Music of the Year: 1969

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
James Jamerson (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
congas and tambourine:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
French horn:
Don Ozga (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Edwin Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
Eddie Willis (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
Joe Messina (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Hammond organ [B-3]:
Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
tom-tom:
Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Johnny Griffith (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
background vocals:
The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Marlene Barrow (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Louvain Demps (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Jackie Hicks (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestrator:
Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 80), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 93), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 307)
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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)
Marvin Gaye4.053:12
2Something in the Air
Thunderclap Newman3:56
3I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
producer:
Nickolas Ashford and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Eddie Kendricks and Diana Ross
spoken vocals:
Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968), Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968), Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968) and PolyGram (in 1968)
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me (until 1968-09-13)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and Jerry Ross (Philadelphia soul composer/producer)
publisher:
Act Three Music, Down Stairs Music, MRC Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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)
Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations3.53:05
4Dizzy
Tommy Roe2:52
5The Tracks of My Tears
recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:51
6Lights of Cincinnati
recording of:
Lights of Cincinatti
lyricist and composer:
Scott Walker (singer‐songwriter, musician and producer)
Scott Walker3:23
7Dancing in the Street
producer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Thomas Bowles (on 1964-06-29)
bass guitar:
James Jamerson (on 1964-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Marvin Gaye (on 1964-06-29)
guitar:
Joe Messina (on 1964-06-29), Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1964-06-29) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-06-29)
other instruments [tire iron]:
Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
percussion, tambourine and vibraphone [vibes]:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Henry Cosby (on 1964-06-29)
trombone:
George Bohanon (on 1964-06-29) and Paul Riser (on 1964-06-29)
trumpet:
Russell Conway (trumpet player) (on 1964-06-29) and Herbert Williams (trumpet player) (on 1964-06-29)
background vocals:
Rosalind Ashford (on 1964-06-29), Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29), Betty Kelly (on 1964-06-29) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) (on 1964-06-29)
lead vocals:
Martha Reeves (on 1964-06-29)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 403)
recording of:
Dancing in the Street (on 1964-06-29)
writer:
I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, 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) 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)
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas3.552:39
8Boogaloo Party
The Flamingos2:30
9Don Juan
recording of:
Don Juan
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 & Tich3:08
10Get Ready
recording of:
Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
William “Smokey” Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30) 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)
The Temptations2:34
11Fox on the Run
Manfred Mann2:45
12Stop Her on Sight (SOS)
Edwin Starr2:16
13Love Me Tonight
recording of:
Love Me Tonight
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Mario Panzeri (Italian lyricist and composer) and Lorenzo Pilat
sub-publisher:
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)
translated version of:
Alla fine della strada
live recording of:
Love Me Tonight
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Mario Panzeri (Italian lyricist and composer) and Lorenzo Pilat
sub-publisher:
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)
translated version of:
Alla fine della strada
cover recording of:
Love Me Tonight
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Mario Panzeri (Italian lyricist and composer) and Lorenzo Pilat
sub-publisher:
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)
translated version of:
Alla fine della strada
Tom Jones33:13
14Si tu dois partir
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records), Fairport Convention (English folk rock band) and Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
bass and bass guitar:
Ashley Hutchings
drums (drum set):
Martin Lamble
fiddle:
Dave Swarbrick
guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
triangle:
Trevor Lucas
vocals:
Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2003)
cover recording of:
Si tu dois partir
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
translator:
Fairport Convention (English folk rock band)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
translated version of:
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Got to Stay All Night)
Fairport Convention32:21
15She’s Not There
Neil MacArthur3:21
16Do What You’ve Gotta Do
cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do (in 1969-06)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Jonathan Three Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sosahamu Music Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Four Tops4:03
17Son of a Preacher Man
engineer:
Ed Kollis
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (in 1968-09)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1968-09)
electric piano and organ:
Bobby Emmons (in 1968-09)
guitar and sitar:
Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (in 1968-09)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield (in 1968-09)
conductor:
Gene Orloff (in 1968-09)
brass and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
brass arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 240)
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man (in 1968-09)
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dusty Springfield4.452:27
18Wonderful World Beautiful People
recording of:
Wonderful World, Beautiful People
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff53:11
19Yester‐Me, Yester‐You, Yesterday
producer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recording of:
Yester‐Me, Yester‐You, Yesterday
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder53:04
20Space Oddity
recording of:
Space Oddity
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
David Bowie3:49

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part of:Music of the Year (Spectrum Music series) (number: 1969) (order: 1)