High Life: 20 Original Top Hits [1979-1]

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Tracklist

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1Y.M.C.A.
executive producer:
Henri Belolo
producer:
Jacques Morali
edit of:
Y.M.C.A. (album version) by Village People
recording of:
Y.M.C.A.
lyricist:
Victor Edward Willis (member of the Village People)
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Harlem West Music Group, Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Village People4.153:40
2Summer Nights
engineer and mixer:
David J. Holman
producer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
strings arranger:
Ben Lanzarone
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.) (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 69)
recording of:
Summer Nights (Grease, 1971 musical)
writer:
Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs
publisher:
Chappell Musikverlag GmbH, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Warner Chappell Music France and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
part of:
Grease (1971 musical)
John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John4.253:36
3Dreadlock Holiday
producer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
recording of:
Dreadlock Holiday
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Man-Ken Music Ltd.
10cc4:31
4The Devil Sent You To Lorado
producer:
Rolf Soja
recording of:
The Devil Sent You to Lorado
composer:
Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja
Baccara4:06
5Dear John
producer:
Eddy Ouwens
recording of:
Dear John
writer:
Adrianus Rifi and Gary Shelter
Teach-In3:20
6Thank You For The Music
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
recording of:
Thank You for the Music
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
part of:
The Girl With the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes From a Mini Musical
ABBA3:48
7Sandy
producer:
John Farrar
mixer:
David J. Holman
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1978), Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1978) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Sandy (Grease, 1978 film)
lyricist:
Scott Simon
composer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
part of:
Grease (1978 film)
John Travolta3.752:33
8Arabian Affair
producer:
Corduroy (acid jazz group) and Bîr Hûker
recording of:
Arabian Affair
composer:
Abdul Hassan and Cemal Atam
Abdul Hassan Orchestra3:43
9Sweet Nothings
producer:
Bert Schouten (Dutch producer, songwriter)
cover recording of:
Sweet Nothin’s
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Self
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
Renée2:32
10You've Got All Of Me
producer:
Grahame Beggs
recording of:
You’ve Got All Of Me
writer:
Terry Dempsey and John Timperley
Clout3:34
11Trojan Horse
producer:
Hans van Hemert
recording of:
Trojan Horse
writer:
Janschen and Janschens (composer)
Luv’3:28
12I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round)
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
recording of:
I Love the Nightlife
writer:
Alicia Bridges and Susan Hutcheson
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Alicia Bridges3:02
13Grease
engineer and mixer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
guitar:
Peter Frampton
background vocals:
Barry Gibb
lead vocals:
Frankie Valli (American singer and actor, best known as the frontman of The Four Seasons)
arranger:
Albhy Galuten and Barry Gibb
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 11)
recording of:
Grease (Grease, 1978 film)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Gibb Brothers Music
part of:
Grease (1978 film)
Frankie Valli4.53:26
14Equinoxe Part 5
assistant engineer:
Patrick Pelamourgues
engineer and mixer:
Jean-Pierre Janiaud
assistant producer:
PsychNerD (Stephane Gervais)
producer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
assistant mixer:
Patrick Foulon
synthesizer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre (from 1978-01 until 1978-08)
mixed at:
Gang Recording Studio in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1978-01 until 1978-08)
recording of:
Équinoxe, Part 5 (from 1978-01 until 1978-08)
composer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
part of:
Équinoxe
Jean‐Michel Jarre4.53:50
15Darlin'
producer:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director)
cover recording of:
Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Stewart Blandamer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Frankie Miller4:50
16Shooting Star
producer:
Christopher Neil
recording of:
Shooting Star
lyricist and composer:
David Courtney (songwriter, singer and producer)
Dollar3:50
17Take Me Back To Hollywood
recording of:
Take Me Back To Hollywood
Ted4:01
18The Boys In The Band
producer:
Mabel (Represented Denmark in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest) and Bernt Möhrle (songwriter, producer)
recording of:
The Boys In The Band
composer:
Andy Larsson (Bass guitar and singer), Chris Have (Danish drummer), Mabel (Represented Denmark in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest), Chris More (Danish composer), Peter Nielsen (musician in Danish rock/pop band Andria) and Mike Tramp
Mabel3:00
19Bulldozer
producer:
Cesare De Natale
performer:
Oliver Onions
recording of:
Bulldozer
writer:
Guido De Angelis (singer, composer, arranger and musician), Maurizio De Angelis and Cesare De Natale
Oliver Onions33:42
20No Time For A Tango
producer:
Jaap Eggermont
recording of:
No Time for a Tango
writer:
Cees Bergman, Lucia Flint, Geertjan Hessing, Aart Mol (bassist, songwriter), Erwin van Prehn and Elmer Veerhoff
Snoopy2:43

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part of:High Life (number: 3) (order: 3)