Freedom: Songs From the Heart of America

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Tracklist

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1The Times They Are a Changin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-24)
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 59)
recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (on 1963-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
Bob Dylan4.153:14
2America
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Anita]:
Chita Rivera (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Consuelo]:
Reri Grist (American soprano) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Estella]:
Lynn Ross (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Francisca]:
Elizabeth Taylor (Frances Elizabeth Taylor, 1950s Broadway) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Marguerita]:
Liane Plane (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Rosalia]:
Marilyn Cooper (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Teresita]:
Carmen Gutierrez (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor), Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
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)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
music quoted on:
Don’t Tread on Me
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Taunting Scene
part of:
West Side Story
Chita Rivera, Marilyn Cooper & Reri Grist54:35
3A Change Is Gonna Come
cover recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Terence Trent D’Arby & Booker T. & the MG’s4:50
4We Shall Overcome
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World
Mahalia Jackson42:46
5Dancing in the Street
producer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 7), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 40) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130)
recording of:
Dancing in the Street
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas3.62:41
6If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)
Pete Seeger1:56
7This Little Light of Mine (live)
The Freedom Singers2:25
8Chimes of Freedom (live)
recording engineer:
Toby Scott (on 1988-07-03)
producer:
Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain and Toby Scott
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1988-07-03)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1988-07-03) and The Miami Horns (on 1988-07-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1988)
recorded at:
1988-07-03: Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden (1988-07-03)
recorded at:
Stockholms stadion in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1988-07-03)
live cover recording of:
Chimes of Freedom (on 1988-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
Bruce Springsteen7:21
9People Get Ready
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 24), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 28) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 122)
recording of:
People Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions42:39
10America
recording engineer:
Roy Halee (on 1968-02-01)
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘A’ in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-01)
recording of:
America (on 1968-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Simon & Garfunkel3.853:35
11Ain’ Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’round
recording engineer and mixer:
Dan Gellert (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Andrea Yankovsky
producer:
Bernice Johnson Reagon
vocals:
Ysaye M. Barnwell, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Aisha Kahlil, Carol Maillard and Bernice Johnson Reagon
arranger:
Bernice Johnson Reagon
recorded at and mixed at:
Avatar Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sweet Honey in the Rock4:08
12Stand!
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (on 1969-02-27)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (on 1969-02-27)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (on 1969-02-27)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (on 1969-02-27), Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27), Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27), Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27) and Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 241)
recording of:
Stand! (on 1969-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone3.653:09
13Freedom
recording of:
Freedom
composer:
Richie Havens
Richie Havens6:01
14Goodnight Saigon
associate engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
assistant producer:
Laura Loncteaux
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1982)
electric guitar:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) (in 1982)
guitar:
Russell Javors (in 1982)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1982)
snare drum [field snare]:
Bill Zampino (in 1982)
concertmaster:
David Nadien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1982) 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 1982)
remixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel
recording of:
Goodnight Saigon (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
Billy Joel4.257:06
15Wake Up Everybody
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
partial recording of:
Wake Up Everybody
writer:
Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3:42
16Fight the Power
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
The Isley Brothers3:21
17Song of the Patriot
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1980-03-18)
producer:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1980-03-18)
bass:
Joe Allen (US country songwriter & bassist) (on 1980-03-18)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1980-03-18)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (on 1980-03-18)
flute:
Rufus Long (on 1980-03-18)
guitar:
David Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1980-03-18), Jerry Hensley (on 1980-03-18), Jack Routh (on 1980-03-18) and Marty Stuart (on 1980-03-18)
piano:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (on 1980-03-18)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Marty Robbins (on 1980-03-18)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1980-03-18)
performer:
Marty Robbins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980)
recording of:
Song of the Patriot (on 1980-03-18)
writer:
Shirl Milete and Marty Robbins
Johnny Cash feat. Marty Robbins3:31
18Hard Times
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar
congas and drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
organ and piano:
Don Grolnick
solo electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
synthesizer:
Bill Cuomo
background vocals:
David Lasley and Arnold McCuller
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Hard Times
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc., 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)
James Taylor43:13
19Open Letter (to a Landlord)
producer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
recording of:
Open Letter (to a Landlord)
additional lyricist:
Tracie Morris
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
Living Colour3.355:34
20Someday We’ll All Be Free
Donny Hathaway4:11

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