The Best of Roger Whittaker: His Greatest Hits and Finest Performances

~ Release by Roger Whittaker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1New World in the Morning
recording of:
New World in the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
translated version of:
Morgen wordt het beter
2:24
2You Are My Miracle
engineer:
Dick Baxter (Mastering engineer at BMG / RCA Studios, New York)
producer:
Eric Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
conductor:
Eric Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
arranger:
Eric Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
recording of:
You Are My Miracle
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
4:58
3Mammy Blue
3:41
4A Special Kind of Man
recording of:
A Special Kind of Man
writer:
Michael John Richards (US songwriter) and Roger Whittaker
3:03
5Durham Town
recording of:
Durham Town (1969 song)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
3:14
6The Last Farewell
recording of:
The Last Farewell (1971 song)
lyricist:
Ron Webster (silversmith)
composer:
Roger Whittaker
3:42
7Feelings
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
cover recording of:
Feelings
lyricist:
Morris Albert
composer:
Louis Gasté
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Fermata International Melodies, Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and United Artists (publisher)
version of:
Pour toi
3:44
8When I Need You
3:27
9Both Sides Now
3:27
10Send in the Clowns
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
cover recording of:
Send In the Clowns (A Little Night Music)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Revelation Music Publishing Corp., Rilting Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
A Little Night Music (musical)
recording of:
Send In the Clowns (A Little Night Music)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Revelation Music Publishing Corp., Rilting Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
A Little Night Music (musical)
3:51
11Evergreen (Love Theme from a Star Is Born)
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
cover recording of:
Evergreen (love theme from “A Star Is Born”)
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist) (in 1976)
composer:
Barbra Streisand (in 1976)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Emmanuel Music Corp (in 1976) and First Artists Music Co. (in 1976)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1976 winner)
3:17
12A Weekend in New England
3:24
13It’s Your Love
2:58
14Annie’s Song
engineer:
Dick Baxter (Mastering engineer at BMG / RCA Studios, New York)
producer:
Eric Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
arranger:
Eric Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tembo Records Ltd. (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song) (in 1978)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
3:13
15Time
2:58
16Indian Lady
4:50
17Your Song
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
cover recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:35
18Here We Stand
4:22
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1I Was Born
2:52
2Family
5:20
3Wonderful World
3:02
4I See You in the Sunshine
3:52
5Home Lovin’ Man
3:48
6I Am But a Small Voice (‘Ako y Munting Tinig’)
3:56
7Good Morning Starshine
2:24
8By the Time I Get to Phoenix
2:41
9You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
cover recording of:
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
writer:
Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ABKCO Music Publishing Pty Ltd, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Columbia Music (Publisher. Do not use as a release label.), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), 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) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:20
10A Taste of Honey
2:55
11Those Were the Days
2:19
12All I Have to Do Is Dream
2:50
13Imagine
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
cover recording of:
Imagine
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and Lenono Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
3:44
14Time in a Bottle
cover recording of:
Time in a Bottle
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:19
15Solitaire
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
cover recording of:
Solitaire
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Kirshner, Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of SJL RSL Music Company, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony 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)
4:38
16Sunrise, Sunset
cover recording of:
Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler on the Roof)
lyricist:
Sheldon Harnick
composer:
Jerry Bock
publisher:
Sunbeam Music Corp. and Valando Music Co. Ltd.
part of:
Fiddler on the Roof
3:22
17She
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
recording of:
She (Seven Faces of Woman)
lyricist:
Herbert Kretzmer
composer:
Charles Aznavour
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc. and Standard Music Publishing Ltd.
translated version of:
Tous les visages de l’amour
2:55
18Fire and Rain
cover recording of:
Fire and Rain
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
2:51
19Morning Has Broken
2:39
20Calypso
3:31
21Yellow Bird
engineer:
Dick Baxter (Mastering engineer at BMG / RCA Studios, New York)
producer:
Ethel Gabriel
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
cover recording of:
Yellow Bird
lyricist:
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
additional composer:
Norman Luboff
composer:
Michel Mauléart Monton
2:19
3▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Puff (The Magic Dragon)
3:35
2Dirty Old Town
recording of:
Dirty Old Town
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor) (in 1949)
publisher:
Albert Music Publishing, Cooking Vinyl Ltd. (use “Cooking Vinyl” for release label), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Francis, Day & Hunter (publisher) and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:32
3River Lady
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
recording of:
River Lady
lyricist and composer:
Greg Adams (Canadian folk singer/songwriter)
3:14
4Scarborough Fair
3:27
5Down by the Sally Gardens
2:36
6The Ash Grove
3:15
7Foggy, Foggy Dew
2:55
8Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
3:28
9Greensleeves
3:15
10The First Hello, the Last Goodbye
3:03
11Halfway Up a Mountain
3:03
12Summer Days
3:36
13All of My Life
3:34
14Lullaby for My Love (Berceuse Pour Mon Amour)
2:37
15A Day in the Life of a Lucky Man
3:55
16I Don’t Believe in If Anymore
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
recording of:
I Don't Believe in “If” Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
43:19
17I Believe
2:35
18A Man Without Love
co-producer:
John Mackswith (English sound engineer) and Eric Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tembo Music Ltd (not release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
A Man Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
3:58
19Before She Breaks My Heart
3:33
20Mexican Whistler
performer:
Roger Whittaker
recording of:
Mexican Whistler
composer:
Roger Whittaker (in 1966)
1:59
21Wishes
4:00