The Hit Collection

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Make Me an Island	Joe Dolan		2:58
2	Counting Teardrops recording of: Counting Teardrops Instead of Sheep writer: Howard Greenfield and Barry Mann	Emile Ford & the Checkmates		2:16
3	Does Your Chewing Gum Loose It's Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight	Lonnie Donegan		2:47
4	Dedicated Follower of Fashion recording of: Dedicated Follower of Fashion lyricist and composer: Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) publisher: ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Davray Music (publisher) and Rightsong Music Inc.	The Kinks		3:01
5	Goodbye My Love	The Searchers		2:57
6	In My Chair	Status Quo		3:10
7	When the Sun Come Shining Through	Long John Baldry		3:30
8	All the Love in the World	Consortium		2:48
9	Ya Ya Twist recording of: Ya ya twist (french version) lyricist: Georges Aber and Lucien Morisse (Lyricist and radio producer) composer: Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis and Morgan Robinson translated version of: Ya, Ya	Petula Clark		2:15
10	Till the End of the Day recording of: Till the End of the Day lyricist and composer: Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) publisher: Carlin Music Corporation, Davray Music (publisher) and Rightsong Music Inc.	The Kinks		2:21
11	You're Such a Good Looking Woman recording of: You're Such a Good Looking Woman	Joe Dolan		2:55
12	The Colours of My Life	Jefferson		2:32
13	When My Little Girls Is Smiling	Jimmy Justice		2:27
14	Sugar & Spice recording of: Sugar and Spice lyricist and composer: Fred Nightingale	The Searchers	4	2:16
15	In the Summertime producer: Barry Murray (producer, associated with Mungo Jerry) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) earliest release: In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry music videos: In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry part of: Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 40) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 53) recording of: In the Summertime lyricist and composer: Ray Dorset publisher: Associated Music International Ltd., Bovina Music Inc., Broadley Music (International) Ltd. (PRS), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., Our Music Ltd. (possibly aka Our Music Ltd., associated mostly with Mungo Jerry), Satellite Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)	Mungo Jerry	3.65	3:32
16	Down the Dustpipe	Status Quo		2:02

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	All Day and All of the Night producer: Shel Talmy bass guitar: Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (on 1964-09-23) drums (drum set): Bobby Graham (UK pop/rock session drummer and producer, 1940–2009) (on 1964-09-23) guitar: Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (on 1964-09-23) piano: Perry Ford (English pop singer) (on 1964-09-23) background vocals: Johnny B. Great (on 1964-09-23) lead vocals: Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (on 1964-09-23) publisher: Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1964) part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 23) recording of: All Day and All of the Night (on 1964-09-23) lyricist and composer: Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) publisher: Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd., Jay Boy and Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd.	The Kinks	4.55	2:24
2	Don't Throw Your Love Away phonographic copyright (℗) by: Wyncote Music Co. Ltd. (in 1964) cover recording of: Don’t Throw Your Love Away writer: Billy Jackson (US soul/disco producer & songwriter) composer: Jimmy Wisner	The Searchers	4	2:16
3	My Old Man's a Dustman	Lonnie Donegan		3:21
4	Swingin' on a Star performer: Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva recording of: Swinging on a Star lyricist: Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944) composer: Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944) publisher: Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) part of: The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1944 winner)	Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva		2:40
5	Sucu Sucu orchestra: The Laurie Johnson Orchestra recording of: Sucu Sucu lyricist: Nina & Frederik (Danish pop duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s) composer: Rigoberto Rojas Suárez (Bolivian composer musician) publisher: Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.	The Laurie Johnson Orchestra		2:08
6	On a Slow Boat to China recording of: On a Slow Boat to China lyricist and composer: Frank Loesser publisher: Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))	Emile Ford & the Checkmates		2:35
7	Venus in Blue Jeans	Mark Wynter		2:10
8	When You Walk in the Room cover recording of: When You Walk in the Room lyricist and composer: Jackie DeShannon publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Metric Music Company (publisher), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), SBK Songs (publisher) (in 1987) and United Partnership Ltd. (in 1987)	The Searchers	2	2:23
9	Sad Sweet Dreamer recording of: Sad Sweet Dreamer lyricist and composer: David Parton publisher: Mr. & Mrs. Music	Sweet Sensation		3:25
10	You to Me Are Everything producer: Ken Gold phonographic copyright (℗) by: Pye Records (in 1976) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1976) recording of: You to Me Are Everything writer: Michael Denne and Ken Gold publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.	The Real Thing	3.65	3:23
11	Now Is the Time	Jimmy James & the Vagabonds		3:36
12	In Zaire recording of: In Zaire writer: Johnny Wakelin	Johnny Wakelin	2	3:20
13	Can You Feel the Force recording of: Can You Feel the Force writer: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo publisher: Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)	The Real Thing		4:05
14	Summer of My Life	Simon May		4:10
15	Isn't She Lovely	David Parton		4:10
16	Aria	Acker Bilk		3:32

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/8548753 [info]
ASIN:	DE: B000NPVNT4 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 7619929048524
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 1:33:27

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Castle Communications
802.3009-2

Release events

Germany
1992

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