The Sound of the Century: 1970–1979

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1That's the Way I Like It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1976) and T.K. Records (Miami‐based disco label) (in 1975)
edit of:
That’s the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band (US funk, R&B & disco band)
recording of:
That’s the Way (I Like It)
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
KC & the Sunshine Band4.33:04
2In the Summertime
producer:
Barry Murray (producer, associated with Mungo Jerry)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Dawn (UK 70s 'underground and progressive' label, a subsidiary of Pye Records) (in 1970)
earliest release:
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
music videos:
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 40) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 53)
recording of:
In the Summertime
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Bovina Music Inc., Broadley Music (International) Ltd. (PRS), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., Our Music Ltd. (possibly aka Our Music Ltd., associated mostly with Mungo Jerry), Satellite Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mungo Jerry3.653:32
3Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1976)
edit of:
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel by Tavares (US R&B, funk and soul music)
recording of:
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
writer:
Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Tavares43:32
4Rock Your Baby
vocals:
George McCrae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCray3.253:19
5Lay Your Love on Me
recording of:
Lay Your Love on Me
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
Racey3:13
6Greased Lightning
producer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
mixer:
David J. Holman
saxophone:
Ray Pizzi
additional vocals:
Jeff Conaway (actor)
lead vocals:
John Travolta (American actor and singer)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Melvoin
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (from 1978 to present) and RSO Records (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Greased Lightnin’ (Grease, 1971 musical)
writer:
Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1978 to present)
part of:
Grease (1971 musical)
John Travolta4.653:15
7Dyna-Mite
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RAK Records Ltd. (in 1973)
recording of:
Dyna-Mite
lyricist and composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
Mud52:58
8Proud Mary
engineer:
Brent Maher
producer:
Ike Turner
instruments:
Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm
background vocals:
The Ikettes
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
vocals:
Ike Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1971) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1971)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 69) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 420)
cover recording of:
Proud Mary
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Burlington Music Ltd., Cierco Music, Warner Chappell, Jondora Music (on 1968-12-27) and Jondora Musikverlag (publisher) (in 1970)
Ike & Tina Turner4.654:56
9Johnny Reggae
recording of:
Johnny Reggae
writer:
Jonathan King
Piglets2:10
10Denis
engineer:
Rob Freeman (engineer)
producer:
Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
bass guitar:
Frank Infante (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Chris Stein (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and vibraphone:
Chris Stein (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Frank Infante (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
farfisa, grand piano, strings, synthesizer [Polymoog] and synthesizer [Roland]:
Jimmy Destri (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
background vocals:
Clem Burke (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Jimmy Destri (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1977), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1977, in 2001) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
cover recording of:
Denise (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Levenson (pianist and songwriter)
publisher:
Bright Tunes Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Minder Music Ltd. and Taking Care of Business Music Inc. (BMI)
Blondie3.52:17
11Emma
recording of:
Emma
writer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate) and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated)
Hot Chocolate3:50
12Moviestar
recording of:
Movie Star
lyricist and composer:
Harpo (Swedish pop singer) (in 1975)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), RAK Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Harpo3:23
13Make Me Smile
producer:
Steve Harley and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 18)
recording of:
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Finchley Music Corp., RAK Publishing Ltd. and Trigram Music Management Ltd.
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel43:54
14If I Had Words
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 45)
cover recording of:
If I Had Words
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arranger:
Jonathan Hodge
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78: II. Allegro moderato — Presto — Maestoso — Allegro
Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley23:51
15The Man Who Sold the World
recording of:
The Man Who Sold the World
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1970-05-22)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems-EMI, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1974) and MainMan (in 1974)
Lulu & David Bowie3:49
16Home on a Monday
assistant engineer:
John Hodge (engineer)
engineer:
Ross Cockle and Paul Grupp
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
mixer:
Paul Grupp
acoustic guitar:
Beeb Birtles and Graeham Goble
bass:
George McArdle
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci
electric guitar:
Beeb Birtles and David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band)
piano:
Peter Sullivan
background vocals:
Beeb Birtles, Graeham Goble and Glenn Shorrock
lead vocals:
Glenn Shorrock
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Formosa
strings arranger:
Riccardo Formosa
vocals arranger:
Graeham Goble
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1975), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1976, in 1977), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977, in 1978) and EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 2002)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recorded at:
Armstrong Audio Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Home on Monday
lyricist:
Beeb Birtles and Glenn Shorrock
composer:
Glenn Shorrock
publisher:
Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd. and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Little River Band23:53
17Only a Fool
recording of:
Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart
lyricist:
Shelly Coburn
writer:
Norman Bergen (in 1964) and Shelly Coburn (in 1964)
composer:
Norman Bergen
Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee2:44
18Every Time I Think of You
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass:
Jack Conrad (producer and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too), Myrna Matthews and Marti McCall (session vocalist)
lead vocals:
John Waite
conductor:
Jimmy Haskell
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Jimmy Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1978, in 1979) and Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1979)
recording of:
Every Time I Think of You
writer:
Jack Conrad (producer and songwriter) (in 1978) and Ray Kennedy (singer, songwriter, and record producer based in L.A.) (in 1978)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Hudson Bay Music, Seven Summits Music and X‐Ray Music
The Babys4.354:01
19Baker Street
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel) (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Hugh Burns (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nigel Jenkins (in 1977)
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre (in 1977)
percussion:
Glen LeFleur (in 1977)
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978, in 1980), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
edit of:
Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
recording of:
Baker Street (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Gerry Rafferty4.154:06

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
printed in:Europe
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Disky Communications Europe B.V. (Copyright holder. File NO releases.) (in 1999)
licensed from:Castle Communications PLC (not for label use, copyright holder)
Chelsea/Roxbury/Wes Sky Industries Inc.
Creole Records Ltd.
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
Janus Records Inc.
Jonathan King Enterprises Ltd.
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/547899 [info]