Rock Steady: 1971

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jealous Guy
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
harmonium:
John Barham (English pianist, composer, arranger)
vibraphone:
Alan White (Yes drummer)
performer:
Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band
recording of:
Jealous Guy
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Lenono Music, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
revision of:
Child of Nature
John Lennon4.44:15
220th Century Man
recording of:
20th Century Man
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Davray Music (publisher)
The Kinks5:56
3All I Want
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
Appalachian dulcimer:
Joni Mitchell
guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1971)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
All I Want (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 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)
Joni Mitchell4.53:34
4Tired of Being Alone
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 293)
recording of:
Tired of Being Alone
lyricist and composer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Group
Al Green4.452:50
5Riders on the Storm
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
Rhodes piano:
Ray Manzarek
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01) (in 1971)
recorded at:
The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1970)
remasters:
Riders on the Storm by The Doors
recording of:
Riders on the Storm (in 1970)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
The Doors4.757:15
6Have You Ever Seen the Rain
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (in 1971-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music Co. Ltd.
Creedence Clearwater Revival4.552:41
7Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (, on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1971-03)
mellotron, piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
solo tenor saxophone:
Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist) (in 1971-03)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1971-03) and Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (in 1971-03)
arranger:
David Van dePitte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan
Marvin Gaye4.73:15
8If You Really Love Me
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
If You Really Love Me
writer:
Syreeta (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s) and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder53:01
9Rock Steady
recording engineer:
Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
engineer:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
organ:
Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
percussion:
Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16) and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John) (on 1971-02-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1971-02-16)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (soul vocalist) (on 1971-02-16)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
recording of:
Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin3.753:14
10Changes
recording engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
electric guitar:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
piano:
Rick Wakeman (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06) and Mick Ronson (British guitarist) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
remixer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 127), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 201) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 200)
recording of:
Changes (David Bowie song) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Daniel Licht
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Tintoretto Music
David Bowie4.53:35
11Planet Queen
recording of:
Planet Queen
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
T. Rex3:14
12One of These Things First
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Ed Carter
drums (drum set):
Mike Kowalski
piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal-Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (in 2000)
recording of:
One of These Things First
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
Nick Drake4.554:52
13Truckin'
co-producer:
Steve Barncard
producer:
Grateful Dead
bass guitar:
Phil Lesh (in 1970-09)
drums (drum set):
Bill Kreutzmann (in 1970-09)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1970-09), Phil Lesh (in 1970-09) and Bob Weir (in 1970-09)
harmonica:
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (in 1970-09)
organ:
Howard Wales (in 1970-09)
pedal steel guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1970-09)
percussion:
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead) (in 1970-09)
piano:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1970-09) and Phil Lesh (in 1970-09)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1970-09), Phil Lesh (in 1970-09), Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (in 1970-09) and Bob Weir (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1970-09)
recording of:
Truckin’ (in 1970-09)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead), Phil Lesh and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
Grateful Dead3.755:07
14No One to Depend On
producer:
Santana (US Latin, blues, & rock band)
recording of:
No One to Depend On (on 1970-07-16)
writer:
Michael Carabello, Coke Escovedo and Gregg Rolie
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Petra Music, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) and Universal Music Careers
Santana5:26
15Mercedes Benz
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-10-01)
engineer:
Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer)
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass guitar:
Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Clark Pierson (on 1970-10-01)
guest bongos and congas:
Bobbye Hall (on 1970-10-01)
guest tambourine:
Sandra Crouch (on 1970-10-01)
guitar:
John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-10-01)
organ:
Ken Pearson (on 1970-10-01)
piano:
Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-10-01)
background vocals:
Phil Badella (on 1970-10-01), Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-10-01), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-10-01), John Cooke (on 1970-10-01), Janis Joplin (on 1970-10-01), Vince Mitchell (on 1970-10-01), Ken Pearson (on 1970-10-01), Clark Pierson (on 1970-10-01) and John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-10-01)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1970-10-01)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-10-01)
recording of:
Mercedes Benz (on 1970-10-01)
writer:
Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth
Janis Joplin3.351:46