Rock Classics of the 70's

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Piano Man
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist)
accordion and keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Omartian (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (in 1973)
electric bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (in 1973)
guitar:
Larry Carlton (in 1973) and Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (in 1973)
guitar [guitar overdubs]:
William Bennett (guitarist) (in 1973)
harmonica and piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1973)
percussion:
Bobbi Hall (in 1973)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975), 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 1973) 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 1973)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in Burbank, California, United States (in 1973)
music videos:
Piano Man by Billy Joel
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 421)
recording of:
Piano Man (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Impulsive Music, Tinker Street Tunes, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1973) and Joelsongs (in 1973)
Billy Joel4.355:40
2We Just Disagree
Dave Mason3:03
3Lowdown
Boz Scaggs5:17
4Shining Star
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Earth, Wind & Fire42:53
5Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
Santana5:23
6Mississippi Queen
Mountain2:32
7All the Young Dudes
producer:
David Bowie
lead vocals:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
arranger:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972) 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 1972)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 166) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 253)
cover recording of:
All the Young Dudes
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, 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), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Mott the Hoople4.353:33
8Baby Hold On
recording engineer:
Andy Johns (in 1977-06)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
mixer:
Andy Johns
alto saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
bass guitar:
Lonnie Turner
drums (drum set):
Gary Mallaber
guitar:
Jimmy Lyon (rock guitarist, worked with Eddie Money)
harmonica, saxophone and lead vocals:
Eddie Money
keyboard:
Eddie Money, Alan Pasqua and Freddie Webb (keyboardist)
percussion:
Kevin Calhoun (percussionist)
background vocals:
Randy Nichols
guest vocals:
Jo Baker (US singer, involved with Elvin Bishop)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1977-06) and Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-06)
recording of:
Baby Hold On (in 1977-06)
writer:
Jimmy Lyon (rock guitarist, worked with Eddie Money) and Eddie Money
publisher:
Cashola Music, Three Wise Boys Music LLC and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Eddie Money4.53:33
9Me and Bobby McGee
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
Janis Joplin4:33
10Panama Red
New Riders of the Purple Sage2:48
11Chestnut Mare
engineer:
Chris Hinshaw
producer:
Jim Dickson and Terry Melcher
guitar:
Roger McGuinn and Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist)
recording of:
Chestnut Mare (on 1970-06-05)
writer:
Jacques Levy and Roger McGuinn
The Byrds45:11
12(Don't Fear) The Reaper
recording engineer:
Andy Abrams (in 1976-03) and Shelly Yakus (in 1976-03)
engineer:
Andy Abrams and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Murray Krugman, David Lucas and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Andy Abrams (from 1975 until 1976) and Shelly Yakus (from 1975 until 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) 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 1976)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1976-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1975 until 1976)
recording of:
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper (in 1976-03)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Roeser
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1976)
Blue Öyster Cult4.55:08
13Knockin' on Heaven's Door
engineer:
Dan Wallin
producer:
Gordon Carroll (producer)
bass guitar:
Terry Paul (in 1973-02)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1973-02)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1973-02) and Roger McGuinn (in 1973-02)
harmonium, organ and spinet:
Carl Fortina (in 1973-02)
background vocals:
Carol Hunter (in 1973-02), Brenda Patterson (in 1973-02) and Donna Weiss (in 1973-02)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1973-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1973)
engineered at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 190)
recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (in 1973-02)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Bob Dylan4.652:29