Classic Americana

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Pie (part 1)
engineer:
Tom Flye
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
bass:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roy Markowitz (on 1971-05-26)
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1971-05-26)
electric piano:
Ray Colcord (on 1971-05-26)
marimba and vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri (on 1971-05-26)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1971-05-26)
choir vocals:
West 44th Street Rhythm and Noise Choir (on 1971-05-26)
vocals:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26) and Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1971), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1971) and United Artists Records (for bootlegs and counterfeit) (in 1971)
partial recording of:
American Pie (on 1971-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
sub-publisher:
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)
Don McLean54:12
2The Guitar Man
engineer:
Armin Steiner
associate producer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
producer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
bass guitar:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Michael Botts
guitar:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread) and James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
piano:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
arranger:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US), Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1972), Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972) and Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Guitar Man
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
Bread43:47
3Ventura Highway
assistant engineer:
Chuck Leary
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
guitar:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek
keyboard:
Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek
vocals:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek
remixer:
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 1972), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Ventura Highway
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
live recording of:
Ventura Highway
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
America43:34
4Long Train Runnin'
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
congas, cymbal and timbales:
Michael Hossack
guest synthesizer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”) and Patrick Simmons
harmonica:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
keyboard, organ and piano:
Bill Payne
membranophone:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) and Michael Hossack
percussion:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) and Ted Templeman
steel guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
synthesizer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”) and Patrick Simmons
vocals:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers), Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”), Tiran Porter and Patrick Simmons
bass arranger:
Tiran Porter
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (, in 1973) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Long Train Runnin’
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1982) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) (in 1991)
sub-publisher:
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)
The Doobie Brothers43:27
5Ol' 55
Tom Waits3:59
6Summer 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 & Crofts4.353:25
7Love Hurts
cover recording of:
Love Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and 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)
Emmylou Harris3:41
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 Chapin3.83:48
9The Joker
producer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
acoustic guitar, slide guitar and lead vocals [vocals]:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
bass:
Gerald Johnson
drums (drum set):
John King (drums)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1973), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1973) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2003)
recording of:
The Joker
writer:
Eddie Curtis (songwriter), Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Jim Rooster Music, Sailor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Steve Miller Band4.054:28
10La Grange
recording of:
La Grange
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
is based on:
Boogie Chillen’
ZZ Top3:51
11Say You Love Me
recording of:
Say You Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
Universal Music Careers
Fleetwood Mac4:02
12Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Dan Dugmore
bass guitar [bass]:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
clavinet:
Don Grolnick
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set [syn-drums]:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
maracas and tambourine:
Peter Asher
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) and Larry Hagler
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977, in 2017) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cover recording of:
Poor Poor Pitiful Me (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Warren Zevon
publisher:
Zevon Music Inc. (BMI), Darkroom Music (in 1973) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973)
Linda Ronstadt43:42
13Werewolves of London
engineer:
Dennis Kirk and Greg Ladanyi
producer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter) and Waddy Wachtel
bass:
John McVie
drums (drum set):
Mick Fleetwood
guitar [guitars]:
Waddy Wachtel
piano:
Warren Zevon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1978), Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1978), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (from 2007 to present)
recorded at:
The Sound Factory in Tucson, Arizona, United States (in 2007)
recording of:
Werewolves of London
writer:
LeRoy P. Marinell, Waddy Wachtel and Warren Zevon
publisher:
Leadsheet Land Music, Polite Music, Tiny Tunes and Zevon Music Inc. (BMI)
Warren Zevon4.93:26
14Life's Been Good
Joe Walsh4:39
15Chuck E's in Love
additional engineer:
Tom Knox and Roger Nichols (US mastering, recording engineer and producer)
engineer:
Loyd Clifft and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
vocals:
Rickie Lee Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Chuck E.’s in Love
lyricist and composer:
Rickie Lee Jones
publisher:
Blue Raincoat Songs Ltd., Easy Money Music, Reservoir Media Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Rickie Lee Jones4.253:31
16I Love L.A.
assistant engineer:
Bob Fernandez (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Mark Linett
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (in 1983)
background vocals:
Lindsey Buckingham (guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer) (in 1983) and Christine McVie (in 1983)
conductor:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) (in 1983)
arranger:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1983), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Love L.A. (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Six Pictures Music (in 1983)
Randy Newman53:32
17Let It Roll
recording of:
Let It Roll
writer:
Paul Barrère, Martin Kibbee (singer-songwriter) and Bill Payne
Little Feat4:33

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manufactured by, distributed by and marketed by:Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 2012)