Rock Classics (The Heavyweights)

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Tracklist

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1American Woman
assistant recording engineer:
Ed Schnabl and Russ Vestuto
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
producer:
Jack Richardson
arranger:
The Guess Who (Canadian rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1969, in 1970) and BMG Music (in 1970)
recorded at:
RCA's Mid-America Recording Center (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
edit of:
American Woman (original stereo mix) by The Guess Who (Canadian rock band)
recording of:
American Woman
writer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter), Burton Cummings, Jim Kale (original bassist for The Guess Who) and Garry Peterson (Canadian drummer for The Guess Who)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bug Music (music publishing), Bug Music Ltd., Bug Music, Inc., Cirrus Musik, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dunbar Music Inc., Hello Mr. Wilson, Shilleagh Music, Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Guess Who4.23:50
2Mean Girl
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pye Records Ltd. (company owning the label Pye Records) (in 1971)
recording of:
Mean Girl
writer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:55
3Resurrection Shuffle
recording of:
Resurrection Shuffle
lyricist and composer:
Tony Ashton (British pianist, singer, composer and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke3:14
4Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo
recording of:
Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
lyricist and composer:
Rick Derringer
publisher:
Universal Music Careers
Johnny Winter3:32
5Spirit in the Night
recording of:
Spirit in the Night
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band3:09
6Faith Healer
recording of:
The Faith Healer
writer:
Alex Harvey (of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) and Hugh McKenna
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band37:12
7Saturday Night
recording of:
Saturday Night
lyricist:
Herman Brood
composer:
Dany Lademacher (Belgian guitarist)
Herman Brood43:41
8My Sharona
recording engineer:
Pete Coleman
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Prescott Niles
drums (drum set):
Bruce Gary
guitar:
Berton Averre and Doug Fieger (in The Knack)
lead vocals:
Doug Fieger (in The Knack)
vocals:
Berton Averre
remixer:
Dave Jerden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 1994, in 2013)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 18), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 24) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 201)
recording of:
My Sharona
writer:
Berton Averre and Douglas Fieger (in The Knack)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Eighties Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Small Hill Music, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia and Wise Brothers Music LLC
The Knack4.154:55
9Rock ’n’ Roll Outlaw
producer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
recording of:
Rock ’n’ Roll Outlaw
writer:
Angry Anderson, Mick Cocks, Geordie Leach, Dallas “Digger” Royall and Peter Wells (Rose Tattoo guitarist)
publisher:
Rivus Music (publisher) (in 1981)
Rose Tattoo3.53:22
10Hocus Pocus
recording engineer:
Jerry Boys (from 1971-04-13 until 1971-05-14)
performer:
Focus (Dutch progressive rock group) (from 1971-04-13 until 1971-05-14)
recording of:
Hocus Pocus (from 1971-04-13 until 1971-05-14)
composer:
Jan Akkerman and Thijs van Leer
Focus4.756:42
11Mississippi Queen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1969), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1970) and 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:
Mississippi Queen
writer:
Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea and Leslie West
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Upfall Music Corp.
Mountain4.12:32
12Avenging Annie
producer:
David Courtney (songwriter, singer and producer) and Tony Meehan (Daniel Joseph Anthony “Tony” Meehan)
cover recording of:
Avenging Annie
lyricist and composer:
Andy Pratt (Boston rock / Christian artist)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Roger Daltrey4:31
13Doctor Doctor
recording of:
Doctor Doctor
writer:
Phil Mogg and Michael Schenker
UFO2:48
14Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.252:48
15My Size
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer) (in 1971)
producer:
John Entwistle
recording of:
My Size
writer:
John Entwistle
publisher:
Whistle Rhymes Ltd.
John Entwistle3:45
16Burlesque
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chappo Music (in 1972)
recording of:
Burlesque
writer:
Roger Chapman and John Whitney (composer and conductor)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Family4.54:05
17I’m Writing You a Letter
Alvin Lee4:50
18In the Skies
producer:
Peter Vernon-Kell (producer)
recording of:
In the Skies
writer:
Jane Green and Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
Peter Green3:48
19Frankenstein
producer:
Rick Derringer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972) and 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 1972)
edit of:
Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group
recording of:
Frankenstein
composer:
Edgar Winter
publisher:
Longitude Music (ended), EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Hierophant Music, Longitude Music Co., 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 Edgar Winter Group3:25