The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume 2

~ Release by The Byrds (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Ballad of Easy Rider
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Ballad of Easy Rider (on 1969-06-18)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
Roger McGuinn
publisher:
Dwarf Music
32:08
2Wasn’t Born to Follow
producer:
Gary Usher
cover recording of:
Wasn’t Born to Follow
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:06
3Jesus Is Just Alright
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
cover recording of:
Jesus Is Just Alright (on 1969-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Reynolds
publisher:
Alexis Music, Inc., Artists Music, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
22:15
4He Was a Friend of Mine
producer:
Terry Melcher
recording of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
additional lyricist:
Roger McGuinn
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Roger McGuinn
arrangement of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
2:36
5Chestnut Mare
engineer:
Chris Hinshaw
producer:
Jim Dickson and Terry Melcher
guitar:
Roger McGuinn and Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist)
recording of:
Chestnut Mare (on 1970-06-05)
writer:
Jacques Levy and Roger McGuinn
45:14
6Tiffany Queen
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-07-25)
recording engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (on 1971-07-25)
producer:
The Byrds (American rock band)
recording of:
Tiffany Queen (on 1971-07-25)
lyricist and composer:
Roger McGuinn
2:47
7Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
composer:
Roger McGuinn and Gram Parsons
3:57
8You Ain’t Going Nowhere
engineer:
Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee
producer:
Gary Usher
background vocals:
Chris Hillman (on 1968-03-09)
vocals:
Roger McGuinn (on 1968-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968)
samples from:
Sweetheart of the Rodeo (stereo) by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1968-08-30)
cover recording of:
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (on 1968-03-09)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
3.52:40
9Citizen Kane
producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
recording of:
Citizen Kane
writer:
Skip Battin and Kim Fowley
2:39
10I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
recording of:
I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician
writer:
Jacques Levy and Roger McGuinn
2:09
11America’s Great National Pastime
producer:
The Byrds (American rock band)
recording of:
America’s Great National Pastime (on 1971-07-27)
writer:
Skip Battin and Kim Fowley
32:59

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
photography:David Gahr (photographer)
liner notes:Allee Willis
design:John Berg (designer)
Karenlee Grant (design)
manufactured by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1972)
ASIN:US: B0000024ZS [info]