Sounds Like Summer

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Club Tropicana
engineer:
Tony Taverner
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
drums (drum set):
Trevor Morell (drummer)
guitar:
Andrew Ridgeley
horn:
Roddy Lorimer and Ian Ritchie
percussion:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
music videos:
Club Tropicana (music video) by Wham! (British pop-duo)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 63)
recording of:
Club Tropicana
lyricist and composer:
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!3.84:28
2Mr. Tambourine Man
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
producer:
Terry Melcher
12 string guitar:
Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
bass guitar:
Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Michael Clarke (drummer for the 1960s rock group The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20)
guitar:
David Crosby (on 1965-01-20)
tambourine:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20)
vocals:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20), David Crosby (on 1965-01-20), Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20) and Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1965) and 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 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 10), 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: 79) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 230)
cover recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
The Byrds4.152:17
3Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)
Gloria Estefan4:56
4September
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1975, in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 16) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 65)
recording of:
September
writer:
Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Steel Chest Music, The International Music Network, Universal Music Publishing Group, Pty. Ltd, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Earth, Wind & Fire4.553:37
5Sunshine Superman
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
recording of:
Sunshine Superman
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Donovan44:34
6She Bop
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1983) and 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 1983)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
She Bop
writer:
Rick Chertoff, Gary Corbett, Cyndi Lauper and Steve Lunt (British musician, songwriter, music executive also credited as Stephen Broughton)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), ATV/Sony Songs, LLC, Concord Copyrights (BMI), Hobbler Music, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Noyb Music Company, Perfect Punch Music (publisher), Rellla Music Company, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spirit One Music, Twenty Twenty 6 Music, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Wall to Wall Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PRMC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 15)
Cyndi Lauper4.13:49
7Dancing Shoes
recording of:
Dancing Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Neville Livingston
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Shakat Music Publishing
Bob Marley2:42
8Oh, Pretty Woman
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison song)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1972)
Roy Orbison2:59
9It Never Rains in Southern California
producer:
D. Altfeld and Albert Hammond
recording of:
It Never Rains in Southern California
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc. (ended), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI April Music Inc.
Albert Hammond23:52
10San Francisco
producer:
Lou Adler and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
vocals:
Scott McKenzie (in 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967) and 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)
recording of:
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (in 1967-05)
publisher:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Honest John Music, MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Wingate Music Corp.
Scott McKenzie3.752:58
11Jingo
cover recording of:
Jin‐go‐lo‐ba (Drums of Passion) (Jingo)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Santana4:09
12You Drive Me Crazy
recording of:
You Drive Me Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Harwood (Songwriter, singer and guitarist)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L
translated version of:
Krejčí (You Drive Me Crazy)
Shakin’ Stevens2:48
13Hold On Tight
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1981)
electric piano:
Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (in 1981)
guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981) and Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
conductor:
Rainer Pietsch (musician, songwriter and arranger) (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981, in 2005), 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 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1981)
recording of:
Hold On Tight (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Ltd. (British branch), Polygon Publishing Ltd., 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)
Electric Light Orchestra43:07
14Sing Me a Rainbow
recording of:
Sing Me a Rainbow (1972 song)
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc.
Dr. Hook2:32
15The Winds of Change
engineer:
Pieter Boer (engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
arranger:
Mike Batt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1980)
recording of:
The Winds of Change
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Mike Batt
publisher:
April Music Ltd. (in 1980) and Batt Songs Ltd. (publisher related to Mike Batt) (in 1980)
Mike Batt33:57
16Red Red Wine (live)
live recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1968)
Neil Diamond3:17
17Albatross
producer:
Mike Vernon
drums (drum set):
Mick Fleetwood (on 1968-10-06)
electric bass guitar:
John McVie (on 1968-10-06)
guitar:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac) (on 1968-10-06) and Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac) (on 1968-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Horizon Records (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1968)
recording of:
Albatross (on 1968-10-06)
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Crosstown Songs UK Ltd., Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
Fleetwood Mac4.23:04
1899 Luftballons
engineer:
Imre Sereg (in 1982)
producer:
Reinhold Heil (in 1982) and Manfred Praeker (in 1982)
mixer:
Udo Arndt (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Rolf Brendel (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Jürgen Dehmel (in 1982)
electric guitar:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
keyboard:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Nena Kerner (the person, performing solo since 1987) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH (not for use as release label! © & ℗ holders or distributors since 2009/01/14) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff in Berlin, Germany (in 1982)
mixed at:
Audio-Studio in Berlin, Germany (in 1982)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 3), VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 16), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 73) and Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 105)
recording of:
99 Luftballons (in 1982)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
composer:
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (in 1982)
publisher:
Edition Hate Music (publisher), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH
sub-publisher:
EMI Songs France (27, rue de Berri)
Nena4.43:51