Casey Kasem Presents America's Top 10 1970s: The Singer/Songwriters

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It's Too Late
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
congas and electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar
drums (drum set):
Joel O'Brien
electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
electric piano:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
piano:
Carole King
soprano saxophone:
Curtis Amy
vocals:
Carole King
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 345) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 469)
recording of:
It’s Too Late
lyricist:
Toni Stern
composer:
Carole King
dedicated to:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Carole King43:54
2Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
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 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.452:05
3Chuck E's in Love
additional engineer:
Tom Knox and Roger Nichols (US mastering, recording engineer and producer)
engineer:
Loyd Clifft and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
vocals:
Rickie Lee Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Chuck E.’s in Love
lyricist and composer:
Rickie Lee Jones
publisher:
Blue Raincoat Songs Ltd., Easy Money Music, Reservoir Media Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 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)
Rickie Lee Jones4.653:30
4Lowdown
recording of:
Lowdown
lyricist:
Boz Scaggs
composer:
David Paich and Boz Scaggs
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Boz Scaggs3:19
5Your Song
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
12 string guitar:
Clive Hicks
acoustic guitar:
Frank Clark (Guitar/bassist)
bass guitar:
Dave Richmond
drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer)
guitar:
Colin Green
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 136) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 202)
recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), 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
music quoted on:
Dandelions (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
music quoted on:
Terrafirminator (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
part of:
Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
Elton John3.854:03
6Morning Has Broken
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass and congas:
Larry Steele (British bassist, percussionist, guitarist & vocalist) (in 1971-03)
bouzouki:
Angelos Hatzipavli (in 1971-03) and Andreas Toumazis (in 1971-03)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1971-03) and Gerry Conway (in 1971-03)
guitar:
Alun Davies (in 1971-03) and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1971-03)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1971-03)
piano:
Rick Wakeman (in 1971-03)
strings:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) (in 1971-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (in 1970) and Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Morning Has Broken (in 1971-03)
lyricist:
Eleanor Farjeon
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
arrangement of:
Tänk att få vakna (Lennart Sjöholm arrangement)
Cat Stevens4.23:19
7At Seventeen
edit of:
At Seventeen by Janis Ian
recording of:
At Seventeen
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian (in 1974)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Mine Music Ltd.
Janis Ian53:58
8Lay Down Sally
recording of:
Lay Down Sally
writer:
Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy and George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
Eric Clapton3:31
9American Pie
engineer:
Tom Flye
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
bass:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26)
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1971-05-26)
electric piano:
Ray Colcord (on 1971-05-26)
marimba and vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri (on 1971-05-26)
membranophone and percussion:
Roy Markowitz (on 1971-05-26)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1971-05-26)
choir vocals:
West 44th Street Rhythm and Noise Choir (on 1971-05-26)
vocals:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26) and Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
recording of:
American Pie (on 1971-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), 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
Don McLean54:10
10Please Come to Boston
edit of:
Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins
recording of:
Please Come to Boston
lyricist and composer:
Dave Loggins
Dave Loggins4:09
11Summer Breeze
producer:
Louie Shelton
recording of:
Summer Breeze
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
publisher:
Dawnbreaker Mus. Co. Ltd USA, Faizilu Publishing, MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sutjujo Music, Universal Duchess Music Corp., 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
Seals & Crofts4.353:25
12Spirit 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 Greenbaum4.054:01
13Poetry Man
assistant engineer:
Glen Berger
engineer:
Phil Ramone
co-producer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Dino Airali
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Chuck Delmonico
acoustic guitar [ld. acoustic guiitar]:
Phoebe Snow
harp [harpist]:
Margaret Ross (harp)
organ:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
tenor saxophone:
John "Zoot" Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
vocals:
Phoebe Snow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Shelter Recording Company Inc. (in 1974)
produced at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Poetry Man
lyricist and composer:
Phoebe Snow
Phoebe Snow54:36
14I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-06-07)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07)
recording of:
I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song (on 1973-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Jim Croce52:33
15Hello It's Me
recording of:
Hello, It’s Me
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Todd Rundgren4:23
16If You Could Read My Mind
recording engineer:
Gary Brandt and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Lenny Waronker and Joe Wissert
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
vocals:
Gordon Lightfoot
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1970)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 8)
recording of:
If You Could Read My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
ATV Kirshner (publisher) (ended), Early Morning Music (ended), Laetrec Music (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Gordon Lightfoot53:50
17Sunshine
Jonathan Edwards2:15
18That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
producer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
mixer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) and Dave Palmer (Recording engineer at Electric Lady Studios, New York; Drummer with The Amboy Dukes)
vocals:
Carly Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Carly Simon3.654:17
19I'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)
Lobo23:58
20Year of the Cat
recording of:
Year of the Cat
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Pepper Music Inc.
Al Stewart54:36

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Release

art direction and design:Doug Haverty
liner notes:Paul Zollo
miscellaneous support:Michelle Meena (task: product manager)
executive producer:Chuck Gullo
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4735223 [info]
ASIN:US: B000066I3L [info]