Oh What a Year: 1970–1974 (disc 1)

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Annotation

Cat# / Barcode: KBOX 381 (?) / 8712155038440 (?)

3-CD set, incomplete. 3 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase. Individual cat#s: KBOX 381-A/B/C

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-07 23:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nothing Rhymed
recording of:
Nothing Rhymed
lyricist and composer:
Gilbert O’Sullivan
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Gilbert O’Sullivan3:21
2Yellow River
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 83)
recording of:
Yellow River (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Christie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Christie3.352:46
3Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:57
4Get Ready
producer:
Rare Earth (Detroit band)
edit of:
Get Ready by Rare Earth (Detroit band)
cover recording of:
Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
William “Smokey” Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
recording of:
Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
William “Smokey” Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
Rare Earth2:56
5Have You Seen Here
recording of:
Have You Seen Her
writer:
Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Chi‐Lites5:02
6Respect Yourself
recording of:
Respect Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Luther Ingram and Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) (in 1988) and Klondike Enterprises (publisher) (in 1988)
The Staple Singers4:49
7Che Sera
recording of:
Qué será
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci
composer:
Jimmy Fontana (Italian singer‐songwriter), Lilli Greco and Carlo Pes
translated version of:
Che sarà (original Italian version)
José Feliciano4:04
8I’d Love You to Want Me
recording of:
I’d Love You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Kent LaVoie (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Lobo3:18
9Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, 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)
The Temptations7:13
10Big Six
recording of:
Big Six
composer:
Alex Hughes (UK reggae and ska artist) and Ernest Ranglin
publisher:
Baierle (in 1980) and ROBA (publisher) (in 1980)
Judge Dread2:49
11Precious and Few
recording of:
Precious and Few
lyricist and composer:
Walter Nims
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Climax42:46
12Feelin’ Stronger Every Day
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Guercio (in 1973-02)
recording engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski (in 1973-02)
producer:
James William Guercio
assistant mixer:
Richard Blakin (in 1973-02)
mixer:
Phil Ramone (in 1973-02)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Warner Strategic Marketing Inc. (in 1973), Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002) and Warner Strategic Marketing Belgium (for copyrights use only) (in 2004)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Feelin’ Stronger Every Day (in 1973-02)
writer:
Peter Cetera (in 1973) and James Pankow (in 1973)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Don Williams Music Group, Moose Music, Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Big Elk Music (in 1973)
Chicago4:12
13Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me
recording of:
Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
medley of:
Pinball Wizard
medley of:
See Me, Feel Me
The New Seekers3:06
14Dirty Ol’ Man
recording of:
Dirty Ol’ Man
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mighty Three Music (in 1973)
The Three Degrees4:23
15Mama Loo
recording of:
Mama Loo
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Bilsbury and Les Humphries
publisher:
Sikorski (German publisher) (in 1973)
Les Humphries Singers3:44
16Rock 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 McCrae3.253:17
17Sugar Baby Love
engineer:
John Mackswith (English sound engineer)
producer:
Wayne Bickerton
recording of:
Sugar Baby Love (The Rubettes)
lyricist:
Wayne Bickerton
composer:
Tony Waddington
premiered by:
The Rubettes (in 1974-01)
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Budde Music Inc. (US publisher) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Rubettes3:27
18Please Mr. Postman
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt (Recording and mixing engineer)
associate producer:
Karen Carpenter
producer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter
arranger and orchestrator:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Please Mr. Postman (on 1974-07-22)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
Carpenters42:50