NOW 100 Hits: Forgotten 60s

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Elusive Butterfly
recording of:
Elusive Butterfly
lyricist and composer:
Bob Lind
publisher:
Metric Music Ltd.
Bob Lind2:48
2I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
recording of:
I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
lyricist and composer:
Clive Westlake (British songwriter)
Dusty Springfield3:09
3Michelle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Michelle (in 1965-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
adaptations:
Michelle
The Overlanders2:22
4As Long as He Needs Me
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
As Long as He Needs Me (Oliver!)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
Lakeview Music Publishing Company Ltd. and TRO-Hollis, Inc.
part of:
Oliver! (Lionel Bart musical)
Shirley Bassey2:58
5I’m Coming Home
recording of:
I’m Coming Home
writer:
Barry Mason (English songwriter) and Les Reed
Tom Jones3:19
6Terry
recording of:
Terry
lyricist and composer:
Lynn Ripley
Twinkle3:08
7Rainbow Valley
Love Affair3:50
8I Guess I’ll Always Love You
producer:
Holland–Dozier (with Brian Holland)
recording of:
I Guess I’ll Always Love You
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Holland–Dozier–Holland, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Isley Brothers2:48
9Hang On Sloopy
recording of:
Hang On Sloopy
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Wes Farrell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Morris Music Inc and Robert Mellin Music, Inc.
The McCoys33:52
10Games People Play
vocals:
Joe South (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recording of:
Games People Play (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music
sub-publisher:
Sweden Music (publisher, founded in 1960) (in 1988)
Joe South33:33
11Gimme Little Sign
recording of:
Gimme Little Sign
writer:
Alfred Smith, Joseph Hooven (songwriter, producer, label owner, publisher & trumpeter [Joseph Davis Hooven]) and Jerry Winn
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Bonnyview Music Corp., EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd and I’m Hip Productions (Active in the late 60’s)
Brenton Wood2:21
12Let There Be Drums
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1961)
recording of:
Let There Be Drums
composer:
Sandy Nelson and Richard Podolor
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Sandy Nelson2:18
13Midnight in Moscow
double bass:
Vic Pitt
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Bowden
piano:
Ron Weatherburn
trumpet:
Kenny Ball
instrumental recording of:
Midnight in Moscow (English version of Russian song “Moscow Nights”)
lyricist:
Михаил Матусовский
composer:
Василий Соловьёв-Седой (Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy, Russian composer)
translated version of:
Подмосковные вечера
Kenny Ball2:59
14African Waltz
John Dankworth and His Orchestra2:22
15Wheels (Cha Cha)
Joe Loss & His Orchestra2:09
16Diamonds
recording of:
Diamonds (instrumental)
composer:
Jerry Lordan
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan2:24
17I’m Gonna Make You Mine
recording of:
I’m Gonna Make You Mine
lyricist and composer:
Tony Romeo
Lou Christie2:41
18Pepe
instrumental recording of:
Pepe (from film “Pepe”)
lyricist:
Dory Langdon (Folk singer, songwriter, lyricist and poet)
composer:
Hans Wittstatt (German composer)
arrangement of:
Pepe (film theme)
Duane Eddy32:03
19Lovesick Blues
cover recording of:
Lovesick Blues
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Frank Ifield2:17
20Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’Crazy Elephant2:01
21Bend It
recording of:
Bend It (in 1966)
lyricist:
Ken Howard (English songwriter, one half of the songwrting team Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley, author and television director)
composer:
Alan Blaikley
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich22:31
22Here Comes My Baby
recording of:
Here Comes My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Angusa Music Ltd.
The Tremeloes3:03
23Take a Heart
recording of:
Take a Heart
writer:
Miki Dallon
The Sorrows53:14
24Ain’t Nothing but a House PartyThe Show Stoppers2:37
25Cupid
cover recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Johnny Nash2.53:23
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part of:Now 100 Hits ("Now That's What I Call Music!" series spin-off, UK) (order: 15)