Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the ’70s

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Go All the WayRaspberries3.753:22
2Couldn’t I Just Tell YouTodd Rundgren3:21
3Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her?)
Blue Ash3:09
4September Gurls
engineer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
bass guitar:
Andy Hummel (US bassist from the Big Star) (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
drums (drum set):
Jody Stephens (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
guitar:
Alex Chilton (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
vocals:
Alex Chilton (from 1973-09 until 1973-12) and Jody Stephens (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 178) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 239)
recording of:
September Gurls (from 1973-09 until 1973-12)
lyricist and composer:
Alex Chilton
Big Star4.352:49
5Just a Chance
recording of:
Just a Chance
writer:
Pete Ham
Badfinger2:59
6I’m on Fire
recording of:
I’m on Fire
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Twilley
Dwight Twilley Band53:18
7Shake Some Action
recording of:
Shake Some Action
writer:
Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson (US guitarist, Ex- Flamin' Groovies)
Flamin’ Groovies4:34
8Baby It’s Cold Outside
recording of:
Baby It's Cold Outside (Pezband, circa 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Mimi Betinis
Pezband2:52
9Come On, Come On
engineer:
Antonio Reale
producer:
Tom Werman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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) 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 1977)
recorded at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States (in 1977)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977)
recording of:
Come On, Come On (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Adult Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1975, in 1979)
Cheap Trick3.52:36
10Where Have You Been All My Life
Fotomaker3:24
11I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
The Rubinoos3:22
12Starry Eyes
recording of:
Starry Eyes
lyricist:
John Wicks (British record producer, singer and songwriter, 1953–2018)
composer:
Will Birch and John Wicks (British record producer, singer and songwriter, 1953–2018)
The Records4:25
13Girl of My Dreams
Bram Tchaikovsky4:09
14Cruel to Be Kind
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 84)
recording of:
Cruel to Be Kind
writer:
Ian Gomm and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Nick Lowe4.353:30
15Good Girls Don’t
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 2013)
recording of:
Good Girls Don't
lyricist and composer:
Doug Fieger
The Knack43:10
16Too Late
Shoes2:47
17Yellow Pills
20/2054:18
18Rock n Roll Girl
The Beat2:16