Summer of Love: The Hits of 1967

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1I Feel Free
engineer:
John Timperley
producer:
Robert Stigwood
bass and piano:
Jack Bruce (from 1966-07 until 1966-09)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (from 1966-07 until 1966-09)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1966-07 until 1966-09)
vocals:
Ginger Baker (from 1966-07 until 1966-09), Jack Bruce (from 1966-07 until 1966-09) and Eric Clapton (from 1966-07 until 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1966) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Chalk Farm Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-07 until 1966-09) and Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-07 until 1966-09)
mixed at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-08)
recording of:
I Feel Free (from 1966-07 until 1966-09)
lyricist:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce)
composer:
Jack Bruce
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Unichappell-Stigwood Music (in 1967)
Cream4.22:53
2So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
producer:
Gary Usher
acoustic guitar:
Vern Gosdin (Country singer and songwriter) (on 1966-11-28)
electric guitar:
Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist) (on 1966-11-28)
horn:
Hugh Masekela (on 1966-11-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967)
recording of:
So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star (on 1966-11-28)
writer:
Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn
publisher:
Tickson Music Co.
The Byrds4.252:06
3Somebody to Love
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lead vocals:
Grace Slick (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
vocals:
Marty Balin (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22) and Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967) and RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 274)
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Darby Slick
publisher:
Copperpenny Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Knockout Music Company, Rondor Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Jefferson Airplane4.552:58
4I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)The Electric Prunes43:00
5Get Together
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1966-11)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass and lead vocals:
Jesse Colin Young (in 1966-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Bauer (founding member of ''The Youngbloods'') (in 1966-11)
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Corbitt (in 1966-11) and Lowell Levinger (in 1966-11)
keyboard:
Lowell Levinger (in 1966-11)
cover recording of:
Let’s Get Together (in 1966-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chet Powers
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
The Youngbloods3.754:40
6I'm a Man
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fontana (in 1967)
recording of:
I’m a Man
writer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) and Steve Winwood
composer:
Keith Emerson
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
The Spencer Davis Group42:56
7Brown Eyed Girl
recording engineer:
Brooks Arthur (on 1967-03-28)
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
bass guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1967-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1967-03-28)
guitar:
Al Gorgoni (on 1967-03-28), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-03-28) and Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
organ:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (on 1967-03-28)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
performer:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), 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 1967), Charly Records (in 1968) and Exile Productions Ltd. (not for Label Release) (in 1973)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio A (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-03-28) and A&R Recording Studio (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-04-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 71) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 109)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison song) (from 1967-03-28 until 1967-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
Van Morrison3.253:05
8Friday on My Mind
producer:
Shel Talmy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1966, in 1967)
produced for:
Albert Productions
recording of:
Friday on My Mind
writer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo), Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Unart Music Corporation (in 1973)
The Easybeats3.52:51
9San Franciscan Nights
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
recording of:
San Franciscan Nights
writer:
Vic Briggs (Victor Briggs), Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider
Eric Burdon and the Animals3.53:22
10(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
producer:
Art Polhemus and Bob Wyld (independent producer based in New York City)
recording of:
(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet
writer:
Emil Thielhelm, Mike Esposito (guitarist in the Blues Magoos), Ronnie Gilbert (bass player for the Blues Magoos) and Ralph Scala
publisher:
Musicville Ltd.
The Blues Magoos42:17
11Season of the Witch
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
bass:
Bobby Ray (60s/70s US folk artist/bassist) (in 1966-05)
drums (drum set):
"Fast" Eddy Hoh (in 1966-05)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-05)
recording of:
Season of the Witch (in 1966-05)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan4:56
12Wake Me, Shake Me
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
recording of:
Wake Me, Shake Me
lyricist and arranger:
Al Kooper
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Blues Project5:19
13Down on Me
producer:
Bob Shad
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1966-12-14)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1966-12-14)
electric guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1966-12-14) and James Gurley (on 1966-12-14)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1966-12-14)
recording of:
Down on Me (on 1966-12-14)
lyricist and arranger:
Janis Joplin
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Down on Me
Big Brother & the Holding Company42:06
14You Keep Me Hangin' On (single version)
miscellaneous support:
Shadow Morton (task: directed by)
producer:
Shadow Morton
cover recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (in 1967)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music Division and Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Vanilla Fudge3:00
15Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine (single version)
producer:
Sam Charters
recording of:
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
writer:
Country Joe McDonald
publisher:
Joyful Wisdom Music (publisher) (in 1967, in 1970)
Country Joe and the Fish3:14
16Paper Sun
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-04 until 1967-11)
recording of:
Paper Sun
writer:
Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood
publisher:
Polygram Music and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Traffic4:16
17Pushin' Too Hard
producer:
Marcus Tybalt (Sky Saxon; alias used by The Seeds front man Sky Saxon when producing and sometimes writing)
recording of:
Pushin’ Too Hard (First released as “You’re Pushing Too Hard”, later under the better known title “Pushin’ Too Hard”.)
lyricist and composer:
Sky Saxon
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
The Seeds2:36
18It's a Happening Thing
producer:
Gary Usher
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy52:25
19Mary, Mary
producer:
M. Nesmith
cover recording of:
Mary, Mary (in 1966-07)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band2:53
20Stroll On
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Simon Napier-Bell
guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist) (from 1966-10-03 until 1966-10-05) and Jimmy Page (from 1966-10-03 until 1966-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MGM Records (in 1967)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-10-03 until 1966-10-05)
recording of:
Stroll On (from 1966-10-03 until 1966-10-05)
writer:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist), Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member), Jimmy Page and Keith Relf
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
version of:
Train Kept A‐Rollin’ (The Yardbirds’ arrangement)
The Yardbirds52:45

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