The Greatest Singer‐Songwriter Classics

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1Take This Waltz
recording engineer:
Kevin Beauchamp (engineer; producer), Jean-Jacques Peruchon and Leanne Ungar
producer:
Roscoe Beck, Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and Jean-Michel Reusser
mixer:
Leanne Ungar and Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
violin:
Raffi Hakopian
background vocals:
Mayel Assouly, Evelyne Hebey, Elisabeth Valletti and Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
performer:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
arranger:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
recording of:
Take This Waltz (in 1987)
lyricist:
Federico García Lorca (Spanish poet, playwright and composer)
composer and translator:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Pequeño vals vienés (Original poem)
translated version of:
Pequeño vals vienés
Leonard Cohen45:56
2Chuck 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 Jones4.253:30
3You Do Something to Me
producer:
Brendan Lynch (London producer) and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
mixer:
Brendan Lynch (London producer)
bass guitar:
Yolanda Charles
drums (drum set):
Steve White (Style Council drummer)
guitar, other instruments [novatron], piano and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Finsbury Park in Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-06-09)
live recording of:
You Do Something to Me (on 1996-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Solid Bond Productions Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
recording of:
You Do Something to Me
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Solid Bond Productions Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
Paul Weller43:38
4All I Wanna Do
engineer:
Blair Lamb
producer:
Bill Bottrell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1993) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1993)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 405)
recording of:
All I Wanna Do
writer:
David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician) and Kevin Gilbert (singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Ignorant Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Old Crow Music (Sheryl Crow’s publishing label), Reservoir One America, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp. and Zen of Iniquity
Sheryl Crow3.94:35
5Tom Traubert’s Blues
Tom Waits6:29
6Never Let Her Slip Away
assistant engineer:
George Ybara
engineer:
Dennis Kirk and Greg Ladanyi
producer:
Andrew Gold and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
percussion:
Andrew Gold (in 1978) and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1978)
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (in 1978)
synthesizer:
Andrew Gold (in 1978)
background vocals:
Andrew Gold (in 1978), John David Souther (in 1978) and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978)
recording of:
Never Let Her Slip Away (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Gold
publisher:
Luckyu Music
Andrew Gold53:28
7Luka
sound engineer:
Robin Danar
engineer:
Steve Addabbo and Rod O’Brien
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
solo guitar:
Jon Gordon (guitarist, music director, producer, composer)
background vocals:
Shawn Colvin
vocals:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1987)
recorded at:
duo Music Exchange in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Luka
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Suzanne Vega4.53:54
8Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.52:07
9Sailing
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin
engineer and mixer:
Chet Himes
producer:
Michael Omartian
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Salmon
drums (drum set):
Tommy Taylor (US drummer)
electric piano and synthesizer:
Rob Meurer
percussion:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
piano:
Michael Omartian
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 1981, in 2001)
produced for:
Free Flow Productions
recorded at:
Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, 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:
Sailing
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music (US work publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music–MGB Songs
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)
Christopher Cross4.14:17
10Catch the Wind
recording of:
Catch the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music, Peer Music UK Ltd and Southern Music (publisher)
Donovan2:18
11Promise Me
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
guest bass guitar:
Maartin Allcock
guest drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
guest guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
guest keyboard:
Bias Boshell
piano accordion, background vocals and lead vocals:
Beverley Craven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1990)
recording of:
Promise Me
lyricist and composer:
Beverley Craven
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Beverley Craven43:35
12Longer
engineer:
Jeff Guercio and Marty Lewis (engineer)
producer:
Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis (engineer) and Norbert Putnam
mixer:
Marty Lewis (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Dan Fogelberg
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
solo flugelhorn:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Dan Fogelberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) and Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Longer
lyricist and composer:
Dan Fogelberg
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Hickory Grove Music
Dan Fogelberg3.153:17
13Fooled Around and Fell in Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (the holding company; for use as ℗&© credits only!) (in 1975)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 22) and Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 32)
recording of:
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
lyricist and composer:
Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop3.654:36
14Stay With Me Till Dawn
recording of:
Stay With Me Till Dawn
writer:
Mike Paxman (multi-instrumentalist & record producer) and Judie Tzuke
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Rocket Music Ltd.
Judie Tzuke3:51
15Lullaby
Loudon Wainwright III2:59
16Woodstock
cover recording of:
Woodstock
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Matthews Southern Comfort3.64:28
17Pink Moon
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 162)
recording of:
Pink Moon
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
Nick Drake4.32:03
18Angel
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Pierre Marchand
double bass:
Jim Creeggan
drum machine:
Pierre Marchand
piano:
Sarah McLachlan
vocals:
Sarah McLachlan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1997) and Nettwerk Productions Ltd. (in 1997)
recording of:
Angel
lyricist and composer:
Sarah McLachlan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tyde Music
Sarah McLachlan4.54:32
19How Can We Hang On to a Dream
engineer:
Val Valentin (task: director of engineering)
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
produced for:
Sweet Reliable Productions
recording of:
How Can We Hang On to a Dream? (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Robbins Music Co. Ltd.
Tim Hardin32:04
20Hallelujah
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1994, in 2008) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Leonard Cohen Stranger Music Inc., SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Songs LLC 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)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
Jeff Buckley54:15
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part of:The Greatest Singer-Songwriter (order: 2)