The Very Best of David Essex

~ Release by David Essex (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Rock On
recording engineer:
Gary Martin (sound engineer)
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
vocals:
David Essex
conductor:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
arranger:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1973)
recording of:
Rock On
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Fujipacific Music, Inc., Jeff Wayne Music Ltd., Joseph Webster Ltd, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Rock On Music, Stage Three Music (Catalogues) Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd. and Stage Three Songs
4.353:24
2Lamplight
recording engineer:
Gary Martin (sound engineer)
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
vocals:
David Essex
conductor:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
arranger:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
recording of:
Lamplight
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
publisher:
Jeff Wayne Music Ltd.
52:55
3America
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1974)
recording of:
America
lyricist and composer:
David Albert Cook
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Joseph Webster Ltd and Music of Stage Three
43:21
4Gonna Make You a Star
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
recording of:
Gonna Make You a Star
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
publisher:
April (publisher) and Rock On Music
43:36
5Stardust
recording of:
Stardust
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
publisher:
Stage Three Music Publishing Limited
2:47
6Rolling Stone
recording of:
Rolling Stone
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
5:28
7Hold Me Close
recording of:
Hold Me Close
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
53:51
8If I Could
recording of:
If I Could
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
3:57
9Oh What a Circus
recording of:
Oh, What a Circus (Evita)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music and Evita Music Ltd.
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
4:18
10Silver Dream Machine
recording of:
Silver Dream Machine
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
4:08
11Me and My Girl (Night Clubbing)
recording of:
Me and My Girl (Night‐Clubbing)
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
publisher:
Joseph Webster Ltd
53:00
12A Winter’s Tale
producer:
Mike Batt and David Essex
lead vocals:
David Essex
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
A Winter’s Tale
lyricist:
Mike Batt and Tim Rice
composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Phonogram, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
1.54:12
13Tahiti
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
David Essex
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Tahiti
writer:
Richard Crane and David Essex
publisher:
Mutiny Music
part of:
Mutiny! (Mutiny on the Bounty)
4:55
14True Love Ways
cover recording of:
True Love Ways
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
3:10
15Missing You Magic
cover recording of:
Missing You Magic
lyricist and composer:
Carlotta Christy
recording of:
Missing You Magic
lyricist and composer:
Carlotta Christy
3:53
16Myfanwy
producer:
Rod Edwards
arranger:
Rod Edwards
recording of:
Myfanwy
lyricist:
Sir John Betjeman
composer:
Mike Read (ex Radio One DJ)
publisher:
GLS 49 Ltd.
is based on:
Myfanwy
4:13
17Forever and a Day
recording of:
Forever and a Day
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
3:39
18The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
cover recording of:
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Seasons Four Music and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
3:36
19Coming Home
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
publisher:
April Music Ltd. and Jeff Wayne Music Ltd.
3:59
20Cool Out Tonight
recording of:
Cool Out Tonight
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
53:08
21The River
recording of:
The River
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
4:14
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1City Lights
recording of:
City Lights
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
publisher:
April Music Ltd. and Jeff Wayne Music Ltd.
5:33
2Father and Son
recording of:
Father and Son
writer:
David Essex and Ian Wherry
4:30
3Everlasting Love
cover recording of:
Everlasting Love
writer:
James “Buzz” Cason and Mac Gayden
publisher:
Alberts, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Rising Sons Music Inc. (in 1967)
4:00
4Really Nice
recording of:
Really Nice
composer:
Carlotta Christy
3:38
5The First Cut Is the Deepest
cover recording of:
The First Cut Is the Deepest
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Salafa Ltd.
3:33
6Look at the Sun
recording of:
Look at the Sun
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
3:48
7New York Mining Disaster 1941
cover recording of:
New York Mining Disaster 1941
writer:
Robin Gibb (in 1967) and Barry Gibb (in 1967-03)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs and Gibb Brothers Music
4:00
8Here Comes the Rain
recording of:
Here Comes the Rain
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
5:04
9Fall at Your Feet
cover recording of:
Fall at Your Feet
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Roundhead Music (Neil Finn)
4:49
10Imperial Wizard
recording of:
Imperial Wizard
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
4:13
11Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
cover recording of:
Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1967)
3:44
12The Crying Game
recording of:
The Crying Game
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
4:33
13Africa You Shine
recording of:
Africa You Shine
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
3:52
14The Wind Beneath My Wings
cover recording of:
Wind Beneath My Wings
writer:
Larry Henley (singer songwriter) and Jeff Silbar
publisher:
Silbar’Songs and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
4:33
15Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
cover recording of:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King song)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:18
16Singing the Blues
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
3:08
17Light My Fire
cover recording of:
Light My Fire
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:16
18Heart Beats Like a Drum
recording of:
Heart Beats Like a Drum
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
4:21
19A Shoulder to Cry On
recording of:
A Shoulder to Cry On
lyricist and composer:
David Essex
3:36