Greatest Ever: Ska & Mod

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154‐46 (Was My Number)
The Maytals3:12
2Train to Skaville
recording of:
Train to Skaville
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
The Ethiopians52:51
3Street Corner
The Skatalites3:02
4You Can Get It If You Really Want
Desmond Dekker2:38
5Return of Django
The Upsetters2:31
6Guns of Navarone
Freddie Notes & the Rudies3:18
7Let’s Do Rock Steady
Dandy Livingstone2:48
8Last Night
Laurel Aitken3:22
9Long Shot Kick de Bucket
recording of:
Long Shot (Kick the Bucket)
writer:
George Agard (Jamaican reggae artist, aka "George Dekker", "Johhny Melody"), Sidney "Luddy" Crooks and Jackie Robinson (reggae singer, member of The Pioneers)
The Pioneers2:49
10Skinhead Moonstomp
recording of:
Skinhead Moonstomp
writer:
Roy Ellis (Mr. Symarip) and Monty Naismith
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
Symarip53:00
11In the Midnight Hour
The Silvertones2:42
12Sweet Sensation
The Melodians3:53
13Red Red Wine
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1968)
Jimmy James & the Vagabonds2:55
14Wear You to the Ball
John Holt2:38
15Angel of the Morning
Joya Landis3:04
16The Tide Is High
The Paragons2:43
17Can’t Get Used to Losing You
cover recording of:
Can’t Get Used to Losing You
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Danny Ray2:16
18Rudy, a Message to You
recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone52:33
19King of Ska
Desmond Dekker2:53
20The Prince
recording of:
The Prince
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
dedicated to:
Prince Buster
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness33:19
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1Land of 1000 Dances
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Chips Moman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Andrew Love (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
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 (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
cover recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats Domino)
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Thursday Music Corp. and Tune-Kel
recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats Domino)
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Thursday Music Corp. and Tune-Kel
Wilson Pickett42:26
2Walking the Dog
Rufus Thomas2:32
3Mr Pitiful
recording of:
Mr. Pitiful
lyricist and composer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Otis Redding2:42
4You Don’t Know Like I Know
recording of:
You Don’t Know Like I Know
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Rondor Music and Warner Chappell
Sam & Dave2:39
5B‐A‐B‐Y
recording of:
B-A-B-Y (in 1966)
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner/Chappell North America
Carla Thomas4.252:56
6Chain of Fools
recording of:
Chain of Fools
lyricist and composer:
Don Covay
publisher:
14th Hour Music, Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Pronto Music (publisher), Springtime Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
adaptations:
Verlga norih
Aretha Franklin2:47
7Green Onions
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1962-06)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar [bass]:
Lewie Steinberg (in 1962-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1962-06)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1962-06)
Hammond organ:
Booker T. Jones (in 1962-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 181) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 418)
recording of:
Green Onions (in 1962-06)
composer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music, Bug Music (music publishing), Carlin Music Corporation, East/Memphis Music Corp. and Irving Music (BMI)
Booker T. & the MG’s3.852:49
8I Got a Woman
recording of:
I Got a Woman
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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)
Ray Charles2:51
9Poison Ivy
engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
double bass [bass]:
Wendell Marshall (on 1959-07-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1959-07-16)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1959-07-16), Sammy Clarke (on 1959-07-16) and Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-07-16)
piano:
Mike Stoller (on 1959-07-16)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1959-07-16)
vocals:
The Coasters (on 1959-07-16), Carl Gardner (on 1959-07-16), Cornell Gunter (on 1959-07-16), Billy Guy (r&b vocalist) (on 1959-07-16) and Will “Dub” Jones (US R&B/doo wop vocalist) (on 1959-07-16)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-07-17)
recording of:
Poison Ivy (on 1959-07-16)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The Coasters3.352:44
10La La La La La
The Blendells2:57
11Stupidity
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Solomon Burke
recording of:
Stupidity
writer:
Solomon Burke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Solomon Burke1:55
12Keep On Talking
cover recording of:
Keep on Talking
writer:
Dewey Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Fame Publishing Company LLC (affiliated to BMI) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Arthur Conley2:29
13Someday We’re Gonna Love Again
Barbara Lewis2:06
14Just Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Just Say Goodbye
composer:
Ruth Grant and Rogers Grant
Esther Phillips2:16
15Cool Jerk
The Capitols2:44
16A Lover’s Question
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
double bass [bass]:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-08-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Belton Evans (on 1958-08-07)
guitar:
Carl Lynch (on 1958-08-07) and Sal Salvador (on 1958-08-07)
piano:
Cliff Smalls (on 1958-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-08-07)
vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1958-08-07)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1958-08-07)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
A Lover's Question (on 1958-08-07)
composer:
Brook Benton and Jimmy Williams (50s/60s US funk/soul songwriter)
Clyde McPhatter32:36
17What’cha Gonna Do About It
Doris Troy1:52
18You Got to Pay Your Dues
The Drifters2:33
19That’s When the Tears Start
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
The Blossoms2:24
20Seven Days Too Long
Chuck Wood2:21
21Here I Go Again
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1969-05-16)
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1969-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1969-05-16)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1969-05-16) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1969-05-16)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1969-05-16)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1969-05-16)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1969-05-16)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1969-05-16)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1969-05-16)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1969-05-16)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
Archie Bell & the Drells52:08
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1Israelites
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:35
2Moon Hop
recording of:
Moon Hop
writer:
Derrick Morgan and Joe Willis
Derrick Morgan43:10
3Music Is My Occupation
Don Drummond3:35
4Teenage Ska
recording of:
Teenage Ska
writer:
Baba Brooks
Baba Brooks Band2:41
5Rudies All Around
Joe White1:58
6Bonanza Ska
cover recording of:
Bonanza
orchestrator:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Livingston & Evans Inc. (ASCAP) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
Bonanza (American Western TV series 1959–1973)
Carlos Malcolm & His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms43:03
7I Am the Upsetter
Lee “Scratch” Perry3:05
8Have Some Mercy
Delroy Wilson3:25
9Too Experienced
Owen Gray3:29
10The Loser
recording of:
The Loser
lyricist and composer:
Derrick Harriott
Derrick Harriott3:37
11If I Didn’t Love You
Eric “Monty” Morris2:40
12John Jones
recording of:
John Jones
writer:
Derrick Harriott and Rudy Mills
Rudy Mills3:10
13Alley Cat Ska
Tommy McCook2:41
14Kingston Town
recording of:
Kingston Town
lyricist and composer:
Kenrick Patrick
Lord Creator3:10
15Storm Warning
Lynn Taitt and The Boys2:29
16Carry Go Bring Come
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:51
17Crying Every Night
Stranger Cole2:31
18What Now? Theme From Dr. Zhivago
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics2:46
19Dr. Kitch
Lord Kitchener3:58
20I’m in the Mood for Love
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
Lord Tanamo2:30
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1Madness
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass guitar:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
cover recording of:
Madness
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell (until 1962)
Madness2.52:39
2Smart Boy
The Akrylykz2:36
3Confusion (Hits Us Everytime)
The Truth3:02
4Got to Get You Into My Life
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963, in 1966) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers2:34
5Beggin’
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Bob Crewe
arranger:
Artie Schroeck
recording of:
Beggin’ (in 1967)
writer:
Peggy Farina and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Saturday Music, Inc. and Seasons Four Music Corp.
Frankie Valli2:48
6Comin’ Home Baby
Mel Tormé2:43
7Finger Poppin’
recording of:
Fingerpoppin’
lyricist and composer:
Ike Turner
publisher:
Fanfare Music Co. Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Ike & Tina Turner2:49
8Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
The Animals2:27
9Looking Back
The Spencer Davis Group3:46
10Don’t Tell Me
Arthur Brown2:28
11Blow Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only) (in 1967)
recording of:
Blow Up
writer:
Keith West
The In Crowd1:55
12I Can’t Dance With You
The Valentines2:52
13Sorry
producer:
Ted Albert (producer) (in 1966) and Tony Geary (Australia producer and A&R producer for Albert Productions.) (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Snowy Fleet (in 1966)
electric bass guitar:
Dick Diamonde (in 1966)
electric guitar and background vocals:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) (in 1966) and George Young (Australian musician and producer) (in 1966)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wright (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1966, in 1967)
recorded at:
EMI Studios Sydney in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 1966)
recording of:
Sorry (in 1966)
writer:
Stevie Wright and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Easybeats42:35
14Garden of My Mind
producer:
Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Page
arranger:
Dexter Foote
recording of:
Garden of My Mind
writer:
Mickey Finn (British guitarist, aka Mickey Waller) and Alan Mark (British singer)
The Mickey Finn52:31
15Gaby
bass guitar:
Bob Bresser
drums (drum set):
Heinz Hoff
guitar:
Jörg Schulte-Eckel
guitar, harmonica and organ:
Uli Grün
vocals:
Werner Krabbe
The Boots42:32
16I Read You Like an Open Book
Tages52:42
17My White Bicycle
producer:
Mark Wirtz
keyboard:
Mark Wirtz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1967)
recording of:
My White Bicycle
writer:
Ken Burgess and Keith Hopkins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Getaway Songs Ltd., Intersong Music and Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
Tomorrow43:16
18Imposters of Life’s Magazine
engineer and producer:
Gerald Chevin and Eddy Offord
bass:
Greg Masters (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Roger Spencer (drummer) (in 1967)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (in 1967) and Dave Pritchard (Idle Race) (in 1967)
vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1967)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
Imposters of Life's Magazine (in 1967)
writer:
G. Lynn
The Idle Race42:19
19Sabre Dance
partial instrumental cover recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Love Sculpture34:50