The Greatest Seventies Collection

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

Annotation

4xCD Compilation branded for HMV Store.
(P) & (C) attributed to EMI Records Ltd. & BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-21 16:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1That’s the Way (I Like It)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1976) and T.K. Records (Miami‐based disco label) (in 1975)
edit of:
That’s the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band (US funk, R&B & disco band)
recording of:
That’s the Way (I Like It)
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
KC and the Sunshine Band4.33:05
2So You Win Again
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977) and RAK (in 1977)
recording of:
So You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Hot Chocolate4.254:29
3Ring My Bell (Celebrity)
recording of:
Ring My Bell (Anita Ward song)
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Knight
publisher:
Peermusic Pty. Ltd. (Australia), Two Knight Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Anita Ward3:34
4Rock the Beat
The Hues Corporation3:07
5Ma Baker
recording of:
Ma Baker
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Boney M.4.54:36
6Rock Your Baby
vocals:
George McCrae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3.253:19
7Dancing in the City
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978) and Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) (in 1978)
recording of:
Dancing in the City (in 1978)
writer:
Kit Hain and Julian Marshall
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Gallo Music Publishers, Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Marshall Hain3:46
8Sorry I’m a Lady
recording of:
Sorry, I’m a Lady (in 1977)
lyricist:
Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja
composer:
Rolf Soja
Baccara33:38
9New York, New York
additional engineer:
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
assistant engineer:
Simon Hurrell and Brett Kennedy (engineer)
engineer:
Nick Ryan (1970s engineer)
producer:
Christopher Neil
bass guitar [bass]:
Mo Foster
drums (drum set):
Harold Fisher
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Gerard Kenny
percussion:
Frank Riccotti (percussionist)
synthesizer:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Ken Freeman (UK session keyboardist)
background vocals:
Deke Arlon, Dominic Bugatti, Kim Goody (English singer, songwriter, actress), Annie Kavanagh, Gerard Kenny, Frank Musker, Christopher Neil, Nick Ryan (1970s engineer) and Sharon Cambell
choir vocals:
The English Chorale
chorus master:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
choir vocals arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1979)
produced for:
D&J Arlon Enterprises Ltd.
recorded at and mixed at:
Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
New York, New York
lyricist and composer:
Gerard Kenny (in 1978)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc., 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co Ltd. (from 1978 to ????) and D&J Arlon Enterprises Ltd. (from 1978 to present)
Gerard Kenny3:10
10You’re More Than a Number in My Little Red Book
producer:
Roger Greenaway
baritone vocals:
Billy Lewis
lead vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters)
vocals:
Clyde Brown (US soul singer) and Butch Mann
conductor:
Gerry Butler (Production music composer)
arranger:
Gerry Butler (Production music composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1975)
recording of:
You’re More Than a Number in My Little Red Book
composer:
Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
The Drifters3:16
11Homely Girl
recording of:
Homely Girl
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Eugene Record
publisher:
Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
The Chi‐Lites3:27
12Why Can’t We Live Together
Timmy Thomas4:23
13I Ain’t Lyin’
recording of:
I Ain’t Lyin’
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
George McCrae3:53
14Sound Your Funky Horn
producer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
recording of:
Sound Your Funky Horn
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band3:04
15One Step Beyond
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass guitar:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
Madness4.552:20
16Gangsters
producer:
The Specials AKA (ska band)
recording of:
Gangsters
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
version of:
Al Capone
The Special A.K.A.4.252:47
17A Message to You Rudy
producer:
Elvis Costello
guest trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 132)
cover recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
The Specials42:55
18Tears of a Clown
producer:
Bob Sargeant
cover recording of:
The Tears of a Clown
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
The Beat32:41
19(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back
lead vocals:
Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh
cover recording of:
Don’t Look Back
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Peter Tosh3:43
20The Prince
recording of:
The Prince
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
dedicated to:
Prince Buster
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness2:30