All-Time Favourites (volumes one & two)

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(Is This the Way to) Amarillo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1972) and JTC Music (in 2001)
recording of:
Is This the Way to Amarillo
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Kirshner-Warner Bros Music
Tony Christie23:12
2Downtown
recording of:
Downtown
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
Petula Clark3:16
3Just My Imagination
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Eddie Kendricks (from 1970-01-24 until 1970-12-03)
vocals:
The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group) (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971), Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971), Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Golden World in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 233) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 389)
recording of:
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
lyricist:
Barrett Strong
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations53:48
4Brown Eyed Girl
recording engineer:
Brooks Arthur (on 1967-03-28)
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
bass guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1967-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1967-03-28)
guitar:
Al Gorgoni (on 1967-03-28), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-03-28) and Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
organ:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (on 1967-03-28)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
performer:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), 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 1967), Charly Records (in 1968) and Exile Productions Ltd. (not for Label Release) (in 1973)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio A (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-03-28) and A&R Recording Studio (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-04-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 71) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 109)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison song) (from 1967-03-28 until 1967-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
Van Morrison3.253:05
5All I Have to Do Is Dream
recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream
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), 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 Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-04-21)
The Everly Brothers3:07
6Mess Around
producer:
Herb Abramson and Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1953-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1953-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1953-05-17)
guitar:
MacHouston "Mickey" Baker (on 1953-05-17)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-17)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Sam "The Man" Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1953-05-17)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1953-05-17)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-17) and Renald Richard (on 1953-05-17)
arranger:
Jesse Stone
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-17)
recording of:
Mess Around (on 1953-05-17)
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Progressive Music (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)
Ray Charles32:40
7Love Really Hurts Without You
recording of:
Love Really Hurts Without You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer) and Leslie Sebastian Charles
publisher:
Black Sheep Music Ltd. (publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Billy Ocean3:03
8Back With You
Fritz Fuller3:42
9Give Me Forever
That Girl3:30
10Who
Mimi Lange3:31
11Lost My Way
Wrong Animal3:58
12Shine
Cunningham4:16
13Can’t Fool Me Anymore
Mollie King4:13
14Being Someone Else
Michelle Bee3:17
15I’m Through
Mirage3:51
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walking Back to Happiness
recording of:
Walking Back to Happiness
writer:
Mike Hawker and John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
Helen Shapiro32:32
2River Deep, Mountain High
recording of:
River Deep – Mountain High
writer:
Jeff Barry (in 1966), Ellie Greenwich (in 1966) and Phil Spector (in 1966)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Belinda Music, Bug Music (Windswept Account), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Mecolico Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Polygram Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 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 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing)
Ike & Tina Turner43:57
3Rhinestone Cowboy
live recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
House of Weiss Music Co, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell22:41
4Send in the Clowns
live cover recording of:
Send In the Clowns (A Little Night Music) (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Revelation Music Publishing Corp., Rilting Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
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)
part of:
A Little Night Music (musical)
cover recording of:
Send In the Clowns (A Little Night Music)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Revelation Music Publishing Corp., Rilting Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
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)
part of:
A Little Night Music (musical)
recording of:
Send In the Clowns (A Little Night Music)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Revelation Music Publishing Corp., Rilting Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
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)
part of:
A Little Night Music (musical)
Tom Jones32:31
5Stand by Your Man
live recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette32:34
6Release Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lightsource Music
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
live recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Engelbert Humperdinck22:52
7You’ll Never Walk Alone
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Gerry & the Pacemakers32:25
8Time Goes By
recording of:
Time Goes By
writer:
Miss Shell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Miss Shell23:08
9Stars
recording of:
Stars
writer:
Weaver (Stars artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Weaver24:02
10What Life May Bring
recording of:
What Life May Bring
writer:
Suzannah
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Suzannah23:34
11Beautiful
recording of:
Beautiful
writer:
Honey (Song "Beautiful")
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Honey24:09
12Lovesong of Angels
recording of:
Lovesong of Angels
writer:
Diana Hendricks
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Diana Hendricks23:27
13First Step
recording of:
First Step
writer:
Izzy Jazz
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Izzy Jazz23:36
14Don’t Lie
recording of:
Don’t Lie
writer:
Prima (Don't Lie artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Prima25:58
15Baby
recording of:
Baby
writer:
Lady B ("Baby" artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Lady B26:08

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Express Newspapers (in 2005)