Sounds of the Seventies: Seventies Top Forty

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Be Around
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (Former member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B singer) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
I’ll Be Around (in 1973)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Phil Hurtt
publisher:
Mighty Three Music Ld. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners53:14
2Thin Line Between Love and Hate
The Persuaders3:20
3Groove Me
recording of:
Groove Me
lyricist and composer:
King Floyd
publisher:
Malaco Music Co. (publisher) (in 1991)
King Floyd53:00
4Starting All Over Again
edit of:
Starting All Over Again by Mel & Tim
recording of:
Starting All Over Again
lyricist and composer:
Phillip Mitchell
Mel & Tim3:29
5Band of Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Holland Group Productions Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 391)
recording of:
Band of Gold
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Freda Payne4.52:56
6Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
vocals:
The Delfonics (in 1969-11)
orchestra:
The Thom Bell Orchestra (in 1969-11)
mixed at:
Longwear Plating in Long Island, New York, United States (in 1969-11)
recording of:
Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (in 1969-11)
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1969) and William Hart (of The Delfonics) (in 1969)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Delfonics4.353:23
7Fire
recording of:
Fire
lyricist, writer and composer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James "Diamond" Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
publisher:
Charlotte Phillips Publishing (BMI), Rick’s Music, Inc. (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Segundo Sueños LLC
Ohio Players3:16
8I’d Love to Change the World
producer:
Chris Wright (co-founder of Chrysalis Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1998)
recording of:
I’d Love to Change the World
lyricist and composer:
Alvin Lee
Ten Years After4.553:46
9Little Willy
producer:
Ron Furmanek, Steve Kolanjian and Phil Wainman
recording of:
Little Willy
lyricist:
Nicky Chinn
composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 1974 to present)
The Sweet4.653:08
10I Wanna Be With You
The Raspberries43:07
11Devil Woman
producer:
Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
vocals:
Cliff Richard
cover recording of:
Devil Woman
writer:
Terry Britten and Kristine Sparkle (UK artist and songwriter)
Cliff Richard53:39
12My Best Friend’s Girl
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1978)
recording of:
My Best Friend’s Girl
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. and Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
The Cars3:46
13Yellow River
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1970)
recording of:
Yellow River (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Christie
Christie32:47
14No More Mr. Nice Guy
producer:
Bob Ezrin
bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
drums (drum set):
Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
background vocals:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier) (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1973)
recording of:
No More Mr. Nice Guy (from 1972-08 until 1973-01)
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music Corp., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper4.33:09
15Footstompin’ Music
producer:
Terry Knight
recording of:
Footstompin’ Music
lyricist and composer:
Mark Farner
publisher:
Storybook Music and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Grand Funk Railroad53:48
16That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
producer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
mixer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) and Dave Palmer (Recording engineer at Electric Lady Studios, New York; Drummer with The Amboy Dukes)
vocals:
Carly Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Carly Simon3.654:18
17Sylvia’s Mother
recording of:
Sylvia’s Mother
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc.
Dr. Hook3:43
18I Gotcha
producer:
Buddy Killen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dial Records (Late 40s jazz label focused on bop) (in 1972) and Tree Productions (in 1972)
recording of:
I Gotcha
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
Joe Tex3.52:29
19Spiders and Snakes
Jim Stafford3:06
20There Goes Another Love Song
Outlaws3:07
21Highway Song
Blackfoot7:01

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part of:Sounds of the Seventies (Time-Life Music) (number: 22) (order: 22)