1969 - Die Stars - Die Hits - Die Facts

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sugar 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 Archies3.62:48
2Pretty Belinda
recording of:
Pretty Belinda
lyricist and composer:
Chris Andrews (UK singer-songwriter)
Chris Andrews2:41
3Boom Bang-A-Bang
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
part of:
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1969) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1969)
recording of:
Boom Bang-A-Bang
composer:
Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne
Lulu2:23
4Crimson and Clover
recording of:
Crimson and Clover
writer:
Tommy James (American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer) and Pete Lucia Jr.
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Planetary Nom (publisher) and Big Seven Music Corp. (in 1987)
Tommy James & the Shondells3:29
5Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recording of:
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?
lyricist and composer:
Peter Sarstedt
Peter Sarstedt4:42
6Someday We’ll Be TogetherDiana Ross & The Supremes3:28
7Je t’aime… moi non plus
producer:
Jean-Claude Desmarty
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1968-11) and Serge Gainsbourg (in 1968-11)
orchestra:
Arthur Greenslade & His Orchestra (in 1968-11)
conductor:
Arthur Greenslade (in 1968-11)
arranger:
Arthur Greenslade
recording of:
Je t’aime… Moi non plus (in 1968-11)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg44:24
8Oh Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins' 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
Edwin Hawkins Singers5:12
9He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
producer:
Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969) and The Hollies Ltd. (from 1969 until 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-25)
cover recording of:
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (on 1969-06-25)
writer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) and Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
publisher:
Amber Leigh Music Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cyril Shane Music, Harrison Music Corp., Heath Levy Music, Jenny Music Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
The Hollies4.24:17
10Son of a Preacher Man
engineer:
Ed Kollis
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (in 1968-09)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1968-09)
electric piano and organ:
Bobby Emmons (in 1968-09)
guitar and sitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1968-09)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield
conductor:
Gene Orloff (in 1968-09)
brass and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
brass arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 240)
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man (in 1968-09)
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dusty Springfield4.452:28
11Atlantis
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968-11)
bass:
Bobby Ray (60s/70s US folk artist/bassist) (in 1968-11)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (in 1968-11)
electric guitar:
Ricki (in 1968-11)
keyboard:
Gabriel Mekler (in 1968-11)
background vocals:
Donovan's fans (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1968-11)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968-11)
arranger:
Gabriel Mekler
recorded at:
American Recording Co. (original Los Angeles location, 1959–1982) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1968-11)
recording of:
Atlantis (Donovan song) (in 1968-11)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan (Music) Ltd., Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Peer Southern Music (publisher) (in 1968)
Donovan4.55:04
12Big Ship
recording of:
Big Ship
composer:
Raymond Froggatt
Cliff Richard2:29
13Treat Her Like You Wanna Be Treated
The Gloomys3:19
14Petit Bonheur
vocals:
Adamo (Belgian singer, full name Salvatore Adamo)
recording of:
Petit bonheur (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Adamo (Belgian singer, full name Salvatore Adamo)
Adamo3:24
15Fox on the Run
recording of:
Fox on the Run
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hazzard (songwriter)
Manfred Mann2:44
16Mendocino
Sir Douglas Quintet2:41
17Lily the Pink
recording of:
Lily the Pink
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), John Gorman (UK comedian) and Roger McGough
The Scaffold54:19
18Something’s HappeningHerman’s Hermits3:07

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part of:Die Stars — Die Hits — Die Facts (number: 1969) (order: 10)