Have a Nice Decade: The ’70s Pop Culture Box

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1Theme From Shaft
edit of:
Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes4.53:18
2Family Affair
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 138)
recording of:
Family Affair
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone4.353:06
3Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
edit of:
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (album version) by The Dramatics (US soul music vocal group)
recording of:
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hester
publisher:
Groovesville Music (publishing) (ended), EMI Longitude Music, 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 Dramatics53:33
4Treat Her Like a Lady
recording of:
Treat Her Like a Lady
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Cornelius
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose2:46
5Have You Seen Her
recording of:
Have You Seen Her
writer:
Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Chi‐Lites4:49
6Want Ads
recording of:
Want Ads
writer:
General Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer), Barney Perkins and Greg Perry
Honey Cone32:48
7Let’s Stay Together
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar family:
Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges (soul organist)
saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
vocals:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cream Records (70s Los Angeles) (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green4.53:18
8Do You Know What I Mean
recording of:
Do You Know What I Mean
lyricist and composer:
Lee Michaels
publisher:
Rondor Music
adaptations:
Voyez ce que je veux dire
Lee Michaels53:15
9Maggie May
producer:
Rod Stewart
12 string guitar, bass guitar and electric guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1971)
acoustic guitar:
Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) (in 1971)
celesta:
Pete Sears (in 1971)
cymbal and membranophone:
Micky Waller (in 1971)
Hammond organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971)
mandolin:
Ray Jackson (in 1971) and David Lindley (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Inc. (copyrights use only) (in 1971), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1971), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1971) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recording of:
Maggie May (in 1971)
publisher:
Rod Stewart
writer:
Mike Peters, Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Rod Stewart4.25:19
10Mr. Big StuffJean Knight2:31
11Chick‐A‐Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)Daddy Dewdrop2:52
12Brand New Key
recording of:
Brand New Key
lyricist and composer:
Melanie Anne Safka‐Schekeryk (US singer‐songwriter Melanie Safka)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
Melanie2:26
13One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)
recording of:
One Tin Soldier: The Legend of Billy Jack
writer:
Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
Coven3:38
14School’s Out
engineer:
Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Bob Ezrin
drums (drum set):
Neil Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
electric guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
guitar and background vocals:
Reggie Vincent
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972, in 1974) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 319)
recording of:
School’s Out
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper4.23:30
15Popcorn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Musicor (American record label) (in 1972)
cover recording of:
Popcorn (in 1972)
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
recording of:
Popcorn
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Hot Butter4.352:34
16Joy
recording of:
Joy (Apollo 100)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
T. Parker (arranger & multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd.
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Apollo 1002.52:47
17I Am Woman
brass and strings arranger:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2006)
recording of:
I Am Woman (in 1970)
lyricist:
Helen Reddy
composer:
Ray Burton (Australian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Rondor Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Helen Reddy53:17
18A Horse With No Name
recording of:
A Horse With No Name
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
America53:51
19I’ll Take You There
edit of:
I’ll Take You There by The Staple Singers
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 186) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 276)
recording of:
I’ll Take You There
lyricist and composer:
Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Music for Africa (South Africa)
The Staple Singers53:23
20Everybody Plays the Fool
recording of:
Everybody Plays the Fool
writer:
J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark (US songwriter) and Ken Williams (songwriter)
publisher:
Trio Music Company, Alley Music Corp. (in 1991) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1991)
The Main Ingredient3:39
21I Gotcha
producer:
Buddy Killen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dial Records (Late 40s jazz label focused on bop) (in 1972) and Tree Productions (US, Sony‐related) (in 1972)
recording of:
I Gotcha (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Joe Tex3.52:29
22I’ll Be Around
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
I’ll Be Around (in 1973)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Phil Hurtt
publisher:
Mighty Three Music Ld. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners53:12
23Lean on Me
recording of:
Lean on Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Interior Music (Les Disques du Crépuscule sub‐label), Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Bill Withers53:42
24Day by Day
recording of:
Day by Day (Godspell)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
publisher:
New Cadenza Music Corp., Range Road Music Inc., Valando Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
part of:
Godspell (Stephen Schwartz musical)
Stephen Schwartz3:15
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Release

manufactured in:United States
printed in:United States
art direction:Hugh Brown (US art director and photographer)
Wendy Sherman
photography:Hugh Brown (US art director and photographer)
Michael Ochs Archives
Andy Strauss (photographer)
liner notes:David McLees
Paul Grein
Lisa Sutton (art director/graphic designer)
associate producer:Patrick Milligan
Paul Grein
Gary Stewart (Rhino Records)
Lisa Sutton (art director/graphic designer)
producer:Gordon Skeene
Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
David McLees
remastering:Dan Hersh (mastering engineer)
Andrew Garver
Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
Ken Perry
Stewart Whitmore
manufactured by:PolyMedia (a division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.)
copyrighted (©) by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1998)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1998)
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1998)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3762545 [info]
ASIN:US: B000006OIT [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001333209 [info]

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Wikidata:Q5683481 [info]