The Best of America

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Song
London Promenade Orchestra2:40
2Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chor, Charles Gerhardt5:33
3Rhapsody in Blue
Henry Mancini und Orchester3:24
4American Salute
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Morton Gould4:22
5Ol’ Man River
Romantic Strings Orchestra3:21
6America, the Beautiful
recorded in:
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1962-05-20)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1962-05-20)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1962-05-20)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1962-05-20)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1962-05-20)
arranger:
Frank W. Asper (American organist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1963)
recording of:
America the Beautiful (on 1962-05-20)
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy3:37
7Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
Ronnie Price, Nick Ingman und sein Orchester2:14
8Yankee Doodle
Hill Bowen und sein Orchester3:33
9The Star Spangled Banner
Spirit of Freedom Singers, Roland Shaw Orchestra4:11
10The Stars and Stripes Forever
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt3:35
11Hello, Dolly
Arthur Greenslade und sein Orchester3:05
12Oklahoma!
Robert Mandell, Chor und Orchester2:41
13Big Spender
producer:
Kenneth Hume and Norman Newell
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra
conductor:
Ernest Freeman
arranger:
Ernest Freeman
recording of:
Big Spender
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Cy Coleman
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Overture (Sweet Charity)
part of:
Sweet Charity
Shirley Bassey4.51:52
14With One Look
Lena Lucraft3:40
15Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters2:41
16Maria
The Romantic Strings3:01
17As If We Never Said Goodbye
Mary Carewe4:22
18New York, New York (from “Gay Divorce”)
Gordon Langford und sein Orchester2:40
19Night and Day
Ronnie Price und sein Orchester2:20
20Lullaby of Broadway
Douglas Gamley und sein Orchester3:13
21Aquarius
Joan Baxter, Broadway Musical Chorus and Orchestra3:29
22New York, New York
The Young World Singers, John Gregory und sein Orchester3:08
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rocky Mountain High
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Rocky Mountain High
anthem of:
Colorado, United States (from 2007 to present)
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
John Denver4:10
2The Ballad of Davy Crockett
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
lyricist:
Tom Blackburn
composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:55
3On the Road Again
recording of:
On the Road Again
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Full Nelson Music and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Willie Nelson2:32
4Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:51
5Frankie and Johnny
The Nashville Pickers3:49
6Blue Kentucky Girl
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass [bass]:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1964-10-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1964-10-14)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1964-10-14)
guitar:
Harold Morrison (on 1964-10-14) and Wayne Moss (on 1964-10-14)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1964-10-14)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1964-10-14)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1964-10-14) and Loretta Lynn (on 1964-10-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studio (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-10-14)
recording of:
Blue Kentucky Girl (on 1964-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mullins
Loretta Lynn2:44
7The Yellow Rose of Texas
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Mitch Miller, Orchestra & Chorus3:04
8Gambler’s Guitar
Rusty Draper2:37
9Take Me Home, Country Roads
Pete Moore and His Orchestra2:12
10The Streets of Laredo
Willie Nelson3:36
11(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
cover recording of:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings3:23
12Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
recording of:
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Gene Pitney3:00
13Houston
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers2:57
14Thank God I’m a Country Boy
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1974)
recording of:
Thank God I’m a Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
John Martin Sommers
publisher:
Chrysalis One Australia Pty. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
John Denver3.53:04
15Riders in the Sky
James Walker, sein Chor und Orchester2:34
16Tom Dooley
recording of:
Tom Dooley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
The Kingston Trio3:05
17Green, Green Grass of Home
recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Porter Wagoner2:26
18Leaving on a Jet Plane
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
Leaving on a Jet Plane (on 1969-05-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Inc, Cherry Lane Music, Inc., Reservoir Media Music (B) and 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)
John Denver4.353:40
19We Shall Overcome
Spirit of Freedom Singers2:28
20The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Joan Baez3:37
21Walk Right In
The Fireside Folksingers2:47
22Look What They’ve Done to My Song
recording of:
What Have They Done to My Song, Ma?
lyricist and composer:
Melanie (US singer‐songwriter Melanie Safka)
Melanie4:05
23Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony Music Publishers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
Bob Dylan & Terry Paul, Roger McGuinn, Jim Keltner2:31
24Where Have All the Flowers Gone
The Fireside Folksingers2:50
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Guadalcanal‐Marsch
RCA Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt3:08
2Moon River
Henry Mancini und Orchester2:23
3Streets of Philadelphia
Kuno Alexander und sein Orchester3:18
4Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod
Norman Percival und sein Orchester2:12
5The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Douglas Gamley und sein Orchester2:59
6Es war einmal in Amerika
Kuno Alexander und sein Orchester2:17
7Do Not Forsake Me
Malcolm Lockyer and His Orchestra2:51
8Bonnie and Clyde
David Whitaker und sein Orchester2:26
9Taras Theme
Helmut Zacharias, Das Deutsche Filmorchester Babelsberg, Bernd Wefelmeyer3:06
10Always
Gordon Langford & Orchester2:45
11The Entertainer
Henry Mancini und Orchester3:36
12The Apartment
Gordon Langford und Douglas Gamley, Romantic Strings3:13
13High Society
Bob Crosby und sein Orchester, The Bobcats2:52
14San Francisco
Scott McKenzie3:00
15It Never Rains in Southern California
Albert Hammond3:55
16Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)
recording of:
Sacramento (Middle of the Road song)
additional lyricist:
Viggo Happel
lyricist:
Giovambattista Sposato and Lally Stott
writer:
Giosy Capuano, Mario Capuano, Rubirosa and Lally Stott
composer:
Giosy Capuano and Mario Capuano
Middle of the Road3:00
17San Antonio Rose
Gene Martin2:49
18Tennessee Waltz
Bobby Sykes2:08
19California Girls
Alan Braden Orchestra, The Mike Sammes Singers2:53
20By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Harry Belafonte2:45
21Memphis, Tennessee
Pat Boone2:38
22Amarillo (Is This the Way to Amarillo)
recording of:
Is This the Way to Amarillo
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Kirshner-Warner Bros Music
Tony Christie3:15
23Mississippi
recording of:
Mississippi
lyricist and composer:
Werner Theunissen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Pussycat4:38
24Nutbush City Limits
producer:
Ike Turner
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1973), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1973) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
Nutbush City Limits
lyricist and composer:
Tina Turner
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Catalogue Partner Scandinavia, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Huh-Music, Unart Music Corp., United Artists Music Ltd., Valley Spring Music and Valley Spring Music Corp.
Ike & Tina Turner3.753:01
25Lulu’s Back in Town / Sweet Georgia Brown
Johnny Potoker Jazz Quartet1:31
26I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Mr. Acker Bilk2:38
4▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
The Edwin Hawkins Singers5:10
2Go Tell It on the Mountain
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Mahalia Jackson3:10
3Steal Away to Jesus
recording of:
Steal Away (to Jesus)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (until 1862)
Harry Belafonte3:48
4That Old Time Religion
The Golden Gate Quartet1:47
5Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
recording of:
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Mahalia Jackson & The Mildred Falls Trio2:27
6Go Down Moses
The Jordanaires2:35
7Rock My Soul
recording of:
Rock My Soul
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Golden Gate Quartet2:32
8I Believe
Mahalia Jackson3:04
9Deep River
The Blackstone Family Singers and Orchestra4:17
10Cotton Fields
Harry Belafonte, Dennis Farnon und sein Orchester5:22
11When the Saints Go Marching In
Louis Armstrong2:45
12Peace in the Valley
David Firman und sein Orchester3:39
13God Bless America
Johnny Gibbs und sein Orchester und Chor3:09
14Summertime
The Platters2:31
15Stars Fell on Alabama
Gordon Langford und sein Orchester3:01
16Annie’s Song
assistant engineer:
Artie Torgersen
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
John Denver and Steve Weisberg
mandolin:
John Sommers (country music songwriter and multi- instrumentalist)
percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
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 1974)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song) (on 1974-03-08)
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)
John Denver3.653:10
17My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine)
cover recording of:
Old Kentucky Home
lyricist, writer and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
January Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:52
18Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Jordanaires2:48
19America
Spirit of Freedom Singers, Roland Shaw und sein Orchester1:45
20Climb Ev’ry Mountain
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI United Partnership Ltd., The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and Williamson Music Company
part of:
MJ: The Musical
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Shirley Bassey3:12
21You’ll Never Walk Alone
The Platters2:58
22America, I Love You
cover recording of:
America, I Love You
writer:
Archie Gottler and Edgar Leslie
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:50
23This Land Is Your Land
cover recording of:
This Land Is Your Land
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy3:07
24The Missouri Waltz
Norman Percival und sein Orchester2:16