Now Yearbook '78 (special edition)

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mr. Blue Sky
recording of:
Mr. Blue Sky
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., 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)
part of:
Concerto for a Rainy Day
Electric Light Orchestra5:02
2Baker Street
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel) (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Hugh Burns (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nigel Jenkins (in 1977)
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre (in 1977)
percussion:
Glen LeFleur (in 1977)
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty (in 1977)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
edit of:
Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
recording of:
Baker Street (in 1977)
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 Rafferty44:07
3Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
Rod Stewart5:30
4Take a Chance on Me
ABBA4:03
5Rivers of Babylon
Boney M.4:17
6Dreadlock Holiday10cc4:28
7No More Fighting
Althea & Donna3:52
8Macarthur Park
Donna Summer3:56
9I’m Every Woman
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
background vocals:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Chaka Khan
brass arranger, strings arranger and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 6) (number: 4)
recording of:
I’m Every Woman (in 1978)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Chaka Khan3.54:04
10If I Can’t Have YouYvonne Elliman4.652:56
11Everybody Dance
Chic4:07
12Native New Yorker
recording of:
Native New Yorker
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
publisher:
Featherbed Music, Linz Music (US work publisher), Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Odyssey2.53:26
13Wishing on a Star
recording of:
Wishing on a Star
lyricist and composer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
Rose Royce4:51
14Three Times a Lady
Commodores3:35
15Dancing in the City
Marshall Hain3:45
16Substitute
Clout3:24
17It’s a Heartache
Bonnie Tyler3:29
18If You Can’t Give Me Love
Suzi Quatro3:52
19With a Little Luck
recorded in:
U.S. Virgin Islands (from 1977-05-10 until 1977-05-12)
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (from 1977-05-10 until 1977-11)
assistant engineer:
Pete Henderson (engineer) and Mark Vigars (engineer)
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
bass, electric piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1977-05-10 until 1977-11)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1977-05-10 until 1977-11), Linda McCartney (from 1977-05-10 until 1977-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1977-05-10 until 1977-11)
performer:
Wings (Paul McCartney’s band)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-11)
recording of:
With a Little Luck (from 1977-05-10 until 1977-11)
written in:
Scotland, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
McCartney Music
Wings13:12
20The Man With the Child in His Eyes
engineer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
executive producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
producer:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Kate Bush (in 1975-06)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977, in 1978), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1977, in 1978), EMI‐USA Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1977, in 1978) and EMI France (in 1995)
recorded at:
AIR London Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
recording of:
The Man With the Child in His Eyes (in 1975-06)
publisher:
Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
arranger:
Stefan Lievestro (Dutch jazz bassist)
premiered at:
Saturday Night Live: Season 4, Episode 8 (1978-12-09 – 1978-12-10)
publisher:
Castle (publisher), Ed. Itaipu, Kate Bush Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (from 1978 to present)
Kate Bush3.42:38
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rat Trap
The Boomtown Rats4:56
2Teenage Kicks
The Undertones2:25
3Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)?
Buzzcocks2:41
4Hong Kong Garden
Siouxsie and the Banshees2:54
5Top of the Pops
The Rezillos3:20
6Hanging On the Telephone
Blondie2:22
7(I Don’t Want to Go to) ChelseaElvis Costello & The Attractions3:10
8(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
The Clash4:01
9Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
The Jam4:02
10What a Waste
Ian Dury & The Blockheads3:26
11Because the Night
Patti Smith3:23
12My Best Friend’s Girl
The Cars3:46
13Airport
The Motors4:29
145.7.0.5
City Boy3:13
15Love Is Like Oxygen
Sweet3:45
16Part‐Time Love
Elton John3:12
17Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Billy Joel3:28
18Who Are You
The Who3:25
19Cold as Ice
Foreigner3:20
20Life’s Been Good
Joe Walsh4:38
21(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
Blue Öyster Cult3:49
22Forever Autumn
Justin Hayward4:30
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Le Freak
recording of:
Le Freak
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chic4.453:35
2Boogie Oogie Oogie
A Taste of Honey3:43
3More Than a WomanTavares3:16
4I Love the Nightlife (Disco ’Round)Alicia Bridges3:06
5Instant Replay
Dan Hartman3:24
6Let's All ChantThe Michael Zager Band3:03
7Do It Do It Again (A far l’amore comincia tu)
Raffaella Carrà2:43
8Sorry, I’m a Lady
Baccara3:37
9Singin’ in the Rain
Sheila & B. Devotion3:47
10From East to West
recording of:
I Love You
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
Voyage4:03
11I Love You
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday and Helen Scott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ariola America, Inc. (in 1978)
edit of:
Giving Up, Giving In by The Three Degrees
recording of:
Givin’ Up Givin’ In
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
April Music and Heath Levy Music
Donna Summer33:19
12Givin’ Up Givin’ In
The Three Degrees3:52
13I Can’t Stand the Rain
Eruption3:04
14Automatic Lover
lead vocals:
Sarah Brightman
recording of:
I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
writer:
Jeffrey Calvert and Geraint Hughes (Production music composer)
publisher:
Coconut Airways Productions
Dee D. Jackson34:09
15I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
Sarah Brightman &Hot Gossip4:18
16Galaxy of Love
Crown Heights Affair3:48
17Come Back and Finish What You Started
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:22
18Every 1’s a Winner
recording of:
Fantasy
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music and Saggifire Music
Hot Chocolate3.54:49
19FantasyEarth, Wind & Fire3:48
20Always and Forever (Single Version)
recording of:
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Miles Gregory
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Heatwave54:49
21Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Rose Royce3:57
CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Denis
Blondie2:17
2Hopelessly Devoted to You
Olivia Newton‐John3:06
3Sandy
producer:
John Farrar
mixer:
David J. Holman
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1978), Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1978) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Sandy (song from “Grease”)
lyricist:
Scott Simon
composer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
part of:
Grease (1978 film)
John Travolta3.752:32
4The Boy From New York City
Darts3:03
5Lovely Day
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
guitar:
Ray Parker (in 1977)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1977)
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
recording of:
Lovely Day (in 1977)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック, 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
Bill Withers4.754:10
6Love Is in the Air
John Paul Young3:28
7CopacabanaBarry Manilow43:57
8Northern Lights
Renaissance4:06
9If I Had Words
Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley & Yvonne Keeley3:48
10Brown Girl in the Ring
Boney M.4:02
11Figaro
Brotherhood of Man2:53
12Bad Old Days
part of:
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1978)
recording of:
The Bad Old Days (Eurovision entry)
lyricist and composer:
Stephanie de Sykes and Stuart Slater
Co-Co2:37
13Shooting Star
Dollar3:49
14Never Let Her Slip Away
Andrew Gold3:22
15Lucky Stars
Dean Friedman & Denise Marsa & Denise Marsa3:59
16Walk in Love
The Manhattan Transfer3:05
17Let’s Have a Quiet Night In
David Soul3:40
18Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Nashville (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:36
19Don’t Cry Out Loud
Elkie Brooks3:45
20Oh What a Circus
David Essex3:53
21Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs
Brian and Michael4:25
22Smurf Song
Father Abraham4:07