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~ Release by Grand Funk Railroad (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Album notes have *a lot* of useful information. Release dates at cat. #s for the singles the song came from, and production and writing credits for each song. Not adding those now, though.

Annotation last modified on 2007-05-10 22:39 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1We’re an American Band
assistant recording engineer:
Seth Snyder
engineer and producer:
Todd Rundgren
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano and guitar:
Mark Farner
bass:
Mel Schacher
clavinet, Moog, organ and piano:
Craig Frost
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad)
vocals:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad) and Mark Farner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1973, in 1987, in 1991)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 99) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
We’re an American Band
lyricist and composer:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad)
publisher:
Brew Music Company
4.153:27
2Time Machine
producer:
Terry Knight
recording of:
Time Machine
lyricist and composer:
Mark Farner
53:45
3Walk Like a Man (You Can Call Me Your Man)
producer:
Todd Rundgren
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano and guitar:
Mark Farner
bass:
Mel Schacher
clavinet, Moog, organ and piano:
Craig Frost
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad)
vocals:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad) and Mark Farner
recording of:
Walk Like a Man
lyricist and composer:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad) and Mark Farner
54:05
4Some Kind of Wonderful
producer:
Jimmy Ienner (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1979, in 2001)
cover recording of:
Some Kind of Wonderful
lyricist and composer:
Willie John Ellison (American/Canadian musician)
publisher:
Crash Music, Dandelion Music Company and Fermata do Brasil
4.253:23
5Gimme Shelter
cover recording of:
Gimme Shelter
written in:
Mayfair, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1968)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
46:19
6Shinin’ On
producer:
Todd Rundgren
recording of:
Shinin’ On
writer:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad) and Mark Farner
publisher:
Brew Music Company, Cram Renraff Co. and Fujipacific Music, Inc.
55:56
7Heartbreaker
producer:
Terry Knight
recording of:
Heartbreaker
lyricist and composer:
Mark Farner
publisher:
Storybook Music 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)
4.656:35
8Rock & Roll Soul
producer:
Grand Funk Railroad
recording of:
Rock & Roll Soul
lyricist and composer:
Mark Farner
publisher:
Cram Renraff Co. and Fujipacific Music, Inc.
3:30
9The Loco-Motion
producer:
Todd Rundgren
cover recording of:
The Loco‐Motion (aka Locomotion) (in 1974)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems/EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1962 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
52:47
10Footstompin’ Music
producer:
Terry Knight
recording of:
Footstompin’ Music
lyricist and composer:
Mark Farner
publisher:
Storybook Music 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)
53:47
11Mean Mistreater
4:56
12Feelin’ Alright
cover recording of:
Feelin’ Alright
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mason (co‐founder of Traffic)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
54:27
13Take Me
producer:
Jimmy Ienner (producer)
recording of:
Take Me
writer:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad) and Craig Frost
55:06
14Bad Time
producer:
Jimmy Ienner (producer)
recording of:
Bad Time
lyricist and composer:
Mark Farner
4.352:56
15I’m Your Captain / Closer to Home
12:33