Rock & Roll: The First 50 Years: The Late '60s: 25 Top 10 Hits

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mony Mony
recording of:
Mony Mony
writer:
Bobby Bloom (US singer-songwriter), Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry and Tommy James (American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Big Seven Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Tommy James & the Shondells2:56
2Kind of a Drag
The Buckinghams2:11
3Backfield in Motion
Mel & Tim2:37
4Get Together
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1966-11)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass and lead vocals:
Jesse Colin Young (in 1966-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Bauer (founding member of ''The Youngbloods'') (in 1966-11)
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Corbitt (in 1966-11) and Lowell Levinger (in 1966-11)
keyboard:
Lowell Levinger (in 1966-11)
cover recording of:
Let’s Get Together (in 1966-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chet Powers
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
The Youngbloods3.754:41
5Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
The 5th Dimension4:51
6Then You Can Tell Me GoodbyeThe Casinos3:09
7The Horse
Cliff Nobles & Co.2:44
8Spooky
Classics IV2:53
9Hooked on a Feeling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scepter (a/k/a Scepter Records) (in 1968)
recording of:
Hooked on a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
B.J. Thomas52:49
10Love (Can Make You Happy)Mercy3:17
11Gimme Little Sign
Brenton Wood2:21
12Little Wooman
Bobby Sherman2:31
13Happy Together
performer:
The Turtles (late 60s US rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
White Whale (late 60s/early 70s California) (in 1967)
recording of:
Happy Together (in 1967)
writer:
Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon (American songwriter who co-wrote The Turtles' hit "Happy Together")
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., The Hudson Bay Music Co. (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
The Turtles4.652:57
14If I Were a Carpenter
Bobby Darin2:25
15Western Union
The Five Americans2:41
16Sugar Town
recording of:
Sugar Town
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hazlewood
publisher:
Granite Music Corporation
Nancy Sinatra2:27
17Expressway to Your Heart
The Soul Survivors2:26
18Soulful StrutYoung–Holt Unlimited3:05
19Skinny Legs and All
Joe Tex3:09
20Groovin'
recording of:
Groovin’
writer:
Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere (American singer, songwriter, record producer, and musician)
publisher:
Slacsar
The Young Rascals2:32
21Color Him Father
engineer:
Rodney Mills
producer:
Don Carroll (50’s–60’s songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Ray Maritano
bass guitar:
Sonny Peckrol
drums (drum set):
G. C. Coleman
guitar [lead guitar]:
Quincy Mattison
organ:
Phil Tolotta
tenor saxophone:
Richard Spencer (US musician & teacher)
lead vocals:
Richard Spencer (US musician & teacher) and Phil Tolotta
vocals:
Ray Maritano, Quincy Mattison and Sonny Peckrol
conductor:
Emory Gordy Jr.
arranger:
Emory Gordy Jr.
recorded at:
Le Fevre Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Color Him Father
lyricist and composer:
Richard Spencer (US musician & teacher)
The Winstons3:08
22Time of the Season
The Zombies3:36
23Sugar, Sugar
music videos:
Sugar, Sugar by The Archies
recording of:
Sugar, Sugar (in 1969)
writer:
Jeff Barry and Andy Kim (pop singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
The Archies3.62:49
24Venus
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 Blue4.353:08
25You've Made Me So Very HappyBlood, Sweat & Tears3:33