The Pop Years: 1970-1971

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Woman
producer:
Nimbus 9 and Jack Richardson
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 4)
recording of:
American Woman (from 1969-08 until 1969-11)
writer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter), Burton Cummings, Jim Kale and Garry Peterson (Canadian drummer for The Guess Who)
publisher:
Cirrus Musik and Dunbar Music Inc.
The Guess Who4.155:08
2Spirit in the Sky
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 333)
recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Norman Greenbaum4.053:57
3Venus
recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus)) (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Shocking Blue4.353:02
4Band of Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Holland Group Productions Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 391)
recording of:
Band of Gold
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Freda Payne4.52:51
5Give Me Just a Little More Time
Chairmen of the Board2:40
6(Blame It) On the Pony Express
recording of:
Blame It on the Pony Express
writer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer), Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon3:04
7Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
producer:
Tony Macaulay
vocals:
Tony Burrows
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1970)
recording of:
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (in 1970)
writer:
Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason (English songwriter)
publisher:
Barry Mason Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
Edison Lighthouse3.62:49
8Yellow 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
Christie32:42
9Ruby Tuesday
cover recording of:
Ruby Tuesday (in 1970)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
Melanie44:35
10Bridge Over Troubled Water
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-09)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (on 1969-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (on 1969-11-09)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-09)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-09)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-09) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-09)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1970) and 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 2001)
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 9), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 47), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 58) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 66)
recording of:
Bridge Over Troubled Water (on 1969-11-09)
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music, Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Simon & Garfunkel3.94:50
11Can't Help Falling in Love
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Falling in Love
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
publisher:
ABG EPE Gladys Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Gladys Music Inc., INTERSONG International Musikverlag G.m.b.H. (German publisher), Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP), The Manor Music Co. Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
lyrics quoted on:
Bara dårar rusar in
Andy Williams3:13
12The Wonder of You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1970)
recorded at:
International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada, United States (on 1970-02-17)
live cover recording of:
The Wonder of You (on 1970-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Baker Knight
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Leeds Music Ltd., Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Elvis Presley3.52:35
13What Is Truth
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-03-09)
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
recording of:
What Is Truth? (on 1970-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash2:38
14Natural Sinner
Fair Weather4:26
15I Don't Believe in If Anymore
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
recording of:
I Don't Believe in “If” Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
Roger Whittaker3:17
16Nobody's Fool
recording of:
Nobody’s Fool
lyricist and composer:
Hal Bynum
Jim Reeves2:46
17Wedding Bell Blues
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
Ann McClelland
bass:
Joe Osborne
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
cover recording of:
Wedding Bell Blues
lyricist and composer:
Laura Nyro
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Tuna Fish Music, 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) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
The 5th Dimension2:44
18Don't You Know (She Said Hello)
Butterscotch3:25
19Girlie P.S. I Love You
The Peddlers6:33
20Strange Band
Family3:45
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson4.52:56
2Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
cover recording of:
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (Lally Stott / Middle of the Road)
lyricist:
Lally Stott (in 1971)
composer:
Lally Stott
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Middle of the Road52:57
3Knock Three Times
producer:
Dave Appell and The Tokens
arranger:
Norman Bergen
recording of:
Knock Three Times
writer:
Lawrence Russell Brown (lyricist) and Irwin Levine
Dawn52:57
4Jack in the Box
part of:
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1971)
recording of:
Jack in the Box
writer:
David Myers (1970s songwriter) and John Worsley
Clodagh Rodgers3:02
5Co-Co
producer:
Phil Wainman
recording of:
Co‐Co
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Ariola (company mostly named as distributor)
The Sweet53:09
6Keep on Dancing
recording of:
Keep On Dancing
writer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and Willie David Young
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Bay City Rollers2:07
7What Have They Done to My Song Ma
recording of:
What Have They Done to My Song, Ma?
lyricist and composer:
Melanie (US singer-songwriter Melanie Safka)
Melanie54:04
8Tired of Being Alone
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 293)
recording of:
Tired of Being Alone
lyricist and composer:
Al Green
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Group
Al Green4.452:50
9Everything's Tuesday
Chairmen of the Board2:46
10La La Means I Love You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (not an imprint, use "Arista" for release labels) (in 1971)
recording of:
La La (Means I Love You) (in 1968)
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and William Hart (of The Delfonics)
The Delfonics53:18
11Something Old, Something New
The Fantastics2:51
12When You Get Right Down to It
Ronnie Dyson2:47
13Where Do I Begin
producer:
Dick Glasser
recording of:
(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story (Love Story) (on 1970-12-17)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Francis Lai (French composer)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Windswept Music (London) Limited, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
version of:
Theme From Love Story (Instrumental)
Andy Williams3:11
14It's Impossible
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1970-05-05)
conductor:
Marty Manning (on 1970-05-05)
arranger:
Marty Manning
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) (in 1970)
recording of:
It’s Impossible (on 1970-05-05)
composer:
Armando Manzanero
translator:
Sid Wayne
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc.
translated version of:
Somos novios
Perry Como3:15
15Watching the River Flow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19)
producer:
Leon Russell
bass:
Charlie Radie (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19)
guitar:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19), Bob Dylan (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19) and Don Preston (blues guitarist) (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19)
piano:
Leon Russell (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19)
recording of:
Watching the River Flow (from 1971-03-16 until 1971-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1971 to present)
Bob Dylan3:35
16Chestnut Mare
engineer:
Chris Hinshaw
producer:
Jim Dickson and Terry Melcher
guitar:
Roger McGuinn and Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist)
recording of:
Chestnut Mare (on 1970-06-05)
writer:
Jacques Levy and Roger McGuinn
The Byrds45:08
17In My Own Time
recording of:
In My Own Time
lyricist:
Roger Chapman
composer:
Charlie Whitney
Family3:33
18The Witch Queen of New Orleans
recording of:
The Witch Queen of New Orleans (1971 song)
writer:
Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas
Redbone4.52:44
19Bridget the Midget
recording of:
Bridget the Midget (Queen of the Blues)
writer:
Ray Stevens (US singer-songwriter & comedian)
Ray Stevens3:38
20Rosetta
Georgie Fame & Alan Price2:43