Rock ’n’ Roll: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD: 50s Classics
2CD: 60s Classics
3CD: 70s Classics
4CD: Teen Idols
5CD: Rock ’n’ Roll Giants
6CD: The Great Bands
7CD: All‐Time Pop Hits
8CD: Hits of the 60s
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1You've Got Your Troubles
recording of:
You’ve Got Your Troubles
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
Concord Sounds, Greenaway Operations and Activities Limited and Mills Music
The Fortunes?:??
2Build Me Up Buttercup
music videos:
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations (British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 43) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 252)
recording of:
Build Me Up Buttercup
writer:
Mike d’Abo (English singer‐songwriter, former frontman of Manfred Mann) and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI United Partnership Ltd., Immediate Music Ltd. and Welbeck Music (publisher)
The Foundations3.5?:??
3ElenoreThe Turtles?:??
4Concrete and Clay
engineer:
Victor Smith
producer:
John Barker (producer)
performer:
Unit 4+2
recording of:
Concrete and Clay
writer:
Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker
publisher:
Apollo Music Ltd. (UK work publisher), EMI Longitude Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, 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)
Unit 4+23.5?:??
5Itchycoo Park
recording of:
Itchycoo Park
writer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (ended) and EMI Catalogue Partnership
Small Faces?:??
6Sorrow
cover recording of:
Sorrow
writer and composer:
Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Grand Canyon Music Inc.
The Merseys?:??
7Down in the Boondocks
Billy Joe Royal?:??
8This Diamond Ring
recording of:
This Diamond Ring
lyricist:
Bob Brass (American songwriter, collaborated with Irwin Levine, and also Al Kooper) and Irwin Levine
composer:
Al Kooper
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Gary Lewis & the Playboys?:??
9Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
producer:
Mike Smith (60’s & 70’s UK Producer)
cover recording of:
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da (in 1968)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Marmalade?:??
10The Pied Piper
cover recording of:
The Pied Piper
writer:
Steve Duboff and Artie Kornfeld
Crispian St. Peters?:??
11Good Morning Starshine
recording of:
Good Morning Starshine (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
Oliver?:??
12The Game of Love
recording of:
The Game of Love
writer:
Clint Ballard, Jr.
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Skidmore Music
Wayne Fontana?:??
13Games People Play
recording of:
Games People Play
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music
sub-publisher:
Sweden Music (publisher, founded in 1960) (in 1988)
Joe South?:??
14Dizzy
recording of:
Dizzy
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Roe and Freddy Weller
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Tommy Roe?:??
15Ferry Cross the Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recording of:
Ferry Cross the Mersey
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Marsden
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and PolyGram Music Publishing
Gerry and the Pacemakers?:??
16I'm Telling You NowFreddie & the Dreamers?:??
9CD: Juke Box Hits
10CD: R&B Greats
11CD: Soul Classics
12CD: Lets Hear It for the Girls
13CD: The Vocal Groups
14CD: Rock ’n’ Roll Love Songs
15CD: Rock’s Pioneers
16CD: Rockin’ Instrumentals
17CD: Girl Group Sound
18CD: Soul Explosion
19CD: Easy 70s
20CD: Those Were the Days