American Dreams: The Best From the U.S.

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens2:43
2I Will Follow Him
Little Peggy March2:30
3The End of the World
Skeeter Davis2:40
4Eso Beso (That Kiss)
Paul Anka2:17
5Daydream
The Lovin’ Spoonful2:21
6Somebody to Love
Jefferson Airplane3:00
7Light My Fire
José Feliciano3:38
8The Letter
producer:
Dan Penn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (not an imprint, use "Arista" for release labels) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 364)
recording of:
The Letter (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Lovolar Music and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc.
The Box Tops4.351:56
9Up, Up, and Away
The 5th Dimension2:39
10Green Tamborine
recording of:
Green Tambourine
writer:
Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Dominion Music Co. Ltd.
The Lemon Pipers2:26
11Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
recording of:
Yummy Yummy Yummy
writer:
Joey Levine and Arthur Resnick (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
T. M. Music (publisher) (in 1968)
The Ohio Express2:22
12Get Togeather
The Youngbloods4:39
13These Eyes
The Guess Who3:44
14Grazing in the Grass
The Friends of Distinction2:56
15Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’
recording of:
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’
writer:
Ritchie Cordell and Joey Levine
Crazy Elephant2:05
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Think I Love You
The Partridge Family2:56
2Wedding Bell Blues
The 5th Dimension2:45
3The Rapper
recording of:
The Rapper
lyricist and composer:
Dominic Ierace
publisher:
Don Iris Music, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Souler Two Music
The Jaggerz2:42
4What Have They Done to My Song Ma?
Melanie4:07
5Albert Flasher
recording of:
Albert Flasher
lyricist and composer:
Burton Cummings
The Guess Who4.352:27
6When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
Jerry Reed2:22
7One Toke Over the Line
Brewer & Shipley3:19
8Say, Has Anybody Seen My Gypsy Rose
Dawn2:56
9Rock the Boat
Hues Corporation3:09
10Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
Reunion3:32
11Miracles
The Jefferson Starship6:55
12Cherchez La Femme
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band5:48
13Back Together Again
Hall & Oates3:25
14Wham Bam Shang a Lang
producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Tom Sellers
bass guitar:
Tom Leadon
drums (drum set):
Harry Stinson
guitar:
John Batdorf and Greg Collier
keyboard:
Brent Mydland
vocals:
John Batdorf, Greg Collier, Tom Leadon, Brent Mydland and Harry Stinson
arranger:
Silver (70s US country rock band “Wham Bam”) and Tom Sellers
recording of:
Wham Bam Shang‐a‐Lang
lyricist and composer:
Rick Giles (US country musician)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., 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)
Silver3.13:35
15That's Rock 'n' Roll
Eric Carmen3:12
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & the Pips4:43
2Here You Come Again
vocals:
Dolly Parton
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)
cover recording of:
Here You Come Again
lyricist:
Cynthia Weil
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Summerhill Songs
Dolly Parton4.52:54
3Turn the Beat Around
Vicki Sue Robinson4:10
4Native New Yorker
recording of:
Native New Yorker
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
publisher:
Featherbed Music, Linz Music (US work publisher), Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Odyssey5:35
5Shame
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:20
6Maneater
Hall & Oates4:32
7You Should Hear How She Talks to You
Melissa Manchester4:17
8(She’s) Sexy and 17
The Stray Cats3:15
9Jump (For My Love)
The Pointer Sisters4:25
10Who’s Zoomin’ Who
recording of:
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Bellboy Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin4:41
11Broken Wings
Mr. Mister5:35
12We Built This City
Starship4:37
13Make Me Lose Control
Eric Carmen4:31
14Prove Your Love
Taylor Dayne3:28
15Talk It Over
Grayson Hugh4:19