The Cool Sound of the 70s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
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1Stuck in the Middle With You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1972)
music videos:
Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
recording of:
Stuck in the Middle With You (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Rafferty and Joe Egan (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Baby Bun Music Ltd and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Stealers Wheel43:24
2I Can See Clearly Now
recording of:
I Can See Clearly Now
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Nash
publisher:
Cayman Music, CP Masters B V, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Artemis Music Limited, 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
Johnny Nash2:47
3Let’s Stay Together
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar family:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges (Soul Organist)
saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys))
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
vocals:
Al Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cream Records (70s Los Angeles) (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 60) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green4.553:15
4Puppy Love
recording of:
Puppy Love
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Epa Publishing
Donny Osmond3:03
5Don’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 Gayle4.42:31
6I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
recording of:
I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
writer:
Bill Backer, Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer), Roquel Davis and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
version of:
I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke (original commercial jingle off which “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” was based)
The New Seekers2:21
7If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
engineer:
Jim Crosby (engineer) (in 1978) and Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978)
bass guitar:
Jesse Chambers (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Rodney Price (drummer) (in 1978)
electric guitar:
Carl Chambers (in 1978)
keyboard:
Joe LaFrandre (in 1978)
steel guitar:
Danny Jones (US steel guitarist) (in 1978)
recording of:
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)
The Bellamy Brothers23:15
8Stand by Your Man
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 473)
recording of:
Stand by Your Man (in 1968)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Tammy Wynette42:40
9Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell3:10
10Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
recording of:
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
writer:
Lawrence Russell Brown (lyricist) and Irwin Levine
publisher:
Irwin Levine Music (BMI-affiliated) and Larball Publishing Co., Inc.
Tony Orlando & Dawn53:23
11Save Your Kisses for Me
Brotherhood of Man3:03
12I Hear You Knocking
cover recording of:
I Hear You Knocking
lyricist and composer:
Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dave Edmunds2:46
13Sugar Sugar
Sakkarin3:26
14Make It With You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Make It With You
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Bread53:15
15Love Me for a Reason
cover recording of:
Love Me for a Reason
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown Jr. and David Henry Jones
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Ltd (in 1974)
The Osmonds3:57
16Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs
recording of:
Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs
writer:
Brian Burke and Michael Coleman (Chicago blues guitarist)
Brian and Michael4:28
17Rubber Bullets
engineer and mixer:
Eric Stewart
producer:
10cc
acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, resonator guitar [dobro] and tambourine:
Graham Gouldman (in 1972)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kevin Godley (in 1972)
Moog, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, grand piano, mellotron and percussion:
Lol Creme (in 1972)
Moog, electric guitar and slide guitar:
Eric Stewart (in 1972)
vocals:
Lol Creme (in 1972), Kevin Godley (in 1972), Graham Gouldman (in 1972) and Eric Stewart (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Strawberry Productions (copyright holder for 10cc) (in 1973) and Jonathan King Enterprises Ltd. (in 2007)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1972)
recording of:
Rubber Bullets (in 1972)
writer:
Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd. (in 1973)
10cc4.655:18
18I’m in the Mood for Dancing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Dancing
writer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer), Mike Myers (UK producer/songwriter) and Bob Puzey
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Songs of Windswept Pacific
The Nolans3:18
19When Will I See You Again
vocals:
Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday and Fayette Pinkney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (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 1974)
edit of:
When Will I See You Again (Ferguson, Holiday, Pinkney) by The Three Degrees
recording of:
When Will I See You Again
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Gamble Huff Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell
The Three Degrees2:35