The Spirit of the 60s: 1969: The Beat Goes On

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Melting Pot
recording of:
Melting Pot (Blue Mink Song)
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
Cookaway Music Ltd. (PRS), Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Polygram Island Music Publishing
Blue Mink3:50
2It's Getting Better
recording of:
It’s Getting Better
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems-Columbia (publisher) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Mama Cass2:55
3Sorry Suzanne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recording of:
Sorry Suzanne
composer:
Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Interworld Music Ltd. and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Sonora Musikförlags AB
The Hollies2:58
4Hello World
recording of:
Hello World
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hazzard (songwriter)
The Tremeloes3:15
5In the Bad Bad Old Days
recording of:
In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)
writer:
Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod (producer & songwriter, partner of Tony Macaulay)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Interworld Music Ltd.
The Foundations3:22
6Hey Jude
engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1968-11-27)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-11-27)
electric guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1968-11-27) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-11-27)
piano:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-11-27)
saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1968-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1968-11-27) and James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger) (on 1968-11-27)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1968-11-27)
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1968-11-27)
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-11-27)
cover recording of:
Hey Jude (on 1968-11-27)
written in:
England, United Kingdom (in 1968-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968-06)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06 until 1968-07-26)
Wilson Pickett4:04
7Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
Ann McClelland
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar (music producer, composer, conductor, pianist and keyboardist) and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar (music producer, composer, conductor, pianist and keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1969)
music videos:
Age of Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension (1960’s group)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 435)
medley including a recording of:
Aquarius (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 United Partnership Ltd. and United Artist Music Publishing
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
recording of:
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
writer:
Gerome Ragni, James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar (music producer, composer, conductor, pianist and keyboardist) and Bones Howe
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
adaptations:
Era de aquário / Deixa o sol entrar
medley of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
medley of:
The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) (from “Hair”)
medley including a recording of:
Let the Sunshine In
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 Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
The 5th Dimension4.154:44
8First of May
recording of:
First of May
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Casserole Music, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
is based on:
迷惘
Bee Gees3:08
9Games People Play
vocals:
Joe South (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recording of:
Games People Play (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music
sub-publisher:
Sweden Music (publisher, founded in 1960) (in 1988)
Joe South33:29
10Cupid
cover recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Johnny Nash2.53:26
11Hello Suzie
recording of:
Hello Suzie
composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
Amen Corner2:37
12Everybody's Talkin'
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
earliest release:
Everybody’s Talkin’ by Nilsson (US singer-songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 51)
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Talkin’
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Coconut Grove Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Third Palm Music and Third Story Music, Inc.
Nilsson3.92:43
13Dizzy
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 Roe2:56
14Oh Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
Edwin Hawkins Singers3:08
15Early in the Morning
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer:
Des Champ (UK musician, bandleader, producer & arranger) and Roger Easterby
recording of:
Early in the Morning
writer:
Mike Leander and Edward Seago
Vanity Fare2:45
16Tracy
recording of:
Tracy
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
The Cufflinks2:08
17Wonderful World Beautiful People
recording of:
Wonderful World, Beautiful People
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
Jimmy Cliff53:13
18Come Back and Shake Me
recording of:
Come Back and Shake Me
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Young
Clodagh Rodgers2:34
19All Along the Watchtower
cover recording of:
All Along the Watchtower
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Dwarf Music (from 1968 to present)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience2:40
20Curly
recording of:
Curly
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
The Move2:46
21A Way of Life
recording of:
A Way of Life
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger Greenaway
Family Dogg3:59
22It Miek
recording of:
It Miek
writer:
Desmond Dacres and Leslie Kong
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:32
23Bringing on Back the Good Times
recording of:
Bringing on Back the Good Times
writer:
John Cokell and Phillip Goodhand-Tait
Love Affair3:03
24Big Ship
recording of:
Big Ship
composer:
Raymond Froggatt
Cliff Richard2:29

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Time‐Life Books B.V. (in 1991)

Release group

part of:The Spirit of the 60s (Time-Life Music) (number: 13) (order: 13)