A Pretty Song (Sunshine, Soft & Harmony Pop 1966-1972) (mono)

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Annotation

Includes a 20-page stapled booklet with track-by-track liner notes.

Annotation last modified on 2024-12-31 18:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1She Smiled at Me
recording of:
She Smiled at Me
writer:
Mike Birzon (Michael Randolph Birzon; songwriter and producer)
Orange Pineapple Tree1:59
2Magic Man
drums (drum set):
Robert Martin (drummer from Costa Mesa, California; member of The Second Time)
performer:
Harold Bishop (Raymond Harold Bishop; guitar player from Costa Mesa, California, brother of Michael Bishop) and Michael Bishop (in groups BLü, The Second Time, The Street Boys)
recording of:
Magic Man
writer:
Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner
The Second Time2:00
3Your Love Is True
bass:
Jerry McDonald
drums (drum set):
Jack Harris (drummer from Texas; member of The American Blues)
guitar:
Robert Clarke (guitar player from Texas) and Pete Molino (guitar player from Dallas; member of The In Crowd)
recording of:
Your Love Is True
writer:
Dale Hawkins, Tom Hendricks (songwriter of Your Love Is True) and Curtis Kirk
The American Blues2:13
4Unbelieving Girl
arranger:
Ian Green (British arranger and producer (active 1967-))
recording of:
Unbelieving Girl
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
Steps3:36
5Go Live Your Life
producer:
Tom Berman and Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
recording of:
Go Live Your Life
writer:
Rhonda (singer Joyce Whittle)
Rhonda & Reba2:14
6Seventh Generation Breakthrough (Leaving Sometime)
producer:
Jerry Tuttle
drums (drum set):
Randy Allen ('50s US drummer playing with The Toppers)
guitar:
Jimmy Mullins (James Ray Mullins; bass and guitar player from Nashville)
horn:
Charles Shrader (keyboard player from Nashville; member of The Graduates)
organ:
Gene Golden (country singer‐songwriter)
vocal:
Gene Golden (country singer‐songwriter), Jimmy Mullins (James Ray Mullins; bass and guitar player from Nashville) and Charles Shrader (keyboard player from Nashville; member of The Graduates)
recording of:
Seventh Generation Breakthrough (Leaving Sometime)
writer:
Kathy Childress (Nashville based songwriter, married to Dan Folger) and Dan Folger
The Graduates2:06
7You're What Makes My Lonely Life Worthwhile
vocal:
Billy Canfield (singer from New York City; member of Bert And Bill) and Bert Sommer
arranger:
Trade Martin
recording of:
You're What Makes My Lonely Life Worthwhile
writer:
Bert Sommer
Bert and Bill2:52
8Don't Go Walkin' in the Rain
instruments:
Joey Day (Joseph DiFrancesco // songwriter & producer // aka. Joe Cyers // member of The Subterranean Monastery) and Alan Dischel (US songwriter, producer; member of The Subterranean Monastery, Popcorn Rebellion)
vocal:
Joey Day (Joseph DiFrancesco // songwriter & producer // aka. Joe Cyers // member of The Subterranean Monastery) and Alan Dischel (US songwriter, producer; member of The Subterranean Monastery, Popcorn Rebellion)
recording of:
Don't Go Walkin' in the Rain
writer:
Joey Day (Joseph DiFrancesco // songwriter & producer // aka. Joe Cyers // member of The Subterranean Monastery) and Alan Dischel (US songwriter, producer; member of The Subterranean Monastery, Popcorn Rebellion)
Popcorn Rebellion2:26
9I'm Gonna Ask Him
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer)
guitar:
Louie Shelton
vocal:
Billie Lee Day (singer from Las Vegas, married to Dash Crofts), Donnie Day (singer from Las Vegas) and Lana Day (singer from Las Vegas, married to Joe Bogan)
performer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
recording of:
I'm Gonna Ask Him
writer:
James Seals
Uncle Sound3:15
10See You at Sunrise
arranger:
Dave Mullaney
recording of:
See You at Sunrise
writer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
Larry Weiss3:11
11If You've Got the Time
guitar:
Nick Ciarleglio (guitar player from Connecticut; member of The Cadaver)
performer:
John Bussmann (John W. Bussmann, Jr.; from Connecticut; member of The Cadaver) and David Speer (producer and songwriter; member of The Cadaver)
recording of:
If You've Got the Time
writer:
John Bussmann (John W. Bussmann, Jr.; from Connecticut; member of The Cadaver)
The Cadaver1:57
12To Me: To Me: To Me
vocal:
Russ Kelley, Chris Rawlings, Sharon Ryan (singer. originally from Montreal; member of Ottawa Public School's Central Choir) and Mike Thompson (singer and guitar player from Canada)
recording of:
To Me: To Me: To Me
writer:
Martin Martin
Rings & Things2:40
13I Can't Happen Without You
lead vocals:
Freddie May (singer from Buffalo, NY; member of The Power Plant)
recording of:
I Can't Happen Without You
writer:
Baker Knight
The Power Plant2:54
14Nothing Moves Me Like You Do
recording of:
Nothing Moves Me Like You Do
writer:
Paul Evans (50s US rock n roll singer/songwriter) and Paul Parnes
Ruff Diamond3:19
15The Door Will Be Open (A Light Will Be Burning)
vocal:
Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich2:11
16Make Me Over
recording of:
Make Me Over
writer:
Rani Blackwell (songwriter)
The Blackwell Manner2:11
17Lovin' You Comes So Easy
recording of:
Lovin' You Comes So Easy
writer:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer) and James A. Fragale
The Perfect Stone2:39
18Josephine
bass:
Glenn Honkonen (bass player from Rockland, ME; in Polymers Children)
drums (drum set):
Chris Rogers (drummer from Rockland, ME; in Polymers Children)
guitar:
Dick Winchenbach (guitarist from Rockland, ME; in Polymers Children)
keyboard:
Weston Arey (keyboardist from Rockland, ME; in Polymers Children)
recording of:
Josephine
writer:
Glenn Honkonen (bass player from Rockland, ME; in Polymers Children) and Chris Rogers (drummer from Rockland, ME; in Polymers Children)
Polymers Children2:52
19When the Good Sun Shines
performer:
Steve Duboff and Artie Kornfeld
recording of:
When the Good Sun Shines
writer:
Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon (American songwriter who co-wrote The Turtles' hit "Happy Together")
The Changin' Times2:11
20Baby Please Come Back
recording of:
Baby Please Come Back
writer:
Mel Cabang
The 7 Sons2:17
21Sophia
arranger:
Herb Bernstein
recording of:
Sophia
writer:
Kenny Young
San Francisco Earthquake2:57
22Stormy Kind of Love
performer:
Patricia Dooley (member of Doyle, Dooley & Company, Philip Doyle And Patricia Dooley) and Philip Doyle (part of duo Philip and Patricia Dooley)
recording of:
Stormy Kind of Love
writer:
Philip Doyle (part of duo Philip and Patricia Dooley)
Philip and Patricia Dooley2:35
23Two and Twenty
bass:
Dick Barnaby
drums (drum set):
Jack Bruno (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ted Demos
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Joe Castagno
lead vocals:
Charles Currie Wicker (singer from Boston; member of C.C. And The Chasers)
recording of:
Two and Twenty
writer:
Garry Bonner
CC & The Chasers2:33
24Gotta Get Away
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
recording of:
Gotta Get Away
writer:
Flip Kerryn (songwriter), Scott Lowe (songwriter) and Richard Perry (producer)
Fantasia2:41
25Do You Hear the Magic Music
producer:
Dick Campbell
recording of:
Do You Hear the Magic Music
writer:
Dick Campbell
Easy Street2:42
26You
Bobby Vee1:56
27The Winds of New York City
producer:
Ray Allen (Floyd Lewellyn; 1950s musician, producer, studio and label owner from Louisville, Kentucky)
recording of:
The Winds of New York City
writer:
Tom Dooley (George Patrick Thomas O'Dooley, Jr.; radio DJ, artist, label owner)
Tom Dooley & His Lovelights2:37
28Sunshine
arranger:
Ian Green (British arranger and producer (active 1967-))
recording of:
Sunshine
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
Steps3:08
29Shadows
drums (drum set):
Robert Martin (drummer from Costa Mesa, California; member of The Second Time)
performer:
Harold Bishop (Raymond Harold Bishop; guitar player from Costa Mesa, California, brother of Michael Bishop) and Michael Bishop (in groups BLü, The Second Time, The Street Boys)
recording of:
Shadows
writer:
Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner
The Second Time2:37
30Say So
bass:
Jerry McDonald
drums (drum set):
Jack Harris (drummer from Texas; member of The American Blues)
guitar:
Robert Clarke (guitar player from Texas) and Pete Molino (guitar player from Dallas; member of The In Crowd)
recording of:
Say So
writer:
Dale Hawkins, Freddie Neese (Freddie Lynn Neese; guitarist with Texas band The Four Speeds / The Felicity) and Jerry Lynn Williams
The American Blues2:10
31A Pretty Song
producer:
Jay Leer (Gerald Charles Sechleer; producer and songwriter; aka. Gerald Sechleer; member of Leer Brothers)
arranger:
Herb Bernstein
recording of:
A Pretty Song
writer:
John Valby
Charles2:12

Credits

Release

liner notes:Kyler Schwartz (liner notes related and compiler; member of The Wrecking Two)
producer:Ash Wells (co-founder of Teensville Records and Goldstar Recordings from Sydney, Australia) (task: compilation producer)
compiler:Kyler Schwartz (liner notes related and compiler; member of The Wrecking Two)
Ash Wells (co-founder of Teensville Records and Goldstar Recordings from Sydney, Australia)
design:Even Johan Ottersland (visual artist)
artwork:Even Johan Ottersland (visual artist)
Even Johan Ottersland (visual artist) (task: layout)
copyrighted (©) by:Teensville Records
part of:Sunshine, Soft & Studio Pop (number: 12) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/31073273 [info]