Only Rock ’n’ Roll 1970‐1974 #1 Radio Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Do You Know What I MeanLee Michaels53:15
2Love the One You’re With
engineer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Bill Halverson and Stephen Stills
bass:
Calvin Samuels (in 1970-03)
congas:
Jeff Whittaker (in 1970-03)
guitar, organ, percussion and lead vocals:
Stephen Stills (in 1970-03)
steelpan:
Stephen Stills
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge (in 1970-03), David Crosby (in 1970-03), Graham Nash (in 1970-03), Priscilla Jones (American folk, rock and pop singer) (in 1970-03) and John Sebastian (in 1970-03)
recorded at:
Island Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-03)
recording of:
Love the One You’re With (in 1970-03)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
publisher:
Gold Hill Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Stephen Stills33:07
3Hold Your Head UpArgent3:20
4Spirit in the SkyNorman Greenbaum4.054:03
5I’m Eighteen
engineer:
Brian Christian
producer:
Bob Ezrin and Jack Richardson
bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
drums (drum set):
Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier)
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
background vocals:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
recorded at:
RCA Mid-America in Chicago, Illinois, United States
music videos:
I’m Eighteen (live, 1971: German TV music show, Beat Club) by Alice Cooper
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 482)
recording of:
I’m Eighteen
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper4.43:00
6Never Been to Spain
cover recording of:
Never Been to Spain
lyricist and composer:
Hoyt Axton
publisher:
Rondor Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Three Dog Night4.353:45
7Sunshine
recording of:
Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan Edwards (American singer-songwriter and musician best known for his 1971 hit single "Sunshine")
Jonathan Edwards2:18
8Green Eyed LadySugarloaf53:42
9Ride Captain Ride
producer:
Richard Podolor
recording of:
Ride Captain Ride
lyricist:
Frank "Skip" Konte (Blues Image keyboardist)
composer:
Mike Pinera
publisher:
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) and ATM Music
Blues Image4.53:44
10Smoke on the Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (in 1971-12)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, HEC Music, Henrees Music co., EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Hungry Daze
music quoted on:
LED Storm (Tune 1)
music quoted on:
Lifetime Enlightenment
music quoted on:
Шальная ночь
Deep Purple3:58
11Share the Land
assistant recording engineer:
Ed Schnabl and Russ Vestuto
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
producer:
Jack Richardson
bass:
Jim
chimes and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Garry (Canadian drummer for The Guess Who)
guitar [lead guitar (high)]:
Kurt
guitar [lead guitar (low)]:
Greg
piano and lead vocals:
Burton
arranger:
The Guess Who (Canadian rock band)
recorded at:
RCA's Mid-America Recording Center (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Share the Land
lyricist and composer:
Burton Cummings
The Guess Who43:49
12Tell Me Somethin Good
performer:
Chaka Khan
recording of:
Tell Me Something Good
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Rufus3:33
13The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Robert John2:35
14Without You
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Uribe (in 1971-06)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1971-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1971-06)
piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1971-06)
vocals:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster
brass and strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 496)
cover recording of:
Without You (in 1971)
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Apple Publishing Ltd. (from 1970 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
Nilsson4.23:24
15Everything I Own
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Bread4.353:10
16Summer BreezeSeals & Crofts4.353:26
17Ventura Highway
assistant engineer:
Chuck Leary
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass:
Joe Osborne
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and percussion and percussion:
Hal Blaine
guitar:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek
guitar family and piano:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
keyboard:
Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek
vocals:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek
remixer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Ventura Highway
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
America3.93:31
18Rock Steady
recording engineer:
Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
engineer:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
organ:
Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
percussion:
Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16) and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John) (on 1971-02-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1971-02-16)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (soul vocalist) (on 1971-02-16)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
recording of:
Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin3.753:14
19Cat’s in the Cradle
producer:
Paul Leka
arranger:
Paul Leka
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.)
recorded at:
Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Harry Chapin43:47
20Theme From Shaft
edit of:
Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Theme From Shaft
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 44)
Isaac Hayes4.53:15