Essential Classics, Vol. 205: The Ronettes

~ Release by The Ronettes (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Be My Baby
miscellaneous support:
Phil Spector (task: under license of)
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
vocals:
Ronnie Spector (in 1963-07)
performer:
The Ronettes
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phil Spector Records (in 1963)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 19), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 22)
recording of:
Be My Baby (in 1963-07)
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)
4.152:44
2Baby, I Love You
recording of:
Baby, I Love You
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:54
3Do I Love You
recording of:
Do I Love You
composer:
Peter Andreoli (US songwriter/producer vocalist), Vini Poncia and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:46
4When I Saw You
recording of:
When I Saw You
lyricist and composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
Mother Bertha Music Inc.
2:42
5Silhouettes
cover recording of:
Silhouettes
writer:
Bob Crewe and Frank Slay
publisher:
Regent Music Corp. (BMI)
2:25
6Breakin’ Up
2:52
7Good Girls
recording of:
Good Girls
composer:
Ollie Jones and Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer)
2:23
8I Want a Boy
recording of:
I Want a Boy
composer:
Dinu
2:14
9What’s So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen
recording of:
What's So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen
composer:
Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger) and Victor Thomas (songwriter)
2:45
10He Did It
producer:
Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
lead vocals:
Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett
recording of:
He Did It
composer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
2:34
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