My Life in Music

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1Feeling Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Feeling Good (on 1965-01-15)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Nina Simone4.152:54
2Summertime
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-18)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1957-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-08-18)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1957-08-18)
guitar:
Tony Rizzi (on 1957-08-18)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1957-08-18)
trombone:
Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (on 1957-08-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-18) and Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-08-18)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1957-08-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-18) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-18)
orchestra:
Russ Garcia and His Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Russell Garcia (on 1957-08-18)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 20)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1957-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3.754:57
3The Way You Look Tonight
vocals:
Michael Bublé
cover recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
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)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
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)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Michael Bublé44:40
4My Funny Valentine
Dinah Shore3:36
5This Masquerade
cover recording of:
This Masquerade
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Chrysalis One Music Publishing Group Ireland, Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir 416, Reservoir One America, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc., 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), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) 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)
George Benson3:23
6One Day I’ll Fly Away
assistant engineer:
Hill Swimmer
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
bass:
Wilton Felder and Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Mike Baird (drummer) and Stix Hooper
guitar:
Roland Bautista, Tim May (session/jazz guitarist), Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and David T. Walker
keyboard:
Joe Sample
percussion:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
trumpet:
Oscar Brashear
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin, Julia Tillman, Gwen Owens (R&B singer Gwendolyn Louise Owens) and Maxine Waters
vocals:
Randy Crawford (US jazz/R&B singer Veronica Crawford)
recording of:
One Day I’ll Fly Away
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Joe Sample
publisher:
Four Knights Music Co., Irving Music, Inc. and Leeds Music Ltd.
Randy Crawford34:58
7Here’s That Rainy Day
cover recording of:
Here’s That Rainy Day
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Bros. Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
Dionne Warwick3:36
8Late in the Evening
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Phil Ramone
producer:
Phil Ramone and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
mixer:
Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar:
Hugh McCracken
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
brass [horns] arranger:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Late in the Evening
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 Paul Simon Music (in 1980)
part of:
One‐Trick Pony (1980 film soundtrack)
Paul Simon43:56
9Short People
engineer:
Loyd Clifft and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
bass:
Klaus Voorman (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
congas:
Milt Holland (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (from 1977-07 until 1977-09), J.D. Souther (from 1977-07 until 1977-09) and Tim Schmit (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
conductor:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
arranger:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1977)
remixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 41)
recording of:
Short People (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Six Pictures Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Hightree Music (in 1977)
Randy Newman42:57
10You’re So Vain
recording engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
Klaus Voorman (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (American guitarist and singer/songwriter) (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
percussion:
Richard Perry (producer) (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
piano and lead vocals:
Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
additional background vocals:
Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10) and Doris Troy (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
background vocals:
Mick Jagger (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
strings arranger:
Carly Simon
orchestrator:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972), Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1978), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 100), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 140) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 495)
recording of:
You’re So Vain (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd. (ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing Group
Carly Simon4.554:20
11Josephine
engineer:
Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) and Chris Rea
recording of:
Josephine
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea3.54:33
12Makin’ Whoopee
engineer:
Allen Sides
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
Paul Jackson (guitar)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Hugh McCracken
keyboard:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
solo saxophone:
Joel Peskin
synthesizer:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Rickie Lee Jones
brass [horns] arranger:
Ralph Burns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Dr. John3.54:11
13Splanky Live
Count Basie3:54
14Hello, Young Lovers
recording of:
Hello, Young Lovers (The King and I)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd. and Williamson Music Ltd.
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Bobby Darin2:54
15Love for Sale (live)
live recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Buddy Rich4:39
16Pick Yourself Up
Mel Tormé, Gerry Mulligan & George Shearing4:27
17Because of YouTony Bennett4:04
18Teach Me Tonight
recording engineer:
Ken Freeman (US sound engineer)
associate producer:
Kevin Mahogany
producer:
Matt Pierson (producer)
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
bass:
Charles Fambrough
drums (drum set):
Billy Kilson (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
tenor saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
vocals:
Kevin Mahogany
arranger:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
cover recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Kevin Mahogany4:24
19Can’t We Be Friends?
cover recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends?
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Sammy Davis Jr.2:55
20Change Partners
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-01-30)
engineer:
Lee Herschberg
co-producer:
Ray Gilbert
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
bass:
Ralph Peña
cello:
Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Ray Kramer, Kurt Reher (cellist) and Nino Rosso (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler and Dom Um Romão
guitar:
Al Viola (, on 1967-01-30)
percussion:
Colin Bailey (drummer)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Buddy Collette, Arthur Gleghorn and Bud Shank
trombone:
Dick Noel (trombone)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Thelma Beach, Arnold Belnick, Bonnie Douglas, Emo Neufeld, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Anatol Kaminsky (Violinist), Bernard Kundell, Nathan Ross and Ralph Schaeffer
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1967-01-30)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman (on 1967-01-30)
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
cover recording of:
Change Partners (from “Carefree”) (on 1967-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Frank Sinatra2:41

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