The Best of America

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

Tracklist

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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