Looking for the Magic: American Power Pop in the Seventies

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Tracklist

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1My Best Friend’s Girl
assistant engineer:
Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Jay Faires and Tricia Holloway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1978), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978, in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
My Best Friend’s Girl (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
The Cars4.353:46
2Losing You to Sleep
Tommy Hoehn5:14
3The First One
Gary Valentine2:38
4Leave the Past Behind
The Moberlys2:37
5I Wanna Be Sedated
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 19) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 144)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Sedated (from 1978-05 until 1978-07)
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
composer:
Ramones (US punk rock band)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Ramones4.252:33
6Let Her Dance
Spitballs2:30
7You Just Don’t Wanna Know
Jules & the Polar Bears3:23
8Gotta Have Pop
Segarini3:37
9Say Girl
Robert Johnson2:59
10Come Back
Fotomaker3:21
11Don’t Listen to Them
Bill Kern2:38
12Love Is Gonna Come at Last
recording of:
Love Is Gonna Come at Last
lyricist and composer:
Joey Molland
Badfinger53:40
13Drivin’ Music
The Rubinoos3:17
14Rendezvous
cover recording of:
Rendezvous
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1976)
recording of:
Rendezvous
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1976)
Greg Kihn Band2:30
15Your Number or Your Name
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 2013)
recording of:
Your Number or Your Name
writer:
Berton Averre and Doug Fieger (in The Knack)
The Knack3.52:57
16Poly Vinyl
The Mumbles3:55
17Rolene
recording of:
Rolene
lyricist and composer:
Moon Martin
publisher:
Rockslam Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France
Moon Martin3:39
18Get ’Im Outa Town
The Laughing Dogs3:28
19She Don’t Know Why I’m Here (album version)
The Last3:31
20Slip Away
Ian Lloyd3:39
21Should Have Known Better
Richard Lloyd2:55
22No More Heartbreaks
The Names4:29
23She Said
Cheese3:16
24Cheri
20/203:18

Credits

Release

liner notes:David Wells (British compiler/producer)
miscellaneous support:David Wells (British compiler/producer) (task: project management)
mastering:Oli Hemingway
compiler:David Wells (British compiler/producer)
design:Andy Morten
artwork:Andy Morten (task: layout)
mastered at:The Wax Works in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/29103907 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0CH9R9MGY [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0006133153 [info]