Songbird: The Greatest Female Voices

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Tracklist

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1Songbird
assistant engineer:
Chris Morris (LA engineer & producer (late '70s))
engineer:
Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut
additional producer:
Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut
producer:
Fleetwood Mac
bass guitar:
John McVie
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mick Fleetwood
guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham
keyboard and synthesizer:
Christine McVie
vocals:
Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Zellerbach Auditorium in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1976-03-03)
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Songbird (on 1976-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
arranger:
Glyn Johns
publisher:
BMG Publishing and Gentoo Music, Inc.
Fleetwood Mac3.853:18
2Come Away With Me
assistant engineer:
Dick Kondas
engineer:
Jay Newland
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland
acoustic guitar:
Jesse Harris
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser
electric guitar:
Adam Levy (jazz guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Come Away With Me
lyricist and composer:
Norah Jones
Norah Jones3.753:15
3Chuck E’s in LoveRickie Lee Jones3:28
4Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt3:45
5Constant Craving
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recording of:
Constant Craving
lyricist and composer:
k.d. lang and Ben Mink
publisher:
Bumstead Publishing and Zavion Music
k.d. lang33:40
6Marlene on the Wall
assistant engineer:
Kurt Upper
engineer:
Steve Addabbo
executive producer:
Ronald K. Fierstein
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
editor:
Rhonda Schoen
acoustic guitar:
Suzanne Vega (from 1985-01 until 1985-03)
bass:
Frank Gravis (from 1985-01 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set):
Sue Evans (from 1985-01 until 1985-03)
electric guitar:
Jon Gordon (guitarist, music director, producer, composer) (from 1985-01 until 1985-03)
synthesizer:
C. P. Roth (from 1985-01 until 1985-03)
vocals:
Suzanne Vega (from 1985-01 until 1985-03)
recorded at:
Celestial Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1985-01 until 1985-03)
mixed at:
Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Marlene on the Wall (from 1985-01 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega
publisher:
WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Suzanne Vega4.253:40
7Send in the Clowns
recording engineer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Arif Mardin
conductor:
Jonathan Tunick
arranger:
Jonathan Tunick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) (in 1975)
recorded at:
A&R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Send In the Clowns (A Little Night Music)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Revelation Music Publishing Corp., Rilting Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
A Little Night Music (musical)
Judy Collins34:02
8MexicoThe Staves4:02
9Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
vocals:
Paula Cole
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1996)
recording of:
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
lyricist and composer:
Paula Cole
publisher:
Ensign Music Publishing and Hingface Music
Paula Cole44:24
10Black Velvet
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
Alannah Myles4:42
11Walking in Memphis
mixer:
Heff Moraes
cover recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
Cher3.23:53
12Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)Diana Ross3:22
13Walk on By
Dionne Warwick2:52
14I Say a Little Prayer
cover recording of:
I Say a Little Prayer
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Aretha Franklin3:32
15Sweet Love
engineer:
Barney Perkins
producer:
Michael J. Powell
bass guitar:
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
guitar:
Greg Moore (US guitarist & songwriter)
keyboard:
Dean Gant
membranophone:
Ricky Lawson
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Bunny Hull and Darryl Phinnessee
background vocals and lead vocals:
Anita Baker
music videos:
Sweet Love by Anita Baker
recording of:
Sweet Love
composer:
Anita Baker, Gary Bias (jazz saxophonist) and Louis A. Johnson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music
Anita Baker3.254:19
16One Day I’ll Fly Away
Randy Crawford4:18
17Sleeping Satellite
recording of:
Sleeping Satellite
writer:
Tasmin Archer, John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and John Hughes (guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Tasmin Archer4:15
18What’s Love Got to Do With It
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Jarvis (UK session drummer)
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
percussion:
Simon Morton
background vocals:
Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 309)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
writer:
Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Goodsingle Limited (publisher) (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Tina Turner4.153:47
19Gloria
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder)
engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Gloria (Van Morrison/Them song)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Exile Publishing Ltd., Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Bernice Music, Inc. (in 1965) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1965)
Patti Smith5:50
20The Rose
additional producer:
Bill Gazecki
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
lead vocals:
Bette Midler
vocals:
Bette Midler
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
The Rose
lyricist and composer:
Amanda McBroom
publisher:
Cedos Music, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Bette Midler4.53:31
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