The Best Ever Seventies Album

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Maggie May
Rod Stewart5:15
2Living 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
Smokie4.153:30
3If You Leave Me Now
Chicago3:54
4Only Sixteen
producer:
Ron Haffkine
cover recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
publisher:
ABKCO Music and Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd.
Dr. Hook2:47
5Three Times a Lady
Commodores3:39
6Cotton Fields
cover recording of:
Cotton Fields
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
The Beach Boys3:02
7American Pie
engineer:
Tom Flye
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
bass:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roy Markowitz (on 1971-05-26)
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1971-05-26)
electric piano:
Ray Colcord (on 1971-05-26)
marimba and vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri (on 1971-05-26)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1971-05-26)
choir vocals:
West 44th Street Rhythm and Noise Choir (on 1971-05-26)
vocals:
Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26) and Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1971), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1971) and United Artists Records (for bootlegs and counterfeit) (in 1971)
partial recording of:
American Pie (on 1971-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
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)
Don McLean54:12
8In the Summertime
Mungo Jerry3:30
9My Little Angel
William Shakespeare3:32
10Devil Gate Drive
Suzi Quatro3:49
11Hooked on a Feeling
producer:
Bengt Palmers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1973), EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI) (in 1973) and EMI Records Group (in 1973)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 284)
recording of:
Hooked on a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
Blue Swede4.052:53
12Evie (Part 1)
partial recording of:
Evie, Parts 1, 2 & 3
writer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
Boomerang Investments Pty Limited and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Stevie Wright4:02
13Because I Love You
The Masters Apprentices4:33
14I Hate the Music
recording of:
I Hate the Music
writer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
John Paul Young3:53
15Slippin' Away
Max Merritt & the Meteors5:19
16Take a Long Line
The Angels3:02
17Computer Games
bass:
Don Martin (bassist and vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Richard Hodgkinson
guitar:
Kevin Stanton
keyboard:
Murray Burns
vocals:
Steve Gilpin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1979), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1980)
recording of:
Computer Games
lyricist:
Steve Gilpin and Kevin Stanton
composer:
Murray Burns and Kevin Stanton
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), BMG Music, BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Mi‐Sex4:00
18My Sharona
bass:
Prescott Niles (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Bruce Gary (in 1979-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Berton Averre (in 1979-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Doug Fieger (in The Knack) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 2002), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1979), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
My Sharona (in 1979-04)
writer:
Berton Averre and Douglas Fieger (in The Knack)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Eighties Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Small Hill Music, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia and Wise Brothers Music LLC
The Knack4.24:01
19I Don't Like Mondays
The Boomtown Rats4:20