The Definitive Pop Collection

~ Release by America (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Tin Man
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, bass, guitar and keyboard, guitar and keyboard:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
tape:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Tin Man
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
live recording of:
Tin Man
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
3.853:28
2Another Try
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
tape:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Another Try
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
3:18
3Lonely People
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, bass, guitar and keyboard, guitar and keyboard:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
tape:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Lonely People
writer:
Catherine Peek and Dan Peek
live recording of:
Lonely People
writer:
Catherine Peek and Dan Peek
3.852:30
4Hollywood
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
tape:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Hollywood
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
2:52
5Baby It’s Up to You
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
tape:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Baby It’s Up to You
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
2:26
6Old Man Took
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
tape:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Old Man Took
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
3:11
7Sister Golden Hair
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
vocals:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975), Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 264)
recording of:
Sister Golden Hair
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Beckley
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
4.13:17
8Daisy Jane
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
vocals:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Daisy Jane
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
live recording of:
Daisy Jane
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
3.253:11
9Woman Tonight
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
background vocals:
Venetta Fields, Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021) and Clydie King
vocals:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Woman Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Dan Peek
32:24
10Today’s the Day
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
additional arranger:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976)
recording of:
Today’s the Day
lyricist and composer:
Dan Peek
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
33:16
11Amber Cascades
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
additional arranger:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976)
recording of:
Amber Cascades
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:51
12Jet Boy Blue
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
additional arranger:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976)
recording of:
Jet Boy Blue
lyricist and composer:
Catherine Peek and Dan Peek
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:27
13Watership Down
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
additional arranger:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976)
recording of:
Watership Down
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:59
14God of the Sun
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer) and Jack Crymes
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek
piano and synthesizer:
Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Ka Lae Kiki in Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States and with Record Plant Mobile (New York) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
God of the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
23:14
15Sergeant Darkness
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer) and Jack Crymes
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek
piano and synthesizer:
Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Ka Lae Kiki in Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States and with Record Plant Mobile (New York) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sergeant Darkness
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:57
16Sarah
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer) and Jack Crymes
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek
piano and synthesizer:
Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Ka Lae Kiki in Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States and with Record Plant Mobile (New York) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sarah
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:44