Hits of the 70's, Volume 1

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Dancing
recording of:
Get Dancin’
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes3:50
2She's a Fool
cover recording of:
She’s a Fool
writer:
Mark Barkan and Ben Raleigh
The Grass Roots4:00
3Patches
recording of:
Patches
writer:
Ronald Dunbar and Norman Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer)
Clarence Carter2:57
4Angel Face
producer:
Mike Leander
bass guitar:
John Springate
guitar and lead vocals:
Gerry Shephard
membranophone:
Peter Phipps
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Crimson Copyrights Ltd. (in 1974)
recording of:
Angel Face
lyricist:
Gerry Shephard
composer:
John Rossall (The Glitter Band)
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
The Glitter Band43:00
5Yellow River
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year‐End Hot 100 Singles (1970) (number: 83)
recording of:
Yellow River (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Christie
Christie32:50
6I Can't Leave You AlongGeorge McCrae3:01
7Come and Get It
recording of:
Come and Get It
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Badfinger2:10
8In the Summertime
producer:
Barry Murray (producer, associated with Mungo Jerry)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
earliest release:
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
music videos:
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 40) and Billboard Year‐End Hot 100 Singles (1970) (number: 53)
recording of:
In the Summertime
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Bovina Music Inc., Broadley Music (International) Ltd. (PRS), EMI April Music Inc., Our Music Ltd. (possibly aka Our Music Ltd., associated mostly with Mungo Jerry), Satellite Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mungo Jerry3.653:25
9Never Ending Song of Love
recording of:
Never Ending Song of Love
lyricist and composer:
Delaney Bramlett
The New Seekers3:06
10Precious & Few
recording of:
Precious and Few
lyricist and composer:
Walter Nims
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Climax52:47
11Satisfaction Guaranteed
recording of:
Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mighty Three Music (in 1974)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3:11
12Foe-Dee-O-Dee
recording of:
Foe-Dee-Oh-Dee
lyricist:
Wayne Bickerton
composer:
Tony Waddington
The Rubettes3:00
13Beautiful Sunday
recording of:
Beautiful Sunday
writer:
Daniel Boone and Rod McQueen
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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)
Daniel Boone2:58
14Indiana Wants Me
recording of:
Indiana Wants Me
lyricist and composer:
R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
R. Dean Taylor2:43
15Black Is Black
recording of:
Black Is Black
writer:
Michelle Grainger (UK songwriter, co-wrote “Black is Black”), Tony Hayes (UK songwriter, co-wrote “Black is Black”) and Steve Wadey (UK songwriter, co-wrote “Black is Black”)
publisher:
Mellin Music, Musica (Musica Schallplatten-Vertrieb Gesellschaft m.b.H.), Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Equals2:50
16Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
recording of:
Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me
lyricist and composer:
Ray Whitley (60s/70s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
The Tams2:29
17Freedom Come, Freedom Go
recording of:
Freedom Come, Freedom Go
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) (in 1971), Roger Greenaway (in 1971), Albert Hammond (in 1971) and Mike Hazlewood (in 1971)
The Fortunes3:06
18More More More
recording of:
More, More, More
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Diamond
publisher:
Buddah Music, MRI Music, Buddah (ffor company credits related to the US label Buddah Records) (in 1976) and Gee Diamond Music (in 1976)
The Andrea True Connection2:22
19Sandy
producer:
John Farrar
mixer:
David J. Holman
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1978), Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1978) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Sandy (Grease, 1978 film)
lyricist:
Scott Simon
composer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
part of:
Grease (1978 film)
John Travolta3.752:34
20Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
recording of:
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
lyricist and composer:
Lobo (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
Lobo3:03
21You Don't Have to Be in the Army to Fight in the WarMungo Jerry3:24
22Love Really Hurts Without You
recording of:
Love Really Hurts Without You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer) and Leslie Sebastian Charles
publisher:
Black Sheep Music Ltd. (publisher) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Billy Ocean3:09
23Troglodyte (Cave Man)
recording of:
Troglodyte (Cave Man)
writer:
Jimmy Castor, Lenny Fridie, Gerald Elliot Thomas, Doug Gibson (US funk bassist/songwriter), Harry Jensen and Robert Manigault (US drummer and songwriter)
Jimmy Castor3:26
24Do the Funky Chicken
recording of:
Do the Funky Chicken
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Rufus Thomas3:22
25Ride Captain Ride
recording of:
Ride Captain Ride
lyricist:
Frank "Skip" Konte (Blues Image keyboardist)
composer:
Mike Pinera
publisher:
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) and ATM Music
Blues Image3:21