Greatest Love Songs of the ’70s

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

Tracklist

1CD: Baby I’m a Want You
2CD: Baby I’m a Want You
3CD: Just to Be Close to You
4CD: Just to Be Close to You
5CD: Say You Love Me
6CD: Love Will Keep Us Together
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1Love Will Keep Us Together
recording engineer and mixer:
Dennis Dragon
associate producer:
Toni Tennille
producer:
The Captain
celesta, clavinet, electric bass guitar [Fender], Hammond organ, keyboard [Clavietta], Minimoog [Mini-moog], piano, synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble], synthesizer [Odyssey], wind chime and Wurlitzer electric piano:
The Captain
congas, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
violin:
Kenneth Yerke
background vocals:
Melissa Tennille and Toni Tennille
strings arranger:
Kenneth Yerke
arranger:
The Captain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1975), A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1975)
produced for:
Moonlight and Magnolia Productions
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 337)
cover recording of:
Love Will Keep Us Together
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner-Warner Bros Music Ltd. and Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated)
Captain & Tennille43:23
2You Are So Beautiful
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974)
cover recording of:
You Are So Beautiful
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Joe Cocker2:43
3I Just Want to Be Your Everything
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
background vocals:
Barry Gibb
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Peta Gibb (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1977) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 33)
recording of:
I Just Want to Be Your Everything
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
Stigwood Music, Inc.
Andy Gibb43:47
4I Am Woman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1972)
recording of:
I Am Woman
lyricist:
Helen Reddy
composer:
Ray Burton (Australian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Rondor Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Helen Reddy3:17
5I’ve Got Love on My Mind
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1977)
recording of:
I’ve Got Love on My Mind
writer:
Chuck Jackson (US R&B/soul vocalist) and Marvin Yancy (R&B/soul singer and pastor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Jay’s Enterprises Inc.
Natalie Cole4:21
6Could I Have This Dance
recording engineer:
Ken Friesen (engineer with Eastern Sound, active 1960s–1990s)
producer:
Jim Ed Norman
mixer:
Eric Prestidge
acoustic guitar:
Aidan Mason
bass:
Mike Bowden
electric guitar:
George Hebert
electric piano:
Brian Gatto
percussion:
John Anderson (percussionist)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Pat Riccio, Jr.
steel guitar:
Jay Dee Maness (American pedal steel guitarist)
strings:
Alan Broadbent
lead vocals:
Anne Murray (Canadian pop/country singer)
conductor:
Alan Broadbent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recording of:
Could I Have This Dance
writer:
Wayland Holyfield and Bob House (songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Anne Murray4.53:16
7Reminiscing
recorded in:
Australia (in 1978-03)
produced in:
Australia
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1978-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1978-03)
electric guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1978-03) and Graham Goble (in 1978-03)
guest electric piano:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (in 1978-03)
solo flugelhorn:
Bob Venier (brass) (in 1978-03)
solo trumpet:
Bill Harrower (in 1978-03)
strings:
Rick Formosa (in 1978-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), Graham Goble (in 1978-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1978-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1978), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1978), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1978, in 2002), EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1978) and EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 2002)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 17) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 65)
recording of:
Reminiscing (in 1978-03)
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
American Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
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)
Little River Band54:13
8I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
electric piano:
Tommy West
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
percussion:
George Devens
background vocals:
Marty Nelson and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-06-07)
conductor:
Terence Minogue
arranger:
Terence Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint) (in 1973) and Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07)
recording of:
I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song (on 1973-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Jim Croce4.82:32
9I Honestly Love You
co-engineer:
Alan Rouse
engineer:
Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road)
producer:
John Farrar
arranger:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records International Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Honestly Love You (in 1974)
lyricist:
Jeff Barry
composer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter)
arranger:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Woolnough Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Olivia Newton‐John43:40
10On and On
sound engineer:
Henry Lewy
assistant engineer:
Leslie Jones (recording engineer) and Helen Silvani
producer:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter) and Henry Lewy
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter)
bass guitar:
Mac Cridlin (bass)
drums (drum set):
Larry Brown (US producer, engineer, drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
Andrew Gold
electric piano:
Barlow Jarvis (American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter)
marimba, percussion and vibraphone:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
steel guitar:
Michael Staton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABC Records, Inc (in 1976), Geffen Records (in 1976) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1976)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and ABC Recording Studios (recording studio associated with ABC Records, active circa 1970s) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
On and On
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Downtown DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Stephen Bishop Music Publishing and エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing Inc.)
Stephen Bishop3:00
11You’re No Good
recording engineer:
Val Garay (from 1974-06 until 1974-09) and David Hassinger (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher, Jay Faires and Tricia Holloway
bass:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
drums (drum set), electric piano and percussion:
Andrew Gold (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
electric guitar:
Ed Black (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
solo electric guitar:
Andrew Gold (from 1974-04 until 1974-09)
background vocals:
Clydie King (from 1974-06 until 1974-09) and Shirley Matthews (Canadian pop singer) (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
strings arranger:
Gregory Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1974, in 2006) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1974, in 2013)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 38)
cover recording of:
You’re No Good (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
Clint Ballard, Jr.
publisher:
Beardog Publishing, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Edwin H. Morris & Co. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Linda Ronstadt4.753:46
12You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Moog programming and associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Scott Edwards (bassist) (in 1972)
congas:
Daniel Ben Zebulon (in 1972)
background vocals:
Gloria Barley (in 1972), Jim Gilstrap (in 1972) and Lani Groves (in 1972)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 83), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 183) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 281)
recording of:
You Are the Sunshine of My Life (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Stevie Wonder4.252:54
13You and Me Against the World
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1974)
recording of:
You and Me Against the World
writer:
Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
Helen Reddy3:12
14The Morning After
engineer:
Arnie Rosenberg
producer:
Carl Maduri
arranger:
Joe Hudson (US composer, string arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century-Fox Record Corporation (in 1972) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1973)
recording of:
The Morning After (from "The Poseidon Adventure")
writer:
Joel Hirschhorn (songwriter) and Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger)
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music and Twentieth Century Music Corp.
part of:
The 45th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1972 winner)
Maureen McGovern52:20
15I’m Not in Love
bass and electric guitar:
Graham Gouldman (from 1974 until 1975)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Eric Stewart (from 1974 until 1975)
Moog [Moog synthesizer]:
Kevin Godley (from 1974 until 1975)
piano:
Lol Creme (from 1974 until 1975)
additional vocals:
Kathy Redfern (from 1974 until 1975)
background vocals:
Lol Creme (from 1974 until 1975), Kevin Godley (from 1974 until 1975) and Graham Gouldman (from 1974 until 1975)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1975)
edit of:
I’m Not in Love (album version) by 10cc
recording of:
I’m Not in Love (from 1974 until 1975)
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Man-Ken Music Ltd. (, in 1975), Schubert Music Publishing, St. Anne's Music and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
10cc3:58
16Hooked on a Feeling
producer:
Bengt Palmers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1973), EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI) (in 1973) and EMI Records Group (in 1973)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 284)
recording of:
Hooked on a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
Blue Swede4.052:50
7CD: Love Will Keep Us Together
8CD: The Air That I Breathe
9CD: The Air That I Breathe