Almost Famous: Music From the Motion Picture (20th Anniversary 5CD deluxe edition)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Expanded Soundtrack
2CD: Expanded Soundtrack
3CD: Expanded Soundtrack
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1Looking at You
recording of:
Looking at You
writer:
Michael Davis (MC5 bassist), Wayne Kramer (former MC5 guitarist), Fred “Sonic” Smith, Dennis Thompson (drummer for MC5, New Race and The New Order) and Rob Tyner
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
MC53:03
2Reeling In the Years (live)
live recording of:
Reelin’ In the Years (in 1973)
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
publisher:
Ampar Music Corp., Anchor Music Ltd., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Minder Music Ltd., Red Giant Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Wingate Music Corp.
Steely Dan3:47
3Lucky Trumble
recording engineer:
Daniel Mendes
producer:
Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
recorded at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lucky Trumble
lyricist and composer:
Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
publisher:
SKG Songs
Nancy Wilson2:40
4Untitled
acoustic guitar:
Jeff Bebe (fictional lead singer of fictional band Stillwater)
recording of:
Untitled
writer:
Jeff Bebe (fictional lead singer of fictional band Stillwater)
Jeff Bebe1:49
5I’m Waiting for the Man (live)
recording engineer:
Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA) (on 1972-10-20)
engineer:
Bill Fure and Bob Griffin
producer:
Richard Kimball (producer)
mixer:
Grover Helsley
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist) (on 1972-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer) (on 1972-10-20)
keyboard:
Mike Garson (American pianist) (on 1972-10-20)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1972-10-20)
recorded at:
David Bowie at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1972-10-20)
recorded at:
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, United States (on 1972-10-20)
live cover recording of:
I’m Waiting for the Man (on 1972-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music, Screen Gems and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
David Bowie3.355:45
6“Your Mom Kind of Freaked Me Out”
Russell Hammond & William Miller0:06
7“Please Welcome Stillwater!”
Dick Roswell0:14
8Love Comes and Goes
recording engineer:
Scott Olson
producer:
Stillwater (fictitious band from the film Almost Famous) and Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
bass guitar:
Jon Bayless (bassist) and Mike McCready
drums (drum set):
Ben Smith (US drummer)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and guitar:
Mike McCready
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
background vocals:
Peter Frampton, Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician) and Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
lead vocals:
Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician)
recorded at:
Stepping Stone Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
recording of:
Love Comes and Goes
writer:
Jeff Bebe (fictional lead singer of fictional band Stillwater), Cameron Crowe, Russell Hammond (fictional lead guitarist for fictional band Stillwater) and Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
Stillwater3:48
9“You Gotta Take What You Can, When You Can”
Russell Hammond, Dennis Hope, Larry Fellows, Jeff Bebe & Dick Roswell1:21
10The Wind
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass and congas:
Larry Steele (British bassist, percussionist, guitarist & vocalist) (in 1971-03)
bouzouki:
Angelos Hatzipavli (in 1971-03) and Ανδρέας Τουμαζής (Andreas Toumazis) (in 1971-03)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1971-03) and Gerry Conway (in 1971-03)
guitar:
Alun Davies (in 1971-03) and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1971-03)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1971-03)
strings:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) (in 1971-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 1970) and 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 1971)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-03)
recording of:
The Wind (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Ya Music, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Cat Stevens4.051:42
11Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) (on 1968-05-03)
producer:
Bryan “Chas” Chandler and Jimi Hendrix
drums (drum set):
Mitch Mitchell (UK drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience, many others) (on 1968-05-03)
electric bass guitar:
Noel Redding (on 1968-05-03)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jimi Hendrix (on 1968-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1968), PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1968) and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (in 1999)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-05-03)
produced at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-05-03)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 15) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 101)
recording of:
Voodoo Child (slight return) (on 1968-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Bella Godiva Music and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.
is based on:
Voodoo Chile
recording of:
Voodoo Chile (on 1968-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Bella Godiva Music and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience4.155:13
12Slip Away
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1968-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1968-04-08)
guitar:
Clarence Carter (on 1968-04-08)
organ:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-04-08)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1968-04-08), Andrew Love (on 1968-04-08) and Aaron Varnell (on 1968-04-08)
trumpet:
Gene Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1968-04-08) and Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1968-04-08)
vocals:
Clarence Carter (on 1968-04-08)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-04-08)
recording of:
Slip Away (on 1968-04-08)
writer:
William Armstrong, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Clarence Carter4.52:32
13Misty Mountain Hop
engineer and mixer:
Andy Johns
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Grade II listed building, best known for its use as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s–70s) in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Misty Mountain Hop
writer:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Led Zeppelin3.24:40
14Wishing Well
recording of:
Wishing Well (Free song)
writer:
John “Rabbit” Bundrick, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers and Tetsu Yamauchi
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Keepers Cottage Music Ltd. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Free3:40
15“Cover of The Rolling Stone”
cover recording of:
The Cover of “Rolling Stone”
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc.
William Miller & Jeff Bebe / Stillwater1:16
16Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
recorded in:
Europe
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
guitar and mandolin:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John34:59
17Colour My World
cover recording of:
Colour My World (Chicago song)
lyricist:
James Pankow
composer:
James Pankow (in 1969)
publisher:
Aurelius Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), IQ Music Ltd., Moose Music, Spirit Music Publishing Ltd. and Spirit Two Music Inc.
part of:
Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon
Jefferson High School Band2:51
18My Cherie Amour
producer:
Henry Cosby
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (from 1967 until 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967 until 1968)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 399)
recording of:
My Cherie Amour (from 1967 until 1968)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder4.32:52
19Cortez the Killer (live)
mixer:
The Volume Dealers (producer duo Neil Young & Niko Bolas)
recorded at:
The Paramount Theatre (Oakland, CA) in Oakland, California, United States (on 1999-03-20)
live recording of:
Cortez the Killer (on 1999-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle Music
Neil Young8:37
20“You Made Friends With Them”
Lester Bangs & William Miller1:12
21The Rain Song
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Keith Harwood
bass and mellotron:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
recording of:
The Rain Song
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc. and Superhype Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Led Zeppelin3.557:37
22"We All Know What You Did to Him”
Sapphire & Russell Hammond0:16
23Bron-Yr-Aur
engineer:
Andrew Johns
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Keith Harwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Island Studios (aka the Fallout Shelter, located in Hammersmith, London) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Bron-Yr-Aur
composer:
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin2.92:06
24"What Do You Love About Music?”
William Miller & Russell Hammond0:07
25Tangerine
engineer:
Andrew Johns and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Grade II listed building, best known for its use as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s–70s) in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Tangerine (Led Zeppelin song)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Page
revision of:
Knowing That I’m Losing You
Led Zeppelin3.93:13
4CD: Stillwater
5CD: Original Motion Picture Score