Rock ’n’ Roll: The Definitive Collection

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: Easy 70s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Precious and Few
recording of:
Precious and Few
lyricist and composer:
Walter Nims
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Climax52:48
2Fallin’ in Love
recording of:
Fallin' in Love
composer:
Anne Marie Hamilton and Dan Hamilton (US pop musician and songwriter, 1946–1994)
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds3:13
3Yellow River
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1970)
recording of:
Yellow River (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Christie
Christie32:51
4The Night Chicago Died
recording of:
The Night Chicago Died
lyricist:
Peter Callander
composer:
Mitch Murray
Paper Lace3:16
5Beautiful Sunday
recording of:
Beautiful Sunday
writer:
Daniel Boone and Rod McQueen
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), 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)
Daniel Boone3:00
6Indiana Wants Me
recording of:
Indiana Wants Me
lyricist and composer:
R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
R. Dean Taylor3:11
7Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
recording of:
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
writer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer), Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
The Fortunes52:52
8Undercover Angel
Alan O’Day3:41
9Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
H.H.O. Ltd (music licensing) and HHO Javelin Promotions Ltd.
recording of:
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
writer:
Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason (English songwriter)
publisher:
Barry Mason Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
Edison Lighthouse32:35
10Hitchin’ a Ride
recording of:
Hitchin’ a Ride
lyricist:
Peter Callander
composer:
Mitch Murray
publisher:
Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Vanity Fare2:55
11Sugar Baby Love
recording of:
Sugar Baby Love (The Rubettes)
lyricist:
Wayne Bickerton
composer:
Tony Waddington
premiered by:
The Rubettes (in 1974-01)
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Budde Music Inc. (US publisher) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Rubettes3:28
12I’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 Seekers2:33
13Midnight at the Oasis
recording of:
Midnight at the Oasis
lyricist and composer:
David Nichtern
publisher:
Space Potato Music (in 1974)
Maria Muldaur3:39
14Nice to Be With You
recording of:
Nice to Be With You
lyricist and composer:
Jim Gold
Gallery2:51
15My Baby Loves Lovin’
edit of:
My Baby Loves Lovin’ by White Plains
recording of:
My Baby Loves Lovin’
lyricist:
Roger Greenaway
composer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer)
White Plains2:36
16I’d Love You to Want Me
recording of:
I’d Love You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Kent LaVoie (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Lobo44:11
▼CD 2: Those Were the Days
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Those Were the Days
recording of:
Those Were the Days
lyricist:
Gene Raskin
composer:
Борис Фомин
publisher:
Essex Music, Inc.
translated version of:
Дорогой длинною («Ехали на тройке с бубенцами, а вдали мелькали огоньки. Эх, когда бы мне теперь за вами, душу бы развеять от тоски!…»)
Mary Hopkin5:01
2Treat Her Like a Lady
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose2:45
3She’d Rather Be With Me
performer:
The Turtles (late 60s US rock band)
recording of:
She’d Rather Be With Me
writer:
Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon (American songwriter who co-wrote The Turtles' hit "Happy Together")
The Turtles3.352:22
4Love Is All Around
recording of:
Love Is All Around
lyricist and composer:
Reg Presley
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
The Troggs3:02
5Hawaii Five‐O
cover recording of:
Hawaii Five‐O
composer:
Morton Stevens
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
The Ventures1:47
6In the Summertime
recording of:
In the Summertime
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Bovina Music Inc., Broadley Music (International) Ltd. (PRS), EMI April Music Inc., Our Music Ltd. (possibly aka Our Music Ltd., associated mostly with Mungo Jerry), Satellite Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available)
Mungo Jerry3:36
7Baby, Now That I’ve Found You
recording of:
Baby Now That I’ve Found You
lyricist and composer:
Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod (producer & songwriter, partner of Tony Macaulay)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Belmont (publisher), BMG Music Pub. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Pub. Ltd.
The Foundations3:10
8The Birds and the Bees
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Era (55-90 US indie) (in 1965)
recording of:
The Birds and the Bees
lyricist and composer:
Barry Stuart
publisher:
Pattern Music Inc. (not to be confused with Pattern Music, Ltd.) and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Jewel Akens32:13
9You Don’t Own Me
Lesley Gore2:36
10Saturday Night at the Movies
recording of:
Saturday Night at the Movies
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Drifters2:40
11Forget Him
Bobby Rydell2:11
12Little Woman
Bobby Sherman2:29
13My Maria
B.W. Stevenson2:29
14Reflections of My Life
recording of:
Reflections of My Life
writer:
Junior Campbell and Thomas McAleese
Marmalade3:59
15Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
Paul Revere & Mark Lindsay2:51