
Clifford Adams, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kool and the Gang4:23
8Wishful Thinking
recording of:
Wishful Thinking
lyricist:
Eddie Lundon (China Crisis)
composer:
Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis)
China Crisis4:12
9Move Closer
producer:
Yves Dessca and Pascal Rivaton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
OVC Ltd. and Capricorn (imprint used by Carrère after 1989) (in 1985)
recording of:
Move Closer
lyricist and composer:
Phyllis Nelson (American singer)
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Phyllis Nelson34:11
10Kalimba De Luna
recording of:
Kalimba de luna
lyricist:
Tony Esposito, Gianluigi Di Franco, Remo Licastro and Mauro Malavasi
composer:
Giuseppe Amoroso, Tony Esposito and Remo Licastro
Tony Esposito5:00
11Another Life
recording of:
Another Life
lyricist:
Barbara Addoms and Mamared
composer:
Luciano Ninzatti and Stefano Pulga
Kano3:55
12Only You
cover recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
The Flying Pickets3:24
13I Like Chopin
recording of:
I Like Chopin
lyricist:
Gazebo (80s Italian synth-pop artist Paul Mazzolini "I Like Chopin")
composer:
Pierluigi Giombini (arranger ,composer and producer)
publisher:
Abramo Allione Ed Mus SRL, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Televis Edizioni Musicali S.R.L. (publisher), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Gazebo5:04
14Wild Thing
producer:
Colin Frechter (British pianist, arranger, music director, producer, vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Bond (The Troggs)
electric guitar:
Chris Britton (The Troggs)
ocarina and lead vocals:
Reg Presley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 257)
cover recording of:
Wild Thing (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and April Music (publisher) (in 1981)
Troggs4.62:40
15On My Way In LA
recording of:
On My Way in L.A
writer:
Phil Carmen and Simon Dale Sanders (songwriter)
publisher:
Hanseatic GmbH (publisher) and Intersong (publisher)
Phil Carmen3:56
16Why Can't We Live Together
recording of:
Why Can’t We Live Together
lyricist and composer:
Timmy Thomas
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Sherlyn Music, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Timmy Thomas3:42
17Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
producer:
Jerry Kasenetz, Jeff Katz (music producer), Joey Levine and Arthur Resnick (songwriter, producer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Dean Kastran
lead vocals:
Joey Levine
recording of:
Yummy Yummy Yummy (in 1968)
writer:
Joey Levine and Arthur Resnick (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
T. M. Music (publisher) (in 1968)
Ohio Express42:15