Singers and Songwriters: 1978-1979

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Baby Come Back
recording of:
Baby Come Back (Player song)
writer:
Peter Beckett (lead singer of Player) and J.C. Crowley
publisher:
Mighty Nice Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and 大洋音楽
Player44:12
2Sad Eyes
recording of:
Sad Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Robert John (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Robert John4:15
3What a Fool Believes
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
additional congas and additional vocals:
Bobby LaKind (in 1978-08)
additional synthesizer:
Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
bass guitar:
Tiran Porter (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1978-08) and Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) (in 1978-08)
synthesizer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) (in 1978-08) and Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
vocals:
Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 343)
recording of:
What a Fool Believes (in 1978-08)
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
The Doobie Brothers43:44
4Baker Street
recording engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
mixer:
Declan O’Doherty
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti
electric guitar:
Hugh Burns and Nigel Jenkins
keyboard and Moog:
Tommy Eyre
percussion:
Glen LeFleur
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty
strings arranger:
Graham Preskett (British multi-instrumentalist, musician, songwriter and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Baker Street
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Icon Music Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Gerry Rafferty3.56:01
5Longer
engineer:
Jeff Guercio and Marty Lewis (engineer)
producer:
Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis (engineer) and Norbert Putnam
mixer:
Marty Lewis (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Dan Fogelberg
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
solo flugelhorn:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Dan Fogelberg
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Longer
lyricist and composer:
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg3.153:15
6It's a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
recording of:
It’s a Heartache
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
Bonnie Tyler43:34
7Sometimes When We Touch
recording of:
Sometimes When We Touch
lyricist:
Dan Hill (Canadian singer/songwriter)
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Anthem Entertainment A (work publisher), Dyad Music Ltd., Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., McCauley Music Ltd., Ole Media Management LP II, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック
Dan Hill34:06
8Reminiscing
recording of:
Reminiscing
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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
Little River Band54:15
9You're Only Lonely
recording engineer:
Lee Herschberg
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
producer:
J.D. Souther
bass guitar:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar, J.D. Souther and Waddy Wachtel
lead vocals:
J.D. Souther
performer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You’re Only Lonely
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Souther
publisher:
Ice Age Music
sub-publisher:
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)
J.D. Souther53:47
10Time Passages
producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
solo guitar [lead]:
Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
recorded at:
Davlen Sound Studios in Universal City, California, United States
recording of:
Time Passages
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
publisher:
DJM Music (in 1978) and Frabjous Music (in 1978)
Al Stewart6:41
11We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again
recording of:
We’ll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again
lyricist and composer:
Jeffrey Comanor
publisher:
BMG Sapphire Songs, Chicken Key Music, Faizilu Publishing, Reservoir 416, Sutjujo Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック 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)
England Dan & John Ford Coley2:52
12Werewolves of London
engineer:
Dennis Kirk and Greg Ladanyi
producer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter) and Waddy Wachtel
bass:
John McVie
drums (drum set):
Mick Fleetwood
guitar family:
Waddy Wachtel
piano:
Warren Zevon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01) (in 1978) and Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1978)
recording of:
Werewolves of London
writer:
LeRoy P. Marinell, Waddy Wachtel and Warren Zevon
publisher:
Leadsheet Land Music, Polite Music, Tiny Tunes and Zevon Music
Warren Zevon4.93:28
▼ CD 2
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1Just When I Needed 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 VanWarmer4:03
2Sultans of Swing
engineer:
Rhett Davies
producer:
Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer)
bass guitar:
John Illsley (in 1978-02)
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers (in 1978-02)
guitar:
David Knopfler (in 1978-02) and Mark Knopfler (in 1978-02)
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler (in 1978-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 156)
recording of:
Sultans of Swing (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
Dire Straits4.355:46
3Whenever I Call You "Friend"
producer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
guest vocals:
Stevie Nicks
vocals:
Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
produced for:
Tappan Zee Productions
recorded at:
Sound Mixers in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Whenever I Call You “Friend”
lyricist:
Ken Loggins and Melissa Manchester
composer:
Ken Loggins
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins53:59
4Ooh Baby Baby
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
David Sanborn
bass:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russell Kunkel
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Don Grolnick
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap and John Lehman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-05)
cover recording of:
Ooo Baby Baby
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
Linda Ronstadt53:19
5Sentimental Lady
recording of:
Sentimental Lady
lyricist and composer:
Bob Welch (early member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Crosstown UK (Palan), Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Bob Welch52:57
6Crazy Love
recording of:
Crazy Love
writer:
Rusty Young
Poco2.52:57
7Slip Slidin' Away
recording of:
Slip Slidin’ Away
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music (in 1977)
Paul Simon4.54:46
8Gold
bass:
Brian Garofalo
drums (drum set):
Michael Botts
electric guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham and John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
keyboard [keyboards]:
Joey Carbone
background vocals:
Stevie Nicks
lead vocals:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
recording of:
Gold
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
John Stewart4:26
9You Belong to Me
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn
bass:
Gordon Edwards (funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
electric guitar:
Cornell Dupree and Eric Gale
electric piano:
Richard Tee
background vocals:
Carly Simon and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
Carly Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01) (in 1978) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
You Belong to Me (Carly Simon/Michael McDonald song)
writer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Snug Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Carly Simon3:53
10I Go Crazy
producer:
Phil Benton and Paul Davis (American singer)
vocals:
Paul Davis (American singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bang Records (US disco) (in 1977)
recording of:
I Go Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Paul Davis (American singer)
publisher:
Paul and Jonathan Songs, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Web IV Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Paul Davis3:55
11Lotta Love
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
acoustic guitar:
Herb Pedersen
bass:
Bob Glaub
flute:
Plas Johnson
guitar:
Dave Kalish
keyboard:
Mark T. Jordan
membranophone:
Rick Schlosser (drummer)
saxophone:
Andrew Love
tambourine:
Nicolette Larson
background vocals:
Nicolette Larson and Ted Templeman
conductor:
Jimmie Haskell
strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
cover recording of:
Lotta Love
lyricist:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
composer:
Frank Sampedro and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle Music
Nicolette Larson53:11
12Think About Me
recording of:
Think About Me
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
Fleetwood Mac2:41

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part of:Singers and Songwriters (Time-Life Music) (number: 5) (order: 5)