1966 - Die Stars - Die Hits - Die Facts

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Pied Piper
Crispian St. Peters2:34
2You Can’t Hurry Love
recording engineer:
Russ Terrana
engineer:
Lamont Dozier
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1966-06-11)
brass [horns]:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (on 1966-06-11)
guitar [Gibson L-5]:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1966-06-11)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1966-06-11)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (on 1966-06-11)
tambourine:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1966-06-11)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1966-07-05) and Mary Wilson (on 1966-07-05)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1966-07-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015, in 2017)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1966-06-11 until 1966-07-05)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 280)
recording of:
You Can’t Hurry Love (from 1966-06-11 until 1966-07-05)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. (in 1965) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Supremes4.752:46
3Sloop John B.
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Sloop John B
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and New Executive Music
version of:
The John B. Sails
The Beach Boys2:59
4The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
recording of:
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Seasons Four Music and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
The Walker Brothers3:11
5Green Green Grass of Home
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music, Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Tom Jones43:06
6Sunny Afternoon
recording of:
Sunny Afternoon
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Davray Music Ltd., Carlin (in 1984) and Davray (publisher) (in 1984)
The Kinks3:35
7These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
engineer:
Eddie Brackett
producer:
Lee Hazlewood
vocals:
Nancy Sinatra
conductor:
Billy Strange
arranger:
Billy Strange
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 109)
recording of:
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hazlewood
publisher:
Lorna Music and Criterion Music Corp. (in 1966)
version of:
Boots (original melody)
Nancy Sinatra4.052:41
8Visions
producer:
Norrie Paramor
vocals:
Cliff Richard
recording of:
Visions (1966 song)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Ferris
Cliff Richard3:01
9Pretty Flamingo
Manfred Mann2:34
10Bend It
recording of:
Bend It (in 1966)
lyricist:
Ken Howard (English songwriter, one half of the songwrting team Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley, author and television director)
composer:
Alan Blaikley
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich32:32
11To Whom It Concerns
recording of:
To Whom It Concerns
writer:
Chris Andrews (UK singer-songwriter)
Chris Andrews2:41
12Reach Out I’ll Be There
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1966)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1966), Marlene Barrow (in 1966), Renaldo Benson (in 1966), Louvain Demps (in 1966), Abdul “Duke” Fakir (in 1966), Jackie Hicks (in 1966) and Lawrence Payton (in 1966)
lead vocals:
Levi Stubbs (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 78) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 206)
recording of:
Reach Out, I’ll Be There (in 1966)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Four Tops43:00
13Spanish Eyes
producer:
Tom Morgan (producer)
conductor:
Peter de Angelis (in 1965)
arranger:
Peter de Angelis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples) (in 1965)
lyricist:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Columbia Music (Publisher. Do not use as a release label.) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
version of:
Moon Over Naples
Al Martino2.52:47
14Sunny
recording of:
Sunny
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Bobby Hebb2:47
15All or Nothing
producer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1966)
recording of:
All or Nothing
writer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Aquarius Music Ltd. (UK publisher)
Small Faces3.53:06
16You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
producer:
John Franz
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 491)
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
lyricist:
Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini (Lyricist) and Vicki Wickham
composer:
Pino Donaggio (Italian singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Accordo Ediccione, B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Miller Music Corp.
translated version of:
Io che non vivo (senza te)
Dusty Springfield3.72:50
17Wild Thing
producer:
Colin Frechter (British pianist, arranger, music director, producer, vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Bond (The Troggs) (in 1966)
electric guitar:
Chris Britton (The Troggs) (in 1966)
ocarina and lead vocals:
Reg Presley (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 257)
cover recording of:
Wild Thing (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH and April Music (in 1981)
The Troggs4.42:36
18Black Is Black
recording of:
Black Is Black (in 1966)
writer:
Michelle Grainger (UK songwriter, co-wrote “Black is Black”), Tony Hayes (UK songwriter, co-wrote “Black is Black”) and Steve Wadey (UK songwriter, co-wrote “Black is Black”)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Mellin Music, Musica (Musica Schallplatten-Vertrieb Gesellschaft m.b.H.), Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Los Bravos42:56

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part of:Die Stars – Die Hits – Die Facts (number: 1966) (order: 7)