The New York Times: Great Songs of the Sixties

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▼12" Vinyl 1
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A1Monday, Monday
cover recording of:
Monday, Monday
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Trousdale Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Monday, Monday
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Trousdale Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
The Mamas & the Papas3:16
A2What the World Needs Now Is Love
recording of:
What the World Needs Now Is Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Casa David LP, New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!) (in 1965), Songs of Fujimusic (in 1965, in 1993) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
Jackie DeShannon3:04
A3Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 42)
B.J. Thomas43:00
A4Do You Believe in Magic?
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 216)
recording of:
Do You Believe in Magic?
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
publisher:
Koppelman–Rubin Enterprises, Inc.
The Lovin’ Spoonful52:01
A5Let’s Get Together
cover recording of:
Let’s Get Together
lyricist and composer:
Chet Powers
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
Linda Ronstadt3:06
A6Everybody’s Talkin’
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Talkin’
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Third Palm Music
Neil Diamond2:41
B1By the Time I Get to Phoenix
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 450)
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix (on 1967-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Glen Campbell32:40
B2Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Judy Collins43:35
B3Georgy Girl
The Seekers2:19
B4The Last Thing on My Mind
producer:
Paul Rothchild
banjo, guitar [2nd guitar] and harmonica:
Barry Kornfeld (in 1964)
guitar:
Tom Paxton (singer-songwriter) (in 1964)
guitarrón mexicano [guitarron]:
Felix Pappalardi (in 1964)
vocals:
Tom Paxton (singer-songwriter) (in 1964)
recording of:
The Last Thing on My Mind (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Deep Fork Music, Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Harmony Music Ltd., United Artists Music Co., Inc., 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tom Paxton3:06
B5Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
The Kingston Trio3:27
B6We Shall Overcome
recorded at:
Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama, United States
live recording of:
We Shall Overcome
lyricist:
Guy Carawan, Frank Hamilton (folk musician), Zilphia Horton and Pete Seeger
composer:
Charles Albert Tindley
Joan Baez3:24
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C1Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds2:17
C2San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)
producer:
Lou Adler and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
vocals:
Scott McKenzie (in 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (in 1967-05)
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Scott McKenzie3.752:54
C3Little Boxes
recording of:
Little Boxes
lyricist and composer:
Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
Schroder Music Company
translated version of:
Las casitas del barrio alto (Spanish version)
Pete Seeger1:51
C4Suzanne
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 284)
recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
Leonard Cohen4.23:46
C5Leaving on a Jet Plane
Bobby Vinton3:29
C6Yesterday
cover recording of:
Yesterday
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
Tammy Wynette1:56
D1Walk on By
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1964-10-05 until 1964-10-07)
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
conductor:
Belford C. Hendricks (from 1964-10-05 until 1964-10-07)
arranger:
Belford C. Hendricks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1964) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1965, in 1992)
cover recording of:
Walk On By (from 1964-10-05 until 1964-10-07)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Aretha Franklin2:48
D2The Windmills of Your Mind
cover recording of:
The Windmills of Your Mind
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 41)
translated version of:
Cirkels
part of:
The Thomas Crown Affair (The Thomas Crown Affair (1968))
Johnny Mathis3:28
D3Hey Jude
O.C. Smith4:24
D4The Weight
live cover recording of:
The Weight
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Dwarf Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield3:54
D5On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
cover recording of:
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner (in 1965)
composer:
Burton Lane (in 1965)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Estate of Alan Jay Lerner Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America
premiered at:
Mark Hellinger Theatre in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-10-17)
part of:
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970 film soundtrack)
part of:
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970 film soundtrack)
part of:
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970 film soundtrack)
part of:
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965 Lerner & Lane musical)
Robert Goulet3:06
D6Moon River
Ray Conniff2:40
▼12" Vinyl 3
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E1Alfie
vocals:
Dionne Warwick
cover recording of:
Alfie
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1965)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1965)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous-Chappell and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
part of:
Alfie (1966 film)
Dionne Warwick2:44
E2It Was a Very Good Year
recording of:
It Was a Very Good Year
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
publisher:
Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Reedlands Music Corp. and The Songwriters Guild
Lou Rawls3:02
E3Is That All There Is?
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
cover recording of:
Is That All There Is?
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Peggy Lee4:17
E4Strangers in the Night
recording of:
Strangers in the Night
lyricist:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Roosevelt Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Bert Kaempfert3:10
E5(I Think I’m) Goin’ Out of My Head
cover recording of:
Goin’ Out of My Head
lyricist:
Bobby Weinstein (US songwriter)
composer:
Teddy Randazzo
publisher:
EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal Songs Of Polygram Inc.
Nancy Wilson2:11
E6The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
cover recording of:
The Impossible Dream (Man of la Mancha)
lyricist:
Joe Darion
composer:
Mitch Leigh
publisher:
Andrew Scott Inc., Andrew Scott Music, Carlin Music Corporation and Helena Music Co.
part of:
Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh musical)
Jack Jones2:16
F1Ode to Billy Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 191) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 412)
recording of:
Ode to Billie Joe
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc.
Bobbie Gentry54:16
F2Quiet Nights of Quiet Starts (Corcovado)
recording of:
Corcovado
lyricist and composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz2:25
F3A Time for Us (Love Theme From "Rome & Juliet")
Roger Williams2:30
F4Never on Sunday
Melina Mercouri3:20
F5A Taste of Honey
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1963-01-03)
cover recording of:
A Taste of Honey (on 1963-01-03)
lyricist:
Ric Marlow (in 1960)
composer:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (in 1960)
publisher:
Ambassador Music Ltd. and Songfest Music Corp.
Peggy Lee2:16
F6What Now My Love
Jane Morgan2:40