O What a Year 65–69

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hang On Sloopy
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.
The McCoys53:04
2Yesterday Man
recording of:
Yesterday Man
lyricist and composer:
Chris Andrews (UK singer-songwriter)
Chris Andrews2:34
3Wooly Bully
recording of:
Wooly Bully
lyricist and composer:
Domingo Samudio
publisher:
Beckie Publ. Co., Inc., Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Melodie der Welt (publisher)
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs2:21
4The Birds and the Bees
vocals:
Jewel Akens
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 310)
recording of:
The Birds and the Bees (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Stuart
publisher:
Pattern Music Inc. (not to be confused with Pattern Music, Ltd.) and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Jewel Akens1:57
5Hanky PankyTommy James & the Shondells2:53
6Out of Time
producer:
Mick Jagger
vocals:
Chris Farlowe
conductor:
Art Greenslade
arranger:
Art Greenslade
cover recording of:
Out of Time (in 1966-04)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
Chris Farlowe3:15
7Sunshine Superman
recording of:
Sunshine Superman
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
Donovan4:03
8Let’s Go to San Francisco
recording of:
Let’s Go to San Francisco
writer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942) and Ken Lewis (manager/songwriter for 60s groups, incl. Flower Pot Men)
publisher:
Peermusic Ltd. (BMI)
The Flower Pot Men3:33
9White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane2:37
10The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde
Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames3:18
11I Say a Little Prayer
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-17)
guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-17)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 117)
cover recording of:
I Say a Little Prayer (on 1968-04-17)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Aretha Franklin4.353:31
12In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
Iron Butterfly3:02
13Angel of the Morning
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music (publisher), EMI Blackwood (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
P.P. Arnold3:14
14Build Me Up, ButtercupThe Foundations2:50
15If Paradise Is Half as NiceAmen Corner42:49
16Good Morning Starshine
Oliver3:39
17Dancing in the StreetMartha Reeves and the Vandellas2:38
18The Israelites
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:37