Sounds of the Sixties: 1969

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dizzy
recording of:
Dizzy
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Roe and Freddy Weller
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Tommy Roe2:57
2I Can Hear Music
recording of:
I Can Hear Music
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO MUSIC INC (A) 301 (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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)
The Beach Boys2:36
3Build Me Up Buttercup
recording of:
Build Me Up Buttercup
writer:
Mike d’Abo (English singer‐songwriter, former frontman of Manfred Mann) and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI United Partnership Ltd., Immediate Music Ltd. and Welbeck Music (publisher)
The Foundations2:59
4(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice
Amen Corner3:03
5Crimson and Clover
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recording of:
Crimson and Clover
writer:
Tommy James (American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer) and Pete Lucia Jr.
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Planetary Nom (publisher) and Big Seven Music Corp. (in 1987)
Tommy James & the Shondells3:29
6I’m Gonna Make You Mine
recording of:
I’m Gonna Make You Mine
lyricist and composer:
Tony Romeo
Lou Christie2:39
7Reflections of My Life
recording of:
Reflections of My Life
writer:
Junior Campbell and Thomas McAleese
Marmalade4:16
8(Call Me) Number One
producer:
Mike Smith (60’s & 70’s UK Producer)
recording of:
(Call Me) Number One
writer:
Alan Blakley and Len "Chip" Hawkes
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Tremeloes3:44
9Games People Play
recording of:
Games People Play
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music
sub-publisher:
Sweden Music (publisher, founded in 1960) (in 1988)
Joe South3:30
10Blackberry Way
recording of:
Blackberry Way
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd. and Essex Music International, Inc. (in 1968)
The Move53:37
11Natural Born Bugie
producer:
Humble Pie
arranger:
Humble Pie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Immediate (in 1969)
recording of:
Natural Born Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Avakak Music and Immediate Music (BMG Production Music (Germany) label [IMCD#], [IMX#])
Humble Pie44:16
12Going Up the Country
recording of:
Going Up the Country
lyricist, writer and composer:
Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Music Ltd.
version of:
Bull Doze Blues
Canned Heat2:54
13White Room
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1967-07 until 1968-06) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion and timpani:
Ginger Baker (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
viola:
Felix Pappalardi (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968), Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-09 until 1967-10, from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 368)
recording of:
White Room (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce) and Jack Bruce
publisher:
BG Publishing, Casserole Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Cream4.554:58
14Mendocino
recording of:
Mendocino (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Doug Sahm
Sir Douglas Quintet2:41
15Ring of Fire
recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Eric Burdon & the Animals4:51
16Wonderful World, Beautiful People
recording of:
Wonderful World, Beautiful People
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff53:13
17Israelites
producer:
Leslie Kong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Israelites
writer:
Desmond Dacres and Leslie Kong
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Gambi Music, Twenty Nine Black Music (BMI) and Sparta Music (publisher) (in 1978)
Desmond Dekker & the Aces42:36
18Something in the Air
producer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
recording of:
Something in the Air (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Keen (“Speedy”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Thunderclap Newman43:56
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In
Fifth Dimension4:51
2Good Morning Starshine
recording of:
Good Morning Starshine (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
Oliver53:39
3He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
producer:
Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969) and The Hollies Ltd. (from 1969 until 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-25)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 46)
cover recording of:
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (on 1969-06-25)
writer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) and Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
publisher:
Amber Leigh Music Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cyril Shane Music, Harrison Music Corp., Heath Levy Music, Jenny Music Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
live cover recording of:
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
writer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) and Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
publisher:
Amber Leigh Music Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cyril Shane Music, Harrison Music Corp., Heath Levy Music, Jenny Music Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
recording of:
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
writer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) and Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
publisher:
Amber Leigh Music Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cyril Shane Music, Harrison Music Corp., Heath Levy Music, Jenny Music Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
The Hollies4.24:16
4My Sentimental Friend
recording of:
My Sentimental Friend
composer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942) and Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI)
Herman’s Hermits33:17
5I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Promises, Promises)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), JAC Music Co., Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Harmony, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Bobbie Gentry2:53
6You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
engineer:
Fred Catero and Roy Halee
producer:
James William Guercio
alto saxophone and piano:
Fred Lipsius
bass:
Jim Fielder (Bassist with Blood, Sweat & Tears)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Colomby
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Lew Soloff and Chuck Winfield
flute, organ, piano and trombone:
Dick Halligan
guitar and harmonica:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears)
recorder and trombone:
Jerry Hyman (trombone player)
lead vocals:
David Clayton‐Thomas
vocals:
Bobby Colomby, Dick Halligan and Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears)
arranger:
Blood, Sweat & Tears, Al Kooper and Fred Lipsius
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 1969)
cover recording of:
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
writer:
Berry Gordy, Jr., Brenda Holloway Davis, Patrice Yvonne Holloway and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
recording of:
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
writer:
Berry Gordy, Jr., Brenda Holloway Davis, Patrice Yvonne Holloway and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
Blood, Sweat & Tears54:18
7The Boxer
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-08)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-08)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-08) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-08)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-08)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-08) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-08)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
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) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 105)
recording of:
The Boxer (on 1969-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music (in 1968)
Simon & Garfunkel4.155:10
8Ballad of Easy Rider
recording of:
Ballad of Easy Rider
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
Roger McGuinn
publisher:
Dwarf Music
The Byrds2:05
9Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recording of:
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?
lyricist and composer:
Peter Sarstedt
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership
Peter Sarstedt54:42
10Take a Letter Maria
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1969-08-19)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
strings:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1969-08-19)
vocals:
R.B. Greaves (on 1969-08-19)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1969-08-19)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (on 1969-08-19)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recording of:
Take a Letter Maria (on 1969-08-19)
lyricist and composer:
R.B. Greaves
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
R.B. Greaves42:44
11Love 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
12Make Me an Island
Joe Dolan3:00
13Boom Bang‐A‐Bang
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
part of:
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1969) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1969)
recording of:
Boom Bang-A-Bang (original English version)
composer:
Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne
Lulu2:24
14Lily the Pink
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recording of:
Lily the Pink
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), John Gorman (UK comedian) and Roger McGough (poet)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L
The Scaffold4.54:23
15I’m the Urban Spaceman
recording of:
I’m the Urban Spaceman
lyricist and composer:
Neil Innes
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
The Bonzo Dog Band2:25
16Albatross
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 Mac4.23:11
17Atlantis
recording of:
Atlantis (Donovan song)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan (Music) Ltd., Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peer Musikverlag, Peer Southern Music (publisher), peermusic (publisher) and Peer Southern Music (publisher) (in 1968)
Donovan5:03
18Oh, 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)
Edwin Hawkins Singers3:09

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part of:Sounds of the Sixties (Time-Life Music) (number: 7) (order: 7)