Easy ’70s

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1Summer Breeze
producer:
Louie Shelton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1972)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 10)
recording of:
Summer Breeze
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
publisher:
Dawnbreaker Mus. Co. Ltd USA, Faizilu Publishing, MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sutjujo Music, Universal Duchess Music Corp., 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)
Seals & Crofts4.353:24
2Sister Golden Hair
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
vocals:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975), Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 264)
recording of:
Sister Golden Hair
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Beckley
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
live recording of:
Sister Golden Hair
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Beckley
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
America4.13:20
3Without You
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Uribe (in 1971-06)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1971-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1971-06)
piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1971-06)
vocals:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster (in 1971-06)
brass and strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971, in 1991), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1971), 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 1971), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972) and RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 496)
cover recording of:
Without You (in 1971-06)
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, Apple Music, Apple Music Publishing Co., Inc., Apple Publishing Ltd. (, from 1970 to present), Essex Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Imagem Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Nilsson4.33:19
4Reason to Believe
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Reason to Believe (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Faithful Virtue Music Co. Inc., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Co. Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Rod Stewart3.154:09
5That’s the Way I Hear It Should Always Be
producer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
mixer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) and Dave Palmer (Recording engineer at Electric Lady Studios, New York; Drummer with The Amboy Dukes)
acoustic guitar and piano:
Carly Simon
bass:
Gerry Jemmott, David Givens, Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick), Doug Rauch and Jim Wilkins
cello:
Harvey Shapiro (cellist)
drums (drum set):
John Siomos
guitar:
David Bromberg (American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter), Jimmy Johnson (Chicago blues guitarist) and Jimmy Ryan (American guitarist and singer/songwriter)
keyboard:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician), Mark “Moogy” Klingman (American musician and songwriter) and Billy Mernit (American singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, author and actor)
pedal steel guitar:
Jeff Baxter
strings:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
vocals:
Carly Simon
strings [string arrangement] arranger and strings arranger:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
lyricist:
Jacob Brackman
composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Kensho Music, Maya Productions Ltd., Quackenbush Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Carly Simon3.654:17
6Hello It’s Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Billy Sherwood
producer:
Bob Kulick and Billy Sherwood
bass guitar, membranophone, percussion and background vocals:
Billy Sherwood
guitar:
Edgar Winter
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Bob Kulick
lead vocals:
Todd Rundgren
vocals:
Todd Rundgren
recorded at and mixed at:
Office Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Hello, It’s Me
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Todd Rundgren44:21
7Everything I Own
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Bread4.353:07
8Cat’s in the Cradle
producer:
Paul Leka
arranger:
Paul Leka
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead), Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Harry Chapin3.83:46
9Alone Again (Naturally)
producer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
O.S.M. Inc. (in 1972)
recording of:
Alone Again (Naturally)
lyricist and composer:
Gilbert O’Sullivan
publisher:
Grand Upright Music Ltd. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Gilbert O’Sullivan53:38
10You Are So Beautiful
cover recording of:
You Are So Beautiful
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Joe Cocker2:41
11Midnight Blue
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Wolfert
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
background vocals:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Midnight Blue
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
New York Times Music Corp. (publisher) (ended), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Trio Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 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) 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)
Melissa Manchester43:51
12Wishing You Where Here
recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (strings)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio and Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
mixer:
Phil Ramone
guitar:
James William Guercio (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
synthesizer:
David Wolinski (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1973-08 until 1973-12), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1973-08 until 1973-12) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
lead vocals:
Terry Kath (member of Chicago) (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
recording of:
Wishing You Were Here (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1973)
publisher:
Big Elk Music and Polish Prince Music
Chicago4:35
13I’d Love You to Want Me
recording of:
I’d Love You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Kent LaVoie (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Lobo2.53:56
14The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
producer:
Norbert Putnam
cover recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Joan Baez53:22
15Dancing in the Moonlight
lead vocals:
Dave Robinson (King Harvest)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 30)
recording of:
Dancing in the Moonlight
lyricist and composer:
Sherman Kelly
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., St. Nathanson Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
King Harvest52:50
16The Morning After
engineer:
Arnie Rosenberg
producer:
Carl Maduri
arranger:
Joe Hudson (US composer, string arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century-Fox Record Corporation (in 1972) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1973)
recording of:
The Morning After (from "The Poseidon Adventure")
writer:
Joel Hirschhorn (songwriter) and Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger)
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music and Twentieth Century Music Corp.
part of:
The 45th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1972 winner)
Maureen McGovern52:20
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