The Sound of the City: Los Angeles

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Part of a series of compilations from Charlie Gillett, inspired by his book of the same name

Annotation last modified on 2015-06-01 12:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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1For What It’s Worth
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Brian Stone (producer)
background vocals:
Richie Furay and Dewey Martin
vocals:
Stephen Stills
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 63)
recording of:
For What It’s Worth (on 1966-12-05)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
publisher:
Cotillion, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Richie Furay Music (BMI), Springalo Toones (BMI), Ten East and Ten‐East Music (BMI)
Buffalo Springfield42:39
2Trouble Every Day
recording of:
Trouble Every Day
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention5:51
3Talk Talk
The Music Machine1:58
4So You Wanna Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
recording of:
So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
writer:
Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn
The Byrds2:06
5Creeque Alley
recording of:
Creeque Alley
writer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Trousdale Music Pub., Inc.
The Mamas & the Papas3:47
6On the Road Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Suffolk Meadows in Long Island, New York, United States (on 1979-09-08)
live recording of:
On the Road Again (on 1979-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter) and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Lawn Music, Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
Canned Heat3.43:25
7Workingman Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:35
8Ooh Las Vegas
recording of:
Ooh Las Vegas
composer:
Ric Grech and Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons3:30
9Express Yourself
recording of:
Express Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Charles Wright (in 1970)
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band3:53
10Who Is He and What Is He to You?
vocals:
Bill Withers
recording of:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
Bill Withers3:14
11Low Rider
recording of:
Low Rider
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
War3:11
12Down in Hollywood
recording of:
Down in Hollywood
writer:
Ry Cooder and Tim Drummond
Ry Cooder4:19
13Easy Money
Rickie Lee Jones3:17
14Nobody’s Girl
Bonnie Raitt3:14
15Walk Like an Egyptian
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson and Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
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 1985)
recording of:
Walk Like an Egyptian
lyricist and composer:
Liam Sternberg (until 1984-01)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Bangles4.23:25
16Oh Yeah
Los Lobos3:46
17La Raza
Frost3:29
18Drinking in La
Bran Van 300053:57

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part of:The Sound of the City (EMI 5 x 2-CD series from 2002 compiled by Charlie Gillett) (number: 4) (order: 4)