Very Best of the 70’s, Volume III

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Under the Moon of Love
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (not an imprint, use "Arista" for release labels) (in 1976)
produced for:
Solid Gold Organisation (production company)
cover recording of:
Under the Moon of Love
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Curtis Lee (US rock & roll singer, had single "Pretty Little Angel Eyes")
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
Showaddywaddy3:11
2Jungle Rock
recording of:
Jungle Rock
composer:
Hank Mizell (American singer, guitarist and songwriter)
Hank Mizell2:45
3Dancing on a Saturday Night
producer:
Barry Blue (singer, producer, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Crimson Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973)
recording of:
Dancin’ (On a Saturday Night)
writer:
Barry Blue (singer, producer, and songwriter) and Lynsey de Paul
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Barry Blue3:12
4Tulane
cover recording of:
Tulane
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Isalee Music
Steve Gibbons2:55
5Save Me
recording of:
Save Me
lyricist and composer:
Guy Fletcher (songwriter) and Doug Flett
publisher:
Big Secret Music Ltd.
Clout34:14
6Dreams Are Ten a Penny
recording of:
Dreams Are Ten a Penny
writer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942) and Gillian Shakespeare (songwriter)
Kincade2:41
7Get Down
recording of:
Get Down
lyricist and composer:
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan4.52:40
8I Saw the Light
producer:
Todd Rundgren
instruments:
Todd Rundgren
arranger:
Todd Rundgren
recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Earmark Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Todd Rundgren52:58
9Joy
instrumental recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Apollo 1002:46
10Popcorn
cover recording of:
Popcorn (in 1972)
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
Hot Butter4.352:33
11Be My Boogie Woogie Baby
recording of:
Be My Boogie Woogie Baby
writer:
R Vaplus
Mr. Walkie Talkie3:07
12Beach Baby
recording of:
Beach Baby
writer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942) and Gillian Shakespeare (songwriter)
First Class4.54:51
13Hooked on a Feeling
cover recording of:
Hooked on a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
Jonathan King2:38
14The Man Who Sold the World
performer:
Lulu (Scottish singer and actress, best known for “To Sir With Love”)
recording of:
The Man Who Sold the World
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1970-05-22)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems-EMI, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1974) and MainMan (in 1974)
Lulu & David Bowie33:49
15Girl From Germany
recording of:
Girl From Germany
writer:
Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Sparks3:30
16Spirit in the Sky
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 5) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 333)
recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Norman Greenbaum4.053:53
17Only the Strong Survive
cover recording of:
Only the Strong Survive
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and Kenny Gamble
publisher:
Blue Crest Music, Double Diamond Music, Downstairs Music, Ensign Music Corp., Parabut, Sony/ATV Melody and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Billy Paul3:27
18I Like Your Style
recording of:
I Like Your Style
lyricist and composer:
Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
Tony Wilson3:05
19Kung Fu Fighting
arranger:
Gerry Shury
recording of:
Kung Fu Fighting
lyricist and composer:
Carl Douglas
publisher:
Carren Music (publisher) and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
is based on:
[Oriental Riff]
Carl Douglas4.23:16
20Vietnam
recording of:
Vietnam
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group (in 1975)
Jimmy Cliff4:50
▼ CD 2
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1Couldn’t Get If Right
assistant engineer:
Colin Fairley
engineer:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
producer:
Mike Vernon
recording of:
Couldn’t Get It Right
writer:
Colin Cooper, John Cuffley, Pete Haycock, Derek Holt and Richard Jones (Climax Blues Band)
publisher:
AIR Music (London) Ltd., Bleu-Disque-Music Co. Inc., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today) and Neue Welt Musikverlag
Climax Blues Band3.253:11
2Beautiful Sunday
recording of:
Beautiful Sunday
writer:
Daniel Boone and Rod McQueen
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Daniel Boone3:02
3Barbados
recording of:
Barbados
writer:
Jeffrey Calvert and Max West
Typically Tropical3:37
4Clair
recording of:
Clair (Gilbert O’Sullivan song)
lyricist and composer:
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan3:00
5Just When I Need You Most
recording of:
Just When I Needed You Most
lyricist and composer:
Randy VanWarmer
publisher:
Fourth Floor Music Inc. (US publisher), Terraform Music (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Randy VanWarmer4:02
6Johnny Reggae
recording of:
Johnny Reggae
writer:
Jonathan King
The Piglets2:18
7El Bimbo
recording of:
El Bimbo
composer:
Claude Morgan (1970s French producer) (in 1974-06)
Bimbo Jet2:26
8Gimmy Dat Ding
recording of:
Gimme Dat Ding
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
The Pipkins2:13
9Do You Wanna Dance
producer:
Barry Blue (singer, producer, and songwriter)
recording of:
Do You Wanna Dance?
writer:
Barry Blue (singer, producer, and songwriter), Ron Roker and Gerry Shury
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
Barry Blue33:52
10Don’t Call Us, We Call You
recording of:
Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You
writer:
John Carter (worked for Capitol Records, relaunched Tina Turner's career with Private Dancer) and Jerry Corbetta
Sugarloaf53:21
11Ding a Dong
recording of:
Ding-a-Dong (1975 Eurovision song)
lyricist:
Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens
composer:
Dick Bakker
publisher:
Dayglow Music (publisher) (in 1975)
Teach‐In2:27
12Jingle Jangle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle
writer:
Jeff Barry and Andy Kim (pop singer & songwriter)
The Archies2:44
13Moudly Old Dough
recording of:
Mouldy Old Dough
writer:
Nigel Francis Fletcher and Robert George Woodward
Lieutenant Pigeon2:43
14All Because of You
recording of:
All Because of You
lyricist and composer:
Vic Malcolm (Geordie Guitarist)
Geordie2:46
15The Witch
recording of:
The Witch
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Hildebrandt
The Rattles2:31
16Prince Kajuku
recording of:
Prince Kajuku
writer:
Mick Bolton (guitarist for UFO), Phil Mogg, Andrew Maynard Parker (British rock drummer) and Pete Way
UFO3:57
17House of the Rising Sun
recording of:
House of the Rising Sun
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
Frijid Pink44:43
18The Devil’s Answer
recording of:
Devil’s Answer
lyricist and composer:
John Du Cann (Glam Punk, UK)
publisher:
GH Music Ltd.
Atomic Rooster3:29
19You Could Have Been a Lady
cover recording of:
You Could Have Been a Lady
writer:
Errol Brown and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated) and RAK Publishing Ltd.
April Wine3:28
20My Ding-a-Ling
producer:
Esmond Edwards
drums (drum set):
Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band) (on 1972-02-03)
electric bass guitar:
Nic Potter (on 1972-02-03)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1972-02-03) and Owen McIntyre (on 1972-02-03)
piano:
Dave Kafinetti (on 1972-02-03)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1972-02-03)
recorded at:
Locarno Ballroom in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-03)
live recording of:
My Ding‐A‐Ling (on 1972-02-03)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Isalee Music Publishing Company
is based on:
My Ding-A-Ling
version of:
My Tambourine
Chuck Berry44:26

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part of:Very Best of the 70’s (number: 3) (order: 3)