Top 40 Hitdossier 1977-1978

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Tracklist

▼ Medium 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Denis
Blondie 3.4 2:15
2 Psycho Killer
Talking Heads 3.75 4:19
3 I'll Be Waiting
Santana 2:56
4 It's So Easy
Linda Ronstadt 4.5 2:26
5 If You Can't Give Me Love
Suzi Quatro 3:52
6 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Rod Stewart 4:18
7 Fool (If You Think It's Over)
Chris Rea 5 4:03
8 Amor
Rod McKuen 2:56
9 Blame It on the Boogie
The Jacksons 4.35 3:29
10 Romeo
Mr. Big 2:31
11 Isn't It Time
The Babys 3:59
12 Winter Song
Angel 3:47
13 Pearl's a Singer
Elkie Brooks 3:38
14 Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Rose Royce 3:51
15 Fairytales
Dana 3:06
16 Rubberband Man
The Spinners 3:33
17 Winter in America
Doug Ashdown 4:07
18 Harborlight
Windjammer 5:11
19 It's a Heartache
Bonnie Tyler 4 3:26
20 Theme From Which Way Is Up
Stargard 4:54
21 Who Pays the Ferryman
Γιάννης Μαρκόπουλος 2:39
22 Making Up Again
Goldie 3:29
▼ Medium 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Don't Stop
Fleetwood Mac 4 3:11
2 Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush 3:25
3 Year of the Cat
Al Stewart 3:22
4 So You Win Again
Hot Chocolate 5 4:27
5 Love Is Like Oxygen
The Sweet 6:09
6 Tell Me Your Plans
The Shirts 3:06
7 Never Let Her Slip Away
Andrew Gold 3:24
8 Airport
The Motors 4:25
9 Lost Without Your Love
Bread 2:51
10 Who's That Lady With My Man
Patricia Paay 3:11
11 Singing in the Rain
Sheila & B. Devotion 3:47
12 Spanish Stroll
Mink DeVille 3:34
13 Torn Between Two Lovers
Mary MacGregor 3:49
14 I Don't Wanna Talk About It
Rod Stewart 4:47
15 It's Raining
Darts 3:45
16 Soul Cha Cha
Van McCoy 3:25
17 Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
Chic 3:37
18 All for a Reason
Alessi Brothers 3:49
19 Don't Give Up on Us
David Soul 3:36
20 We're All Alone
Rita Coolidge 3:34
21 I Go to Rio
Peter Allen 3:11

Credits

Medium 1

acoustic guitar:
Dan Dugmore (track 4)
bass guitar:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (track 4)
drums:
Rick Marotta (track 4)
Chris Frantz (track 2)
Rick Morotta (1978) (track 9)
Clavinet:
Don Grolnick (track 4)
guitar:
David Byrne (track 2)
Roland Bautista (1978) (track 9)
Tito Jackson (1978) (track 9)
Mike Sembello (1978) (track 9)
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (track 2)
bass:
Tina Weymouth (track 2)
Gary King (bass) (1978) (track 9)
Nathan Watts (1978) (track 9)
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (track 4)
percussion:
Rick Morotta (1978) (track 9)
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes (1978) (track 9)
congas:
Laudir de Oliveira (1978) (track 9)
Claudio Slon (1978) (track 9)
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett (track 4)
background vocals:
Peter Asher (track 4)
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (track 4)
Waddy Wachtel (track 4)
Linda Ronstadt (track 4)
composer:
David Byrne (track 2)
Jake Carter (UK drum and bass producer, a.k.a. Sub Zero) (track 10)
Dicken (Jeff Pain) (track 10)
Miles Gregory (track 14)
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (track 4)
Neil Levenson (track 1)
Norman Petty (track 4)
Chris Rea (track 7)
engineer:
Justin Shirley-Smith (track 7)
Ed Stasium (track 2)
lead vocals:
David Byrne (track 2)
Linda Ronstadt (track 4)
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (1978) (track 9)
lyricist:
David Byrne (track 2)
Neil Levenson (track 1)
Chris Rea (track 7)
Chris Frantz (track 2)
Tina Weymouth (track 2)
mixer:
Val Garay (track 4)
producer:
Peter Asher (track 4)
Tony Bongiovi (track 2)
Tom Dowd (track 6)
Jon Kelly (track 7)
Dave Mackay (producer) (track 19)
Lance Quinn (track 2)
Chris Rea (track 7)
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) (track 19)
Talking Heads (track 2)
Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player) (track 19)
recording engineer:
Val Garay (track 4)
vocals:
Jerry Harrison (track 2)
Bonnie Tyler (track 19)
writer:
Carmine Appice (track 6)
Miles Gregory (track 14)
Duane Hitchings (track 6)
Dave Jackson (Motown songwriter aka Dave Jackson-Rich) (track 9)
Elmar Krohn (track 9)
Mick Jackson (track 9)
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) (track 19)
Rod Stewart (track 6)
Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player) (track 19)
phonographic copyright by:
Sire Records, Inc. (track 2)
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (1977) (track 19)
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (2017) (track 4)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (2017) (track 4)
publisher:
Bright Tunes Music Corp. (track 1)
Control (track 6)
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (track 6)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (track 6)
RAK Publishing Ltd. (track 19)
Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd. (track 19)
Taking Care of Business Music Inc. (track 1)
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (track 2)
Warner/Chappell (track 6)
Warner/Chappell North America (track 6)
recorded at:
Sundragon Studios in New York, New York, United States (track 2)
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (1977-05) (track 4)
mash-ups:
Voodoo Killer by G3RSt (track 2)
remixes:
Blame It on the Boogie (John Luongo disco mix) by The Jacksons (track 9)
sampled by:
Blame It on the Bassline by Beats International (track 9)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 108) (track 2)
cover recording of:
Denise (track 1)
It's So Easy (1977-05-23 – 1977-07-22) (track 4)
Blame It on the Boogie (1978) (track 9)
later parody versions:
Psycho Chicken (track 2)
later translated versions:
Deine Mutti (track 9)
Kui sa tahad sexy (track 6)
Om du går nu (track 19)
Psycho Killer (track 2)
Será que no me amas (track 9)
Vieraat huoneet (track 19)
¿Por qué soy tan sexy? (track 6)
アイム・セクシー (track 6)
later versions:
Laß mein Knie, Joe (It's a Heartache) (track 19)
Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache) (track 19)
recording of:
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (track 6)
Fool (If You Think It's Over) (track 7)
It’s a Heartache (track 19)
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore (track 14)
Psycho Killer (track 2)
Romeo (track 10)
version of:
Taj Mahal (track 6)

Medium 2

drums and percussion:
Mick Fleetwood (track 1)
bass:
John McVie (track 1)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Christine McVie (track 1)
guitar family:
Lindsey Buckingham (track 1)
additional producer:
Ken Caillat (track 1)
Richard Dashut (track 1)
Chris Morris (LA engineer & producer (late '70s)) (track 1)
assistant engineer:
Chris Morris (LA engineer & producer (late '70s)) (track 1)
composer:
Kate Bush (track 2)
Tony Macaulay (track 19)
Peter Yarrow (track 13)
Willy DeVille (track 12)
Andrew Gold (track 7)
Christine McVie (track 1)
engineer:
Ken Caillat (track 1)
Richard Dashut (track 1)
lyricist:
Kate Bush (track 2)
Tony Macaulay (track 19)
Willy DeVille (track 12)
Andrew Gold (track 7)
Phillip Jarrell (track 13)
Christine McVie (track 1)
phonographic copyright by:
David Soul (1976) (track 19)
producer:
Ken Caillat (track 1)
Fleetwood Mac (track 1)
Richard Dashut (track 1)
vocals:
Lindsey Buckingham (track 1)
Christine McVie (track 1)
Stevie Nicks (track 1)
David Soul (track 19)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (track 17)
Kenny Lehman (track 17)
Andy McMaster (track 8)
Nile Rodgers (track 17)
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) (track 3)
Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist) (track 3)
phonographic copyright by:
Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases) (2004) (track 1)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (track 3)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (track 2)
Kate Bush Music Ltd. (track 2)
Macaulay Music Ltd. (track 19)
Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing (track 13)
Peermusic France (track 13)
Peermusic III, Ltd. (track 13)
Pepper Music Inc. (track 3)
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. (track 19)
Silver Dawn Music (track 13)
Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (track 19)
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) (track 13)
later translated versions:
Tot passarà (track 1)
ふっと幸せ… (track 13)
色づく夜に (Don’t Give Up On Us) (track 19)
recording of:
Airport (track 8)
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (track 17)
Don’t Give Up on Us (track 19)
Don’t Stop (track 1)
Never Let Her Slip Away (track 7)
Spanish Stroll (track 12)
Torn Between Two Lovers (There are times when a woman has to say what’s on her mind…) (track 13)
Wuthering Heights (track 2)
Year of the Cat (track 3)

Release Group

part of: Top 40 Hitdossier (number: 1977)