The Legendary British Hits

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Puppet on a String
vocals:
Sandie Shaw (in 1967)
part of:
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1967) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1967)
recording of:
Puppet on a String (in 1967)
writer:
Phil Coulter and Bill Martin (Scottish songwriter & producer)
Sandie Shaw2:24
2Cumberland Cup
cover recording of:
Cumberland Gap
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3413)
Lonnie Donegan41:59
3Petite Fleur
performer:
Monty Sunshine
cover recording of:
Petite Fleur (French lyrics)
lyricist:
Fernand Bonifay
composer:
Sidney Bechet
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
version of:
Petite Fleur (original instrumental)
The Chris Barber Jazz and Blues Band2:45
4What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For
Emile Ford & the Checkmates2:04
5Be Mine
Lance Fortune1:52
6Sailor
recording of:
Sailor (1961 song, version of "Seemann") (in 1961)
composer:
Werner Scharfenberger
translator:
David West
translated version of:
Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer (Sailor song)
Petula Clark2:57
7War Paint
The Brook Brothers1:59
8Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp)
cover recording of:
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Viscounts2:46
9Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball3:01
10A Picture of You
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers2:20
11Ain’t That Funny
Jimmy Justice2:09
12Sweets for My Sweet
cover recording of:
Sweets for My Sweet
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pomus Songs Inc. and Trio Music Company
The Searchers42:29
13Mighty Man
Mungo Jerry4:47
14Mockin’ Bird Hill
The Migil 52:48
15Have I the Ring
recording of:
Have I the Right (in 1964)
writer:
Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard (English songwriter, one half of the songwrting team Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley, author and television director)
publisher:
Ivy Music Ltd.
The Honeycombs32:58
16You Really Got Me
producer:
Shel Talmy (in 1964-07)
additional piano:
Perry Ford (in 1964-07)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1964-07)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1964-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
miscellaneous support:
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records) (task: Courtesy of / c/o Celebrity Licensing, Inc.)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 13), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 82) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 176)
recording of:
You Really Got Me (in 1964-07)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
The Kinks4.32:14
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1There’s Always Something There To Remind Me
recording of:
(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), Carlin Music Corporation, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Sandie Shaw2:43
2Spanish Harlem
cover recording of:
Spanish Harlem
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music
Jimmy Justice2:50
3Tossing and Turning
recording of:
Tossing and Turning
composer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942), Perry Ford and Ken Lewis (manager/songwriter for 60s groups, incl. Flower Pot Men)
The Ivy League2:27
4Take a Heart (feat. Don Fardon)
performer:
Don Fardon
The Black Sorrows3:15
5Colours
producer:
Peter Eden, Terry Kennedy and Geoff Stephens
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
bass:
Brian Locking (in 1964)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
recording of:
Colours (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Donovan2:46
6Michelle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Michelle (in 1965-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Overlanders2:22
7Sunny Afternoon
recording of:
Sunny Afternoon
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin (in 1984) and Davray (publisher) (in 1984)
The Kinks3:35
8Needles and Pins
cover recording of:
Needles and Pins
lyricist:
Sonny Bono
composer:
Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
The Searchers3.652:14
9Death of a Clown
Dave Davies3:01
10Baby Now That I’ve Found You
recording of:
Baby Now That I’ve Found You (in 1967)
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 Foundations42:38
11Let the Heartaches Begin
Long John Baldry3:17
12Pictures of a Matchstick Man
recording of:
Pictures of Matchstick Men
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:12
13Build Me Up Buttercup
music videos:
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations
recording of:
Build Me Up Buttercup
writer:
Mike d’Abo and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
The Foundations2:59
14The Same Old Feeling
Pickettywitch3:04
15Kung Fu Fighting
recording of:
Kung Fu Fighting
lyricist and composer:
Carl Douglas
publisher:
Carren Music (publisher) and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
is based on:
[Oriental Riff]
Carl Douglas4.253:14
16Lola
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 386) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 422)
recording of:
Lola
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin (in 1970, in 1984) and Davray (publisher) (in 1970, in 1984)
The Kinks4.14:05