The Hit Box

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Annotation

10 CD's - More Than 10 Hours of Music
CD 1 to 6: All the Greatest Smokie Hits
CD 7: The Best Country Songs
CD 8: The Fantastic Hits Live
CD 9: All the Beautiful Christmas Songs
CD 10: 10 Brand New Party Medley-Mix

Annotation last modified on 2017-07-06 02:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: HitStory 1
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1Living Next Door to Alice
associate producer:
Nicky Chinn
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and G. Kasper (German sound engineer & producer, “Mr. Cool”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chinnichap Records Ltd. (in 1976) and RAK Records Ltd. (in 1976)
produced for:
Chinnichap (production company and publisher)
cover recording of:
Living Next Door to Alice
lyricist:
Nicky Chinn
composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
4.153:34
2Wild Wild Angels
recording of:
Wild Wild Angels
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH
4:22
3Rock Away Your Teardrops
recording of:
Rock Away Your Teardrops
writer:
Alan Silson and Chris Wade (Christopher Graham Wade, UK musician and songwriter)
3:54
4Sailing
4:41
5Have You Ever Seen the Rain
cover recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
4:13
6Like an Eagle
recording of:
Like an Eagle
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie"), Mick Dash and Dave Dunhill
4:00
7It’s Your Life
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
produced for:
Chinnichap (production company and publisher)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1977-03 until 1977-04)
recording of:
It’s Your Life
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
3:27
8My Heart Is True
recording of:
My Heart Is True
lyricist and composer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie")
3:34
9Hungry Heart
cover recording of:
Hungry Heart
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
2:57
10Boulevard of Broken Dreams
engineer:
Patrick Gordan (member of The Cassandra Complex)
producer:
Simon Humphrey
recorded at:
Woodlands Recording Studios in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Smokie song)
writer:
Alan Silson
publisher:
Silisong Ltd.
4:24
11Young Hearts
4:06
12When the Lightning Strikes
3:42
13Don’t Play That Game With Me
recording of:
Don’t Play That Game With Me
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie"), Mick Dash and Dave Dunhill
4:01
14Still the One
cover recording of:
You’re Still the One
writer:
Eilleen Shania Lange and Robert John Lange
publisher:
Loon Echo, Inc., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd. and PolyGram International, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
3:40
15Looking Daggers
recording of:
Looking Daggers
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter), Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
3:38
16Naked Love
4:15
17Heartbreak Angel
recording of:
Heartbreak Angel
lyricist and composer:
Alan Silson
4:18
18Something’s Been Making Me Blue
recording of:
Something’s Been Making Me Blue
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
2:55
19Never Made in Heaven
recording of:
Never Made in Heaven
lyricist and writer:
Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
4:31
20Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
3:55
2▼CD: HitStory 2
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1If You Think You Know How to Love Me
recording of:
If You Think You Know How to Love Me
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
Universal Music–MGB Songs
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.) 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)
3:57
2Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chinnichap Records Ltd. (in 1977)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1977-03 until 1977-04)
recording of:
Lay Back in the Arms of Someone (from 1977-03 until 1977-04)
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH
14:18
3Cry in the Night
recording of:
Cry in the Night
writer:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer), Alan Silson, Pete Spencer (UK drummer/songwriter, in Smokie) and Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
3:58
4Arms of Mary
cover recording of:
Arms of Mary
lyricist and composer:
Iain Sutherland (Sutherland Brothers)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Island Music Ltd., Skerry Rock Ltd. and Smash Brothers Ltd.
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.) 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)
2:48
5What Can I Do?
recording of:
What Can I Do?
lyricist and composer:
Alan Silson
4:01
6Hungry Eyes
3:53
7Never Turn Your Back on Your Friends
recording of:
Never Turn Your Back on Your Friends
writer:
Steve Thompson (UK songwriter / producer) and Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
3:30
8How Long
3:23
9Angelina
engineer:
Patrick Gordan (member of The Cassandra Complex)
producer:
Simon Humphrey
recorded at:
Woodlands Recording Studios in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Angelina
lyricist and composer:
Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
3:41
10What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
cover recording of:
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
writer:
James Dean (US soul songwriter), Paul Riser and William Weatherspoon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music (UK)
3:15
11Chasing Shadows
recording of:
Chasing Shadows
lyricist and composer:
Alan Silson
4:16
12Working for the Weekend
recording of:
Working for the Weekend
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie") and Neil Ferguson (Chumbawamba)
3:06
13I Swear
cover recording of:
I Swear
writer:
Gary Baker (songwriter) and Frank J. Meyers (country music singer, songwriter, record producer)
publisher:
MorganActive Songs, Inc. and Rick Hall Music, Inc.
4:24
14In the Middle of a Lonely Dream
4:19
15Lyin’ in the Arms of the One You Love
recording of:
Lying in the Arms of the One You Love
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie") and Alan Silson
3:49
16Take Good Care of My Baby
recording of:
Take Good Care of My Baby
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3:11
17Hurting
recording of:
Hurting
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie") and Simon Humphrey
5:26
18Love Can Change Your Heart
4:56
19Moving Mountains
engineer:
Patrick Gordan (member of The Cassandra Complex)
producer:
Simon Humphrey
recorded at:
Woodlands Recording Studios in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Moving Mountains
writer:
Elizabeth Lamers, Frank Musker and Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
4:21
20Miss You Nights
4:05
3▼CD: HitStory 3
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1Needles and Pins
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
produced for:
Chinnichap (production company and publisher)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1977-03 until 1977-04)
cover recording of:
Needles and Pins
lyricist:
Sonny Bono
composer:
Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Metric Music
52:43
2Garden Party
4:08
3Mexican Girl
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Pete Spencer (UK drummer/songwriter, in Smokie)
guitar:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer) and Alan Silson
keyboard and lead vocals:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chinnichap Records Ltd. (in 1978)
produced for:
Chinnichap (production company and publisher)
recording of:
Mexican Girl
composer:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer) and Pete Spencer (UK drummer/songwriter, in Smokie)
publisher:
Hanseatic (publisher), RAK Publishing Ltd. and Willow Music Publ. Ltd.
3:43
4Surfin’
producer:
G. Kasper (German sound engineer & producer, “Mr. Cool”)
recording of:
Surfin' (radio version)
composer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie"), Mick Dash and Dave Dunhill
3:16
5Be My Baby
cover recording of:
Be My Baby
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1963)
sub-publisher:
ABKCO Japan Publishing, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1963), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:50
6Where Sorry’s Not Enough
4:23
7Norwegian Girl
recording of:
Norwegian Girl
lyricist and composer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie")
3:49
8Lodi
cover recording of:
Lodi
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Wenaha Music
3:23
9Mr. Tambourine Man
3:46
10Darlin’
cover recording of:
Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Blandamer
3:03
11Hot Girls and Summer Nights
recording of:
Hot Girls and Summer Nights
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie") and Neil Ferguson (Chumbawamba)
3:44
12I Can Be a Heartbreaker Too
4:13
13I’d Die for You
recording of:
I’d Die for You
writer:
Mick Dash and Dave Dunhill
3:32
14I Feel Love
4:12
15Hold On Tight
recording of:
Hold On Tight
lyricist and composer:
Alan Silson
3:55
16Romeo & Juliet
5:48
17Every Little Kiss
recording of:
Every Little Kiss
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie") and Martin Bullard
4:21
18Last Train
4:31
19Love Hurts
cover recording of:
Love Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and 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)
4:10
4▼CD: HitStory 4
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1Oh Carol
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Pete Spencer (UK drummer/songwriter, in Smokie)
guitar:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer) and Alan Silson
keyboard and lead vocals:
Chris Norman (English soft rock singer)
produced for:
Chinnichap (production company and publisher)
recording of:
Oh Carol
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:34
2Don’t Play Your Rock ’n’ Roll to Me
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
recording of:
Don’t Play Your Rock ’n’ Roll to Me
lyricist:
Nicky Chinn
composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
53:16
3(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
4:50
4Hold On for the Night
recording of:
Hold On for the Night
lyricist and composer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie")
3:40
5Listen to the Radio
recording of:
Listen to Your Radio
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie"), Mick Dash and Dave Dunhill
3:30
6Everytime You Go Away
4:13
7You’re So Vain
cover recording of:
You’re So Vain
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd. (ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing Group
3:28
8Love Take Me Away (Sleeping Beauty)
engineer:
Patrick Gordan (member of The Cassandra Complex)
producer:
Simon Humphrey
recorded at:
Woodlands Recording Studios in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Love Take Me Away (Sleeping Beauty)
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie") and Martin Bullard
4:01
9Whiskey in the Jar
recording of:
Whiskey in the Jar (rock version, arranged by Thin Lizzy)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band)
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
version of:
Whiskey in the Jar (traditional)
4:50
10You’re So Different Tonight
recording of:
You’re So Different Tonight
writer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie"), Mick Dash and Dave Dunhill
3:34
11Tell Me Why
4:38
12No Matter What
4:21
13Never Fight Again
recording of:
Never Fight Again
lyricist and composer:
Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
4:14
14Love Like a Rocket
4:34
15Only You
3:23
16Can’t This Be Love
recording of:
Can’t This Be Love
lyricist and writer:
Alan Silson
4:50
17Love Is Out of the Question
recording of:
Love Is Out of the Question
writer:
Paul Bliss and Phil Palmer (guitarist)
3:25
18I Won’t Back Down
cover recording of:
I Won’t Back Down
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated), SBK April Music Inc., 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:54
19I Don’t Wanna Talk About It
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Talk About It
lyricist and composer:
Danny Whitten
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Crazy Horse Music and Rondor Music
4:30
5▼CD: HitStory 5
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1For a Few Dollars More
recording of:
For a Few Dollars More
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
3:45
2I’ll Meet You at Midnight
recording of:
I’ll Meet You at Midnight
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
43:17
3Till You Follow Me
4:13
4Bang Bang
recording of:
Bang Bang
writer:
Mick Dash, Dave Dunhill and Steve Pinnell
4:10
5Who’ll Stop the Rain
recording of:
Who’ll Stop the Rain
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
2:41
6Heat of the Night
recording of:
Heat of the Night
writer:
Steve Pinnell and Alan Silson
5:01
7Can’t Fight This Feeling
cover recording of:
Can’t Fight This Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bucks Music Group Ltd. (Bucks Music Group), Fate Music, The International Music Network Ltd and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
4:19
8All My Life
recording of:
All My Life
lyricist and composer:
Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
3:33
9Runaway Train
cover recording of:
Runaway Train
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Taiwan (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), LFR Music, Standing Water Music, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:33
10Think About the Night
recording of:
Think About the Night
lyricist and composer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie")
3:37
11This Side of Paradise
recording of:
This Side of Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Terry Uttley (English bassist, singer and songwriter)
5:19
12Derry Girl
recording of:
Derry Girl
lyricist and composer:
Alan Silson
3:40
13Brave New World
4:24
14Drift Away
cover recording of:
Drift Away
lyricist and composer:
Mentor Williams (songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:15
15It’s My Heart
recording of:
It’s My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Alan Silson
3:33
16Falling Apart
engineer:
Patrick Gordan (member of The Cassandra Complex)
producer:
Simon Humphrey
recorded at:
Woodlands Recording Studios in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Falling Apart
lyricist and composer:
Peter Goalby
4:12
17Coming Home Tonight
3:49
18Northern Soul
engineer:
Patrick Gordan (member of The Cassandra Complex)
producer:
Simon Humphrey
recorded at:
Woodlands Recording Studios in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Northern Soul
lyricist and composer:
Clive Gregson
4:18
19Just When I Needed You Most
cover recording of:
Just When I Needed You Most
lyricist and composer:
Randy VanWarmer
publisher:
Fourth Floor Music Inc. (US publisher), Terraform Music (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4:18
6▶CD: HitStory 6
7▶CD: Country
8▶CD: Live
9▶CD: Christmas
10▶CD: MedleyMix