Best Singles of All Time, Volume 2

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Tracklist

1▶CD: The Sixties
2▶CD: The Sixties
3▶CD: The Seventies
4▼CD: The Seventies
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Horror Movie
engineer:
John French (Australian producer/engineer)
producer:
Ross 'The Boss' Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
bass guitar:
Greg Macainsh (in 1974)
drums (drum set):
Fred Strauks (in 1974)
guitar:
Bob “Bongo” Starkie (in 1974) and Redmond Symons (in 1974)
lead vocals:
Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan (in 1974)
vocals:
Fred Strauks (in 1974), Greg Macainsh (in 1974), Bob “Bongo” Starkie (in 1974) and Redmond Symons (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Limited (in 1990)
recorded at:
T.C.S. Studios in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1974)
recording of:
Horror Movie (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Macainsh
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Skyhooks3:49
2Rapper’s Delight
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 101), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 248) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 427)
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang4.54:54
3One Nation Under a Groove
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
performer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Junie Morrison and Garry Shider
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 210) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 474)
recording of:
One Nation Under a Groove
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Junie Morrison and Garry Shider
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing France
Funkadelic3.67:28
4Ring My Bell
recording of:
Ring My Bell (Anita Ward song)
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Knight
publisher:
Peermusic Pty. Ltd. (Australia), Two Knight Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Anita Ward53:17
5Love 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), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Billy Ocean3:08
6Uptown Festival
Shalamar5:07
7Young Hearts Run Free
recording of:
Young Hearts Run Free
lyricist and composer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Da Ann Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Ghati Music Inc. and IQ Music Ltd.
Candi Staton3:41
8Greased Lightning
producer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
mixer:
David J. Holman
saxophone:
Ray Pizzi
additional vocals:
Jeff Conaway (actor)
lead vocals:
John Travolta (American actor and singer)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Melvoin
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (from 1978 to present) and RSO Records (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Greased Lightnin’ (Grease, 1971 musical)
writer:
Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1978 to present)
part of:
Grease (1971 musical)
John Travolta4.653:16
9Give a Little Love
recording of:
Give a Little Love
writer:
John Goodison and Phil Wainman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Bay City Rollers3:19
10Car Wash
recording of:
Car Wash
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and USI B Music Publishing
Rose Royce4.63:19
11Ladies Night (live)
live recording of:
Ladies’ Night
writer:
Cliff Adams, Chris Alberts, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Jon Faddis, Adam Ippolito, Robert Spike Mickens and Claydes Smith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kool & the Gang3:45
12Me 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)
Lobo4.53:06
13Build Me Up Buttercup
recording of:
Build Me Up Buttercup
writer:
Mike d’Abo (English singer‐songwriter, former frontman of Manfred Mann) and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI United Partnership Ltd., Immediate Music Ltd. and Welbeck Music (publisher)
The Foundations2:58
14Sometimes When We Touch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GRT of Canada Ltd. (in 1977), McCauley Music Ltd. (in 1977) and McCauley Music Masters (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 33)
recording of:
Sometimes When We Touch
lyricist:
Dan Hill (Canadian singer/songwriter)
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Anthem Entertainment A (work publisher), Dyad Music Ltd., Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., McCauley Music Ltd., Ole Media Management LP II, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Dan Hill34:03
15Let Go
recording of:
Let Go
lyricist and composer:
Brian Cadd
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Brian Cadd4:17
16Goin’ Down Town
recording of:
Goin’ Down Town
Kevin Borich5:29
17Put Another Log on the Fire
recording engineer:
Ross Cockle
producer:
Doug Trevor (Australian Producer)
arranger:
Doug Trevor (Australian Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stetson Records (in 1975)
recorded at:
Armstrong Audio/Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Put Another Log on the Fire
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Essex (publisher)
cover recording of:
Put Another Log on the Fire
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Essex (publisher)
Bill and Boyd2:27
18Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender4.52:43
19Maggie
Foster & Allen3:37
20Up There Cazaly
recording of:
Up There Cazaly
writer:
Mike Brady (Australian musician)
The Two-Man Band2:47
5▶CD: The Eighties
6▶CD: The Eighties
7▶CD: The Nineties
8▶CD: The Nineties
9▶CD: No.1's 60's & 70's
10▶CD: No. 1's - 80's & 90's