Million Sellers 15: The Seventies

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jolene
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03) and Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1972-05-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03), June Page (on 1972-05-03) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1973) 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 1973)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 1), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 63) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217)
recording of:
Jolene (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.252:39
2Everything Is Beautiful
engineer:
Charlie Tallent
producer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
arranger:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barnaby Records, Inc. (in 1970)
recording of:
Everything Is Beautiful (1970 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Ray Stevens3:31
3Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
vocals and performer:
Edwin Hawkins Singers
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 23)
recording of:
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
lyricist and composer:
Melanie (US singer‐songwriter Melanie Safka)
Melanie3:48
4Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
producer:
Tony Macaulay
vocals:
Tony Burrows (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1970) and Demon Music Group (in 1970)
music videos:
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) by Edison Lighthouse
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 40) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 416)
recording of:
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (in 1970)
writer:
Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason (English songwriter)
publisher:
Barry Mason Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Intersong Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
Edison Lighthouse3.82:46
5It's a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
bass:
Kevin Dunne
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Micky Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977, in 1978), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 24)
recording of:
It’s a Heartache
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
Bonnie Tyler3.83:28
6Operator
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Jim Croce4.753:47
7You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book
producer:
Roger Greenaway
baritone vocals:
Billy Lewis
lead vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters)
vocals:
Clyde Brown (US soul singer) and Butch Mann
conductor:
Gerry Butler (Production music composer)
arranger:
Gerry Butler (Production music composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1975)
recording of:
You’re More Than a Number in My Little Red Book
composer:
Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
The Drifters3:13
8Candida
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 18)
recording of:
Candida (1970 song)
writer:
Irwin Levine and Toni Wine
Tony Orlando & Dawn2.53:06
9Beautiful Sunday
recording of:
Beautiful Sunday
writer:
Daniel Boone (pop singer and songwriter) and Rod McQueen (singer, composer and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Daniel Boone3:03
10You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
recording of:
You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me
writer:
Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens
The New Seekers3:11
11Joanne
Michael Nesmith & The First National Band3:13
12Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
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Lynn Anderson4.152:57
13It's Impossible
recording of:
It’s Impossible
composer:
Armando Manzanero
translator:
Sid Wayne
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc.
translated version of:
Somos novios
Perry Como3:13
14Emotion
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
background vocals:
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
vocals:
Samantha Sang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Private Stock Records (not for release label use, for copyrights relationships only; “Private Stock Records™ a division of 43 North Broadway, LLC”) (in 1977) and Private Stock Records, Ltd. (not for release label use, for company relationships only) (in 1978)
produced for:
CAM Productions (US)
recorded at and remixed at:
Criteria Sound in Miami, Florida, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 14)
cover recording of:
Emotion
writer:
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Barry Gibb Music, Gibb Brothers Music, Stigwood Music, Unichappell Music, Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Samantha Sang3.53:54
15Black and White
Greyhound2:30
16Sing a Happy Song
recording of:
Sing a Happy Song
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The O’Jays3:36
17I Love You Love Me Love
recording of:
I Love You Love Me Love
writer:
Gary Glitter and Mike Leander
Gary Glitter3.53:12
18Hot Love
producer:
Tony Visconti
vocals:
Marc Bolan
recording of:
Hot Love
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
T. Rex4.34:56

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part of:Million Sellers (Disky) (number: 15) (order: 15)