101 One Hit Wonders

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Tracklist

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1Baker Street
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel) (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Hugh Burns (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nigel Jenkins (in 1977)
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre (in 1977)
percussion:
Glen LeFleur (in 1977)
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978, in 1980), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
edit of:
Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
recording of:
Baker Street (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Gerry Rafferty4.154:11
2Year of the Cat
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) (in 1976)
recording of:
Year of the Cat
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Gwyneth Music Ltd., Pepper Music Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Victoria Music Ltd., Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Al Stewart5:01
3Lovin’ You
producer:
Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer) and Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Kwasi "Rocki" Dzidzornu
cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer) and El Toro Negro
guitar:
Marlo Henderson and Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
vocals:
Minnie Riperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1993)
recording of:
Lovin’ You
writer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly CI Ltd, Campbell Connelly Ltd., Dickiebird Music and Publishing Co., Embassy Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd.
Minnie Riperton3.653:21
4Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
producer:
Steve Harley and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 18)
recording of:
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Finchley Music Corp., RAK Publishing Ltd. and Trigram Music Management Ltd.
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel43:59
52‐4‐6‐8 Motorway
producer:
Vic Maile
bass:
Tom Robinson (British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter) (on 1977-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Dolphin Taylor (on 1977-09-14)
guitar:
Danny Kustow (on 1977-09-14)
organ and piano:
Mark Ambler (on 1977-09-14)
vocals:
Tom Robinson (British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter) (on 1977-09-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Berwick Street Studios in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1977-09-14)
recording of:
2‐4‐6‐8 Motorway (on 1977-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Robinson (British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter)
publisher:
Konkwest Music Limited
Tom Robinson Band43:21
6I Could Be So Good for You
recording of:
I Could Be So Good for You
writer:
Gerard Kenny and Patricia Maynard
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Dennis Waterman3:17
7Hooked on a Feeling
producer:
Bengt Palmers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1973), EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI) (in 1973) and EMI Records Group (in 1973)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 284)
recording of:
Hooked on a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
Blue Swede4.052:54
8Mississippi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Netherlands BV (EMI Group subsidiary 2000–2012, today under UMG, don't use as label) (in 1975)
recording of:
Mississippi
lyricist and composer:
Werner Theunissen
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!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Pussycat34:35
9If I Had Words
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 45)
cover recording of:
If I Had Words
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arranger:
Jonathan Hodge
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78: II. Allegro moderato — Presto — Maestoso — Allegro
Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley23:54
10Sad Eyes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) (in 1979) and EMI Records (a J-Pop division of Universal Music Japan, 2014–present. Do not use for American/European music!) (in 2002)
recording of:
Sad Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Robert John (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Six Continents Music Publishing Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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) 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)
Robert John4:15
11Baby It's You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1978)
recording of:
Baby It’s You (Promises song)
writer:
Benny Knauer (member of Promises) and Leslie Knauer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
The Promises3:52
12Go All the Way
producer:
Jimmy Ienner (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 181)
recording of:
Go All the Way
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) 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)
The Raspberries3.83:23
13Classic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recording of:
Classic
lyricist and composer:
Adrian Gurvitz
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Finchley Music Corp. and RAK Publishing Ltd.
Adrian Gurvitz33:40
14Moviestar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975) and EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI) (in 1976)
recording of:
Movie Star
lyricist and composer:
Harpo (Swedish pop singer) (in 1975)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), RAK Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Harpo53:26
15Money
producer:
David Cunningham
cover recording of:
Money (That’s What I Want)
writer:
Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
The Flying Lizards4.22:31
16Softly Whispering I Love You
engineer:
Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
performer:
Brian Keith and Alan Parker (guitarist & composer)
arranger:
Ken Woodman (British trumpeter, music director, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
recorded at:
EMI Studios (London) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Softly Whispering I Love You
writer:
Roger Frederick Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger John Reginald Greenaway
publisher:
Cookaway Music Ltd. (publisher, likely UK-based), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
The Congregation23:01
17Boogie Fever
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recording of:
Boogie Fever
writer:
Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Sylvers43:31
18Hot Child in the City
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 1978), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1978) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 22)
recording of:
Hot Child in the City
writer:
Nick Gilder and Jim McCulloch (Canadian guitarist for Sweeney Todd/Nick Gilder)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Canada and Beechwood Music Corp.
Nick Gilder53:13
19Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recording of:
I Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet
composer:
Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”)
publisher:
Buckwheat Music, Old Eye Music and Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.
Gonzalez44:14
20Have I the Right
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recording of:
Have I the Right (in 1964)
writer:
Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard (English songwriter, one half of the songwrting team Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley, author and television director)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Ivy Music Ltd.
The Honeycombs33:00
21Lily the Pink
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recording of:
Lily the Pink
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), John Gorman (UK comedian) and Roger McGough (poet)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L
The Scaffold4.54:24

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part of:101 Hits (Australian compilation series) (number: One Hit Wonders) (order: 22)